“Not as good as the book.” That is the standard dismissal of movies based on novels. It is an easy way to shortcut conversation and proclaim, “I read the book!” But books and movies are very different media.Last week’s best-selling books, according to the Publishers Weekly:
FICTION
1 “A Memory of Light” by Robert Jordan
2 “
Gone Girl
” by Gillian Flynn
3“The Husband List”
by Janet Evanovich
4“Collateral Damage”
by Stuart Woods
5“Kinsey and Me: Stories” by Sue Grafton
6“Tenth of December: Stories” by George Saunders
7“
The Racketeer
”
by John Grisham
8 “The Blood Gospel”
by James Rollins
9“
Cross Roads
” by Wm. Paul Young
10 “
Threat Vector
” by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney
NON-FICTION
1“
Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes
” by Ian K. Smith
2“
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
” by Bill O’Reilly,
Martin Dugard
3 “The Plan: Eliminate the Surprising ‘Healthy’ Foods That Are Making You Fat – and Lose Weight Fast ”
by Lyn-Genet Recitas
4“Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses” by Gary Shapiro
5“My Share of the Task”
by Stanley McChrystal
6“
Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust
” by Ina Garten
“
The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies
”
by Jared Diamond
7“
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
” by Mark Owen,
Kevin Maurer
8“The Virgin Diet: Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days” by J.J. Virgin
9“
I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak
” by Joel Osteen
10 “Wheat Belly Cookbook” by William Davis
