David Baldacci's 'The Target' tops best-sellers list this week

(This post was originally supposed to have been posted on Sunday, but wasn't due to an oversight.)

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

"The Target" by David Baldacci replaced "The Collector" by Nora Roberts as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Smart Money Smart Kids" by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruz replaced "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Never Go Back" by Lee Child remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the fourth week in a row.

"Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo remained the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

There were eight new books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their places on the list) included "The Target" by David Baldacci (1), "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth (2), "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth (3), "Chestnut Street" by Maeve Binchy (5), "Frozen" by Victoria Saxon (6), "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green (7), "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein (8) and "Oh, The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss (10).

There were nine new books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week. Those books included "Smart Money Smart Kids" by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruz (1), "Everybody's Got Something" by Robin Roberts and Veronica Chambers (2), "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook" by Scholastic (3), "Minecraft: Essential Handbook" by Scholastic (4), "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young (6), "A Fighting Chance" by Elizabeth Warren (7), "Optimal Living 360" by Sanjay Jain (8), "StrengthsFinder" by Tom Rath (9) and “Pride Over Pity” by Kailyn Lowry (13).

There were two new books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books included “Hunted” by Karen Robards (10) and “Sawyer” by Delores Fossen (15).

There were two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn (2) and “Gone” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (4).

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.

FICTION

1. "The Target" by David Baldacci

2. "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

3. "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

4. "The Collector" by Nora Roberts

5. "Chestnut Street" by Maeve Binchy

6. "Frozen" by Victoria Saxon

7. "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

8. "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein

9. "The Goldfinch" Donna Tartt

10. "Oh, The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss

11. “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd

12. “Carnal Curiosity” by Stuart Woods

13. “Keep Quiet” by Lisa Scottoline

14. “Power Play” by Danielle Steel

15. “Blossom Street Brides” by Debbie Macomber

NONFICTION

1. "Smart Money Smart Kids" by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruz

2. "Everybody's Got Something" by Robin Roberts and Veronica Chambers

3. "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook" by Scholastic

4. "Minecraft: Essential Handbook" by Scholastic

5. "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis

6. "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young

7. "A Fighting Chance" by Elizabeth Warren

8. "Optimal Living 360" by Sanjay Jain

9. "StrengthsFinder" by Tom Rath

10. "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter

11. “The Women of Duck Commander” by Kay Robertson, et. al.

12. “Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book” by Diane E. Muldrow

13. “Pride Over Pity” by Kailyn Lowry

14. “Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out” by John Calipari and Michael Sokolove

15. “The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet” by Mark Hyman

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. “Never Go Back” by Lee Child

2. “Starting Now” by Debbie Macomber

3. “Daddy’s Gone a Hunting” by Mary Higgins Clark

4. “Forget Me Not” by Fern Michaels

5. “Best Kept Secrets” by Sandra Brown

6. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson

7. “The Panther” by Nelson DeMille

8. “Tell Me” by Lisa Jackson

9. “The Hit” by David Baldacci

10. “Hunted” by Karen Robards

11. “Winds of Change: Island of Flowers/Untamed” by Nora Roberts

12. “The Devaney Brothers: Ryan & Sean” by Sherryl Woods

13. “Doing Hard Time” by Stuart Woods

14. “North to Alaska” by Debbie Macomber

15. “Sawyer” by Delores Fossen

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. “Heaven Is for Real” by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent

2. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn

3. “Shadow Spell” by Nora Roberts

4. “Gone” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

5. “Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline

6. “Whiskey Beach” by Nora Roberts

7. “King and Maxwell” by David Baldacci

8. “Four Blood Moons: Something Is About to Change” by John Hagee

9. “Skinny Meals: Everything You Need to Lose Weight – Fast!” by Bob Harper

10. “Four Friends” by Robyn Carr

11. “Mistress” by James Patterson and David Ellis

12. “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo

13. “Fly Away” by Kristin Hannah

14. “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness” by Susannah Cahalan

15. “The Last Bride” by Beverly Lewis

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.