December 27, 2004

Most Wished For

If you're interested in demographics, the most wished for books on Amazon (no link provided, due to this site's policy) is:

1. America: The Book by Jon Stewart
2. State of Fear by Michael Crichton
3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
4. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
5. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
6. He's Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
7. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
8. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
9. Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Bob Dylan
10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
11. His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
12. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
13. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
14. I Am a Cheesy Protagonist Who Engages in Ironic Bad Sex (title recently changed) by Tom Wolfe
15. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
16. The Complete Far Side by Gary Larson
17. Mind Hacks by Tom Stafford, Matt Webb
18. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
19. When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin
20. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
21. Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt
22. The Da Vinci Code: Illustrated Edition by Dan Brown
23. Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals: Cooking 'Round the Clock
24. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
25. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

Posted by DrMabuse at December 27, 2004 01:01 PM
Comments

Interesting... the other thing I was thinking about is that I remember -- vaguely, so possibly inaccurately -- that Amazon no longer makes the majority of their money from books. It's from the other junk they sell.

Posted by: gwenda at December 27, 2004 01:18 PM

A reminder that while cream rises to the top, so does shit.

Posted by: Nick Douglas at December 27, 2004 01:52 PM

I can't stop laughing over the fact that people not only needed the "mammoth" version of "The Da Vinci Code," they apparently needed the illustrated version too. And you're absolutely right, Gwenda. They get their bread from the other stuff.

Posted by: Ed at December 27, 2004 01:57 PM

Where have you gone, Toni Bentley? A nation turns its lonely sphincter to you. Woo woo woo.

Posted by: Jimmy Beck at December 28, 2004 07:04 AM