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."Heat Rises" by Richard Castle replaced "New York to Dallas" by J.D. Robb as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber replaced "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"Jacqueline Kennedy" foreword by Caroline Kennedy retained the No. 1 spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett retained the top 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. They (along with their place on the list) include "Heat Rises" by Richard Castle (1), "Lethal" by Sandra Brown (2), "Son of Stone" by Stuart Woods (4) and "Reamde: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson (5).
There are six books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches" by Dave Ramsey (2), "Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President" by Ron Suskind (3), "The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern Woman" by Daniel Yergin (6), "Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President" by Candice Millard (10), "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin" by Joe McGinniss (11) and "Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman" by Vickie L. Milazzo (13).
There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Eve" by Iris Johansen (4), "Lost Empire" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (9) and "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King (14).
There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Don't Blink" by James Patterson (7) and "A Secret Kept" by Tatiana de Rosnay (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. "Heat Rises" by Richard Castle
2. "Lethal" by Sandra Brown
3. "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
4. "Son of Stone" by Stuart Woods
5. "Reamde: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson
6. "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
7. "New York to Dallas" by J.D. Robb
8. "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach
9. "The Race" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
10. "A Dance With Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
11. "Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues" by Michael Brandman
12. "Goddess of Vengeance" by Jackie Collins
13. "Abuse of Power" by Michael Savage
14. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
15. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larrson
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Jacqueline Kennedy" foreword by Caroline Kennedy
2. "EntreLeadership" by Dave Ramsey
3. "Confidence Men" by Ron Suskind
4. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
5. "Every Day a Friday" by Joel Osteen
6. "The Quest" by Daniel Yergin
7. "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney
8. "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
9. "That Used to Be Us" by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum
10. "Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard
11. "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin" by Joe McGinniss
12. "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard
13. "Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman" by Vickie L. Milazzo
14. "Here Comes Trouble" by Michael Moore
15. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber
2. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
3. "American Assassin: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn
4. "Eve" by Iris Johansen
5. "Lost Empire" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood
6. "The Reversal" by Michael Connelly
7. "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer
8. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
9. "Lost Empire" by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood
10. "Strategic Moves" by Stuart Woods
11. "The Emperor's Tomb" by Steve Berry
12. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
13. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
14. "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King
15. "Envy" by J.R. Ward
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. "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" by Michael Lewis
7. "Don't Blink" by James Patterson
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
9. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
10. "Cleopatra" by Stacy Schiff
11. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
12. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
13. "One Day" by David Nicholls
14. "Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy" by Ken Follett
15. "A Secret Kept" by Tatiana de Rosnay
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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