'Dark Watch' appears on this week's paperback 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.

"A Dance With Dragons" by George R.R. Martin replaced "Cold Vengeance" by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard kept its No. 1 spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"The Confession: A Novel" by John Grisham retained the top spot on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett retained the top 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 "The Ideal Man" by Julie Garwood (3), "Victory and Honor" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (6), "Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension" by Christie Golden (7), "The Magician King: A Novel" by Lev Grossman (9) and "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (10).

There are four books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Prime Time: Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit--Making the Most of All of Your Life" by Jane Fonda (5), "1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created" by Charles C. Mann (6), "After America: Get Ready for Armageddon" by Mark Steyn (8) and "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman" by Timothy Ferriss (14).

There is only one book on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week - "Dark Watch" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul, which was No. 14 on that list.

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Original Argument: The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century" by Glenn Beck (11), "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America" by Erik Larson (13) and "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann (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. "A Dance With Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
2. "Full Black" by Brad Thor
3. "The Ideal Man" by Julie Garwood
4. "Cold Vengeance" by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
5. "Ghost Story" by Jim Butcher
6. "Victory and Honor" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
7. "Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension" by Christie Golden
8. "Portrait of a Spy" by Daniel Silva
9. "The Magician King: A Novel" by Lev Grossman
10. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
11. "Retribution" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
12. "Smokin' Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
13. "Now You See Her" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
14. "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett
15. "Happy Birthday: A Novel" by Danielle Steel

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard
2. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
3. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
4. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes
5. "Prime Time" by Jane Fonda
6. "1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created" by Charles C. Mann
7. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
8. "After America: Get Ready for Armageddon" by Mark Steyn
9. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan
10. "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough
11. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
12. "SEAL Team Six" by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin
13. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
14. "The 4-Hour Body" by Timothy Ferriss
15. "Of Thee I Zing" by Laura Ingraham with Raymond Arroyo

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Confession: A Novel" by John Grisham
2. "Private" by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
3. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
4. "Born to Die" by Lisa Jackson
5. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
6. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
7. "Midnight Sins" by Lora Leigh
8. "The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke
9. "Secrets of Bella Terra: A Scarlet Deception Novel" by Christina Dodd
10. "Out of the Rain" by Debbie Macomber
11. "Treachery in Death" by J.D. Robb
12. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin
13. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci
14. "Dark Watch" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
15. "The Templar Salvation" by Raymond Khoury

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
3. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
4. "One Day" by David Nicholls
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
6. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
7. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
9. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls
10. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
11. "The Original Argument" by Glenn Beck
12. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
13. "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
14. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
15. "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann

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.