George W. Bush and Sarah Palin, the two most prominent members in the Republican party today, each published books within a few weeks of one another: Bush's Decision Points came out on November 9th, while Palin's America By Heart was released on November 23rd. The readers have spoken: according to the most recent New York Times Best Sellers list, Bush's book is more popular than Palin's.
Here are the top 5 hardcover non-fiction best sellers from the December 12, 2010 list:
- DECISION POINTS, by George W. Bush
- AMERICA BY HEART, by Sarah Palin
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1, by Mark Twain
- UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
- LIFE, by Keith Richards with James Fox
See Atlantic coverage of Decision Points, America By Heart, and Life.
See the full best seller list at the New York Times.
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Eleanor Barkhorn is a former senior editor at The Atlantic.