Danielle Steel's 'Power Play' 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 are two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

“Power Play” by Danielle Steel replaced "Words of Radiance" by Brandon Sanderson as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

“Afterburn/Aftershock” by Sylvia Day replaced "Twelve Years a Slave" by Solomon Northup as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

"Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

"The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet" by Mark Hyman remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the third straight week.

There were five new books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their places on the list) included “Power Play” by Danielle Steel (1), “Night Broken” by Patricia Briggs (3), “Be Careful What You Wish For” by Jeffrey Archer (4), “Stone Cold” by C.J. Box (6) and “One More Thing” by B.J. Novak (15).

There were six new books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week. Those books included “Dark Souls II Collector’s Edition Strategy Guide” by Future Press (3), “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” by Ben Horowitz (7), “10 Percent Happier” by Dan Harris (8), “The Sibley Guide to Birds” by David Allen Sibley (10), “The Wahls Protocol” by Eve Adamson (12) and “Invent it, Sell It, Bank It!” by Lori Greiner (13).

There was only one new book on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week - “The English Girl” by Daniel Silva, which came in at No. 13 on the list.

There were four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included “Afterburn/Aftershock” by Sylvia Day (1), “Mistress” by James Patterson and David Ellis (2), “The Walking Dead” by Robert Kirkman (4) and “Brain on Fire” by Susannah Cahalan (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. “Power Play” by Danielle Steel

2. “The Bootlegger” by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott

3. “Night Broken” by Patricia Briggs

4. “Be Careful What You Wish For” by Jeffrey Archer

5. “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd

6. “Stone Cold” by C.J. Box

7. “Private L.A.” by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan

8. “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt

9. “The Chase” by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

10. “Words of Radiance” by Brandon Sanderson

11. “Concealed in Death” by J.D. Robb

12. “Sycamore Row” by John Grisham

13. “Still Life with Bread Crumbs” by Anna Quindlen

14. “Killer” by Jonathan Kellerman

15. “One More Thing” by B.J. Novak

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. “The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet” by Mark Hyman

2. “Uganda Be Kidding Me” by Chelsea Handler

3. “Dark Souls II Collector’s Ed. Strategy Guide” by Future Press

4. “Grain Brain” by David Perlmutter

5. “Killing Jesus” by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

6. “The Body Book” by Cameron Diaz

7. “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” by Ben Horowitz

8. “10 Percent Happier” by Dan Harris

9. “Things That Matter” by Charles Krauthammer

10. “The Sibley Guide to Birds” by David Allen Sibley

11. “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell

12. “The Wahls Protocol” by Eve Adamson

13. “Invent it, Sell It, Bank It!” by Lori Greiner

14. “The Daniel Plan” by Rick Warren

15. “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson

2. “The Heist” by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

3. “Thankless in Death” by J.D. Robb

4. “The Hit” by David Baldacci

5. “Tell Me” by Lisa Jackson

6. “The Striker” by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott

7. “North to Alaska” by Debbie Macomber

8. “The Chance” by Robyn Carr

9. “Six Years” by Harlan Coben

10. “The Witness” by Nora Roberts

11. “Girl Missing” by Tess Gerritsen

12. “Shawn O’Brien, Town Tamer” by William W. Johnstone

13. “The English Girl” by Daniel Silva

14. “One Heart to Win” by Johanna Lindsey

15. “Until the End of Time” by Danielle Steel

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. “Afterburn/Aftershock” by Sylvia Day

2. “Mistress” by James Patterson and David Ellis

3. “Heaven is for Real” by Todd Burpo

4. “The Walking Dead” by Robert Kirkman

5. “Beautiful Day” by Elin Hilderbrand

6. “Don’t Go” by Lisa Scottoline

7. “The How Can It Be Gluten Free” by America’s Test Kitchen

8. “Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline

9. “Four Blood Moons” by John Hagee

10. “Twelve Years a Slave” by Solomon Northup

11. “Red Lily” by Nora Roberts

12. “Second Honeymoon” by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

13. “Lone Survivor” by Marcus Luttrell

14. “Brain on Fire” by Susannah Cahalan

15. “The Monuments Men” by Robert M. Edsel

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.