Healthy Bestsellers

HARDCOVER

1. “Sugar Busters,� by Steward H. Leighton (Ballantine, $22)

2. “In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want,� by Iyanla Vanzant (Simon & Schuster, $23)

3. “Talking to Heaven,� by James Van Praagh (Dutton, $22.95)

4. “Men Are From Mars: Women Are From Venus,� by John Gray (HarperCollins, $23)

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

6. “The Zone,� by Barry Sears (ReganBooks, $22)

7. “Marilu Henner’s Total Health Makeover,� by Marilu Henner (HarperCollins, $24)

8. “Successful Aging,� by John W. Rowe (Pantheon, $24.95)

9. “Eat Right for Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer and Achieving Your Ideal Weight,� by Peter D’Adamo and Catherine Whitney (Putnam, $22.95)

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

PAPERBACK

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

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

3. “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff With Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chaos From Taking Over Your Life,� by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $9.95)

4. “Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul,� by Jack Canfield (Health Communications, $12.95)

5. “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution,� by Robert C. Atkins (Avon, $6.50)

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

7. “Feng Shui at Work: Arranging Your Office Work Space to Achieve Peak Performance and Maximum Profit,� by Kirsten Lagatree (Villard, $13.95)

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

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

10. “Secrets of St. John’s Wort,� by Larry Katzenstein (St. Martin’s, $5.99)

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.