Sunday, July 17, 2011

Four George R.R. Martin books on best-sellers list this week

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.

"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand replaced "Go the F to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach with illustrations by Ricardo Cortes as the No. 1 book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Now You See Her" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge retained its place atop the the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci retained the No. 1 spot on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett also retained the top spot on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

There are three 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 "The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel" by Tess Gerritsen (3), "Betrayal of Trust: A J.P. Beaumont Novel" by J.A. Jance (9) and "Escape" by Barbara Delinsky (13).

There are four books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "SEAL Team Six" by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin (8), "The 4-Hour Body" by Timothy Ferriss (9), "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" by Chelsea's Family, Friends & Other Victims (12) and "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived" by Rob Bell (13).

There are four books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Whiplash" by Catherine Coulter (8), "The Rembrandt Affair" by Daniel Silva (9), "Family Ties: A Novel" by Danielle Steel (11) and "One Summer: A Shelter Bay Novel" by JoAnn Ross (15).

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Faithful Place: A Novel" by Tana French (12), "The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A Remarkable Account of Miracles, Angels, and Life Beyond This World" by Kevin Malarkey and Alex Malarkey (14) and "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (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. "Now You See Her" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
2. "Smokin' Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
3. "The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel" by Tess Gerritsen
4. "Against All Enemies" by Tom Clancy and Peter Telep
5. "One Summer" by David Baldacci
6. "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett
7. "Maine" by J. Courtney Sullivan
8. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
9. "Betrayal of Trust: A J.P. Beaumont Novel" by J.A. Jance
10. "Silver Girl: A Novel" by Elin Hilderbrand
11. "The Devil Colony" by James Rollins
12. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
13. "Escape" by Barbara Delinsky
14. "Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale" by Dorothea Benton Frank
15. "Sisterhood Everlasting: A Novel" by Ann Brashares

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
2. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
3. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes
4. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
5. "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough
6. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
7. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan
8. "SEAL Team Six" by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin
9. "The 4-Hour Body" by Timothy Ferriss
10. "The Miracle of Freedom" by Chris Stewart & Ted Stewart
11. "Reckless Endangerment" by Gretchen Morgenson & Joshua Rosner
12. "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" by Chelsea's Family, Friends & Other Victims
13. "Love Wins" by Rob Bell
14. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker
15. "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America" by Ann Coulter

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci
2. "Sizzling Sixteen" by Janet Evanovich
3. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
4. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
5. "The Creed Legacy" by Linda Lael Miller
6. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
7. "Tough Customer: A Novel" by Sandra Brown
8. "Whiplash" by Catherine Coulter
9. "The Rembrandt Affair" by Daniel Silva
10. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin
11. "Family Ties: A Novel" by Danielle Steel
12. "Betrayal" by Fern Michaels
13. "Deeper than Midnight" by Lara Adrian
14. "Savor the Danger" by Lori Foster
15. "One Summer: A Shelter Bay Novel" by JoAnn Ross

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
3. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
4. "The Original Argument" by Glenn Beck
5. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
6. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
7. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
8. "One Day" by David Nicholls
9. "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan
10. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
11. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
12. "Faithful Place: A Novel" by Tana French
13. "A Dog's Purpose" by W. Bruce Cameron
14. "The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven" by Kevin Malarkey and Alex Malarkey
15. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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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