Jan
16
2010
This Week’s Bestsellers
It was an unexpectedly busy week on the bestseller lists. I was rather shocked to see that there were four(!) new titles added this week. That’s going to leave me with a lot of reading to do!
Debuting right at the top of the list is Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert who previously authored Eat, Pray, Love, a book that was on the list for a long, long time (though I didn’t ever read it). It’s interesting how often authors whose books appear on the list have been there in the past. It must be a lot easier to make it the second or third time. That makes good sense, I suppose.
Showing up at number three is the interestingly-titled The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. The one-sentence summary from the Times is: “Following checklists makes surgery safer and other activities more efficient, a doctor argues.” That doesn’t sound like it’s going to keep me turning pages all night. We’ll see.
At number nine is Drive by Daniel H. Pink. “What really motivates people is the quest for autonomy, mastery and purpose, not external rewards.” I would imagine there will be some interesting spiritual implications in that book. We will see.
And at number fourteen is Mika Brzezinski’s All Things at Once. “How the MSNBC newswoman combines being a wife, mother and journalist.” Just between you and me, I haven’t even heard of her before. I guess I’ll get to meet her in the pages of her book.
And that’s enough chatting. I’d better get reading.