The Hotlist

These cookbooks and food-related books have been ranked based on a Times poll of national and independent cookbook sellers.

*--* RATING TITLE LAST MONTH MONTH ON LIST 1 The Sopranos Family Cookbook 2 2 compiled by Artie Bucco (Warner Books: $29.95) Now fans can cook just like the family 2 Semi-Homemade Cooking by Sandra -- 1 Lee (Miramax: $19.95) With a little gussying, even a can of cream of mushroom soup seems homemade 3 Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser 3 18 (HarperCollins: $13.95) A condemnation of the national pastime 4 30-Minute Meals by Rachael Ray 8 4 (Lake Isle Press: $14.95) The book from TV’s half-hour chef 5 Barefoot Contessa Family Style by -- 1 Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter: $35) She’s helped you entertain, now it’s time to cook for family 6 Make It in Minutes: Easy Recipes 9 5 in 15, 20 and 30 Minutes by Weight Watchers (Hungry Minds: $17.95) Quick meals from the famous diet plan 7 Happy Days With the Naked Chef by -- 1 Jamie Oliver (Hyperion: $34.95) Having fun with Food TV’s lively Brit 8 Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen 4 8 by Lidia Bastianich (Knopf: $35) Recipes from merged cultures, based on the companion TV show 9 Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution by 6 6 Robert C. Atkins (Avon Books: $7.99) A revised how-to from the diet guru 10 I’m Just Here for the Food by 7 6 Alton Brown (Stewart, Tabori & Chang: $32.50) A hip textbook from the Food Network personality

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