'Moneyball' reappears on Publishers Weekly 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 two new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.

"New York to Dallas" by J.D. Robb replaced "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Jacqueline Kennedy" foreword by Caroline Kennedy replaced "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell remained the No. 1 book 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 six 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 "New York to Dallas" by J.D. Robb (1), "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern (2), "Abuse of Power" by Michael Savage (4), "Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues" by Michael Brandman (5), "How Firm a Foundation" by David Weber (9), "Goddess of Vengeance" by Jackie Collins (10), "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett (14) and "Only Time Will Tell" by Jeffrey Archer (15).

There are seven books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Jacqueline Kennedy" foreword by Caroline Kennedy (1), "Every Day a Friday" by Joel Osteen (2), "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries (4), "Pearl Jam Twenty" by Pearl Jam (8), "Here Comes Trouble" by Michael Moore (11), "The Black Banners" by Ali H. Soufan with Daniel Freedman (14) and "Arguably" by Christopher Hitchens (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 "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin (8), "Painted Ladies" by Robert P. Parker (13), "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer (14) and "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich (15).

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci (3), "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis (12) and "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" by Chelsea Handler (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. "New York to Dallas" by J.D. Robb
2. "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
3. "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
4. "Abuse of Power" by Michael Savage
5. "Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues" by Michael Brandman
6. "A Dance With Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
7. "The Race" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
8. "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach
9. "How Firm a Foundation" by David Weber
10. "Goddess of Vengeance" by Jackie Collins
11. "Dark Predator" by Christine Feehan
12. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
13. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larrson
14. "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett
15. "Only Time Will Tell" by Jeffrey Archer

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Jacqueline Kennedy" foreword by Caroline Kennedy
2. "Every Day a Friday" by Joel Osteen
3. "That Used to Be Us" by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum
4. "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
5. "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney
6. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
7. "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard
8. "Pearl Jam Twenty" by Pearl Jam
9. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
10. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes
11. "Here Comes Trouble" by Michael Moore
12. "Living Beyond Your Feelings" by Joyce Meyer
13. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
14. "The Black Banners" by Ali H. Soufan with Daniel Freedman
15. "Arguably" by Christopher Hitchens

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
2. "1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber
3. "American Assassin: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn
4. "The Confession: A Novel" by John Grisham
5. "Lost Empire" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood
6. "The Reversal" by Michael Connelly
7. "Envy" by J.R. Ward
8. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
9. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
10. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
11. "Strategic Moves" by Stuart Woods
12. "The Emperor's Tomb" by Steve Berry
13. "Painted Ladies" by Robert P. Parker
14. "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer
15. "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
3. "The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci
4. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
6. "Cleopatra" by Stacy Schiff
7. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
8. "One Day" by David Nicholls
9. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
10. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
11. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
12. "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
13. "Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy" by Ken Follett
14. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
15. "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" by Chelsea Handler

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.