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.“Water for Elephants: A Novel” by Sara Gruen replaced “A Creed in Stone Creek” by Linda Lael Miller as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
“Sing You Home: A Novel” by Jodi Picoult retained the top spot on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list, and “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand retained the No. 1 spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
“Water for Elephants” also retained its No. 1 spot on the trade paperbacks 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 "The Jungle" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (2), "Love You More: A Novel" by Lisa Gardner (5), "Silent Mercy" by Linda Fairstein (11), "The Tiger's Wife: A Novel" by Tea Obreht (13) and "One of Our Thursdays is Missing: A Novel" by Jasper Fforde (15).
There are eight books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement" by David Brooks (2), "The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream" by Suze Orman (3), "Moonwalking with Eintstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything" by Joshua Foer (4), "The Thank You Economy" by Gary Vaynerchuk (5), "Townie: A Memoir" by Andre Dubus III (6), "Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions" by Guy Kawasaki (10), "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood" by James Gleick (13) and "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection" by Pope Benedict XVI (15).
There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Swimsuit" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (13), "Reckless" by Andrew Gross (14) and "Last Snow" by Eric Van Lustbader (15).
There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (4), "The Island: A Novel" by Elin Hilderbrand (13) and "The Double Comfort Safari Club: The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel" by Alexander McCall Smith (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 Jungle" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
3. "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss
4. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
5. "Love You More: A Novel" by Lisa Gardner
6. "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness
7. "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy
8. "River Marked" by Patricia Briggs
9. "The Paris Wife: A Novel" by Paula McLain
10. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
11. "Silent Mercy" by Linda Fairstein
12. "Treachery in Death" by J.D. Robb
13. "The Tiger's Wife: A Novel" by Tea Obreht
14. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
15. "One of Our Thursdays is Missing: A Novel" by Jasper Fforde
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
2. "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement" by David Brooks
3. "The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream" by Suze Orman
4. "Moonwalking with Eintstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything" by Joshua Foer
5. "The Thank You Economy" by Gary Vaynerchuk
6. "Townie: A Memoir" by Andre Dubus III
7. "Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story" by Peter Guber
8. "A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington" by Mike Huckabee
9. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
10. "Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions" by Guy Kawasaki
11. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
12. "Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary" by Frank I. Luntz
13. "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood" by James Gleick
14. "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertant Education of a Reluctant Chef" by Gabrielle Hamilton
15. "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection" by Pope Benedict XVI
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
2. "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly
3. "The Silent Sea" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
4. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
5. "Deception: An Alex Delaware Novel" by Jonathan Kellerman
6. "An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wanted, Bride Wanted" by Debbie Macomber
7. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
8. "Without Mercy" by Lisa Jackson
9. "A Creed in Stone Creek" by Linda Lael Miller
10. "Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher
11. "Live Wire" by Lora Leigh
12. "An Unlikely Countess: A Novel of the Malloren World" by Jo Beverley
13. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
14. "Reckless" by Andrew Gross
15. "Last Snow" by Eric Van Lustbader
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. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
4. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
5. "Private" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
6. "The Postmistress" by Sarah Blake
7. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
8. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
9. "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
10. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
11. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
12. "The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy' by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
13. "The Island: A Novel" by Elin Hilderbrand
14. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
15. "The Double Comfort Safari Club: The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel" by Alexander McCall Smith
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.
No comments:
Post a Comment