Sunday, May 22, 2011

'Seal Team Six' appears on PW nonfiction best-sellers 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.

"Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" by Chelsea's Family, Friends & Other Victims replaced “Bossypants” by Tina Fey as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Dead Reckoning" by Charlaine Harris retained its spot as the top book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Worth Dying For" by Lee Child remained the top book on the mass market paperback 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 four 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 "Buried Prey" by John Sandford (2), "Those in Peril" by Wilbur Smith (10), "The Snowman" by Jo Nesbo (11) and "2030" by Albert Brooks (14).

There are six books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" by Chelsea's Family, Friends & Other Victims (1), "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson (6), "Place of Yes" by Bethenny Frankel with Eve Adamson (9), "Seal Team Six" by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin (10), "Love Wins" by Rob Bell (13) and "Knowing Your Value" by Mika Brzezinski (14).

There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly (12), "Dead in the Family" by Charlaine Harris (14) and "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin (15).

There are four books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Life" by Keith Richards (6), "Room" by Emma Donoghue (12), "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S.C. Gwynne (13) and "Matterhorn" by Karl Marlantes (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. "Dead Reckoning" by Charlaine Harris
2. "Buried Prey" by John Sandford
3. "10th Anniversary" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
4. "The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci
5. "The Land of Painted Caves: A Novel" by Jean M. Auel
6. "Sixkill" by Robert B. Parker
7. "The Fifth Witness" by Michael Connelly
8. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
9. "Caleb's Crossing" by Geraldine Books
10. "Those in Peril" by Wilbur Smith
11. "The Snowman" by Jo Nesbo
12. "Bel Air Dead" by Stuart Woods
13. "I'll Walk Alone" by Mary Higgins Clark
14. "2030" by Albert Brooks
15. "She Walks in Beauty" by Selected by Caroline Kennedy

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" by Chelsea's Family, Friends & Other Victims
2. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan
3. "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?" by Steven Tyler with David Dalton
4. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
5. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
6. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
7. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
8. "20 Years Younger" by Bob Greene
9. "Place of Yes" by Bethenny Frankel with Eve Adamson
10. "Seal Team Six" by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
11. "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" by Rob Lowe
12. "If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won't)" by Betty White
13. "Love Wins" by Rob Bell
14. "Knowing Your Value" by Mika Brzezinski
15. "The Heart and the Fist" by Eric Greitens

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Worth Dying For" by Lee Child
2. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
3. "Storm Prey" by John Sandford
4. "The Search" by Nora Roberts
5. "Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
6. "Something Borrowed" by Emily Griffin
7. "Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Objective" by Eric Van Lustbader
8. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
9. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
10. "Something Blue" by Emily Giffin
11. "Hannah's List" by Debbie Macomber
12. "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly
13. "Savage Nature" by Christine Feehan
14. "Dead in the Family" by Charlaine Harris
15. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin

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. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
3. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
4. "Something Borrowed" by Emily Griffin
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
6. "Life" by Keith Richards
7. "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan
8. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell
9. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
10. "The 9th Judgment" by James Patterson
11. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
12. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
13. "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S.C. Gwynne
14. "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall
15. "Matterhorn" by Karl Marlantes

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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