We're talking books, not age—Danielle Steel's latest bestseller, Ransom (Delacorte), is her 60th book. After five printings, there are more than 600,000 copies. The author made a rare publicity appearance on ABC's The View to promote her book and to discuss the Nick Traina Foundation, which she set up after the death of her son, who was 19 when he committed suicide after a long battle with manic depression. Her 1989 bestseller, His Bright Light, depicted her son's life and the devastating effects of mental illness. Steel is one of the world's most popular authors: her books have sold more than 520 million copies worldwide.