The Top Horses for the 2015 Kentucky Derby
May 2nd 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Classic Movie Poster of the Week
1940
Rebecca
The winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1940 and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, first american project and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Rebecca from 1948 Screen Guild Theater Radio production
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Today in History (April 19th) Douglas MacArthur
April 19th 1951
US Army General Douglas MacArthur address' the United States Congress in a farewell speech, as he was ending a 52 years of military service.
He would, during this speech, gives his famous statement
"Old soldiers never die, they just fade away"
NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) 04/19/2015
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending April 19th 2015
10 - Pioneer Girl - Laura Ingalls Wilder
(4 weeks on list)
9 - What If? - Randall Munroe
(31 weeks on list)
8 - Heretic - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
(2 weeks on list)
The author of "Infidel" and "Nomad" argues that fundamental doctrines of Islam must change for it to be compatible with democracy.
7 - Yes Please - Amy Poehler
(23 weeks on list)
6 - In Defense of a Liberal Education - Fareed Zakaria
(Debut)
A case for the centrality of the curriculum in the sciences and humanities.
5 - Killing Patton - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(28 weeks on list)
4 - H is for Hawk - Helen Macdonald
(7 weeks on list)
3 - Becoming Steve Jobs - Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzli
(2 weeks on list)
Jobs, who started out as a brash young genius, developed a more mature management style.
2 - Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
(26 weeks on list)
1 - Dead Wake - Erik Larson
(4 weeks on list and 4 weeks at #1)
The last voyage of the Lusitania,
NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) April 19th 2015
New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending April 19th 2015
10 - NYPD Red 3 - James Patterson
(3 weeks on list)
9 - The Buried Giant - Kazuo Ishiguro
(5 weeks on list)
8 - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
(9 weeks on list)
7 - A Spool of Blue Thread - Anne Tyler
(8 weeks on list)
6 - At The Water's Edge - Sara Gruen
(Debut)
A Philadelphia socialite travels to the Scottish Highlands with her husband and his friend, who are searching for the Loch Ness Monster; she falls in love with the countryside and its people and uncovers secrets about husband and family.
5 - The Patriot Thread - Steve Berry
(Debut)
The former government operative Cotton Malone searches for a North Korean who may have aquired Treasury Department files.
4 - All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
(48 weeks on list)
3 - The Stranger - Harlan Coben
(2 weeks on list)
Characters' lives begin to fall apart as a mysterious stranger discloses secrets to them; a stand alone thriller.
2 - The Shadows - J.R. Ward
(Debut)
Book 13 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series
1 - The Girl on the Train
(12 Weeks on list) (11 weeks at #1)
A psychological thriller set in London.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Today in History April 12th (The Death of FDR)
April 12th 1945
(70 Years Ago today)
America is stunned with the news that President Franklin Roosevelt has died suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was on a vacation trip to Warm Springs GA. when he succumb suddenly.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home run record
April 7th 1974
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Top 20 of Japan Billboard Hot 100 (2015/04/06)
Billboard Japan Hot 100
Top 20 Songs
Week of April 6th 2015
1992 NBA All Star Game MVP
Ervin "Magic" Johnson
1992 NBA All Star Game MVP
In his 12th and final NBA All Star game appearance Magic Johnson put on an incredible show for the fans.
He scored 25 points to lead all players and this after he had retired due to being diagnosed as HIV positive only months before. He came out of retirement to put on a show for the ages.
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
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