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 three new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week."Private Games" by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan replaced "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History" by Chris Kyle, Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen replaced "Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America" by Mark R. Levin as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"Against All Enemies" by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep replaced "44 Charles Street" by Danielle Steel as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett remained the No. 1 book 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 "Private Games" by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan (1), "The Wolf Gift" by Anne Rice (3), "I've Got Your Number" by Sophie Kinsella (5), "The House I Loved" by Tatiana de Rosnay (13) and "Robert Ludlum's The Janson Command" by Paul Garrison (15).
There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Start-Up of You" by Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha (3), "Sexperiment" by Ed & Lisa Young (9) and "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand (14).
There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "The Summer Garden" by Sherryl Woods (11), "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin (12) and "Those in Peril" by Wilbur Smith (15).
There are five books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown (9), "Save Me" by Lisa Scottoline (12), "Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey" by The Countess of Carnarvon (13), "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (14) and "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks (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. "Private Games" by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
2. "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn
3. "The Wolf Gift" by Anne Rice
4. "Defending Jacob" by William Landay
5. "I've Got Your Number" by Sophie Kinsella
6. "Death Comes to Pemberley" by P.D. James
7. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
8. "Home Front" by Kristin Hannah
9. "Private: Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
10. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
11. "Catch Me" by Lias Gardner
12. "Taken" by Robert Crais
13. "The House I Loved" by Tatiana de Rosnay
14. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
15. "Robert Ludlum's The Janson Command" by Paul Garrison
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen
2. "Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America" by Mark R. Levin
3. "The Start-Up of You" by Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha
4. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
5. "The End of Illness' by David Agus
6. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
7. "The World of Downtown Abbey" by Jessica Fellowes
8. "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo
9. "Sexperiment" by Ed & Lisa Young
10. "Once Upon a Secret" by Mimi Alford
11. "The 17 Day Diet" by Dr. Mike Moreno
12. "Quiet" by Susan Cain
13. "Bringing Up Bebe" by Pamela Druckerman
14. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
15. "Hilarity Ensues" by Tucker Max
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Against All Enemies" by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep
2. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
3. "44 Charles Street" by Danielle Steel
4. "Cold Vengeance" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
5. "Bonnie" by Iris Johansen
6. "The 9th Judgement" by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
7. "Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor" by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi
8. "The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae" by Stephanie Laurens
9. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
10. "Bennett and Camilla" by Nora Roberts
11. "The Summer Garden" by Sherryl Woods
12. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
13. "Crunch Time" by Diane Mott Davidson
14. "Lucky Penny" by Catherine Anderson
15. "Those in Peril" by Wilbur Smith
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "The Vow" by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
3. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
4. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
5. "The Tiger's Wife: A Novel" by Tea Obreht
6. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
7. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
8. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
9. "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown
10. "Lethal" by Sandra Brown
11. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
12. "Save Me" by Lisa Scottoline
13. "Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey" by The Countess of Carnarvon
14. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks
15. "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks
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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