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 two new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.“Known and Unknown” by Donald Rumsfield replaced “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson replaced “Swimsuit” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
“Tick Tock” by James Patterson retained the No. 1 spot on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
“Water for Elephants: A Novel” remained 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 "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness (2), "The Secret Soldier" by Alex Berenson (7), "A Red Herring Without Mustart" by Alan Bradley (10), "Swamplandia!" by Karen Russell (13) and "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown (15).
There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Known and Unknown" by Donald Rumsfield (1), "I Beat the Odds" by Michael Oher with Don Yaeger (7) and "The 4-Hour Workweek Expanded & Updated" by Timothy Ferris (15).
There are two books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books include "Split Image" by Robert B. Parker (9) and "The Black Cat" by Martha Grimes (15).
There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Three Weissmans of Westport" by Cathleen Schine (14) and "Think Twice" by Lisa Scottoline (15).
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. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
2. "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness
3. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
5. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
6. "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer
7. "The Secret Soldier" by Alex Berenson
8. "The Confession" by John Grisham
9. "Strategic Moves" by Stuart Woods
10. "A Red Herring Without Mustart" by Alan Bradley
11. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue
12. "What the Night Knows: A Novel" by Dean Koontz
13. "Swamplandia!" by Karen Russell
14. "The Sentry" by Robert Crais
15. "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Known and Unknown" by Donald Rumsfield
2. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
3. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
4. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
5. "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommom Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman" by Timothy Ferriss
6. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
7. "I Beat the Odds" by Michael Oher with Don Yaeger
8. "Veganist" by Kathy Freston
9. "The Pioneer Woman" by Ree Drummond
10. "The Hidden Reality" by Brian Greene
11. "The Investment Answer" by Daniel C. Goldie and Gordon S. Murray
12. "Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Ed. by Harriet Elinor Smith
13. "Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat after Forty" by Suzanne Somers and Michael Galitzer
14. "In the Blink of an Eye" by Michael Waltrip & Ellis Henican
15. "The 4-Hour Workweek Expanded & Updated" by Timothy Ferris
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "Deliver Us From Evil" by David Baldacci
5. "Marrying Daisy Bellamy" by Susan Wiggs
6. "Tom Clancy's Endwar" by David Michaels
7. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
8. "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly
9. "Split Image" by Robert B. Parker
10. "Wild Man Creek" by Robyn Carr
11. "This Body of Death" by Elizabeth George
12. "Here to Stay" by Catherine Anderson
13. "Broken" by Karin Slaughter
14. "Frankenstein: Lost Souls" by Dean Koontz
15. "The Black Cat" by Martha Grimes
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
2. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
3. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
4. "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
5. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
6. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
7. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
8. The Postmistress" by Sarah Blake
9. "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
10. "True Grit" by Charles Portis
11. "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah
12. "Committed" by Elizabeth Gilbert
13. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
14. "The Three Weissmans of Westport" by Cathleen Schine
15. "Think Twice" by Lisa Scottoline
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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