Friday, November 27, 2009

T: is for topping the charts


Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's memoir has topped the US bestseller list in its first week of release, industry figures have shown. With almost half a million copies sold, Going Rogue: An American Life beat new blockbusters by James Patterson and Stephen King Nielsen.Her sales have topped those of Barack Obama, whose Audacity of Hope sold 67,000 copies in its first week. A string of public appearances have helped to boost both her profile and book sales. An appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, during which Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 was "not on my radar screen right now", boosted the programme's ailing ratings. However, first week sale statistics show her book has sold less than former president Bill Clinton's 2004 memoir, My Life, at the same period of sales, but is just ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2003 Living History.
In October, Palin's book jumped to the top of the bestseller lists on the strength of advance sales only. The title refers to claims that while on the campaign trail with Mr McCain, Palin pursued her own agenda.

I guess controversy sells to a ignorant and innocent public but that F.A.C.T. she is getting away with this is disgusting.

Will I read the book ...... probably. Will I buy it .... not a chance in hell. This is a trash novel at it's best and that is most definitely a F.A.C.T.

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