New York Times Bestseller List NonFiction 12/11/2011

Here are the Top Ten Books on the New York Times Non Fiction Bestseller list for the week ending December 11th 2011

10 - Catherine The Great - Robert K Massie
9  -  How I Got This Way - Regis Philbin
8  -  Then Again - Diane Keaton
7  -  Back To Work - Bill Clinton
6  -  Throw Them All Out - Peter Schweizer
5  -  Jack Kennedy - Christ Matthews
4  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
3  -  Being George Washington - Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
2  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
1  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson
(5th consecutive week at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List Fiction 12/11/2011

The Top book on the New York Times Bestseller list for the week ending December 11th 2011

10 - The Christmas Wedding - James Patterson
9  -  Devil's Gate - Clive Cussler
8  -  Zero Day - David Baldacci
7  -  The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks
6  -  Micro - Michael Crichton
5  -  V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton
4  - The Litigators - John Grisham
3  -  Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson
2  -  11/22/63 - Stephen King
1  -  Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich
(Debut)
After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, Stephanie Plum becomes the target of an international killer.

New York Times Bestseller List NonFiction 12/04/2011

Here are the Top Ten Books on the New York Times NonFiction Bestseller for the Week Ending December 4th 2011

10 - No Higher Honor - Condoleezza Rice
9  -  Then Again - Diane Keaton (debut)
8  -  Back To Work - Bill Clinton
7  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
6  -  Gabby - Gabrielle Giffords (debut)
5  -  How I Got This Way - Regis Philbin (debut)
4  -  Jack Kennedy - Chris Matthews
3  -  Imperfect Justice - Jeff Ashton w/Lisa Pulitzer (debut)
2  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly w/ Martin Dugard
1  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 
(4 consecutive weeks at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List Fiction 12/04/2011

Here are the Top Ten Best Selling Novels on the NY Times Bestseller Fiction list for the week ending December 4th 2011

10 - 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami
9  -  The Christmas Wedding - James Patterson
8  -  The Old Republic : Revan - Drew Karpyshyn (debut)
7  -  Zero Day - David Baldacci
6  -  The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks
5  -  Devil's Gate - Clive Cussler (debut)
4  -  The Litigators - John Grisham
3  -  V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton (debut)
2  -  11/22/63 - Stephen King
1  -  Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson
(Debut)
Alex Cross investigates when the President's children are kidnapped, but the FBI and CIA stand in his way.

New York Times Bestseller List Fiction 11/27/2011

Here are the Top Ten Books on the the NY Times Bestseller List for the week ending November 27th  2011

10 - The Prague Cemetery - Umberto Eco (debut)
9  -  The Snow Angel - Glenn Beck
8  -  Hotel Vendome - Danielle Steel
7  -  The Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson (debut)
6  -  1Q84 - Haruki Murakami
5  -  The Christmas Wedding - James Patterson
4  -  The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks
3  -  Zero Day - David Baldacci
2  -  The Litigators - John Grisham
1  -  11/22/63 - Stephen King (debut)

New York Times Bestseller List 11/20/2011 Non Fiction

Here are the Top Ten Books on the New York Times Non Fiction bestseller list for the week ending November 20th 2011

10 - No Regrets - Ace Frehley and Joe Layden
9  -  Boomerang - Michael Lewis
8  -  The Time of Our Lives - Tom Brokaw
7  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
6  -  Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me - Mindy Kaling
5  -  No Higher Honor - Condoleeza Rice
4  -  Blue Nights - Joan Didion
3  -  Jack Kennedy - Chris Matthews
2  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
1  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 
(2nd consecutive week at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List 11/20/2011 Fiction

Here are the Top Ten Books on the NY Times Fiction bestseller list for the week ending November 20th 2011

10 - The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenies
9  -  Out of Oz - Gregory Maguire
8  -  The Snow Angel - Glenn Beck
7  -  The Christmas Wedding - James Patterson
6  -  1Q84 - Haruki Murakami
5  -  Lost December - Richard Paul
4  -  Hotel Vendome - Danielle Steel
3  -  The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks
2  -  The Litigators - John Grisham
(last week's #1)
1  -  Zero Day - David Baldacci
(debut)
A Military investigator unconvers a conspriacy

New York Times Bestseller List 10/23/2011 Fiction

Here are the Top 5 books on the NY Times Bestseller list for fiction for the week ending October 23rd 2011

1 - Shock Wave - John Sanford (Debut)
Virgil Flowers investigates several bombings of a superstore chain that seeks to open a store in a Minnesota river town.

2 - The Affair - Lee Child (2 weeks on list) 
 For Jack Reacher, an elite military police officer, it all started in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A cover-up.

3 - Survivors - James Wesley (Debut)
Individuals use survivalist skills to defend themselves after the United States suffers a socioeconomic collapse.

4 - Neverwinter -  R. A. Salvatore (Debut)
 The second book in a fantasy series featuring Drizzt Du‘Orden.

5 - The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (4 weeks on list)
Two young rivals at a magical circus become collaborators as they fall in love.

New York Times Bestseller 10/02/2011

Here are the 2 books that are currently the #1 bestsellers on the NY Times Bestseller List
(click on the title to go to Amazon to see more or buy a copy)


Fiction
New York To Dallas - JD Robb
(debut)

NonFiction

Jacqueline Kennedy : Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
(debut)

Random Stuff

Here is a great opening monologue from Craig Ferguson on his show from September 22nd 2011

New York Times Bestseller List 09/18/2011 Part 2

 Here are the Top 5 books on the NY Times Bestseller list for Fiction:

1 - Kill Me If You Can - James Patterson
(Debut)
When a young man finds a bag of diamonds, he gets the attention of the major assassin the Ghost, and a rival assassin who wants the Ghost gone forever.

2 - The Sookie Stackhouse Companion - Charlaine Harris
(Debut) A closer look at the telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, her family and, of course, her lovers

3 - A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin
(8 weeks on List)  After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats; Book 5 of "A Song of Ice and Fire."

4 - A Trick of the Light - Louis Penny
(Debut)  Called to a case, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of homicide encounters a world where nothing is as it seems.

 5 - Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs 
 (2nd weeks on list)                                                     A turbocharged case unfolds for the forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in the series behind the show "Bones."

New York Times Bestseller List 09/18/2011

Here are the Top 5 bestselling Books on the NY Times Bestseller list for Non Fiction:

1 - In My Time - Dick Cheney with Liz Cheney
(Debut)

2 - A Stolen Life - Jaycee Dugard
(8 weeks on list)

3 - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
(42 weeks on list)

4 - In The Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson
(17 weeks on list)

5 - The Greater Journey - David McCullough
(15 weeks on list)

New York Times Bestseller List 07/31/2011

Here are the top 5 books on the New York Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) for the week ending July 31st 2011


Non Fiction

1 - A Stolen Life - Jaycee Dugard (Debut)

2 - Unbroken - Laura Hilenbrand (35th week on list)

3 - In the Garden of the Beasts - Erik Larson (10th week on list)

4 - Bossypants - Tina Fey (15th week on list)

5 - Of Thee I Zing - Laura Ingraham (Debut)

New York Times Bestseller List 07/31/2011

Here are the top 5 books on the New York Times Bestseller List (Fiction) for the week ending 07/31/2011

Fiction

1 -  A Dance with Dragons - George R.R. Martin (Debut)

2 - Now You See Her - James Patterson (3 weeks on list)

3 - Then Came You - Jennifer Weiner (Debut)

4 - Smokin Seventeen - Janet Evanovich (4th week on list)

5 - Quinn - Iris Johansen (Debut)

Top of the New York Times Bestseller List 07/17/2011

Here are the 2 books topping the New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending July 17th 2011

The #1 Fiction Bestseller

Now You See Her - James Patterson (Debut)
 Nina Bloom, who years ago changed her identity to save her life, is forced to confront the past and the killer she thought she had escaped.


The #1 Non Fiction Bestseller

Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand (33rd week on list)
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

New York Times Bestseller List 07/02/2011

Here are the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers for the week ending July 2nd 2011

1 - Against All Enemies - Tom Clancy (Debut)
Maxwell Moore pursues the terrorists who killed his C.I.A. colleagues in a bomb attack in Pakistan.


2 - One Summer - David Baldacci (Debut)
 After the death of his devoted wife, a father struggles to keep his family together, and in the process learns to love again.


3 - State of Wonder - Anne Patchett (2 weeks on list)
In the Amazon basin, a medical researcher searches for her former mentor, a despotic scientist who is developing a miracle fertility drug.


4 - Folly Beach - Dorothea Benton Frank (Debut)
 A widow returns to her childhood home in South Carolina and finds love and a literary puzzle.


5 - Carte Blance - Jeffrey Deaver (Debut)
A young James Bond, on a global mission for a unit of British security, must foil a plot to kill thousands of citizens.

New York Times Bestseller List 06/19/2011

This week we have new #1 books atop both the fiction and non fiction list of the New York Times Bestseller List.

Here is the Top 5 bestsellers in Non Fiction for the week ending June 19th 2011

1 - The Greater Journey - David McCullough (2 weeks on list)
The historian explores the intellectual legacy that France settled on its 19th-century visitors.


2 - In the Garden of the Beasts - Erik Larson (4 weeks)
This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.


3 - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand (29 weeks)
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

4 - Bossypants - Tina Fey (9 weeks)

5 - Those Guys Have All the Fun - James A Miller and Tom Shales (2 weeks)
An oral history of the sports network ESPN.


Here is the Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction for the week ending June 19th 2011

1 - Dreams of Joy - Lisa See (Debut)
 A young woman angry at her mother and aunt over family secrets runs away to Shanghai in search of her birth father.


2 - Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris (5 weeks)
 The telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse seeks the culprit in a firebombing.


3 - 10th Anniversary - James Patterson (5 weeks)
Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club race to find a missing baby.


4 - Buried Prey - John Sanford (4 weeks)
 The Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport investigates the murders of two girls who were kidnapped in 1985.


5 - The Jefferson Key - Steve Berry (3 weeks)
 The former government operative Cotton Malone foils an assassination attempt on the president and finds himself at dangerous odds with a secret society.

Horse Racing Update

Lets get caught up on the latest horse racing.

We had the 2011 Belmont Stakes from New York this last Saturday and it was upset city as Ruler on Ice shocked the crowd and took home the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown.   Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom had a near mishap as he almost fell coming out of the starting gate and used up all his energy just getting back to the pack as they entered the turn for home but did manage a 4th place finish.   The 2011 Preakness winner Shackleford held the lead for most of the race but completely gave up about 100 yards from the wire and Ruler on Ice shot past him like he was standing still.



2 weeks ago was the 2nd leg of the British Triple crown and the biggest race in the UK, The Epsom Derby. The winner of the first leg of the British Triple Crown, Frankel, opted out of the Derby this year leaving it wide open.
This was a close finish as Pour Moi, the french entry snuck it at the wire.

WATCH THE RACE HERE.

New York Times Bestseller List 06/11/2011

Here are the Top 5 on the Fiction and Non Fiction Bestseller list from the New York Times Book Review

The Top 5 in Fiction

1 - Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris (4 weeks at #1)
The telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse seeks the culprit in a firebombing.


2 - 10th Anniversary - James Patterson (4 weeks on list)
Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club race to find a missing baby.

3 - Conviction (A Star Wars Novel) - Aaron Allston (Debut)
The Jedi Order has taken control of the Galactic Alliance. Meanwhile, Luke and Ben Skywalker are pursuing the evil entity Abeloth; a "Star Wars" novel.


4 - Buried Prey - John Sanford (3 weeks on list)
 The Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport investigates the murders of two girls who were kidnapped in 1985 and whose bodies have just been found


5 - The Jefferson Key - Steve Berry (2 weeks on list)
The former government operative Cotton Malone foils an assassination attempt on the president and finds himself at dangerous odds with a secret society.


The Top 5 in Non Fiction


1 - Those Guys Have All the Fun - James Miller and Tom Shales (Debut)
An oral history of the sports network ESPN.


2 - In The Garden of the Beasts - Erik Larson (3 weeks on list)
This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.  Click to Read a review 


3 - The Greater Journey - David McCullough (Debut)
The historian explores the intellectual legacy that France settled on its 19th-century visitors


4 - Bossypants - Tina Fey (8 weeks on list)


5 - Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me - Chelsea Handler (3 weeks on list)

NYTimes Non Fiction Bestseller List

A new #1 to top the New York Times Non Fiction bestseller list for the week ending June 5th 2011.

1 - In the Garden of the Beasts - Erik Larson (2nd week on list)
This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.

2 - Does the Noise in My Head Bother You - Steven Tyler (3rd week)
The singer and showman recounts the rise, fall and rise of Aerosmith.

3 - Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me- Chelsea Handler (2nd week)
Handler’s friends, family members and colleagues write about being victims of her practical jokes.

4 - Seal Team Six - Howard Wasdin
An expert sniper and former member of the Navy Seals recounts his  military training and missions, including the battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

5 - Bossypants - Tina Fey (7 weeks)