Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Gunsmoke
September 24th 1955 
"Indian White"
Dennis Cullen, raised as a white boy but really an Indian, leaves to join the Cheyenne during an Indian uprising. 
The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series October 27th 1956

Sunday, September 16, 2018

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) September 16th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending September 16th 2018


10 - Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(84 weeks on list)

9  -  House of Trump, House of Putin - Craig Unger
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Winners Take All - Anand Giridharadas 
(Debut)
The former New York Times columnist examines the new gilded age and the failures of modern philanthropy.

7  -  Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson 
(69 weeks on list)

6  -  Liars, Leakers and Liberals - Jeanine Pirro 
(7 weeks on list)

5  -  Unhinged - Omarosa 
(3 weeks on list)

4  -  Aware - Daniel Siegel 
(Debut)
A look at the science that supports the effectiveness of meditation. 

3  -  Educated - Tara Westover 
(28 weeks on list)

2  -  The Russia Hoax - Gregg Jarrett
(6 weeks on list)

1  -  The Restless Wave - John McCain and Mark Salter
(5th week on list)
A memoir by the recently deceased Republican senator from Arizona.


NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) September 16th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending September 16th 2018


10 - There There - Tommy Orange
(10 weeks on list)

9  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate 
(50 weeks on list)

8  -  Stygian  - Sherrilyn Kenyon
(Debut)
The 29th book in the Dark-Hunter series.  A trained slayer forms alliances with enemies.

7  -  Circe - Madeline Miller
(5 weeks on list)

6  -  Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter 
(2 weeks on list)

5  -  Tailspin - Sandra Brown 
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  The Outsider - Stephen King 
(15 weeks on list)

3  -  The President is Missing - James Patterson
(13 weeks on list)

2  -  Texas Ranger - James Patterson 
(3 weeks on list)  (2 weeks at #1)

1  -  The Fall of Gondolin - J.R.R. Tolkien 
(Debut)
Thousands of years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings", a hero named Tuor visits a secret city.  Edited by Christopher Tolkien.



Tuesday, September 11, 2018

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) September 9th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending September 9th 2018


10 - A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles 
(59 weeks on list)

9  -  Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
(46 weeks on list)

8  -  The Other Woman - Daniel Silva 
(6 weeks on list)

7  -  Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate 
(49 weeks on list)

6  -  Desolation Mountain - William Kent Krueger 
(Debut)
An independent investigation into a deadly plane crash in a remote part of a Native American reservation faces a menace.

5  -  The Outsider - Stephen King
(14 weeks on list)

4  -  Tailspin - Sandra Brown 
(3 weeks on list)  (former #1)
A pilot navigates treacherous situations when he attempts to deliver a mysterious black box to a doctor in Georgia.

3  -  Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter 
(Debut)
When a violent incident reveals her mother's secret past, Andrea Oliver searches for clues to save her.

2  -  The President is Missing - James Patterson
(12 weeks on list)

1  -  Texas Ranger - James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
(2 weeks on list)  (2 consecutive weeks at #1)
Rory Yates's job and reputation are at risk when he is accused of killing his ex-wife.