Feb
06
2010
This Week’s Bestsellers
Last week I wrote that the bestseller list had stabilized with an average of three new books added each week. Sure enough, this week saw exactly that new many new titles. I am finding that I can read three of these books per week without too much trouble; it is the fourth book that I just haven’t been able to get to without doing so at the expense of something else. And so I remain about one-and-a-half books behind. I still have yet to read Anticancer and am only halfway through Intellectuals and Society. Meanwhile, three new books have been added to my reading list.
Jumping straight to the #2 spot is Ozzy Osbourne’s I am Ozzy. This is (obviously) his memoir, telling the story of his life from childhood up to The Osbournes and beyond. I have no love for Osbourne or his music, so anticipate reading this book band-aid style–rip it off quickly and get it over with.
Starting at #3 on the list is Andrew Young’s tell-all The Politician. I have heard little about this book except that it utterly unmasks John Edwards. I am not a big fan of tell-alls, so am not entirely enthusiastic about reading this one. Nevertheless, I will prevail. Unfortunately it is not yet available in Kindle format, so I’ll have to read it in hardcover (which means paying hardcover prices).
And at #9 is Courting Disaster by Marc Thiessen. Here is the ultra-short description from the Times: “‘Enhanced interrogation’ saved American lives and Obama is risking them, a Bush speechwriter says.” Now that sounds more interesting. I bet the Times disagrees.
Rising fast just below the list is Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy by Joseph E. Stiglitz. That looks like quite an interesting title so I’m hoping it makes its way onto the list next week.