New Cussler book appears on HC best-seller list

It’s Sunday, so that mean’s that it’s time for my weekly review of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, we’ve got three new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists.

“Freedom” by Jonathan Franzen replaced “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction list.

“1022 Evergreen Place” by Debbie Macomber replaced “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperbacks list.

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” replaced “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert as the top book on the trade paperbacks list.

"The Power" by Rhonda Byrne retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction list.

There are five books on this week’s hardcover fiction best seller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books (and their positions on this week’s list) include "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen (1), "Dark Peril" by Christine Feehan (3), "Lost Empire" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (5), "The Way of Kings" by Brian Sanderson (7) and "Body Work" by Sara Paretsky (9).

There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best seller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books are "A Journey" by Tony Blair (4), "The Perfection Point" by John Brenkus (5) and "The One Minute Negotiator" by Don Hutson & George Lucas (7).

There are 10 books on this week’s mass market paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "1022 Evergreen Place" by Debbie Macomber (1), "Midnight Crystal" by Jayne Ann Krentz writing as Jayne Castle (5), "Born to Bite" by Lynsay Sands (6), "Pursuit of Honor" by Vince Flynn (7), "Renegade" by Lora Leigh (8), "Finding Perfect" by Susan Mallery (9), "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell (11), "Spartan Gold" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (12), "Ghost Moon" by Heather Graham (13) and "Burning Up" by Susan Andersen (15).

There are only two books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They are "A Gate at the Stairs" by Lorrie Moore (9) and "My Horizontal Life" by Chelsea Handler (10).

Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists. As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. They are initially released each week on Thursday, and if you’re interested in reading them then, visit Publishers Weekly’s Web site at www.publishersweekly.com.

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen
2. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Dark Peril" by Christine Feehan
4. "The Postcard Killers" by James Patterson and Liza Marklund
5. "Lost Empire" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (pictured at right)
6. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
7. "The Way of Kings" by Brian Sanderson
8. "Spider Bones" by Kathy Reichs
9. "Body Work" by Sara Paretsky
10. "Star Island" by Carl Hiaasen
11. "The Cobra" by Frederick Forsyth
12. "The Red Queen: A Novel" by Phillipa Gregory
13. "Tough Customer: A Novel: by Sandra Brown
14. "Bearers of the Black Staff" by Terry Brooks
15. "I'd Know You Anywhere" by Laura Lippman

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "The Power" by Rhonda Byrne
2. "Crimes Against Liberty" by David Limbaugh
3. "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern
4. "A Journey" by Tony Blair
5. "The Perfection Point" by John Brenkus
6. "Women Food and God" by Geneen Roth
7. "The One Minute Negotiator" by Don Hutson & George Lucas
8. "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S.C. Gwynne
9. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
10. "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
11. "The Obama Diaries" by Laura Ingraham
12. "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" by Chelsea Handler
13. "Delivering Happiness" by Tony Hsieh
14. "Let's Take the Long Way Home" by Gail Caldwell
15. "Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage" by Elizabeth Gilbert

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "1022 Evergreen Place" by Debbie Macomber
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "True Blue" by David Baldacci
5. "Midnight Crystal" by Jayne Ann Krentz writing as Jayne Castle
6. "Born to Bite" by Lynsay Sands
7. "Pursuit of Honor" by Vince Flynn
8. "Renegade" by Lora Leigh
9. "Finding Perfect" by Susan Mallery
10. "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham
11. "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell
12. "Spartan Gold" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood
13. "Ghost Moon" by Heather Graham
14. "Demon from the Dark" by Kresley Cole
15. "Burning Up" by Susan Andersen

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
5. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
6. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
7. "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham
8. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
9. "A Gate at the Stairs" by Lorrie Moore
10. "My Horizontal Life" by Chelsea Handler
11. "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
12. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
13. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King
14. "Best Friends Forever" by Jennifer Weiner
15. "The Lacuna: A Novel" by Barbara Kingsolver

In the end, let me know if you’ve had a chance to read any of these books. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend?