Saturday, August 25, 2012

Spirit of Hope tops Amazon Joplin Tornado books

Our weekly look at the Amazon rankings for books about the May 22, 2011, Joplin Tornado shows Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, by John Hacker and me at the top, followed closely by Scott Hettinger's newly-published 5/22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith, and Mike Smith's When the Sirens Were Silent.

1. Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado,  Randy Turner and John Hacker 226,587
2. 5/22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith, Scott Hettinger, 244,468
3. When the Sirens Were Silent, Mike Smith, 283,527
4. 32 Minutes in May, Joplin Globe 368,881
5. Joplin 5:41, Kansas City Star 396,439
6. 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner and John Hacker 468,181
7. Singing Over Me, Danielle Stammer 634,925
8. Joplin Tornado House of Hope, 673,589
9. Joplin: Miracle of the Human Spirit, Mark Rohr 891,079
10. When the Storm Passes, Julie Jett 1,425,681

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! It's "finally" at the top. Rick N.

Anonymous said...

Right where it should be. Congratulations, Randy.

Anonymous said...

Great!! Well done and well deserved.
Hal W