The Book Sense Holiday Food & Cooking Bestseller List

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For the eight-week period ending November 27, 2005, and based on reporting by hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

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The Book Sense Holiday Food & Cooking Bestseller List

1.

Williams-Sonoma Entertaining: Thanksgiving Entertaining
Lou Pappas, Free Press, $24.95, 074327850X

2.

Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Recipes and History, From Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie
Kathleen Curtin, et al., Clarkson Potter, $22.50, 1400080576

3.

Christmas Entertaining
Georgeanne Brennan, Free Press, $24.95, 0743278518

4.

Chocolate Holidays: Unforgettable Desserts for Every Season
Alice Medrich, Artisan, $15.95, 1579652905

5.

Holiday Baking
Sara Perry, Chronicle, $18.95, 0811845567

6.

Essentially Lilly: A Guide to Colorful Holidays
Lilly Pulitzer, Jay Mulvaney, HarperCollins, $30, 0060832444

7.

Thanksgiving
Lindley Boegehold, Southwater, $9.99, 1844760707

8.

Halloween: The Best of Martha Stewart Living
Martha Stewart Living (Eds.), Clarkson Potter, $22, 060980863X

9.

Halloween: Costumes, Parties, Activities, Recipes
Susie Johns, M Q Publications, $14.95, 1840727195

10.

Betty Crocker Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook: All You Need to Cook a Foolproof Dinner
Betty Crocker (Eds.), Wiley, $17.95, 0764525743

11.

Celebrate!
Sheila Lukins, Workman, $19.95, 0761123725

12.

Saving Dinner for the Holidays
Leanne Ely, Ballantine, $14.95, 034547807X

13.

Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates: Festive Meals for Holidays and Special Occasions
Moosewood Collective (Eds.), Clarkson Potter, $25.95, 0609808117

14.

The Thanksgiving Table: Recipes and Ideas to Create Your Own Holiday Tradition
Diane Morgan, Chronicle Books (Eds.), Chronicle, $18.95, 081182991X

15.

Best Ever Christmas Recipe Collection
Martha Day, Southwater, $18.99, 1844760898

16.

The Little Black Book of Holiday Cheer
Virginia Reynolds, Kerren Barbas (Illus.), Peter Pauper Press, $9.95, 159359996X

17.

Busy People's Fun, Fast, Festive Christmas Cookbook
Dawn Hall, Rutledge Hill, $16.99, 1401602266

18.

The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Thanksgiving
Michael McLaughlin, Free Press, $16.95, 0743225023

19.

The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen
Joan Nathan, Schocken, $14.95, 0805210563

20.

Betty Crocker Celebrate!: A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun
Betty Crocker (Eds.), Wiley, $24.95, 0764568485

21.

The Nantucket Holiday Table
Susan Simon, Chronicle Books (Eds.), Chronicle, $29.95, 0811825086

22.

The Best 50 Holiday Party Drinks
Hannah Suhr, Bristol Publishing, $5.95, 1558673040

23.

The Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook
Louis Wallach, Joan Michel (Eds.), Hugh Lauter Levin, $29.95, 0883636034

24.

Thanksgiving 101
Rick Rodgers, Broadway Books, $15, 0767901363

25.

Halloween Parties
Lori Hellander, Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, $14.95, 1584793392