1. "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain (Bloomsbury Publishing, $24.95). Life in the culinary trenches.
Last WeeK: 1
Weeks on List: 15
2. "The Cake Mix Doctor" by Anne Byrn (Workman, $14.95). How to turn a box cake into something special.
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Last WeeK: 2
Weeks on List: 28
3. "The Carbohydrate Addict's Cookbook" by Richard F. Heller (John Wiley & Sons, $24.95). Yet another spin on the popular diet.
Last WeeK: 3
Weeks on List: 18
4. "Soul of a Chef" by Michael Ruhlman (Viking Press, $26.95). What makes chefs cook?
Last WeeK: 7
Weeks on List: 4
5. "The Low-Carb Cookbook" by Fran McCullough (Hyperion, $23.95). Recipes for the diet that's all the rage.
Last WeeK: 8
Weeks on List: 35
6. "How To Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes.
Last WeeK: 4
Weeks on List: 91
7. "The New Joy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $35). The updated version of the cooking classic.
Last WeeK: 10
Weeks on List: 34
8. "Dr. Atkins' Quick and Easy New Diet Cookbook" by Robert C. and Veronica C. Atkins (Simon and Schuster, $14). Diet recipes from the best-selling author.
Last WeeK: 6
Weeks on List: 7
9. "Healthy Life Kitchen" by Marilu Henner (Regan Books, $26). Healthful cooking advice from the former "Taxi" star.
Last WeeK: 5
Weeks on List: 6
10. "The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook" by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). Recipes from the specialty food store of the same name in the Hamptons.
Last WeeK: - -
Weeks on List: 52
Rankings are based on a Times poll of national and independent cookbook sellers.
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