Liberal non-fiction titles dominating NYTimes bestseller list

[mistertrickster]

Check it out--
Hardcover Nonfiction
As of 9/9, the top 10 are the following:
This week
Last week
Weeks on list
1 LIES (AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM), by Al Franken. (Dutton, $24.95.) A satirical critique of the rhetoric of right-wing pundits and politicians. 1 2

2 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster, $30.) A biography of the scientist, inventor, writer and Revolutionary statesman. 2 9

3 UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, by Jon Krakauer. (Doubleday, $26.) The author of "Into Thin Air" explores the implications of the murder of a woman by two religious fundamentalists (her brothers-in-law). 5 7

4 LIVING HISTORY, by Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Simon & Schuster, $28.) A memoir by the junior senator from New York and former first lady. 6 12

5 TREASON, by Ann Coulter. (Crown Forum, $26.95.) The lawyer and pundit dissects "liberal treachery from the cold war to the war on terrorism." (+) 4 10

6 KATE REMEMBERED, by A. Scott Berg. (Putnam, $25.95.) Memories from a writer who was a close friend of Katharine Hepburn's in the last 20 years of her life. 3 8

7 SEABISCUIT: Special Illustrated Collector's Edition, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $29.95.) A new edition of the book, with nearly 150 photographs. 7 6

8 BIG LIES, by Joe Conason. (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's, $24.95.) A journalist examines conservatives' use of rhetorical argument in modern political discourse. 11 2

9 THIEVES IN HIGH PLACES, by Jim Hightower. (Viking, $24.95.) The political commentator and former Texas agriculture commissioner issues a call to action against what he sees as a modern-day American "kleptocracy." (+) 13 2

10 A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, by Bill Bryson. (Broadway, $27.50.) From the Big Bang to the 21st century: a guided tour of the sciences and what they tell us about the physical world.

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Four are liberal/progressive and one is radical conservative. Slowly, the pendulum starts to swing back to normalacy and common sense.

[grytpype]

1. Good. Maybe more liberal books will be written now.

[Brucey]

2. tres cool

except wish #5 would go away

[zeemike]

3. Glad to see

Jim Hightower made the list. I have always like that guy

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

7. imagine how well hightower would do

if he was given the free ad time that coulter and co. get for their books on all the cable channels. have you ever seen hightower on tv (outside of c-span)?

[zeemike]

12. Until I saw him on C-span

I was wondering if he was still alive.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

4. "I'll put any liberal's numbers up against my book or Ann Coulter's"

"Liberal books just don't sell. Americans reject them"

--Sean Hannity

and while we're at it, check out the o'reilly vs michael moore sales race feature at amazon (top right corner of their homepage). mike's is kicking the splotchy liar's ass! (#53 vs #166, respectively)

and molly ivins' new one is on sale in two weeks

[wryter2000]

6. And Moore's book has been out for ages (eom)

eom

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

8. actually, it's tracking his new book

'dude, where's my country"that comes out on oct 7th.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446532231/ref=amb_right-1_7263/002-9182282-3284030

but since you mentioned it, his old one (#91) is also outselling o'reilly (#166)

[loudsue]

5. ROTFLMAO.....Only 'cause repukes are too 'ig'nurnt' to read!!!

:crazy: :freak: :dunce:


That's great that so many readers are getting the facts these days...it's too bad the commercial repuke media doesn't cash in on some of that liberal loyalty...:hi:

[DIKB]

9. why read when they have FAUX News ??

I notice "The Fascist" still has the plus by her title which STILL means bulk-purchasing. Those Repukes are trying desparately to keep her on the best-seller's list.

here's something I did for fun, go to Amazon.com look at the comments on the non-fiction political books (left or right doesn't matter) and notice that most reviewers are liberals. signifying either the illiteracy of conservatives, or their apathy. seeing that there are so many people like this in our nation saddens and frightens me.

[newyawker99]

11. Hi DIKB!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[TreasonousBastard]

10. Must be that damned liberal media again.