Robert Jordan's novel "A Memory of Light" took on No. 1 spot for the first week on Publishers Weekly's best-seller list which was released on Thursday.

The list is made from data collected from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

Hardcover Fiction Last Week (Reported By Reuters)

1. "A Memory of Light" by Robert Jordan (Tor, $34.99) - Last week: 45

2. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (Crown, $25.00) - Last week: 1

3. "The Husband List" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's, $27.99) - Last week: NA

4. "Collateral Damage" by Stuart Woods (Putnam, $26.95) - Last week: NA

5. "Kinsey and Me: Stories" by Sue Grafton" (Putnam/Marian Wood, $27.95) - Last week: NA

6. "Tenth of December: Stories" by George Saunders (Random House, $26.00) - Last week: NA

7. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham (Doubleday, $28.95) - Last week: 3

8. "The Blood Gospel" by James Rollins (William Morrow, $27.99) - Last week: NA

9. "Cross Roads" by William Paul Young (FaithWords, $24.99) - Last week:  5

10. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy (Putnam, $28.95) - Last week:  4

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet" by Ian K. Smith, M.D. (St. Martin's, $24.99) - Last week:  1

2. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly (Henry Holt, $28.00) - Last week:  2

3. "The Plan" by Lyn-Genet Recitas (Grand Central, $25.99) - Last week:  NA

4. "Ninja Innovation" by Gary Shapiro (William Morrow, $25.99) - Last week: NA

5. "My Share of the Task" by Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Portfolio, $29.95) - Last week: NA

6. "Barefoot Contessa Foolproof" by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $35.00) - Last week:  3

7. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen (Dutton, $26.95) - Last week:  7

8. "The Virgin Diet" by J. J. Virgin (Harlequin, $25.95) - Last week:  13

9. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen (FaithWords, $21.99) - Last week:  4

10. "Wheat Belly Cookbook" by William Davis (Rodale, $27.99) - Last week:  11