Sunday, January 15, 2012

'American Sniper' bio appears on non-fiction best-sellers list this week

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 are two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Private: Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro replaced "77 Shadow Street" by Dean Koontz as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson replaced "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

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

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

There are four 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 "Private: Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (1), "Love in a Nutshell" by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly (2), "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin (12) and "A Devil is Waiting" by Jack Higgins (15).

There are six books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "American Sniper: The autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History" by Chris Kyle, Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen (2), "Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together" by Mark Driscoll and Grace Driscoll (3), "Taking People with You: The Only Way to Make Big Things Happen" by David Novak (5), "The Dash Diet Action Plan: Proven to Boost Weight Loss and Improve Health" by Marta Heller (8), "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World" by Michael Lewis (14) and "How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think" by Andy Andrews (15).

There are three books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Whispers in the Dark" by Maya Banks (6), "On Lavender Lane: A Shelter Bay Novel" by JoAnn Ross (8) and "Mr. and Miss Anonymous" by Fern Michaels (11).

There are three books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Bossypantts" by Tina Fey (4), "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell (14) and "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement" by David Brooks (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. "Private: Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
2. "Love in a Nutshell" by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly
3. "Death Comes to Pemberley" by P.D. James
4. "77 Shadow Street" by Dean Koontz
5. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
6. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
7. "Locked On" by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney
8. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
9. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
10. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
11. "Red Mist" by Patricia Cornwell
12. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
13. "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich
14. "The Drop" by Michael Connelly
15. "A Devil is Waiting" by Jack Higgins

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
2. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen
3. "Real Marriage" by Mark Driscoll and Grace Driscoll
4. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
5. "Taking People with You" by David Novak
6. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
7. "The 17 Day Diet" by Dr. Mike Moreno
8. "The Dash Diet Action Plan" by Marta Heller
9. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
10. "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman" by Robert K. Massie
11. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
12. "The Dukan Diet" by Dr. Pierre Dukan
13. "Heaven Is for Real" by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
14. "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World" by Michael Lewis
15. "How Do You Kill 11 Million People?" by Andy Andrews

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Spirit Bound" by Christine Feehan
4. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
5. "The Jefferson Key" by Steve Berry
6. "Whispers in the Dark" by Maya Banks
7. "Hidden Summit" by Robyn Carr
8. "On Lavender Lane: A Shelter Bay Novel" by JoAnn Ross
9. "You...Again" by Debbie Macomber
10. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
11. "Mr. and Miss Anonymous" by Fern Michaels
12. "Smokin' Seventeen" by Janet Evanovich
13. "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy
14. "Toys" by James Patterson and Neil McMahon
15. "Moonlight in the Morning" by Jude Deveraux

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
3. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
4. "Bossypantts" by Tina Fey
5. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
6. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
7. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
8. "The Tiger's Wife: A Novel" by Tea Obreht
9. "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks
10. "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness
11. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
12. "Assholes Finish First" by Tucker Max
13. "God Is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens
14. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
15. "The Social Animal" by David Brooks

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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