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."The Thief" by Clive Cussler & Justin Scott replaced "Lone Wolf" by Jodi Picoult as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks replaced "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James replaced "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson as the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks 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 remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction 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 "The Thief" by Clive Cussler & Justin Scott (1), "A Rising Thunder" by David Weber (3), "Fair Game" by Patricia Briggs (Ace), "Chasing Midnight" by Randy Wayne White (8) and "The Expats" by Chris Pavone (13).
There are five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Quiet" by Susan Cain (8), "Seeing the Big Picture" by Kevin Cope (9), "Doing More with Less" by Bruce Piasecki (12), "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman (14) and "Revelations" by Elaine Pagels (15).
There are five books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Live Wire" by Harlan Coben (6), "New York to Dallas" by J.D. Robb (8), "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (11), "Only Time Will Tell" by Jeffrey Archer (14) and "Due or Die" by Jenn McKinlay (15).
There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James (1), "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell (14) and "The Grand Design" by Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow (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 Thief" by Clive Cussler & Justin Scott
2. "Lone Wolf" by Jodi Picoult
3. "A Rising Thunder" by David Weber
4. "Fair Game" by Patricia Briggs
5. "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn
6. "Private Games" by James Patterson, Mark Sullivan
7. "Celebrity in Death" by J.D. Robb
8. "Chasing Midnight" by Randy Wayne White
9. "Defending Jacob" by William Landay
10. "The Wolf Gift" by Anne Rice
11. "Victims" by Jonathan Kellerman
12. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
13. "The Expats" by Chris Pavone
14. "A Perfect Blood" by Kim Harrison
15. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen
2. "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Mark Hyman, M.D.
3. "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg
4. "Wishes Fulfilled" by Wayne W. Dyer
5. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
6. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
7. "The End of Illness' by David Agus
8. "Quiet" by Susan Cain
9. "Seeing the Big Picture" by Kevin Cope
10. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
11. "Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America" by Mark R. Levin
12. "Doing More with Less" by Bruce Piasecki
13. "Bringing Up Bebe" by Pamela Druckerman
14. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
15. "Revelations" by Elaine Pagels
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks
2. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
3. "The Sixth Man" by David Baldacci
4. "The Jungle" by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul
5. "Redwood Bend" by Robyn Carr
6. "Live Wire" by Harlan Coben
7. "The Darkest Seduction" by Gena Showalter
8. "New York to Dallas" by J.D. Robb
9. "Love You More" by Lisa Gardner
10. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
11. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
12. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
13. "Portrait of a Spy" by Daniel Silva
14. "Only Time Will Tell" by Jeffrey Archer
15. "Due or Die" by Jenn McKinlay
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
2. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
5. "The Vow" by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
6. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks
7. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
8. "The Tiger's Wife: A Novel" by Tea Obreht
9. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
10. "Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey" by The Countess of Carnarvon
11. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
12. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
13. "Moonwalking with Einstein" by Joshua Foer
14. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
15. "The Grand Design" by Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow
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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