Healthy Bestsellers

HARDCOVER

1. “Talking to Heaven,” by James Van Praagh (NAL Dutton, $20.95)

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

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. “Make the Connection: Ten Steps to a Better Body and a Better Life,” by Bob Greene and Oprah Winfrey (Hyperion, $18.95)

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

8. “The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition,” by editorial staff, Merck & Co. (Merck & Co., $29.95)

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

10. “8 Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body’s Natural Healing Power,” by Andrew Weil (Knopf, $23)

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. “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution,” by Robert C. Atkins (M. Evans, $12.95)

4. “Chocolate for a Woman’s Soul: 77 Stories to Feed Your Spirit & Warm Your Heart!” by Kay Allenbaugh (Simon & Schuster / Fireside, $11)

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

6. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” by Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee E. Hathaway and Heidi E. Murkoff (Workman Publishing, $10.95)

7. “Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties,” by Tamara Traeder and Carmen R. Barry (Wildcat Canyon, $12.95)

8. “The Arthritis Cure: The Medical Miracle That Can Halt, Reverse, & May Even Cure Osteoarthritis,” by Jason Theodosakis (St. Martin’s, $6.50)

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

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

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.