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 three new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.“Sing You Home: A Novel” by Jodi Picoult replaced “Treachery in Death” by J.D. Robb as the top book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
“A Creed in Stone Creek” by Linda Lael Miller replaced “This Side of the Grave” by Jeaniene Frost as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
“Water for Elephants: A Novel” by Sara Gruen replaced “Heaven is for Real” by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.
“Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand retained the No. 1 spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
There are five books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their place on the list) are "Sing You Home: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (1), "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss (2), "River Marked" by Patricia Briggs (3), "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy (4) and "Twilight's Dawn: A Black Jewels Book" by Anne Bishop (14).
There are eight books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertant Education of a Reluctant Chef" by Gabrielle Hamilton (2), "Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story" by Peter Guber (3), "In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything" by Michael Waltrip and Ellis Henican (6), "Revolt!: How to Defeat Obama and Repeal His Socialist Programs" by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann (7), "Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life" by Stefan Swanepoel (11), "Life" by Keith Richards (13), "Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering" by Meredith Baxter (14) and "Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary" by Frank I. Luntz (15).
There are five books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Live Wire" by Lora Leigh (2), "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen (6), "Hidden Away" by Maya Banks (11), "Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher (12) and "An Unlikely Countess: A Novel of the Malloren World" by Jo Beverley (15).
There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Aron Ralston (12) and "The Crippled God: Book Ten of the Malazan Book of the Fallen" by Steven Erikson (15).
As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. These lists 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. Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Sing You Home: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult
2. "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss
3. "River Marked" by Patricia Briggs
4. "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy
5. "Treachery in Death" by J.D. Robb
6. "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness
7. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
8. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
9. "Pale Demon" by Kim Harrison
10. "The Paris Wife: A Novel" by Paula McLain
11. "Gideon's Sword" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
12. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
13. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue
14. "Twilight's Dawn: A Black Jewels Book" by Anne Bishop
15. "Night Vision" by Randy Wayne White
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
2. "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertant Education of a Reluctant Chef" by Gabrielle Hamilton
3. "Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story" by Peter Guber
4. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
5. "A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington" by Mike Huckabee
6. "In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything" by Michael Waltrip and Ellis Henican
7. "Revolt!: How to Defeat Obama and Repeal His Socialist Programs" by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
8. "Known and Unknown" by Donald Rumsfield
9. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
10. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
11. "Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life" by Stefan Swanepoel
12. "I Beat the Odds" by Michael Oher with Don Yaeger
13. "Life" by Keith Richards
14. "Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering" by Meredith Baxter
15. "Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary" by Frank I. Luntz
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "A Creed in Stone Creek" by Linda Lael Miller
2. "Live Wire" by Lora Leigh
3. "The Silent Sea" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
4. "Deception: An Alex Delaware Novel" by Jonathan Kellerman
5. "Harvest Moon" by Robyn Carr
6. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
7. "An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wantedride Wanted" by Debbie Macomber
8. "Without Mercy" by Lisa Jackson
9. "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly
10. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
11. "Hidden Away" by Maya Banks
12. "Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher
13. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
14. "This Side of the Grave" by Jeaniene Frost
15. "An Unlikely Countess: A Novel of the Malloren World" by Jo Beverley
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
2. "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
3. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
4. "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
5. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
6. "The Postmistress" by Sarah Blake
7. "Private" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
8. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
9. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
10. "The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy' by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
11. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
12. "127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Aron Ralston
13. "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
14. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
15. "The Crippled God: Book Ten of the Malazan Book of the Fallen" by Steven Erikson
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.
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