Sunday, July 28, 2013

'Webster's New World Dictionary' appears 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.

"The English Girl" by Daniel Silva replaced "Inferno" by Dan Brown as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander" by Phil Robertson and Mark Schlabach retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the 11th straight week.

"Friends Forever: A Novel" by Danielle Steel remained the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the third straight week.

"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander retained the top spot on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the second straight week.

There were four books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list lat week. They (and their places on the list) included "The English Girl" by Daniel Silva (1), "First Sight" by Danielle Steel (2), "Hunting Eve" by Iris Johansen (8) and "Witch Wraith" by Terry Brooks (12).

There were five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "This Town" by Mark Leibovich (3), "Fantasy Life" by Matthew Berry (4), "Zealot" by Reza Aslan (7), "I Declare" by Joel Osteen (11) and "Jesus Today" by Sarah Young (15).

There was only one book on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "Webster's New World Dictionary" by Michael Agnes, which was No. 8 on the list.

There were two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Secret Keeper" by Kate Morton (5), "Unbreakable" by Jenni Rivera (11) and "Sailor Moon, Vol. 12" by Naoko Takeuchi (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. "The English Girl" by Daniel Silva
2. "First Sight" by Danielle Steel
3. "Inferno" by Dan Brown
4. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini
5. "Hidden Order" by Brad Thor
6. "Second Honeymoon" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
7. "Bombshell" by Catherine Coulter
8. "Hunting Eve" by Iris Johansen
9. "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman
10. "Bad Monkey" by Carl Hiaasen
11. "The Heist" by Janet Evanovich
12. "Witch Wraith" by Terry Brooks
13. "The Silver Star" by Jeannette Walls
14. "Beautiful Day" by Elin Hildrebrand
15. "The Eye of God: A Sigma Force Novel” by James Rollins

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Happy, Happy, Happy" by Phil Robertson
2. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
3. "This Town" by Mark Leibovich
4. "Fantasy Life" by Matthew Berry
5. "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie Robertson, Korie Robertson and Mark Schlabach
6. "Life Code" by Phil McGraw
7. "Zealot" by Reza Aslan
8. "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" by David Sedaris
9. "American Gun" by Chris Kyle
10. "Dad Is Fat" by Jim Gaffigan
11. "I Declare" by Joel Osteen
12. "Keep it Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World" by Bill O'Reilly
13. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
14. "The Legend of Zelda" by Shigeru Miyamoto
15. "Jesus Today" by Sarah Young

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Friends Forever: A Novel" by Danielle Steel and Nick Podehl
2. "Backfire" by Catherine Coulter
3. "11th Hour" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
4. "At First Sight" by Nicholas Sparks
5. "The Newcomer" by Robyn Carr
6. "Gotcha!" by Fern Michaels
7. "A Wanted Man" by Lee Child
8. "Webster's New World Dictionary" by Michael Agnes
9. "The Eleventh Commandment" by Jeffrey Archer
10. "Last to Die: A Rissoli & Isles Novel" by Tess Gerritsen
11. "The Fallen Angel" by Daniel Silva
12. "Two of a Kind" by Susan Mallery
13. "The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh" by Stephanie Laurens
14. "Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter Dead Shot" by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
15. "Reflections & Dreams: Reflections/Dance of Dreams" by Nora Roberts

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "Joyland" by Stephen King
3. "Inquebrantable: Mi Historia, A Mi Manera" by Jenni Rivera
4. "Entwined with You" by Sylvia Day
5. "The Secret Keeper" by Kate Morton
6. "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter
7. "NYPD Red" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
8. "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed
9. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King
10. "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver
11. "Unbreakable" by Jenni Rivera
12. "Inner Harbor: Book Three of the Chesapeake Bay Saga" by Nora Roberts
13. "World War Z" by Max Brooks
14. "Sailor Moon, Vol. 12" by Naoko Takeuchi
15. "The Bat: the First Inspector Harry Hole Novel" by Jo Nesbo

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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