NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) October 7th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non-Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending October 7th 2018

10 - Accessory To War - Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson 
(72 weeks on list)

8  -  The Russia Hoax - Gregg Jarrett 
(9 weeks on list)

7  -  The Deep State - Jason Chaffetz
(Debut)
The former Republican congressman alleges that parts of the federal bureaucracy try to undermine President Trump.

6  -  21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Yuval Noah Harari
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  Educated - Tara Westover
(31 weeks on list)

4  -  These Truths - Jill Lepore
(Debut)
An investigation of truth in America traced through its interwining histories of politics, law, technology and journalism.  

3  -  Leadership - Doris Kearns Goodwin
(Debut)
The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents : Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.

2  -  In Pieces - Sally Field
(Debut)
A memoir by the two-time Academy Award and three-time Emmy Award winner.

1  -  Fear - Bob Woodward
(2 weeks on list)  (2 weeks at #1)
Based on hours of interviews with sources, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist describes debates and decision-making within the Trump White House.

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) October 7th 2018

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending October 7th 2018

10 - Texas Ranger - James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
(6 weeks on list)

9  -  The President is Missing - James Patterson and Bill Clinton
(16 weeks on list)

8  -  In His Father's Footsteps - Danielle Steel 
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  Where The Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  Leverage In Death - J.D. Robb 
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  Shadow Tyrants - Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison 
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  Sea Prayer - Khaled Hosseini (Debut) 
A father reflects on the life he and his son left behind in Syria, and the dangers of the journey before them. 

3  -  Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 
(Debut)
During his lover's journey to immortality, a vampire's past returns to haunt them both.

2  -  Juror #3 - James Patterson and Nancy Allen 
(2 weeks on list)  (Last week at #1)
Ruby Bozarth defends a college football star charged in a felony case complicate by a second murder.

1  -  Lethal White - Robert Galbraith
(Debut)
The fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series.  Detectives Strike and Ellacott investigate a crime a young man may have witnessed as a child;  by J.K. Rowling writing pseudonymously.

Classic Movie Poster of the Week

The Pit and The Pendulum

1961

starring Vincent Price

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (October 9th 2018)

Magazine Cover of the Week

October 7th 1972

Members of the cast of the NBC western series Bonanza were illustrated on the cover of TV Guide.

This was the 14th and eventually the final season of Bonanza, as NBC moved its powerhouse to Tuesday nights where it was up against "Maude" and "Hawaii Five-O" which led to a huge ratings plunge.  The damage however had been done to the show with the tragic death of "Hoss" Dan Blocker in May 1972.  His sudden passing left a void that could not be filled but NBC brought Tim Matheson in to join Lorne Greene, Michael Landon and Mitch Vogel ("Jamie") to add more youth.  David Canary also returned for the final season as "Candy Canady" after being approached by Michael Landon.  The show slipped to #52 after the previous season at #20, Bonanza had never been out of the Top Ten before the 1971-72 season.  The cancellation left CBS' GUNSMOKE as the only western on Prime Time tv.

2018 AL and NL Batting Champions

2018 American League Batting Champion

Mookie Betts

(Boston Red Sox)

2018 National League Batting Champion

Christian Yelich

(Milwaukee Brewers) 

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (October 4th 2018)

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

October 1st 1956

Mickey Mantle and the New York Yankees get ready to face the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Sereis starting October 3rd at Ebbets Field.   

The Yankees would win their 17th world championship and give us the true fall classic in game 5.  This was Don Larsen's MVP performance with the only perfect game in baseball postseason history.  Larsen won game 5 2-0 but the Yankees would need 7 games to finally dispatch the Dodgers.   

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (October 1st 2018)

Men's Adventure Magazine of the Week

STAG

August 1958

Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (September 27th 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