Nonfiction 'Hobbit' book makes best-sellers list this week

Today is 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 is only one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks replaced “Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Racketeer" by John Grisham remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

"Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the sixth week in a row.

"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander remained the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the fourth week in a row.

There was only one book on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week - "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett, which was No. 15 on the list.

There was only one book on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which was No. 14 on the list.

There were five books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They (and their place on the list) included "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks (1), "Big Sky River" by Linda Lael Miller (2), "10th Anniversary" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (3), "Montana" by Debbie Macomber (8) and "The Litigators" by John Grisham (13).

There were two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky (11) and "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks (13).

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 Racketeer" by John Grisham
2. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
3. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy
4. "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling
5. "Merry Christmas, Alex Cross" by James Patterson
6. "Notorious Nineteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel" by Janet Evanovich
7. "The Forgotten" by David Baldacci
8. "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom
9. "Cross Roads" by Wm. Paul Young
10. "The Last Man: A Novel" by Vince Flynn
11. "The Black Box" by Michael Connelly
12. "Agenda 21" by Glenn Beck and Harriet Parke
13. "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver
14. "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" by Ayana Mathis
15. "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
2. "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" by Jon Meachum
3. "Guinness World Records 2013" by Guinness World Records
4. "Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust" by Ina Garten
5. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen
6. "America Again" by Stephen Colbert
7. "Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
8. "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver
9. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
10. "Ripley's Believe It of Not!" by Geoff Tibballs
11. "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook" by Deb Perelman
12. "Waging Heavy Peace" by Neil Young
13. "Fifty Shades of Chicken" by F.L. Fowler
14. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
15. "Bruce" by Peter Ames Carlin

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
2. "Big Sky River" by Linda Lael Miller
3. "10th Anniversary" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
4. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
5. "Locked On" by Tom Clancy
6. "Jack Reacher: One Shot: A Novel" by Lee Child
7. "Wicked Business: A Lizzy and Diesel Novel" by Janet Evanovich
8. "Montana" by Debbie Macomber
9. "Unnatural Acts" by Stuart Woods
10. "V Is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton
11. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
12. "Unspoken" by Lisa Jackson
13. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
14. "The Sins of the Father" by Jeffrey Archer
15. "Hotel Vendome" by Danielle Steel

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
3. "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin
4. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
5. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
6. "How to Tell If Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You" by The Oatmeal/Matthew Inman
7. "The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again" by J.R.R. Tolkien
8. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
9. "Private London" by James Patterson
10. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
11. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
12. "World Almanac and Book of Facks 2013" by World Almanac
13. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
14. "To Heaven and Back" by Mary C. Neal
15. "The Chew" by Peter Kaminsky

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.