Healthy Bestsellers

L.A. Times Archives

Jan. 12, 1998 12 AM PT

HARDCOVER

1. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy,” by Sarah Ban Breathnach (Warner, $17.95)

2. “The All New All Purpose Joy of Cooking,” by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30)

3. “Don’t Worry, Make Money: Spiritual and Practical Ways to Create Abundance and More Fun in Your Life,” by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $15.95)

4. “One Day My Soul Just Opened Up,” by Iyanla Vanzant (Fireside, $13)

5. “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” by John Gray, (HarperCollins, $23)

6. “The Zone,” by Barry Sears with Bill Lawren (ReganBooks, $22)

7. “Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down & Enjoy the Things That Really Matter,” by Elaine St. James (Hyperion, $19.95)

8. “Mastering the Zone: The Art of Achieving SuperHealth,” by Barry Sears (ReganBooks, $24)

9. “Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes: 150 Fast and Simple Healthy Recipes,” by Barry Sears (ReganBooks, $21)

10. “The Celestine Vision: Experiencing the Spiritual in the New Millennium,” by James Redfield (Warner, $20)

PAPERBACK

1. “Zagat Survey 1998 Los Angeles / Southern California Restaurant Guide,” edited by Merrill Shindler and Karen Berk (Zagat Survey, $10.95)

2. “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff,” by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $8.95)

3. “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,” by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger (Health Communications, $12.95)

4. “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul,” by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, J. Hawthorne and M. Shimoff (Health Communications, $12.95)

5. “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul,” by Jack Canfield (Health Communications, $8.95)

6. “The Artist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron (Jeremy P. Tarcher / Putnam, $13.95)

7. “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” edited by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (Health Communications, $12.95)

8. “A Fourth Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul,” by Jack Canfield (Health Communications, $11.95)

9. “The Alchemist,” by Paulo Coelho (HarperCollins, $12)

10. “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success,” by Deepak Chopra (Amber-Allen Publishing, $12.95)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.