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 is one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week."The Drop" by Michael Connelly replaced "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction 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.
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett retained the No. 1 spot on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.
There are two 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 Drop" by Michael Connelly (1) and "The Scottish Prisoner: A Novel" by Diana Gabaldon (9).
There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman" by Robert K. Massie (9), "Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmaking Journey" by Bob McCabe (10) and "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman (11).
There are six books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Toys" by James Patterson and Neil McMahon (3), "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson (7), "Don't Look Behind You: Ann Rule's Crime Files 15" by Ann Rule (8), "One for the Money" by Janet Evanovich (11), "Fate's Edge" by Ilona Andrews (13) and "Gabriella & Alexander" by Nora Roberts (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 Next Always" by Nora Roberts (6), "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis (14) and "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson (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. "The Drop" by Michael Connelly
2. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
3. "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich
4. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
5. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
6. "V Is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton
7. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
8. "Micro: A Novel" by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
9. "The Scottish Prisoner: A Novel" by Diana Gabaldon
10. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
11. "Devil's Gate" by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
12. "IQ84" by Haruki Murakami
13. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
14. "The Christmas Wedding" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo
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. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach
6. "Guinness World Records 2012"
7. "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" by Chris Matthews
8. "Throw Them All Out" by Peter Schweizer
9. "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman" by Robert K. Massie
10. "Harry Potter Page to Screen" by Bob McCabe
11. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
12. "Back to Work" by Bill Clinton
13. "Nearing Home" by Billy Graham
14. "Imperfect Justice" by Jeff Ashton and Lisa Pulitzer
15. "Then Again" by Diane Keaton
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Smokin' Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Toys" by James Patterson and Neil McMahon
4. "Learning to Love: Sugar/Love by Degree" by Debbie Macomber
5. "The Land of Painted Caves" by Jean M. Auel
6. "Quinn" by Iris Johansen
7. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
8. "Don't Look Behind You: Ann Rule's Crime Files 15" by Ann Rule
9. "True Blue" by Diana Palmer
10. "The Perfect Christmas" by Debbie Macomber
11. "One for the Money" by Janet Evanovich
12. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
13. "Fate's Edge" by Ilona Andrews
14. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
15. "Gabriella & Alexander" by Nora Roberts
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 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
4. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
6. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
7. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
8. "Unlikely Friendships" by Jennifer S. Holland
9. "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks
10. "Sing You Home" by Jodi Picoult
11. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
12. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
13. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
14. "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
15. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
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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