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 two new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week."The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci replaced "Chasing Fire" by Nora Roberts replaced as the top book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen replaced "The Search" by Nora Roberts as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"Bossypants" by Tina Fey retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"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 retained the 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 Sixth Man" by David Baldacci (1), "Quicksilver" by Amanda Quick (6), "Eve" by Iris Johansen (8), "She Walks in Beauty" by Selected by Caroline Kennedy (9) and "The Priest's Graveyard" by Ted Dekker (12).
There are five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan (2), "Liberty Defined" by Ron Paul (4), "Onward" by Howard Schultz (13), "Idea Man" by Paul Allen (14) and "The Emperor of All Maladies" by Siddhartha Mukherjee (15).
There are four books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Chasing The Night" by Iris Johansen (5), "The Burning Wire" by Jeffery Deaver (10), "That Perfect Someone" by Johanna Lindsay (12) and "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin (13).
There are five books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan (6), "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin (13) and "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" by Seth Grahame-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. "The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci
2. "The Land of Painted Caves: A Novel" by Jean M. Auel
3. "The Fifth Witness" by Michael Connelly
4. "Chasing Fire" by Nora Roberts
5. "I'll Walk Alone" by Mary Higgins Clark
6. "Quicksilver" by Amanda Quick
7. "Save Me" by Lisa Scottoline
8. "Eve" by Iris Johansen
9. "She Walks in Beauty" by Selected by Caroline Kennedy
10. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
11. "44 Charles Street" by Danielle Steel
12. "The Priest's Graveyard" by Ted Dekker
13. "Sing You Home: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult
14. "The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace
15. "The Paris Wife: A Novel" by Paula McLain
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
2. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan
3. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
4. "Liberty Defined" by Ron Paul
5. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
6. "I'm All Over That: And Other Confessions" by Shirley MacLaine
7. "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived" by Rob Bell
8. "63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read" by Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell
9. "My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness" by Gwineth Paltrow and Mario Batali
10. "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement" by David Brooks
11. "The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives" by Katie Couric
12. "All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir" by Ashley Judd, with Maryanne Vollers
13. "Onward" by Howard Schultz
14. "Idea Man" by Paul Allen
15. "The Emperor of All Maladies" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
2. "The Search" by Nora Roberts
3. "Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
4. "Something Borrowed" by Emily Griffin
5. "Chasing The Night" by Iris Johansen
6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" by Mary Higgins Clark
7. "Caught" by Harlan Coben
8. "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly
9. "Dead in the Family" by Charlaine Harris
10. "The Burning Wire" by Jeffery Deaver
11. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
12. "That Perfect Someone" by Johanna Lindsay
13. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
14. "Fever Dream" by Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston
15. "Big Girl" by Danielle Steel
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "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
2. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
3. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
4. "The 9th Judgment" by James Patterson
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
6. "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan
7. "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
9. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
10. "Something Borrowed" by Emily Griffin
11. "Have a Little Faith: A True Story" by Mitch Albom
12. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
13. "A game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
14. "Just Kids" by Patti Smith
15. "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" by Seth Grahame-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.
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