Sunday, January 27, 2013

Lee Child's 'One Shot' Jack Reacher novel returns to best-seller list

Today is Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, there are no new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week, that is, all four of the top books on each list remained unchanged this week.

"A Memory of Light" by Robert Jordan remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the second straight week.

"Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes" by Ian K. Smith remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the third straight week.

"Odd Interlude" by Dean Koontz remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander remained the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the eighth week in a row.

There were three books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They (and their places on the list) included "The Fifth Assasin" by Brad Meltzer (2), "The Third Bullet" by Stephen Hunter (6) and "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" by Jennifer Chiaverini (14).

There were three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "My Beloved World" by Sonia Sotomayor (3), "Eat More of What You Love" by Marlene Koch (4) and "Going Clear" by Lawrence Wright (13).

There was only one book on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "One Shot" by Lee Child, which was No. 14 on the list.

There was only one book on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "Private Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, which was No. 4 on that list.

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. "A Memory of Light" by Robert Jordan
2. "The Fifth Assasin" by Brad Meltzer
3. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
4. "Tenth of December: Stories" by George Saunders
5. "The Husband List" by Janet Evanovich
6. "The Third Bullet" by Stephen Hunter
7. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham
8. "Collateral Damage" by Stuart Woods
9. "Kinsey and Me: Stories" by Sue Grafton
10. "Cross Roads" by Wm. Paul Young
11. "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" by Ayana Mathis
12. "The Forgotten" by David Baldacci
13. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy
14. "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" by Jennifer Chiaverini
15. "The Blood Gospel" by James Rollins

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes" by Ian K. Smith
2. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
3. "My Beloved World" by Sonia Sotomayor
4. "Eat More of What You Love" by Marlene Koch
5. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
6. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen
7. "The Plan" by Lyn-Genet Recitas
8. "The End of Diabetes" by Joel Fuhrman
9. "Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust" by Ina Garten
10. "The Virgin Diet" by J.J. Virgin
11. "Fat Chance" by Robert Lustig
12. "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" by Jon Meachum
13. "Going Clear" by Lawrence Wright
14. "The World Until Yesterday" by Jared Diamond
15. "Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook" by Weight Watchers

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Odd Interlude" by Dean Koontz
2. "Return to Sender" by Fern Michaels
3. "The Columbus Affair: A Novel" by Steve Berry
4. "Montana" by Debbie Macomber
5. "Big Sky River" by Linda Lael Miller
6. "Catch Me: A Detective D.D. Warren Novel" by Lisa Gardner
7. "10th Anniversary" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
8. "Full House" by Janet Evanovich
9. "Left for Dead: A Novel" by J.A. Jance
10. "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Choke Point" by Peter Telep
11. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
12. "After Tex" by Sherryl Woods
13. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
14. "One Shot" by Lee Child
15. "Sea Glass Winter: A Shelter Bay Novel" by JoAnn Ross

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
3. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
4. "Private Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
5. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
6. "Home Front" by Kristin Hannah
7. "Private London" by James Patterson
8. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
9. "Death Comes to Pemberley" by P.D. James
10. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
11. "Reflected in You: A Crossfire Novel" by Sylvia Day
12. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
13. "Bared to You: A Crossfire Novel" by Sylvia Day
14. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
15. "The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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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