1 Los cuatro acuerdos: Una guía práctica para la libertad personal. Ruiz, Miguel. (The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom) U.S.: Amber-Allen Pub. 1999. ISBN 1-878424-36-X. $10.95. Originally published in English in 1997, this self-help title by a Toltec shaman became a huge best seller. Oprah added extra sales when she touted him in '99.
2 El alquimista: Una fábula para seguir tus sueños. Coelho, Paulo. (The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream) U.S.: Rayo: HarperCollins. 2002. ISBN 0-06-251140-8. $12.95. A cult figure for U.S. Latinos, international best-selling New Age author Coelho is due to stay on the charts and inspire for a long time.
3 Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal. Rowling, J.K. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) Spain: Salamandra, dist. by Océano. 1999 ISBN 84-7888-445-9. $15.95. Further proof that everyone is wild about Harry. The video of this first title in the series was released this summer, reactivating the book's sales.
4 La otra cara de América. Ramos, Jorge. (The Other Face of America) Mexico: Grijalbo: Random House Mondadori. 2000. ISBN 970-05-1220-7. $15.95. Unafraid to ask important people difficult questions, Univision's Ramos is as big or bigger among U.S. Latinos than Tom Brokaw in anchor and author appeal.
5 Arco Master the GED en Español, 2002 (7th Rev. ed.). (Master the GED en Español, 2002) U.S.: Arco Pub. 2001. ISBN 0-7689-0744-6. $16.95. No surprise to find this title on the list: New immigrants as well as U.S. Latino high school drop-outs all need to pass the GED to enter the job market.
6 La fiesta del chivo. Vargas Llosa, Mario. (The Feast of the Goat) Spain/U.S.: Suma de Letras: Santillana. 2001. ISBN 84-663-0331-6. $10.99. This latest literary novel by celebrated boom-generation Peruvian author Vargas Llosa was praised in both the English- and Spanish-language media.
7 Cien años de soledad. García Márquez, Gabriel. (One Hundred Years of Solitude) Spain: Ediciones Cátedra. 1994. ISBN 84-376-0494-X. $12.95. This classic of all classics by the Nobel Prize—winning Colombian author is a perennial favorite. It's also known as essential reading for those learning Spanish.
8 Don Francisco: Entre la espada y la TV. Kreutzberger Blumenfeld, Mario (Don Francisco). (Don Francisco, Live, Camera, Action!) Mexico: Grijalbo: Random House Mondadori. 2001. ISBN 970-05-1356-4. $14. The "Latin Johnny Carson," TV icon Don Francisco from Univision's Sábado Gigante delivers a must-read tell-all memoir for Hispanic couch potatoes.
9 Dietas y recetas de María Antonieta. Collins, María Antonieta. (María Antonieta's Diets and Recipes) Mexico: Grijalbo: Random House Mondadori. 2001. ISBN 970-05-1355-6. $15.95. Well-loved Univision anchor Collins dropped lots of pounds before her public's eyes. Her secrets are revealed in this self-help book for the busy woman.
10 En el nombre de Salomé. Álvarez, Julia. (In the Name of Salomé) U.S.: Vintage Español: Random House Mondadori. 2002. ISBN 0-375-72690-X. $14. The latest novel by the Dominican-born author famous for In the Time of the Butterflies is a favorite with U.S. Latinas.