'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' takes top spot on mass market paperback best-seller list

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

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson replaced “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown as the top book on the mass market paperback best-seller list.

“Dead or Alive” by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood retained the top spot on the hardcover fiction list.

“Decision Points” by George W. Bush kept the No. 1 spot on the hardcover nonfiction list.

“Inside of a Dog” by Alexandra Horwitz retained the top spot on the tradepaperbacks best-seller list.

There were no books on this week’s hardcover fiction bestseller list that weren’t on that list last week. It was the same 15 books, just in a different order, mostly. That’s the first time that this has happened in the months that I’ve been reviewing Publishers Weekly’s lists.

There are two books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction bestseller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books (and their position on the list) are "The 4-Hour Body" by Timothy Ferriss (12) and "The Last Boy" by Jane Leavy (14).

There are four books on this week’s mass market paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books are "The Christmas Sweater" by Glenn Beck (11), "61 Hours" by Lee Child (12), "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton (13) and "Southern Lights" by Danielle Steel (15).

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books are "Rachael Ray's Look + Cook" by Rachael Ray (10), "Just Kids" by Patti Smith (11) and "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (14).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. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
2. "The Confession" by John Grisham
3. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
4. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
5. "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King
6. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
7. "Freedom: A Novel" by Jonathan Franzen
8. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
9. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary" by David Sedaris
10. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
11. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
12. "An Object of Beauty" by Steve Martin
13. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci
14. "Towers of Midnight" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
15. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
2. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
3. "Life" by Keith Richards
4. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race" by Jon Stewart
5. "Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Ed. by Harriet Elinor Smith
6. "Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?" by Ina Garten
7. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
8. "Decoded" by Jay-Z
9. "Broke" by Glenn Beck
10. "Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man" by Steve Harvey
11. "America by Heart" by Sarah Palin
12. "The 4-Hour Body" by Timothy Ferriss
13. "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern
14. "The Last Boy" by Jane Leavy
15. "I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections" by Nora Ephron

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
3. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
4. "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton
5. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
6. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz
7. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson
8. "Lucid Intervals: A Stone Barrington Novel" by Stuart Woods
9. "Rainwater" by Sandra Brown
10. "O'Hurley's Return" by Nora Roberts
11. "The Christmas Sweater" by Glenn Beck
12. "61 Hours" by Lee Child
13. "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton
14. "The Other Side" by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney and Ruth Ryan Langan
15. "Southern Lights" by Danielle Steel

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horwitz
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
4. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
5. "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult
6. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
7. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
8. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
9. "The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead" by Max Brooks
10. "Rachael Ray's Look + Cook" by Rachael Ray
11. "Just Kids" by Patti Smith
12. "Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel" by Jeannette Walls
13. "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts
14. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
15. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay

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? Let us know in the comments section below.