Patterson and Ledwidge's 'Zoo' takes top spot on 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 is only one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge replaced "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"Sycamore Row" by John Grisham remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

"Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the second week straight.

"Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson remained the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the fourth straight week.

There was only one new book on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list - "Winners" by Danielle Steel, which was No. 15 on the list.

There was only one new book on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "The Daniel Plan" by Rick Warren, which was also No. 15 on that list.

There were three new books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their places on the list) included "Touch & Go" by Lisa Gardner (11), "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult (12) and "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell (13).

There were four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "12th of Never" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (6), "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Jordan Belfort (8), "I Declare" by Joel Osteen (12) and "Brain on Fire" by Susannah Calahan (14).

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. "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham

2. "Cross My Heart" by James Patterson

3. "Command Authority" by Tom Clancy

4. "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

5. "The First Phone Call fron Heaven" by Mitch Albom

6. "Takedown Twenty" by Janet Evanovich

7. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

8. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks

9. "Innocence" by Dean Koontz

10. "Inferno" by Dan Brown

11. "The Gods of Guilt" by Michael Connelly

12. "King and Maxwell" by David Baldacci

13. "Dust" by Patricia Cornwell

14. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini

15. "Winners" by Danielle Steel

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

2. "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer

3. "Guinness World Records 2014" by Guinness World Records

4. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell

5. "George Washington's Secret Six" by Brian Kilmeade

6. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond

7. "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai

8. "Si-Cology 1" by Si Robertson

9. "The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin

10. "Miracles and Massacres" by Glenn Beck

11. "Let Me Off at the Top!" by Ron Burgandy

12. "Happy, Happy, Happy" by Phil Robertson

13. "Break Out!" by Joel Osteen

14. "The Duck Commander Devotional" by Alan Robertson

15. "The Daniel Plan" by Rick Warren

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

2. "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich

3. "A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks

4. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin

5. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy

6. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham

7. "Private: Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

8. "Poseidon's Arrow" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

9. "Sinister" by Lisa Jackson

10. "The Fifth Assassin" by Brad Meltzer

11. "Touch & Go" by Lisa Gardner

12. "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult

13. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

14. "The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel

15. "Unintended Consequences" by Stuart Woods

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson

2. "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh

3. "Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts

4. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

5. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult

6. "12th of Never" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

7. "World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014" by Sarah Janssen

8. "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Jordan Belfort

9. "The Chew" by Mario Batali

10. "Dear Life" by Alice Munroe

11. "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter

12. "I Declare" by Joel Osteen

13. "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" by Maria Semple

14. "Brain on Fire" by Susannah Calahan

15. "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling

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.