Showing posts with label killing the rising sun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label killing the rising sun. Show all posts

Saturday, February 25, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) 02/26/2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending February 26th 2017


10 - The Undoing Project - Michael Lewis
(10 weeks on list)
How the psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky upended assumptions about the decision making process.

9  -  Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly
(6 weeks on list)
The black women mathematicians who worked at then segregated NASA.

8  -  Tears We Cannot Stop - Michael Eric Dyson

(4 weeks on list)
A frank and searing discussion of race.

7  -  You Are The Universe - Deepak Chopra and Menas Kafatos
(Debut)
Defining a human universe in which each of us is a co-creator of reality.

6  -  Big Agenda - David Horowitz
(Debut)
A battle plan for the Trump White House

5  -  The Book of Joy - Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
(17 weeks on list)
A discussion between two spiritual leaders about how to find joy in the face of suffering.

4  -  Three Days In January - Bret Baier

(5 weeks on list)
Eisenhower's farewell address and his role in the Kennedy transition.

3  -  The Magnolia Story - Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines
(17 weeks on list)

2  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(22 weeks on list)

1  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance 
(29 weeks on list)
A Yale law school graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood in the Rust Belt.




Monday, October 17, 2016

NY Times Bestseller List (Hardback NonFiction) October 16th 2016

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 16th 2016


10 - When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
(38 weeks on list)

9  -  Scorched Earth - Michael Savage
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  Hamilton : The Revolution - Lin-Manual Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
(24 weeks on list)

7  -  Hero of the Empire - Candice Millard
(2 weeks on list)
The young Winston Churchill's adventures in Africa during the Boer War, including an escape from captivity in 1899.

6  -  When Nobody Was Watching - Carli Lloyd and Wayne Coffey
(Debut)
How the champion soccer player turned her career around in 2003.

5  -  The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
(7 weeks on list)

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

3  -  Love Warrior - Glennon Doyle Melton
(4 weeks on list)

2  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(3 weeks on list) (2 consecutive weeks at #1)

1  -  Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
(Debut)
The singer-songwriter's autobiography.


Saturday, October 1, 2016

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction (October 2nd 2016)

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending October 2nd 2016


10 - Forward - Abby Wambach
(Debut)
A memoir by the soccer player, the highest scorer on the US women's national team.

9  -  In Such Good Company - Carol Burnett
(Debut)
Burnett looks back on "The Carol Burnett Show" describing sketches and favorite guest as well as directors, musicians and members of the crew.

8  -  The Upside of Inequality - Edward Conard
(Debut)
A former managing director at Bain Capital argues that the concern about inequality is misguided and will slow growth.

7  -  Between Breaths - Elizabeth Vargas
(Debut)
The co-anchor of "World News Tonight" and "20/20" describes her long struggle with acute anxiety and panic attacks, which she attempted to medicate with alcohol.

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

5  -  The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben
(Debut)
A forester presents scientific research on the way trees interact with one another.

4  -  Scorched Earth - Michael Savage
(Debut)
The radio host discusses what will happen after the administration of "President Maobama".

3  -  The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
(5 weeks on list)

2  -  Love Warrior - Glennon Doyle Melton
(2 weeks on list)  (#1 last week)
After her husband confesses to multiple infidelities, a woman who has overcome bulimia and alcoholism struggles to grow - so does he.

1  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(Debut)
The host of "The O'Reilly Factor' recounts the final years of World War II.