Sunday, June 26, 2011

Tom Clancy's 'Against All Enemies' tops best-sellers list

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, we’ve got three new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.

"Against All Enemies" by Tom Clancy and Peter Telep replaced "Hit List" by Laurell K. Hamilton as the top book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin replaced "Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult) replaced "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent as the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

"Go the F to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

There are five 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 "Against All Enemies" by Tom Clancy and Peter Telep (1), "One Summer" by David Baldacci (2), "Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale" by Dorothea Benton Frank (4), "Carte Blanche" by Jeffery Deaver (6) and "Sisterhood Everlasting: A Novel" by Ann Brashares (7).

There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Guy Fieri Food: Cookin' It, Livin' It, Lovin' It" by Guy Fieri and Ann Volkwein (11), "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" by Chelsea Handler (13) and "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommom Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman" by Timothy Ferriss (14).

There are four books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "The Shack" by William P. Young (9), "Wicked Lies" by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush (13), "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson (14) and "The Cobra" by Frederick Forsyth (15).

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Original Argument: The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century" by Glenn Beck (2), "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (12) and "Thank You Notes" by Jimmy Fallon and the Writers of Late Night (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. "Against All Enemies" by Tom Clancy and Peter Telep
2. "One Summer" by David Baldacci
3. "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett
4. "Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale" by Dorothea Benton Frank
5. "The Kingdom" by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood
6. "Carte Blanche" by Jeffery Deaver
7. "Sisterhood Everlasting: A Novel" by Ann Brashares
8. "Hit List" by Laurell K. Hamilton
9. "10th Anniversary" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
10. "Dead Reckoning" by Charlaine Harris
11. "The Jefferson Key" by Steve Berry
12. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
13. "Buried Prey" by John Sandford
14. "Summer Rental" by Mary Kay Andrews
15. "Dreams of Joy: A Novel" by Lisa See

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Go the F K to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes
2. "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough
3. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
4. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
5. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
6. "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America" by Ann Coulter
7. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan
8. "SEAL Team Six" by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
9. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
10. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker
11. "Guy Fieri Food: Cookin' It, Livin' It, Lovin' It" by Guy Fieri and Ann Volkwein
12. "Those Guys Have All the Fun" by James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales
13. "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" by Chelsea Handler
14. "The 4-Hour Body" by Timothy Ferriss
15. "Get Rich Click!" by Marc Ostrofsky

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
2. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
3. "Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
4. "Foreign Influence" by Brad Thor
5. "The Spy" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
6. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
7. "Frankenstein: The Dead Town" by Dean Koontz
8. "Just Like Heaven" by Julia Quinn
9. "The Shack" by William P. Young
10. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
11. "Wicked Lies" by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush
12. "Creed's Honor" by Linda Lael Miller
13. "Wicked Lies" by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush
14. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
15. "The Cobra" by Frederick Forsyth

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "The Original Argument" by Glenn Beck
3. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
4. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
5. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
6. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
7. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
8. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
9. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
10. "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan
11. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls
12. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
13. "One Day" by David Nicholls
14. "Thank You Notes" by Jimmy Fallon and the Writers of Late Night
15. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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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