Sunday, August 26, 2012

David Baldacci's 'Zero Day' claims top spot on best-sellers list

It’s Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown 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.

"The Amateur" by Edward Klein replaced "Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck" by Anthony K. Tjan, Richard J. Harrington and Tsun-Yan Hsieh as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Zero Day" by David Baldacci replaced "Don't Blink" by James Patterson as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn retained the No. 1 spot on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James retained its place atop the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the twentieth week in a row.

There are three books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They (along with their place on the list) include "The Inn at Rose Harbor: A Novel" by Debbie Macomber (2), "The Kingmaker's Daughter" by Phillippa Gregory (7) and "The Dog Stars" by Peter Heller (15).

There are seven books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream" by Dinesh D'Souza (2), "Topgrading, 3rd Edition: The Proven Hiring and Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance" by Bradford D. Smart (3), "Solo: A Memoir of Hope" by Hope Solo (7), "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (10), "The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business" by Patrick Lencioni (12), "Paris: A Love Story" by Kati Marton (14) and "The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!" by Mark Hyman M.D. (15).

There are two books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Zero Day" by David Baldacci (1) and "Death Benefit" by Robin Cook (15).

There are three new books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Beautiful Disaster: A Novel" by Jamie McGuire (6), "Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes & Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week" by Melissa d' Arabian (9) and "Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week" by Joel Osteen (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. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
2. "The Inn at Rose Harbor: A Novel" by Debbie Macomber
3. "Friends Forever" by Danielle Steel
4. "Odd Apocalypse" by Dean R. Koontz
5. "Where We Belong" by Emily Giffin
6. "Black List: A Thriller" by Brad Thor
7. "The Kingmaker's Daughter" by Phillippa Gregory
8. "I, Michael Bennett" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
9. "The Fallen Angel" by Daniel Silva
10. "The Spymasters" by W.E.B. Griffin
11. "Sweet Talk" by Julie Garwood
12. "Shadow of Night" by Deborah E. Harkness
13. "You Don't Want to Know" by Lisa Jackson
14. "Backfire" by Catherine Coulter
15. "The Dog Stars" by Peter Heller

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "The Amateur" by Edward Klein
2. "Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream" by Dinesh D'Souza
3. "Topgrading, 3rd Edition" by Bradford D. Smart
4. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed
5. "Wheat Belly" by William Davis
6. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard
7. "Solo: A Memoir of Hope" by Hope Solo
8. "Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child" by Bob Spitz
9. "Double Cross" by Ben Macintyre
10. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
11. "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson
12. "The Advantage" by Patrick Lencioni
13. "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg
14. "Paris: A Love Story" by Kati Marton
15. "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Mark Hyman M.D.

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
2. "Don't Blink" by James Patterson
3. "Happy Birthday" by Danielle Steel
4. "Celebrity in Death" by J.D. Robb
5. "Big Sky Mountain" by Linda Lael Miller
6. "Love in a Nutshell" by Janet Evanovich
7. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
8. "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts
9. "Lethal" by Sandra Brown
10. "Catching Fireflies" by Sherryl Woods
11. "All Summer Long" by Susan Mallery
12. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
13. "Wild Texas Rose" by Jodi Thomas
14. "The Wedding Party" by Robyn Carr
15. "Death Benefit" by Robin Cook

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
2. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
3. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
4. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
5. "Bared to You" by Sylvia Day
6. "Beautiful Disaster: A Novel" by Jamie McGuire
7. "To Heaven And Back" by Mary C. Neal
8. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
9. "Ten Dollar Dinners" by Melissa d' Arabian
10. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Lawson
11. "Switch" by Megan Hart
12. "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
13. "Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
14. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
15. "Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week" by Joel Osteen

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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