Thursday, October 26, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 22nd 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 22nd 2017


10 - Recovery - Russell Brand 
(Debut)
The actor and comedian describes his various addictions and how he was able to move away from them.

9  -  From Here To Eternity - Caitlin Doughty 
(Debut)
An American undertaker chronicles the diversity of death practices around the globe, the better to argue for changes at home.

8  -  The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump - edited by Brandy X. Lee
(Debut)
27 psychiatrists and mental health experts give their assessments of the President.

7  -  Martin Luther - Eric Metaxas 
(Debut)
A biography of the monk whose writings sparked the Protestant Reformation.

6  -  Unbelievable - Katy Tur
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  The Four - Scott Galloway 
(Debut)
A study of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, with suggestions on applying these companies strategies to your own business or career.

4  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
(23 weeks on list)

3  -  What Happened - Hillary Clinton
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  We Were Eight Years In Power - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(Debut)
A series of essays that cover each year of the Obama administration, the writer's own journey and the echoes of the American history in modern times.

1  -  Killing England - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(3 weeks on list)  (2nd week at #1)
Major events and battles during the Revolutionary War are told from several perspectives.


NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 22nd 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 22nd 2017


10 - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(4 weeks on list)

9  -  Haunted - James Patterson and James O. Born
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Merry and Bright - Debbie Macomber 
(Debut)
A temp, who works for a strict and stressed boss is given a social life when family members create an online dating profile for her.

7  -  The Cuban Affair - Nelson DeMille
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye - David Lagercrantz
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Don't Let Go - Harlan Coben 
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  A Column Fire - Ken Follett
(4 weeks on list)

3  -  Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan 
(Debut)
Anna Kerrigan, the first female driver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during World War II, meets with a man who helps her understand why her father disappeared.

2  -  Sleeping Beauties - Stephen King and Owen King
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)

1  -  Origin - Dan Brown 
(Debut)
After reconnecting with one of his first students, who is now a billionaire futurist, symbology professor Robert Langdon must go on a perilous quest with a beautiful museum director.


Wednesday, October 18, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 15th 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 15th 2017


10 - Al Franken, Giant of the Senate - Al Franken
(18 weeks on list)

9  -  The Vietnam War - Geoffrey Ward
(9 weeks on list)

8  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(62 weeks on list)

7  -  The Paradigm - Jonathan Cahn
(2 weeks on list)
Ancient figures from the Middle East are used to explain the rise and fall of contemporary leaders and events.

6  -  Autobiography of Gucci Mane - Gucci Mane with Neil Martinez-Belkin
(2 weeks on list)
A memoir by the East Atlanta hip-hop artist, who made a comeback.

5  -  Hit Refresh - Satya Nadella 
(Debut)
Microsoft's chief executive discusses changes at the company, advancements in technology and the importance of empathy.

4  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson 
(22 weeks on list)

3  -  Unbelievable - Katy Tur
(3 weeks on list)

2  -  What Happened - Hillary Clinton
(3 weeks on list)

1  -  Killing England - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(2 weeks on list)  (#2 last week)
Major events and battles during the Revolutionary War are told from the perspectives of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others.


NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 15th 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top  10
Week Ending October 15th 2017



10 - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(3 weeks on list)

9  -  Enemy of the State - Kyle Mills 
(4 weeks on list)

8  -  A Legacy of Spies - John le Carre
(4 weeks on list)

7  -  To Be Where You Are - Jan Karon
(2 weeks on list)

6  -  The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye - David Lagercrantz
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  Haunted - James Patterson and James O. Born 
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  The Cuban Affair - Nelson DeMille
(2 weeks on list) (#1 last week)


3  -  A Column of Fire - Ken Follett
(3 weeks on list)

2  -  Don't Let Go - Harlan Coben 
(Debut)
Detective Napoleon Dumas investigates a murder and uncovers clues about the disappearance of his high school love and the death of his twin brother 15 years ago.

1  -  Sleeping Beauties - Stephen King and Owen King
(Debut)
In a small Appalachian town, women who fall asleep don't wake up and become shrouded in a mysterious cocoons while the men battle one another.


Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (October 18th 2017)


Monday, October 16, 2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Bonanza : The Trouble With Trouble

"The Trouble with Trouble" 
Season 12 episode 7
Aired October 25th 1970
In one of the best episodes played for comedy in the series, Hoss volunteers to be named sheriff of an aptly named town called Trouble

(a personal favorite of mine)

Top 10 Classic British Sitcoms


Monday, October 9, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 8th 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 8th 2017


10 - "Y" Is For Yesterday - Sue Grafton
(5 weeks on list)

9  -  The Romanov Ransom - Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell
(2 weeks on list)

8  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(2 weeks on list)

7  -  Enemy of the State - Kyle Mills
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  A Legacy of Spies - John le Carre
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye - David Lagercrantz
(3 weeks on list)

4  -  Haunted - James Patterson and James O. Born
(Debut)
A detective from New York takes his family on a vacation in Maine and is enlisted by local cops to help solve a crime in the woods.

3  -  A Column of Fire - Ken Follett
(2 weeks on list) (#1 last week)

2  -  To Be Where You Are - Jan Karon 
(Debut)
The 14th novel in the Mitford series. Three generations of Kavanaghs face changes in their lives.

1  -  The Cuban Affair - Nelson DeMille
(Debut)
A Miami lawyer solicits an Army veteran to go on a secret mission to recover $60 million stashed away in Cuba.


Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

July 22nd 1985
Howie Long 
Los Angeles Raiders
1985 NFL/AP Defensive Player of the Year


Friday, October 6, 2017

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 1st 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending  October 1st 2017


10 - Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(80 weeks on list)

9  -  Option B - Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
(21 weeks on list)

8  -  Why Buddhism Is True - Robert Wright
(6 weeks on list)

7  -  Unstoppable - Maria Sharapova with Rich Cohen
(Debut)
A memoir by the Russian-American Grand Slam tennis champion and Olympic medalist.

6  -  Fantasyland - Kurt Anderson 
(2 weeks on list)
The politics and culture of 21st-century America are put in the context of five centuries of historical events and movements, including elements of conspiracy theories, crackpot ideas and hucksterism.

5  -  Al Franken, Giant of the Senate - Al Franken
(16 weeks on list)

4  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance 
(60 weeks on list)

3  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson
(20 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)

2  -  Unbelievable - Katy Tur
(Debut)
The NBC News correspondent describes her work covering the 2016 campaign for the Republican nominee for President and his behavior toward her.

1  -  What Happened - Hillary Clinton
(Debut)
The first woman nominated for president by a major political party details her campaign, mistakes she made, outside forces that affected the outcome and how she recovered in its aftermath.


NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 1st 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 1st 2017


10 - Camino Island - John Grisham
(15 weeks on list)

9  -  "Y" Is For Yesterday - Sue Grafton

(4 weeks on list)

8  -  Enigma - Catherine Coulter 
(Debut)
F.B.I. agents Savich and Sherlock team up with Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot to capture an international criminal and solve a John Doe case.

7  - Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng 
(Debut)
An artist with a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

6  -  Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 
(2 weeks on list)

5  -  A Legacy of Spies - John Le Carre
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)

4  -  The Romanov Ransom - Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell 
(Debut)
Sam and Remi Fargo Search for two missing filmmakers in North Africa and uncover a group seeking to create the Fourth Reich

3  -  Enemy of the State - Kyle Mills
(2 weeks on list)

2  -  The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye - David Lagercrantz 
(Debut)
Lisabeth Salander teams up with an investigative journalist to uncover the secrets of her childhood. A continuation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series.

1  -  A Column Of Fire - Ken Follett 
(Debut)
The lovers Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict between English Catholicas and Protestants while Queen Elizabeth fights to maintain her throne.


Calvin and Hobbes of the Day - October 4th 2017


Monday, October 2, 2017

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Abbott and Costello Show
April 26th 1945
After threatening to sue the boys for having "The Andrews Brothers" on the show, Bud and Lou start to make a movie with the (real) Andrews Sisters.