Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

OCTOBER 31st 2019

WASHINGTON NATIONALS WIN THE WORLD SERIES

Men's Adventure Magazine of the Week

February 1966

Top 10 Darkest Classic Novels

Some of these much-lauded tales contain pretty bleak content. For this list, we’re looking at pieces of fiction with sinister or cheerless storylines and themes. We’re really honing in on novels, so plays and poems won’t be considered. That means no Shakespeare and no “Paradise Lost!” In terms of what we’re considering to be a classic, it’s more based on the work’s literary merit and reputation than the year of release, so there are a couple of more modern picks here.

Top 10 Movies Better Than The Books They Were Based On

The book isn’t always better than the movie. For this list, we’re looking at films that improve on their source material. Our list includes the book-to-film adaptations “Psycho” (1960), “The Graduate” (1967), “Jaws” (1975), “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988), “Die Hard” (1988) and more

NY Times Bestsellers List (Fiction) 10/06/2019

New York Times Bestseller List

Top 10

Hardback Fiction

Week Ending October 6th 2019

10 - A Better Man - Louis Penny 
(4 weeks on list)

9  -  The Titanic Secret - Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
(2 weeks on list)

8  -  Red At The Bone - Jacqueline Woodson
(Debut)
The long-lasting decisions young people make are explored through the history of a Brooklyn teenager's family.

7  -  Killer Instinct - James Patterson and Howard Roughan
(2 weeks on list)

6  -  The Oracle - Jonathan Cahn
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  The Girl Who Lived Twice - David Lagercrantz 
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  Land of Wolves - Craig Johnson
(Debut)
The 15th book in the Longmire series.  Back from Mexico, Sheriff Longmire must deal with a wolf and a killer on the loose. 

3  -  Where The Crawdad Sings - Delia Owens 
(55 weeks on list)

2  -  The Testaments - Margaret Atwood 
(2 weeks on list)  (last week at #1)
In a sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale", old secrets bring three women together as the Republic of Gilead's theocratic regime shows signs of decay.

1  -  The Institute - Stephen King
(Debut)
Children with special talents are abducted and sequestered in an institution where the sinister staff seeks to extract their gifts through harsh methods.

Classic NASCAR (May 27th 1979)

20th World 600

Sunday May 27th 1979 

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Concord, NC

Pole winner - Neil Bonnett (160.125 mph)

inside pole - Richard Petty

A turn away crowd of 135,000 people witnessed Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip battle for 600 miles with Waltrip finally get the best of both of them to win his 2nd consecutive World 600.  This was also his 2nd of an eventual 5 wins at the Memorial Day event.

The video is CBS Sports but the audio is the fantastic Motor Racing Network with Eli Gould, Ned Jarrett and Mike Joy.