Sunday, October 14, 2012

Tom Clancy's 'Dead or Alive' returns to 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.

"Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly replaced "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Shock Wave" by John Sandford replaced "Victims" by Jonathan Kellerman as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling retained its spot as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James retained its place atop the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the 27th week in a row.

There are five 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 "Mad River" by John Sandford (2), "Live by Night" by Dennis Lehane (7), "Dark Storm" by Christine Feehan (8), "Phantom" by Jo Nesbo (9) and "This Book Is Full of Spiders" by David Wong (14).

There are seven books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly (1), "Total Recall" by Arnold Schwarzenegger (3), "America Again" by Stephen Colbert (4), "God Loves You" by David Jeremiah (5), "The America's Test Kitchen Quick Family Cookbook" by Editors at America's Test Kitchen (6), "Renegades Write the Rules" by Amy Jo Martin (12) and "The End of Your Life Book Club" by Will Schwalbe (14).

There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Shock Wave" by John Sandford (1), "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy (4) and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Fern Michaels (12).

There are five books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. The include "Hold" by Gary Keller (6), "Almost Home" by Kevin Ryan (10), "Finding the Dream" by Nora Roberts (11), "Avatar" by Gene Yang (14) and "Seven Years to Sin" by Sylvia Day (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 Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling
2. "Mad River" by John Sandford
3. "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett
4. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
5. "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom
6. "A Wanted Man" by Lee Child
7. "Live by Night" by Dennis Lehane
8. "Dark Storm" by Christine Feehan
9. "Phantom" by Jo Nesbo
10. "Low Pressure" by Sandra Brown
11. "Zoo" by Petterson, Ledwidge
12. "This Is How You Lose Her" by Junoit Diaz
13. "Severe Clear" by Stuart Woods
14. "This Book Is Full of Spiders" by David Wong
15. "Telegraph Avenue" by Michael Chabon

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
2. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen
3. "Total Recall" by Arnold Schwarzenegger
4. "America Again" by Stephen Colbert
5. "God Loves You" by David Jeremiah
6. "The Quick Family Cookbook" by Editors at America's Test Kitchen
7. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
8. "Waging Heavy Peace" by Neil Young
9. "Guinness World Records 2013" by Guinness World Records
10. "Mugged" by Ann Coulter
11. "The Price of Politics" by Bob Woodward
12. "Renegades Write the Rules" by Amy Jo Martin
13. "How Children Succeed" by Paul Tough
14. "The End of Your Life Book Club" by Will Schwalbe
15. "One Last Strike" by Tony La Russa

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Shock Wave" by John Sandford
2. "Victims" by Jonathan Kellerman
3. "Micro" by Michael Crichton
4. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy
5. "D.C. Dead" by Stuart Woods
6. "What Doesn't Kill You" by Iris Johansen
7. "A Day Away" by Nora Roberts
8. "Thanksgiving Prayer" by Debbie Macomber
9. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
10. "The Lady Risks All" by Stephanie Laurens
11. "Red Mist" by Patricia Cornwell
12. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Fern Michaels
13. "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman
14. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
15. "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn

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. "Bared to You" by Sylvia Day
5. "Guilty Wives" by James Patterson and David Ellis
6. "Hold" by Gary Keller
7. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
8. "The Chew" by The Chew
9. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
10. "Almost Home" by Kevin Ryan
11. "Finding the Dream" by Nora Roberts
12. "Beautiful Disaster: A Novel" by Jamie McGuire
13. "The Harbinger" by Jonathan Cahn
14. "Avatar" by Gene Yang
15. "Seven Years to Sin" by Sylvia Day

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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