Original 'True Grit' novel appears on PW best-seller list

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 no new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.

“Dead or Alive” by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood retained the top spot on the hardcover fiction best-seller list, and “Decision Points” by George W. Bush kept the No. 1 spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-seller list.

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson retained the top spot on the mass market paperback best-seller list, and “Inside of a Dog” by Alexandra Horwitz kept the No. 1 spot on the trade paperbacks best-seller list.

For the second straight week, there were no books on this week’s hardcover fiction bestseller list that weren’t on that list last week. It was the same 15 books, just in a different order.

There is one book on this week’s hardcover nonfiction bestseller list that wasn’t on that list last week - "Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama" by Bill O'Reilly, which was No. 14 on the list.

There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their place on the list) are "The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary" (5), "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin (13) and "Leonard Maltin's 2011 Movie Guide" by Leonard Maltin (15).

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books are "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo (7), "What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures" by Malcolm Gladwell (10) and "True Grit" by Charles Portis (12).

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. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
2. "The Confession" by John Grisham
3. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
4. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
5. "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King
6. "Freedom: A Novel" by Jonathan Franzen
7. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
8. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
9. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
10. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary" by David Sedaris
11. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci
12. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
13. "An Object of Beauty" by Steve Martin
14. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
15. "Towers of Midnight" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
2. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race" by Jon Stewart
3. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
4. "Life" by Keith Richards
5. "Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Ed. by Harriet Elinor Smith
6. "Decoded" by Jay-Z
7. "Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?" by Ina Garten
8. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
9. "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern
10. "America by Heart" by Sarah Palin
11. "Broke" by Glenn Beck
12. "The Last Boy" by Jane Leavy
13. "I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections" by Nora Ephron
14. "Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama" by Bill O'Reilly
15. "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommom Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman" by Timothy Ferriss

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
3. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
4. "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton
5. "The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary"
6. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
7. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz
8. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson
9. "The Christmas Sweater" by Glenn Beck
10. "Lucid Intervals: A Stone Barrington Novel" by Stuart Woods
11. "61 Hours" by Lee Child
12. "O'Hurley's Return" by Nora Roberts
13. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
14. "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton
15. "Leonard Maltin's 2011 Movie Guide" by Leonard Maltin

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
2. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
3. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
4. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
5. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
6. "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult
7. "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
9. "Just Kids" by Patti Smith
10. "What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures" by Malcolm Gladwell
11. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
12. "True Grit" by Charles Portis
13. "The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead" by Max Brooks
14. "Rachael Ray's Look + Cook" by Rachael Ray
15. "Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel" by Jeanette Walls

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.