Saturday, November 30, 2013

The NY times bestseller list, CNN and Jay Leno

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

#1. ◼ THINGS THAT MATTER, by Charles Krauthammer. (Crown Forum.) Three decades’ worth of essays from the conservative columnist.

#2. ◼ KILLING JESUS, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt.) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events leading up to Jesus’ execution.

#3 ◼ MIRACLES AND MASSACRES, by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Hannah Beck. (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts.) Little-known stories from the American past.

#4. ◼ GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SECRET SIX, by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger. (Sentinel.) The story of the Culper spy ring, which aided the American cause during the Revolution.

#5. ◼ THE BULLY PULPIT, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster.) The relationships between Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the muckraking press.

#9. ◼ GOOD TIDINGS AND GREAT JOY, by Sarah Palin. (Broadside/HarperCollins.) The former vice presidential candidate urges Americans to keep Christ in Christmas....

#14. ◼ DOUBLE DOWN, by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. (Penguin Press.) Insider reporting on the election of 2012 from the authors of “Game Change.” (Was #6)

CHILDREN'S MIDDLE GRADE

#1. ◼ RUSH REVERE AND THE BRAVE PILGRIMS, by Rush Limbaugh. (Simon & Schuster.) A time traveler lands on the Mayflower. (Ages 8 to 12)

CNN and MSNBC Lose Almost Half Their Viewers in One Year - Noel Sheppard/Newsbusters

Jay Leno Crushing David Letterman in Final Late Night Battles - Breitbart