1. Mcarpenter

    Mcarpenter New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    390
    Likes Received:
    5
    Location:
    California

    Best Seller when you were born?

    Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Mcarpenter, Mar 22, 2009.

    I was curious what the best selling book was when I was born. This is the link that my search turned up:

    New York Times Best Seller Lists

    For my birth week, it was a book called Strike.

    Want to share yours?
    Know of a better link?

    :D

    *Edit:

    Bummer, I think that it meant they were ON strike during that time and none were listed, not that the book was called strike. Doggonit!! :mad:
     
  2. sweetchaos

    sweetchaos New Member

    Joined:
    Dec 18, 2008
    Messages:
    2,701
    Likes Received:
    11
    Location:
    Oshawa, Canada
    Bestseller on the week I was born was It by Stephen King, but the day after it changed to Whirlwind by James Clavell
     
  3. Mcarpenter

    Mcarpenter New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    390
    Likes Received:
    5
    Location:
    California
    :eek: You're so lucky!
     
  4. sweetchaos

    sweetchaos New Member

    Joined:
    Dec 18, 2008
    Messages:
    2,701
    Likes Received:
    11
    Location:
    Oshawa, Canada
    I can't stand Stephen King's writing and I have no idea who James Clavell is...
     
  5. Aeroflot

    Aeroflot New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2009
    Messages:
    180
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Houston, TX
    Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy. Funny. I own the book too.
     
  6. Agreen

    Agreen Faceless Man Contributor

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2009
    Messages:
    2,142
    Likes Received:
    67
    Location:
    Canada
    The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlam.

    Heretics of Doom by Frank Hebert and Pet Sematary by Stephen King were right behind it.
     
  7. Mcarpenter

    Mcarpenter New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    390
    Likes Received:
    5
    Location:
    California
    :p If you have a better link, please share it, by all means. I want to know what the best seller was for my birth week and they NYT was on strike then.
     
  8. Cogito

    Cogito Former Mod, Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2007
    Messages:
    36,161
    Likes Received:
    2,827
    Location:
    Massachusetts, USA
    Well, the #1 book was Desiree by Annemarie Selinko.
    East of Eden by John Steinbeck and The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk were also in the top ten, though.
     
  9. Gone Wishing

    Gone Wishing New Member

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    1,045
    Likes Received:
    13
    Location:
    Australia
    Mine is Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow.... I've never heard of it, but at that stage it had spent 16 weeks on the list and was number 1 in the previous week, too.
     
  10. SonnehLee

    SonnehLee Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2008
    Messages:
    6,112
    Likes Received:
    55
    Location:
    Far away from home
    The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller.
     
  11. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    23,826
    Likes Received:
    20,815
    Location:
    El Tembloroso Caribe
    Mine was THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN, by John Fowles
     
  12. Mercurial

    Mercurial Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2009
    Messages:
    3,451
    Likes Received:
    116
    The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy followed by The Firm by John Grisham.

    Both fine novels. :D The 1990s might have had some funny musicians, but they had spectacular writers!
     
  13. Lemex

    Lemex That's Lord Lemex to you. Contributor

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2007
    Messages:
    10,704
    Likes Received:
    3,425
    Location:
    Northeast England
    Deen Koontz The Bad Place. I don't know what to do - laugh or cry.
     
  14. silverfrost

    silverfrost New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2007
    Messages:
    85
    Likes Received:
    1
    Our birthdays must be very close, because Whirlwind, by James Clavell was the bestseller during the week I was born.
     
  15. PrincessGarnet

    PrincessGarnet New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 18, 2007
    Messages:
    334
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    St Andrews, Scotland
    THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS - Jean M Auel

    I like the title but never heard of it. The other authors i recognise on the list are Anne Rice, Kurt Vonnegut and Stephen King.
     
  16. Speedy

    Speedy Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2008
    Messages:
    4,866
    Likes Received:
    81
    Location:
    Australia
    The Covenant - James A. Michener (X2 cool as my name is James as well)
     
  17. yellowm&M

    yellowm&M Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2008
    Messages:
    4,684
    Likes Received:
    64
    Location:
    between the pages of a good book
    Mine was The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
    but it was kind of it's 8th week as number one...lol
     
  18. Dalouise

    Dalouise New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2009
    Messages:
    822
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Ireland
    Andersonville, by MacKinlay Kantor.
    Never heard of the title, or the author. :confused:
     
  19. Rykoshet

    Rykoshet New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2009
    Messages:
    31
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Canada
  20. mammamaia

    mammamaia nit-picker-in-chief Contributor

    Joined:
    Nov 21, 2006
    Messages:
    19,150
    Likes Received:
    1,034
    Location:
    Coquille, Oregon
    the list doesn't go back far enough to cover my birth year [1938!]... but i suspect margaret mitchell's pulitzer prize winner of the year before would still have been on it...

    anyone know what that was?... hint: one of the most popular books of all time, [selling 30 million + copies] it was released as a film in '39, to become the highest-grossing movie in the history of hollywood and grabbed a record-breaking 10 oscars...
     
  21. Speedy

    Speedy Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2008
    Messages:
    4,866
    Likes Received:
    81
    Location:
    Australia
    Frankly a brilliant movie (never actually read the book).
     
  22. Cogito

    Cogito Former Mod, Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2007
    Messages:
    36,161
    Likes Received:
    2,827
    Location:
    Massachusetts, USA
    Easy-peasy - I'll just think about it tomorrow.
     
  23. Sabreur

    Sabreur Contributor Contributor

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2008
    Messages:
    1,119
    Likes Received:
    39
    Location:
    At the combination pizza hut and taco bell
    Gonna have to go for Gone with the Wind on this one.

    Yes, my Google-fu is indeed strong! :D
     
  24. Cogito

    Cogito Former Mod, Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 19, 2007
    Messages:
    36,161
    Likes Received:
    2,827
    Location:
    Massachusetts, USA
    You needed to google that? Margaret Mitchell was an immediate giveaway.
     
  25. Neha

    Neha Beyond Infinity. Contributor

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2007
    Messages:
    4,061
    Likes Received:
    38
    Location:
    India
    Best-seller was The Bridges of Madison County-Robert James Waller, Dragon Tears-Dean Koontz was close behind, never heard of the rest.


    Nobel Laureate was Toni Morrison.
     

Share This Page

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Dismiss Notice