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."Hit List" by Laurell K. Hamilton replaced "Dreams of Joy: A Novel" as the top book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"Go the F to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes replaced "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge replaced "Just Like Heaven" by Julia Quinn as 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 five books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They (along with their place on the list) include "Hit List" by Laurell K. Hamilton (1), "The Kingdom" by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood (2), "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett (3), "Summer Rental" by Mary Kay Andrews (7) and "Robopocalypse: A Novel" by Daniel H. Wilson (13).
There are six books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Go the F to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes (1), "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America" by Ann Coulter (3), "We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World" by Simon Mainwaring (8), "Get Rich Click!: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet" by Marc Ostrofsky (10), "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived" by Rob Bell (14) and "The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American culture" by David Mamet (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 "Wicked Lies" by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush (11), "Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel" by Karen Chance (12), "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (14) and "Sentenced to Death" by Lorna Barrett (15).
There are five books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (5), "The Lion" by Nelson DeMille (12), "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (13), "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (14) and "WAR" by Sebastian Junger (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. "Hit List" by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. "The Kingdom" by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood
3. "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett
4. "Dead Reckoning" by Charlaine Harris
5. "Dreams of Joy: A Novel" by Lisa See
6. "10th Anniversary" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
7. "Summer Rental" by Mary Kay Andrews
8. "Buried Prey" by John Sandford
9. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
10. "The Jefferson Key" by Steve Berry
11. "The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci
12. "The Land of Painted Caves: A Novel" by Jean M. Auel
13. "Robopocalypse: A Novel" by Daniel H. Wilson
14. "The Final Storm" by Jeff Shaara
15. "Trader of Secrets: A Paul Madriani Novel" by Steve Martini
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Go the F K to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes
2. "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough
3. "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America" by Ann Coulter
4. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
5. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan
6. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
7. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker
8. "We First" by Simon Mainwaring
9. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
10. "Get Rich Click!" by Marc Ostrofsky
11. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
12. "Those Guys Have All the Fun" by James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales
13. "SEAL Team Six" by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
14. "Love Wins" by Rob Bell
15. "The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American culture" by David Mamet
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
2. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
3. "The Spy" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
4. "Just Like Heaven" by Julia Quinn
5. "Creed's Honor" by Linda Lael Miller
6. "Foreign Influence" by Brad Thor
7. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
8. "Beach Lane" by Sherryl Woods
9. "Frankenstein: The Dead Town" by Dean Koontz
10. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
11. "Wicked Lies" by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush
12. "Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel" by Karen Chance
13. "The Reluctant Vampire: An Argeneau Novel" by Lynsay Sands
14. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
15. "Sentenced to Death" by Lorna Barrett
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Heaven is for Real" 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. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
5. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
6. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
7. "One Day" by David Nicholls
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
9. "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan
10. "Life" by Keith Richards
11. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
12. "The Lion" by Nelson DeMille
13. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
14. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls
15. "WAR" by Sebastian Junger
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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