Today is Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Sellers Lists. According to the lists, there is only one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week."The Innocent" by David Baldacci replaced "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the second week in a row.
"Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World" by Phil McGraw remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the third straight week.
"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander remained the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the 14th week in a row.
There were four books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list lat week. They (and their places on the list) included "Calculated in Death" by J.D. Robb (2), "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult (3), "A Story of God and All of Us" by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett (6) and "Red Velvet Cupcake Murder" by Joanne Fluke (11).
There were three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They (and their places on the list) included "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us" by Michael Moss (5), "The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?" by Rick Warren (12) and "The Blood Sugar Solution: The UntraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now..." by Mark Hyman (13).
There were 11 books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Innocent" by David Baldacci (1), "You Don't Want To Know" by Lisa Jackson (2), "Return to Willow Lake" by Susan Wiggs (4), "Immortal Ever After: An Argeneau Novel" by Lynsay Sands (5), "Heart of Texas, Vol. 1" by Debbie Macomber (6), "Defending Jacob: A Novel" by William Landay (7), "Perfect Timing: A Harrigan Family Novel" by Catherine Anderson (8), “The Third Gate" by Lincoln Child (10), "Whispering Rock" by Robyn Carr (12), "Playing for Keeps: Opposites Attraqct\Partners" '' by Nora Roberts (13) and "Beauty Awakened" by Gena Showalter (14).
There were four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "11th Hour" by Jakmes Patterson and Maxine Paetro (2), "America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great" by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson (3), "Three Sisters" by Susan Mallery (10) and "Argo" by Antonio Mendez (14).
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. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson
2. "Calculated in Death" by J.D. Robb
3. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult
4. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy
5. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
6. "A Story of God and All of Us" by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett
7. "Until the End of Time" by Danielle Steel
8. "Guilt: An Alex Delaware Novel" by Jonathan Kellerman
9. "Private Berlin" by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
10. "A Memory of Light" by Robert Jordan
11. "Red Velvet Cupcake Murder" by Joanne Fluke
12. "A Deeper Love Inside" by Sister Souljah
13. "Touch & Go" by Lisa Gardner
14. "The Power Trip" by Jackie Collins
15. "The Dinner" by Herman Koch
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Life Code" by Phil McGraw
2. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes" by Ian K. Smith
3. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
4. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen
5. "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us" by Michael Moss
6. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
7. "My Beloved World" by Sonia Sotomayor
8. "Slim for Life" by Jillian Michaels
9. "The Melt Method" by Sue Hitzmann
10. "The Soundtrack of My Life" by Clive Davis and Anthony DeCurtis
11. "The Legend of Zelda" by Shigeru Miyamoto
12. "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren
13. "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Mark Hyman
14. "Coolidge" by Amity Shlaes
15. "Damn Few" by Rorke Denver and Ellis Henican
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Innocent" by David Baldacci
2. "You Don't Want To Know" by Lisa Jackson
3. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
4. "Return to Willow Lake" by Susan Wiggs
5. "Immortal Ever After: An Argeneau Novel" by Lynsay Sands
6. "Heart of Texas, Vol. 1" by Debbie Macomber
7. "Defending Jacob: A Novel" by William Landay
8. "Perfect Timing: A Harrigan Family Novel" by Catherine Anderson
9. "Stay Close" by Harlan Coben
10. The Third Gate" by Lincoln Child
11. "Betrayal" by Danielle Steel
12. "Whispering Rock" by Robyn Carr
13. "Playing for Keeps: Opposites Attraqct\Partners" '' by Nora Roberts
14. "Beauty Awakened" by Gena Showalter
15. "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson, Marshall Karp
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "11th Hour" by Jakmes Patterson and Maxine Paetro
3. "America the Beautiful" by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson
4. "Fifty Shades of Grey''" by E.L. James
5. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
6. "Fifty Shades Darker''" by E.L. James
7. "Fifty Shades Freed''" by E.L. James
8. "The Silver Linings Playbook" by Matthew Quick
9. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
10. "Three Sisters" by Susan Mallery
11. "Quiet" by Susan Cain
12. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
13. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
14. "Argo" by Antonio Mendez
15. "From Mama's Table to Mine" by Bobby Deen and Melissa Clark
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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