Top Reads: Deborah Harkness' THE BOOK OF LIFE Jumps to No. 1 on NY Times Best Seller List, Week Ending 8/03

By: Sally Henry Fuller Aug. 03, 2014

Since there's no end-all-be-all 'best seller' list, BWW Books has rounded up both The New York Times' top sellers as well as Amazon's - providing you with your one-stop look at this week's top reads!

For the New York Times bestsellers, Deborah Harkness' The Book of Life took the No. 1 spot in fiction for the week ending with August 3. The Heist, by Daniel Silva, took No. 2, and in the third slot was Cut and Thrust, by Stuart Woods.

In non-fiction, by Laura Hillenbrand's UNBROKEN came in at No. 1 for the second week in a row, with Dinesh D'Souza's America at No. 2, and Blood Feud, by Edward Klein, at No. 3.

From Amazon, Gayle Forman's If I Stay took first place, and The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, dropped to No. 2 from last week. At the No. 3 spot was the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition by the American Psychological Association.

The New York Times Bestsellers
Combined Print and E-Book Fiction

1. THE BOOK OF LIFE, by Deborah Harkness
2. THE HEIST, by Daniel Silva
3. CUT AND THRUST, by Stuart Woods
4. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn
5. INVISIBLE, by James Patterson and David Ellis
6. ACT OF WAR, by Brad Thor
7. THE GOLDFINCH, by Donna Tartt
8. TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE, by Janet Evanovich
9. ORPHAN TRAIN, by Christina Baker Kline
10.THE SILKWORM, by Robert Galbraith

Combined Print and E-Book Non-Fiction

1. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
2. AMERICA, by Dinesh D'Souza
3. BLOOD FEUD, by Edward Klein
4. THE MOCKINGBIRD NEXT DOOR, by Marja Mills
5. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, by Piper Kerman
6. THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, by Daniel James Brown
7. BUSINESS ADVENTURES, by John Brooks
8. ONE NATION, by Ben Carson with Candy Carson
9. HARD CHOICES, by Hillary Rodham Clinton
10. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo

For a full list of New York Times bestsellers, click here.

Amazon Bestsellers

1. IF I STAY, by Gayle Forman
2. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green
3. PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, by American Psychological Association
4. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hilldenbrand
5. Disney's FROZEN, LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK, by Victoria Saxon
6 THE GIVER, Lois Lowry
7. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E.L. James
8. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn
9. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee
10. FOUR: A DIVERGENT COLLECTION, by Veronica Roth

For a full list of the Amazon bestsellers, click here.