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.“Tick Tock” by James Patterson replaced “Shadowfever” by Karen Marie Moning as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
“Marrying Daisy Bellamy” by Susan Wiggs replaced “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
“Water for Elephants: A Novel” replaced “True Grit” by Charles Portis as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.
"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
There are four 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 "Tick Tock" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (1), "The Confession" by John Grisham (10), "The Red Garden" by Alice Hoffman (14) and "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown (15).
There are five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Hidden Reality" by Brian Greene (3), "The Next Decade" by George Friedman (4), "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (12), "Neptune's Inferno" by James D. Hornfischer (13) and "400 Calorie Fix" by Liz Vaccariello with Mindy Hermann (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 "Marrying Daisy Bellamy" by Susan Wiggs (1), "Wild Man Creek" by Robyn Carr (2), "Here to Stay" by Catherine Anderson (3), "Swimsuit" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (8), "Archangel's Consort" by Nalini Singh (9), "When Beauty Tamed the Beast" by Eloisa James (10), "Sizzle" by Julie Garwood (11), "Broken" by Karin Slaughter (13) and "A Secret Affair" by Mary Balogh (14).
There is one book on this week’s trade paperbacks list that wasn’t on the list last week - "Just Kids" by Patti Smith, which was No. 15 on this week’s list.
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. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Strategic Moves" by Stuart Woods
4. "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer
5. "Shadowfever" by Karen Marie Moning
6. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
7. "The Sentry" by Robert Crais
8. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
9. "Call Me Irrestible: A Novel" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
10. "The Confession" by John Grisham
11. "What the Night Knows: A Novel" by Dean Koontz
12. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue
13. "Freedom: A Novel" by Jonathan Franzen
14. "The Red Garden" by Alice Hoffman
15. "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
2. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
3. "The Hidden Reality" by Brian Greene
4. "The Next Decade" by George Friedman
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. "The Investment Answer" by Daniel C. Goldie and Gordon S. Murray
8. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
9. "Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat after Forty" by Suzanne Somers and Michael Galitzer
10. "Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Ed. by Harriet Elinor Smith
11. "Life" by Keith Richards
12. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
13. "Neptune's Inferno" by James D. Hornfischer
14. "400 Calorie Fix" by Liz Vaccariello with Mindy Hermann
15. "Decoded" by Jay-Z
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Marrying Daisy Bellamy" by Susan Wiggs
2. "Wild Man Creek" by Robyn Carr
3. "Here to Stay" by Catherine Anderson
4. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
5. "Deliver Us From Evil" by David Baldacci
6. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
7. "How to Woo a Reluctant Lady" by Sabrina Jeffries
8. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
9. "Archangel's Consort" by Nalini Singh
10. "When Beauty Tamed the Beast" by Eloisa James
11. "Sizzle" by Julie Garwood
12. "Live To Tell: A Detective D.D. Warren Novel" by Lisa Gardner
13. "Broken" by Karin Slaughter
14. "A Secret Affair" by Mary Balogh
15. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
2. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
3. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
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. "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah
6. "True Grit" by Charles Portis
7. "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo
8. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
9. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
10. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
11. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
12. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
13. "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult
14. "The Imperfectionists: A Novel" by Tom Rachman
15. "Just Kids" by Patti Smith
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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