Sunday, April 29, 2012

'The Innocent' takes over top spot on fiction best-sellers list this week

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, there is only one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

“The Innocent” by David Baldacci replaced "Calico Joe" by John Grisham as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Drift" by Rachel Maddow retained its place as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the fourth week in a row.

"The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks retained its place as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the fifth straight week.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James retained its place atop the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

There are four books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They (along with their place on the list) include “The Innocent” by David Baldacci (1), “The Witness” by Nora Roberts (2), “Unnatural Acts” by Stuart Woods (4) and “What Doesn't Kill You” by Iris Johansen (7).

There are five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include “Let's Pretend That This Never Happened” by Jenny Lawson (2), “The Presidents Club” by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy (5), “By Invitation Only” by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (8), “Reverse Innovation” by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble (13) and “Get Lucky” by Thor Muller and Lane Becker (14).

There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include “The Girl Who Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson (11), “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson (14) and “Dead Reckoning” by Charlaine Harris (15).

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include “Fifty Shades Darker” by E.L. James (2), “Fifty Shades Freed” by E.L. James (3) and “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” by Steve Harvey (8).

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. The Innocent by David Baldacci
2. The Witness by Nora Roberts
3. Calico Joe by John Grisham
4. Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods
5. Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis
6. The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
7. What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen
8. Come Home by Lisa Scottoline
9. The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani
10. Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore
11. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith
12. Stay Close by Harlan Coben
13. Betrayal by Danielle Steel
14. The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
15. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Drift by Rachel Maddow
2. Let's Pretend That This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
3. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier by Ree Drummond
4. Imagine by Jonah Lehrer
5. The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy
6. The Blood Sugar Solution by Mark Hyman, M.D
7. The Big Miss by Hank Haney
8. By Invitation Only by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
9. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
10. Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
11. Let It Go by T.D. Jakes
12. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
13. Reverse Innovation by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
14. Get Lucky by Thor Muller and Lane Becker
15. A Natural Woman by Carole King

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
2. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
3. The Affair by Lee Child
4. I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
5. The Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
7. Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
8. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
9. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
10. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
11. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
12. A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber
13. The Devil Colony by James Rollins
14. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
15. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
2. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
3. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
4. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
5. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
6. Bossypants by Tina Fey
7. Zero Day by David Baldacci
8. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey
9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
10. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
11. The Magic by Rhonda Byrne
12. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
13. The Vow by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
14. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
15. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

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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