L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of national

and independent cookbook sellers.

*--* Last Month Months on List 1 “Cooking Thin With Chef Kathleen” by 10 5 Kathleen Daelemans (Houghton Mifflin, $27). She lost weight; you can too 2 “The Sopranos Family Cookbook” -- 1 compiled by Artie Bucco (Warner Books, $29.95). Now fans can cook just like the family 3 “Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser 1 17 (HarperCollins, $13.95). A condemnation of the national pastime 4 “Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen” by -- 7 Lidia Bastianich (Knopf, $35). Recipes from merged cultures, based on the companion TV show 5 “The Ultimate Brownie Book” by Bruce -- 1 Weinstein (William Morrow & Co., $16.95). The name says it all 6 “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution” by 3 5 Robert C. Atkins (Avon Books, $7.99). A revised how-to from the diet guru 7 “I’m Just Here for the Food” by Alton 7 5 Brown (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $32.50). A hip textbook from another Food Network personality 8 “30-Minute Meals” by Rachael Ray 6 3 (Lake Isle Press, $14.95). The book from TV’s half-hour chef 9 “Make It in Minutes: Easy Recipes in -- 4 15, 20 and 30 Minutes” by Weight Watchers (Hungry Minds, $17.95). Quick meals from the famous diet plan 10 “Weight Watchers New Complete 4 5 Cookbook” (Hungry Minds, $19.95). More than 500 recipes for the famous diet plan

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