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, there are two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week."Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich replaced "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett replaced "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 as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.
"Smokin' Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel" by Janet Evanovich retained its place as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction 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 "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich (1), "Micro: A Novel" by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston (6), "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes (12), "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin (13) and "The Marriage Plot: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides (15).
There are five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, As You've Never Seen Him" by Glenn Beck (3), "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand (4), "Guinness World Records 2012" (6), "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach (8) and "Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson" by Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson (12).
There are eight books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (2), "The Land of Painted Caves" by Jean M. Auel (4), "Quinn" by Iris Johansen (5), "Learning to Love: Sugar/Love by Degree" by Debbie Macomber (6), Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin (10), "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin (11),"A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin (14) and "Immortal Rider" by Larissa Ione (15).
There are four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Longing" by Karen Kingsbury (2), "Unlikely Freindships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom" by Jennifer S. Holland (8), "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell (11) and "The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead" by Max Brooks (12).
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. "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich
2. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
3. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
4. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
5. "V Is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton
6. "Micro: A Novel" by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
7. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
8. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
9. "Devil's Gate" by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
10. "The Christmas Wedding" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo
11. "IQ84" by Haruki Murakami
12. "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes
13. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
14. "The Snow Angel" by Glenn Beck and Nicole Baart
15. "The Marriage Plot: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
2. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. "Being George Washington" by Glenn Beck
4. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
5. "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" by Chris Matthews
6. "Guinness World Records 2012"
7. "Throw Them All Out" by Peter Schweizer
8. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach
9. "Back to Work" by Bill Clinton
10. "Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony" by Jeff Ashton and Lisa Pulitzer
11. "Nearing Home" by Billy Graham
12. "Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson" by Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson
13. "Gabby" by Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly with Jeffrey Zaslow
14. "Then Again" by Diane Keaton
15. "How I Got This Way" by Regis Philbin
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Smokin' Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
3. "True Blue" by Diana Palmer
4. "The Land of Painted Caves" by Jean M. Auel
5. "Quinn" by Iris Johansen
6. "Learning to Love: Sugar/Love by Degree" by Debbie Macomber
7. "Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
8. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
9. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
10. Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
11. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
12. "The Perfect Christmas" by Debbie Macomber
13. "Secrets to the Grave" by Tami Hoag
14. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin
15. "Immortal Rider" by Larissa Ione
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "Longing" by Karen Kingsbury
3. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
4. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
6. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
7. "Sing You Home" by Jodi Picoult
8. "Unlikely Freindships" by Jennifer S. Holland
9. "The Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht
10. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
11. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
12. "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks
13. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
14. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
15. "Assholes Finish First" by Tucker Max
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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