Anne Byrn's "The Cake Mix Doctor" (Workman) has sat atop the Los Angeles Times' cookbook bestsellers list for 20 weeks, above vegetarian leader Deborah Madison and legends Julia Child and JacquesPepin.
For the actively inclined, try the Ferrari driving school, the Ralph Lauren weekend in Paris, the bike ride with Lance Armstrong, the lunch with Martha Stewart, the Lebron James-hosted Miami Heat game, the cooking class with JacquesPepin or the Julien Schnabel studio tour.