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Portfolio/ Sentinel Lands a Record Three Titles on The New York Times Bestseller Lists in the Same Week
For the first time in its seven year history, Portfolio / Sentinel achieves three New York Times bestsellers in the same week. A Simple Christmas by Mike Huckabee is #3 on the hardcover nonfiction list; Do The Right Thing, also by Mike Huckabee, is #18 on the paperback nonfiction list; and The Dollar Meltdown by Charles Goyette is #10 on the hardcover advice, how-to and miscellaneous list.
The surprise bestseller is The Dollar Meltdown, which explains why too much government spending is going to cause extreme inflation, and what investors should do about it. It has been embraced by conservative radio hosts and bloggers, as well as Congressman Ron Paul. Glenn Beck had Goyette on his Fox News show twice, and the book has quickly grown from 12,000 in print to about 35,000. "I can't say we predicted that the dollar would plunge and gold would spike just when we reached pub date," says Portfolio President and Publisher Adrian Zackheim. "If I were THAT smart about finance, I'd be telecommuting from my private island in the Caribbean."
Meanwhile, Mike Huckabee is in the midst of his 64-city, four-week bus tour, which will run through the end of November. He has been greeted by huge crowds of fans from as far north as Michigan and as far south as Florida. Last Saturday he broadcast his Fox News Channel talk show on location from a Borders bookstore in Atlanta. He is also continuing to get great national media for his Christmas book, including coverage in People and USA Today. In December, he will appear on both “The Daily Show” and “The View.”
Listen to our Radio Room Special featuring Mike Huckabee as he reads a story from A Simple Christmas.
The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of November 29th
Penguin Group (USA) has four debuts on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of November 29th: A Simple Christmas by Mike Huckabee (Sentinel) hits at #3 on the hardcover nonfiction list; Bone by Bone by Carol O’Connell (Berkley) is #19 on the mass market fiction list; Do The Right Thing by Mike Huckabee (Sentinel) is #18 on the paperback nonfiction list; and The Dollar Meltdown by Charles Goyette (Portfolio) hits at #10 on the hardcover advice, how-to and miscellaneous list.
Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights:
On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #4 in its 33rd week; Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) is #9 in its second week; and The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) is #12 in its fourth week.
On the hardcover nonfiction list, Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking) is #9 in its fourth week; and The Audacity to Win by David Plouffe is #13 in its second week.
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts (Berkley) is #2 in its third week on the trade paperback list.
On the mass market paperback list, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction by David Michaels (Berkley) is #5 in its second week; Heat Lightning by John Sandford (Berkley) is #8 in its sixth week; Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley) is #10 in its twelfth week; From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #17 in its 30th week; and Me and My Shadow by Katie MacAlister (Signet) is #20 in its second week.
On the paperback nonfiction list, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) is #2 in its 146th week; Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) is #10 in its 145th week; The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson (Penguin) is #14 in its third week; The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #15 in its 113th week; and Why We Suck by Denis Leary (Plume) is #19 in its second week.
In the young readers sector, on the children's picture books list, Lego Star Wars by Simon Beecroft (DK) is #3 in its sixth week; and Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner (Dutton) is #6 in its ninth week. On the children’s chapter books list, Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica (Philomel) is #3 in its second week; and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Razorbill) is #7 in its 54th week. On the children's paperback books list, Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Puffin) is #5 in its 42nd week; and Impossible by Nancy Werlin (Speak) is #10 in its sixth week. On the children’s series list, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) is #9 in its sixteenth week; and Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine (NAL Jam) is #10 in its fourth week.
