Robert Jordan's novel "A Memory of Light" holds on to the No. 1 spot for the third week on Publishers Weekly's best-seller list which was released on Thursday. Brad Meltzer's 'Fifth Assassin" makes it to the list for the first week at the second spot.

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

Hardcover Fiction Last Week

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

2. "Fifth Assassin" by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central Publishing, $27.99) - Last week: NA

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

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

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

6. "Third Bullet: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel" by Stephen Hunter (Simon & Schuster, $26.99) - Last Week: NA

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

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

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

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

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. "My Beloved World" by Sonia Sotomayor (Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95) - Last Week: NA

4. "Eat More of What You Love: Over 200 Brand-New Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat, and Calories" by Marlene Koch (Running Press Book Publishers, $27.00) - Last week: NA

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

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

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

8. "End of Diabetes" by Joel Fuhrman (HarperOne, $26.99) - Last week: 13

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

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