Sunday, March 31, 2013

New 'Halo' book debuts on hardcover fiction 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-Sellers Lists. According to those lists, there are two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Six Years" by Harlan Coben replaced "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"The Lost Years" by Mary Higgins Clark replaced "The Innocent" by David Baldacci as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander remained the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the 17th week in a row.

There were two 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 "Six Years" by Harlan Coben (1) and "Halo: Silentium" by Greg Bear (1).

There were five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Patients Come Second" by Paul Spiegelman, Britt Barrett (4), "Firsthand" by Ryan and Josh Shook (5), "The Virgin Diet" by J.J. Virgin (13), "Daring Greatly" Brene Brown (14) and "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen (15).

There were five books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Lost Years" by Mary Higgins Clark (1), "Now You See Her" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (2), "Sleep No More" by Iris Johansen (4), "Highlander Most Wanted" by Maya Banks (11) and "The Host (Movie tie-in) by Stephenie Meyer (15).

There were two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Summerland" by Elin Hilderbrand (11) and "Obamacare Survival Guide" by Nick J. Tate (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. "Six Years" by Harlan Coben
2. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult
3. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson
4. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
5. "The Striker" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
6. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy
7. "Calculated in Death" by J.D. Robb
8. "A Story of God and All of Us" by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett
9. "The Chance" by Karen Kingsbury
10. "Damascus Countdown" by Joel C. Rosenberg
11. "Halo: Silentium" by Greg Bear
12. "Breaking Point" by C.J. Box
13. "Until the End of Time" by Danielle Steel
14. "The Dinner" by Herman Koch
15. "Frost Burned" by Patricia Briggs

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
2. "Life Code" by Phil McGraw
3. "The FastDiet" by Michael Mosley
4. "Patients Come Second" by Paul Spiegelman and Britt Barrett
5. "Firsthand" by Ryan and Josh Shook
6. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
7. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes" by Ian K. Smith
8. "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie Robertson
9. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
10. "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us" by Michael Moss
11. "Sum It Up" by Pat Summitt
12. "Heaven is Real but So is Hell" by Vassula Ryden
13. "The Virgin Diet" by J.J. Virgin
14. "Daring Greatly" Brene Brown
15. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Lost Years" by Mary Higgins Clark
2. "Now You See Her" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
3. "The Innocent" by David Baldacci
4. "Sleep No More" by Iris Johansen
5. "You Don't Want To Know" by Lisa Jackson
6. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
7. "The Thief" by Clive Cussler
8. "Defending Jacob: A Novel" by William Landay
9. "Return to Willow Lake" by Susan Wiggs
10. "Heart of Texas, Vol. 1" by Debbie Macomber
11. "Highlander Most Wanted" by Maya Banks
12. "Stay Close" by Harlan Coben
13. "The Third Gate" by Lincoln Child
14. "Playing for Keeps: Opposites AttraqctPartners" by Nora Roberts
15. "The Host” by Stephenie Meyer

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "America the Beautiful" by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson
3. "11th Hour" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
4. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
5. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
6. "Quiet" by Susan Cain
7. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer
8. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
9. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
10. "The Silver Linings Playbook" by Matthew Quick
11. "Summerland" by Elin Hilderbrand
12. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
13. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
14. "Spring Fever" by Mary Kay Andrews
15. "Obamacare Survival Guide" by Nick J. Tate

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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