New Civil War book appears on nonfiction best-sellers list this week

Today is Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Sellers Lists. According to those lists, there are two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Inferno" by Dan Brown replaced "Second Honeymoon" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Friends Forever: A Novel" by Danielle Steel and Nick Podehl replaced "The Newcomer" by Robyn Carr as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander" by Phil Robertson and Mark Schlabach retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the ninth straight week.

"Joyland" by Stephen King remained the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the fourth straight week.

There were two books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list lat week. They (and their places on the list) included "Affliction" by Laurell K. Hamilton (4) and "Unseen: A Novel" by Karin Slaughter (11).

There were three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Unbreakable: My Story, My Way" by Jenni Rivera (6), "Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence" by Joseph J. Ellis (11) and "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion" by Allen C. Guelzo (13).

There were three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Luke Jensen, Bounty Hunter: Dead Shot" by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone (10), "Reflections & Dreams: Reflections/Dance of Dreams" by Nora Roberts (13) and "The Fallen Angel" by Daniel Silva (15).

There were four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Inquebrantable: Mi Historia, A Mi Manera" by Jenni Rivera (8), "Inner Harbor: Book Three of the Chesapeake Bay Saga" by Nora Roberts (9), "The Bat: the First Inspector Harry Hole Novel" by Jo Nesbo (11) and "How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character" by Paul Tough (13).

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. "Inferno" by Dan Brown
2. "Second Honeymoon" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
3. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini
4. "Affliction" by Laurell K. Hamilton
5. "The Heist" by Janet Evanovich
6. "Bad Monkey" by Carl Hiaasen
7. "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman
8. "Beautiful Day" by Elin Hildrebrand
9. "The Eye of God: A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins
10."The Silver Star" by Jeannette Walls
11."Unseen: A Novel" by Karin Slaughter
12."Revenge Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger
13."The Last Original Wife" by Dorothea Benton
14."Tell Me" by Lisa Jackson
15."The Eye of Moloch" by Glenn Beck

HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. "Happy, Happy, Happy" by Phil Robertson
2. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
3. "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie Robertson, Korie Robertson and Mark Schlabach
4. "American Gun" by Chris Kyle
5. "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" by David Sedaris
6. "Unbreakable: My Story, My Way" by Jenni Rivera
7. "Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World" by Phil McGraw
8. "Eleven Rings" by Phil Jackson
9. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes" by Ian K. Smith
10."Dad Is Fat" by Jim Gaffigan
11."Revolutionary Summer" by Joseph J. Ellis
12."Keep it Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World" by Bill O'Reilly
13."Gettysburg: The Last Invasion" by Allen C. Guelzo
14."The 100" by Jorge Cruise
15."The Guns at Last Light" by Rick Atkinson

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS 1. "Friends Forever: A Novel" by Danielle Steel and Nick Podehl
2. "Backfire" by Catherine Coulter
3. "The Newcomer" by Robyn Carr
4. "11th Hour" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
5. "Gotcha!" by Fern Michaels
6. "At First Sight" by Nicholas Sparks
7. "A Wanted Man" by Lee Child
8. "Two of a Kind" by Susan Mallery
9. "The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh" by Stephanie Laurens
10."Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter Dead Shot" by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
11."Last to Die: A Rissoli & Isles Novel" by Tess Gerritsen
12."World War Z" by Max Brooks
13."Reflections & Dreams: Reflections/Dance of Dreams" by Nora Roberts
14."An English Bride in Scotland" by Lynsay Sands
15."The Fallen Angel" by Daniel Silva

TRADE PAPERBACKS 1. "Joyland" by Stephen King

2. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander

3. "Entwined with You" by Sylvia Day

4. "NYPD Red" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp

5. "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter

6. "World War Z" by Max Brooks

7. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King

8. "Inquebrantable: Mi Historia, A Mi Manera" by Jenni Rivera

9. "Inner Harbor: Book Three of the Chesapeake Bay Saga" by Nora Roberts

10."Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver

11."The Bat: the First Inspector Harry Hole Novel" by Jo Nesbo

12."Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed

13."How Children Succeed" by Paul Tough

14."DSM-5" by American Psychiatric Association

15."Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman

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.