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 two new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.“The Fall of Giants” by Ken Follett replaced “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction list.
“Obama’s Wars” by Bob Woodward replaced "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race" by Jon Stewart as the No. 1 book on the hardcover nonfiction list.
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson remained in the No. 1 spots on the mass market paperback and trade paperback lists.
There are six 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 "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett (1), "Don't Blink" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (2), "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary" by David Sedaris (6), "Naked Heat" by Richard Castle (7), "Legacy: A Novel" by Danielle Steel (8) and "Call Me Mrs. Miracle" by Debbie Macomber (15).
There are eight books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best seller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books are "Obama's Wars" by Bob Woodward (1), "A--holes Finish First" by Tucker Max (3), "The Roots of Obama's Rage" by Dinesh D'Souza (4), "The Coming Economic Armageddon: What Bible Prophecy Warns About the New Global Economy" by David Jeremiah (7), "Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance" by Jenny McCarthy (8), "Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan -- and the Path to Victory" by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer (10), "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose" by Tony Hsieh (12) and "Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny" by Marlo Thomas (15).
There are nine books on this week’s mass market paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (2), "61 Hours: A Reacher Novel" by Lee Child (3), "Taken by Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel" by Lara Adrian (5), "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton (6), "Play Dead" by Harlen Coben (7), "Cross Roads" by Fern Michaels (8), "Rough Country" by John Sandeford (10), "Gathering Storm" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (13) and "Dark Slayer" by Christine Feehan (14).
There is one book on this week’s trade paperbacks list that wasn’t on the list last week: "New York: The Novel" by Edward Rutherford, which was No. 15 on the list.
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. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
2. "Don't Blink" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
3. "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen
4. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
5. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
6. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary" by David Sedaris
7. "Naked Heat" by Richard Castle
8. "Legacy: A Novel" by Danielle Steel
9. "Bad Blood: A Virgil Flowers Novel" by John Sandford
10. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
11. "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich
12. "Getting to Happy" by Terry McMillan
13. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue
14. "Mini Shopaholic: A Novel" by Sophie Kinsella
15. "Call Me Mrs. Miracle" by Debbie Macomber
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Obama's Wars" by Bob Woodward
2. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race" by Jon Stewart
3. "A--holes Finish First" by Tucker Max
4. "The Roots of Obama's Rage" by Dinesh D'Souza
5. "The Grand Design" by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
6. "Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama" by Bill O'Reilly
7. "The Coming Economic Armageddon: What Bible Prophecy Warns About the New Global Economy" by David Jeremiah
8. "Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance" by Jenny McCarthy
9. "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern
10. "Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan -- and the Path to Victory" by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer
11. "Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Columbian Jungle" by Ingrid Betancourt
12. "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose" by Tony Hsieh
13. "White House Diary" by Jimmy Carter
14. "The Power" by Rhonda Byrne
15. "Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny" by Marlo Thomas
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson
3. "61 Hours: A Reacher Novel" by Lee Child
4. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
5. "Taken by Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel" by Lara Adrian
6. "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton
7. "Play Dead" by Harlen Coben
8. "Cross Roads" by Fern Michaels
9. "Eight Days to Live: An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller" by Iris Johansen
10. "Rough Country" by John Sandeford
11. "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham
12. "True Blue" by David Baldacci
13. "Gathering Storm" by Robert Jordan and B randon Sanderson
14. "Dark Slayer" by Christine Feehan
15. "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
4. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
5. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
6. "Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel" by Jeannette Walls
7. "Worst Case" by James Patterson
8. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
9. "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
10. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
11. "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
12. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
13. "The Corrections: A Novel:" by Jonathan Franzen
14. "Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey and France" by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor
15. "New York: The Novel" by Edward Rutherford
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?
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