Sunday, January 23, 2011

Meltzer's 'The Inner Circle' takes top spot on 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, we’ve got two new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week.

“The Inner Circle” by Brad Meltzer replaced “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

“The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have” by Mark Nepo replaced “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Larsson as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand retained the top spot on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list, and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Larsson retained the No. 1 spots on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

There are three books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their place on the list) are "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer (1), "The Sentry" by Robert Crais (2) and "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue (13).

There are five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat after Forty" by Suzanne Somers and Michael Galitzer (3), "Love For No Reason: 7 Steps to Creating a Life of Unconditional Love" by Marci Shimoff, Marianne Wilson and Carol Kline (7), "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua (9), "The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream" by Gary Shapiro (14) and "The Life You Want: Get Motivated, Lose Weight, and Be Happy" by Bob Greene, Ann Kearney-Cooke and Janis Jibrin (15).

There are two books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books include "Treasure Hunt" by John Lescroart (14) and "The Last Surgeon" by Michael Palmer (15).

There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books are "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo (1) and "What the Dog Saw" by Malcolm Gladwell (14).

As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. They 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 Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer
2. "The Sentry" by Robert Crais
3. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
4. "What the Night Knows: A Novel" by Dean Koontz
5. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
6. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
7. "Three Seconds" by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom
8. "The Confession" by John Grisham
9. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
10. "Secrets to the Grave" by Tami Hoag
11. "Freedom: A Novel" by Jonathan Franzen
12. "The Outlaws: A Presidential Agent Novel" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth
13. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue
14. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci
15. "Damage" by John Lescroart

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand
2. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush
3. "Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat after Forty" by Suzanne Somers and Michael Galitzer
4. "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommom Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman" by Timothy Ferriss
5. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff
6. "The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life" by Glenn Beck and Keith Ablow
7. "Love For No Reason: 7 Steps to Creating a Life of Unconditional Love" by Marci Shimoff, Marianne Wilson and Carol Kline
8. "Life" by Keith Richards
9. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
10. "Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Ed. by Harriet Elinor Smith
11. "Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man" by Steve Harvey
12. "Decoded" by Jay-Z
13. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
14. "The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream" by Gary Shapiro
15. "The Life You Want: Get Motivated, Lose Weight, and Be Happy" by Bob Greene, Ann Kearney-Cooke and Janis Jibrin

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
2. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
3. "Deliver Us From Evil" by David Baldacci
4. "Live To Tell: A Detective D.D. Warren Novel" by Lisa Gardner
5. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
6. "The Scent of Jasmine" by Jude Deveraux
7. "Altar of Eden" by James Rollins
8. "Impact" by Douglas Preston
9. "Deja Vu" by Fern Michaels
10. "Ruthless Game" by Christine Feehan
11. "The First Rule" by Robert Crais
12. "Promise Canyon" by Robyn Carr
13. "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton
14. "Treasure Hunt" by John Lescroart
15. "The Last Surgeon" by Michael Palmer

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have" by Mark Nepo
2. "True Grit" by Charles Portis
3. "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
4. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
5. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
6. "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah
7. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave
8. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen
9. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson
10. "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult
11. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
12. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert
13. "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz
14. "What the Dog Saw" by Malcolm Gladwell
15. "Just Kids" by Patti Smith

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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