Sunday, December 25, 2011

Tom Clancy's new book, 'Locked On,' appears on hardcover best-seller 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, there is one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson replaced "Love's Justice" by Lara Leigh as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"11/22/63" by Stephen King remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett retained the No. 1 spot on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

There are two 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 "Locked On" by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney (2) and "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach (14).

There are two books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Cook's Illustrated Cookbook" by Cook's Illustrated Editors (12) and "The Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson (14).

There are five books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Lawe's Justice" by Lara Leigh (5), "Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin (6), "The Shack" by William P. Young (9), "The Confession" by John Grisham (13) and "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin (14).

There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis (14) and "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson (15).

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. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
2. "Locked On" by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney
3. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
4. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
5. "Death Comes to Pemberley" by P.D. James
6. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
7. "Red Mist" by Patricia Cornwell
8. "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich
9. "The Drop" by Michael Connelly
10. "V Is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton
11. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
12. "Micro: A Novel" by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
13. "IQ84" by Haruki Murakami
14. "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach
15. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
2. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
4. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach
5. "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" by Chris Matthews
6. "Nearing Home" by Billy Graham
7. "Being George Washington" by Glenn Beck
8. "Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible" by Paula Deen with Melissa Clark
9. "Guinness World Records 2012"
10. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
11. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
12. "Cook's Illustrated Cookbook" by Cook's Illustrated Editors
13. "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman" by Robert K. Massie
14. "The Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson
15. "Then Again" by Diane Keaton

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "Toys" by James Patterson and Neil McMahon
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
4. "The Land of Painted Caves" by Jean M. Auel
5. "Lawe's Justice" by Lara Leigh
6. "Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
7. "Smokin' Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
8. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
9. "The Shack" by William P. Young
10. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
11. "The Perfect Christmas" by Debbie Macomber
12. "Learning to Love: Sugar/Love by Degree" by Debbie Macomber
13. "The Confession" by John Grisham
14. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin
15. "Don't Look Behind You: Ann Rule's Crime Files Number 15" by Ann Rule

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
4. "The Tiger's Wife: A Novel" by Tea Obreht
5. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
6. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
7. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
9. "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks
10. "Unlikely Friendships" by Jennifer S. Holland
11. "Sing You Home" by Jodi Picoult
12. "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougal
13. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
14. "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
15. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson

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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