Al Gore's book debuts at number ONE on the NYT bestseller list

[NMDemDist2]

:woohoo:

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/

[eleny]

1. Interestng top 5

1. THE ASSAULT ON REASON, by Al Gore
2. THE REAGAN DIARIES, by Ronald Reagan
3. GOD IS NOT GREAT, by Christopher Hitchens
4. EINSTEIN, by Walter Isaacson
5. A LONG WAY GONE, by Ishmael Beah

[NMDemDist2]

2. yes it was. I'm so glad to see so few 'conservative' titles in the top 16

for a change :bounce:

[Greeby]

5. And the Reagan Diaries counts as a win for us

As it definitely doesn't make him look good

[swimmernsecretsea]

27. Really? I missed that part of the news, apparently.

Tell me why. I'd like to know, since the Republicans seem to be worshipping at the altar of Reagan during debates.

[Greeby]

30. Well, for one thing

Coming out with gems like "Getting shot hurts" or claiming that the Israelis bombing Saddam's nuclear reactor was a "Sign that Armageddon is near"

[swimmernsecretsea]

34. Sounds just like the "Gipper". I was never impressed with him.

I still don't think he's that much of a "communicator" as he's been called.

[Seabiscuit]

36. A few "great communicator" quotes:

"Ketchup is a vegetable" (to justify eliminating vegetables from public school lunches)

"Trees are the biggest pollutors" (or something like that, to justify some anti-environment thing or the other)

Back when he was in office I had a book of mind-numbingly stupid Reagan quotes - these are the two that I still recall.

Just like the reich-wing press to call that idiot something equally idioitic - "great communicator" my ass! Yeah, and ignorance is bliss.

[AlCzervik]

3. i have 1 and 3, i'll be skipping 2.

[NMDemDist2]

4. LOL certainly understandable

:puke:

[JFen]

24. Christopher Hitchens,

As in the Neo-Con Christopher Hitchens, right?

[swimmernsecretsea]

28. The very same.

Although he did an incredible smackdown of Jerry Falwell on Anderson Cooper 360, and on H&C. Quite a surprise.

[AlCzervik]

29. yup but his book is really good, don't like his politics but it's a very good book

and for me the subject is something i'm very interested in.

[sandyd921]

6. Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast

is #13 on the paperback non-fiction list. Not in the top 5, but at least in the top 20. Glad to see more of the truth getting out there.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/books/bestseller/0617bestpapernonfiction.html

[NMDemDist2]

7. sweet! n/t

[IndyOp]

8. This is Al's second week at #1 --

This Week 1
Last Week 1
Weeks On List 2

THE ASSAULT ON REASON, by Al Gore. How the Bush administration has degraded the political environment through secrecy, fear and the rejection of fact-based reasoning.

:woohoo:

[NMDemDist2]

9. but it still debuted at the top, even if it was last week

that is just so damned cool :bounce:

[IndyOp]

10. Absolutely! We have 2 weeks to celebrate now... :-) (n/t)

[proud patriot]

11. Woo Hoo , congratulations Mr . President

:woohoo:

[orleans]

12. and i'm reading two of them on the list! n/t

[RestoreGore]

13. Wonderful. Here's to hoping it makes a difference

[thunder rising]

14. Assualt and Ray-gun side by side on the store front promotion

When I bought my copy 2 weeks ago at a big chain bookstore. The two books were on each side of a pomotion that was place directly in the front of the store entry. Reagan's side had a couple missing and I got one of the few left on Gore's side. I made a mental note. North Palm Beach county wanted Gore on their shelves (these were hard copy).

[kestrel91316]

15. Bwahahahahaha..........I LOVE this kind of non-campaign campaign by a

private citizen. None of the political campaign rules apply, and he is winning hearts and minds by the millions! Whether or not he runs for president, he is doing a GREAT THING in raising awareness of this nation's problems.

Give this man a medal.

[NMDemDist2]

16. yuppers! n/t

[SeattleGirl]

17. I just started the book, and love it.

And congrats to Al for debuting at NUMBER ONE!!

[Pierzin]

18. IMAGINE THAT!!!! AMERICANSReading and Thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[Triana]

19. Got it on CD...heh (n/t)

[stlsaxman]

35. me too! bought it on iTunes and LOVE it!

even though Al doesn't read it the words and cadence is pure Gore!

imagine all of Al Gores great speeches wrapped up and updated in a big-assed book and you have "The Assault On Reason"

Truly wonderful- two weeks at #1!!!!

[YvonneCa]

20. Great book...

...Mr. President. Thank you, sir. :patriot:

[Straight Shooter]

21. Take *that*, Ann Coultergeist. Eat your heart out.

That will be about a two-second snack.

Congratulations, Al. Must be feeling pretty good these days, sir. :patriot:

[OnionPatch]

22. It's just an awesome book!

I'm about a third of the way through it and boy, does Gore know what's going on! If many people read this book, perhaps there is some hope for our country!

[cascadiance]

23. BOTH of Al's books are #1 on Amazon.com...

Non-fiction books "Assault On Reason" is #1:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/53/

Amongst ALL bargain books, "An Inconvenient Truth" is #1:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/45/

Al Gore RULES!

[LSK]

25. yes!!!

K&R

[happygoluckytoyou]

26. BUT HOW DID IT DO AGAINST THE FICTION TITLES...genesis...exodus...

oh sure... it sold well to a few million..science-guys... but the commanderguy and the decidedguy don't like books with that many words... next time MORE PICTURES, possibly some coloring activities, and W loves those pull-out pop-up things (oops.. that has nothing to do with books)

[tbyg52]

37. Amazon says it's #7 in "books"--

One can only assume that means *all* books. (?--yep, apparently so. The bestseller list the #7 links to has all kinds of books.)

[MasonJar]

31. If you have not bought and/or read Gore's book do yourself a favor

and get it. It is so eloquent and elegant. Time and again Gore presents the truth without an attempt at persuasion; the facts speak for themselves in the world of Al Gore.

[Uncle Joe]

32. You rock AZDem!

:yourock:

Thanks for the update.

Kicked and recommended

[stlsaxman]

33. Yaaaaaayyyyyy!

:woohoo: :patriot: :hi: :bounce: :toast: :party: :woohoo: :kick: :hi: :bounce: :toast: :party: :rofl: :woohoo: :headbang: :yourock: :loveya: :hi: :bounce: :toast: :party: :yourock: :headbang: :yourock: :headbang: :woohoo:

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

38. GO AL!!!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

:kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick::kick:

Now that's TRULY patriotic - an American who is willing to use the power of free speech to inform AND unify the people. :patriot:

Also good to hear that he is #1 on multiple lists, people are seeing the light!!! :think: