HEALTHY BESTSELLERS

L.A. Times Archives

Feb. 16, 1998 12 AM PT

HARDCOVER

1. “Talking to Heaven: A Medium’s Message of Life,” by James Van Praagh (NAL Dutton, $20.95)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. “8 Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body’s Natural Healing Power,” by Andrew Weil (Knopf, $23)

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

PAPERBACK

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. “101 Nights of Grrreat Sex,” by Laura Corn (Park Avenue, $29.95)

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

9. “Protein Power,” by Michael R. Eades and Mary D. Eades (Bantam, $5.99)

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

* Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.