It’s Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly review of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, we’ve got three new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.“What the Night Knows” by Dean Koontz replaced “Dead or Alive” by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand replaced “Decision Points” by George W. Bush as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson retained the No. 1 spot on the mass market paperback best-sellers list. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” also replaced “Inside of a Dog” by Alexandra Horwitz as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.
There are five books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their place on the list) are "What the Night Knows" by Dean Koontz (1), "The Outlaws: A Presidential Agent Novel" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (4), "Secrets to the Grave" by Tami Hoag (8), "In Too Deep: Book One of the Looking Glass Trilogy" by Jayne Ann Krentz (9) and "Dead Zero: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel" by Stephen Hunter (14).
There are four books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man" by Steve Harvey (6), "Getting More: How to Negotiate to Achieve Your Goals in the Real World" by Stuart Diamond (10), "Debt Free For Life: The Finish Rich Plan for Financial Freedom" by David Bach (12) and "A--holes Finish First" by Tucker Max (14).
There are nine books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books include "Ruthless Game" by Christine Feehan (2), "Deliver Us from Evil" by David Baldacci (4), "Promise Canyon" by Robyn Carr (6), "The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts" by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway (8), "The Scent of Jasmine" by Jude Deveraux (10), "Live to Tell: A Detective D.D. Warren Novel" by Lisa Gardner (11), "Deja Vu" by Fern Michaels (12), "Black Magic Sanction" by Kim Harrison (13) and "The First Rule" by Robert Crais (15).
There are four books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books are "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen (9), "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts (10), "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay (13) and "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands" by Chelsea Handler (14).
As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. They 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. "What the Night Knows" by Dean Koontz
2. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
3. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
4. "The Outlaws: A Presidential Agent Novel" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
5. "The Confession" by John Grisham
6. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
7. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
8. "Secrets to the Grave" by Tami Hoag
9. "In Too Deep: Book One of the Looking Glass Trilogy" by Jayne Ann Krentz
10. "Freedom: A Novel" by Jonathan Franzen
11. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
12. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci
13. "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King
14. "Dead Zero: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel" by Stephen Hunter
15. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
2. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
3. "Life" by Keith Richards
4. "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman" by Timothy Ferriss
5. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
6. "Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man" by Steve Harvey
7. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race" by Jon Stewart
8. "Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Ed. by Harriet Elinor Smith
9. "Decoded" by Jay-Z
10. "Getting More: How to Negotiate to Achieve Your Goals in the Real World" by Stuart Diamond
11. "Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?" by Ina Garten
12. "Debt Free For Life: The Finish Rich Plan for Financial Freedom" by David Bach
13. "Broke" by Glenn Beck
14. "A--holes Finish First" by Tucker Max
15. "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "Ruthless Game" by Christine Feehan
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "Deliver Us from Evil" by David Baldacci
5. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
6. "Promise Canyon" by Robyn Carr
7. "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton
8. "The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts" by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway
9. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
10. "The Scent of Jasmine" by Jude Deveraux
11. "Live to Tell: A Detective D.D. Warren Novel" by Lisa Gardner
12. "Deja Vu" by Fern Michaels
13. "Black Magic Sanction" by Kim Harrison
14. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz
15. "The First Rule" by Robert Crais
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
5. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
6. "Just Kids" by Patti Smith
7. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
8. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
9. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
10. "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts
11. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
12. "True Grit" by Charles Portis
13. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
14. "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands" by Chelsea Handler
15. "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo
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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