HARDCOVER

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

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

3. “Never Be Lied to Again,” by David J. Lieberman (St. Martin’s, $19.95)

4. “Sugar Busters,” by H. Leighton Steward (Ballantine, $22)

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

6. “If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: 10 Rules for Being Human,” by Cherie Carter-Scott (Broadway, $18)

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

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

9. “Sensational Sex: A Pocket Guide,” by Jane Hertford (Carroll & Graf, $9.95)

10. “What Men Don’t Want Women to Know: The Secrets, the Lies, the Unspoken Truth,” by the Smith & Doe staff (St. Martin’s, $15.95)

PAPERBACK

1. “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff,” by Richard Carlson (Hyperion, $10.95)

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

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

4. “Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can,” by Caroline Myss (Harmony, $14)

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

6. “Anatomy of the Spirit,” by Caroline Myss (Random House, $14)

7. “The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom,” by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen, $12.95)

8. “Protein Power,” by Michael R. Eades and Mary D. Eades (Bantam, $6.50)

9. “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)

10. “The Seat of the Soul,” by Gary Zukav (Simon & Schuster, $12)

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Rankings are based upon Times’ poll of Southland bookstores.