Wednesday, April 16, 2014

5:41 tops Amazon Joplin Tornado book list; new books are doing well

Next month will mark the third anniversary of the May 22, 2011, Joplin Tornado, and the books about the event that changed this city forever are still being published, including a number of novels.

It had been a while since I had looked at the Amazon rankings and things have changed considerably, except for one point- the number one Joplin Tornado book on Amazon is still 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado. The rest of the list contains a few surprises:

1. 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner and John Hacker 112,147
2. Lily: A True Story of Courage and the Joplin Tornado (novel) Carolyn Mueller 571,806
3.Simple Pleasures (novel) Kenna White, 579,148
4. Singing Over Me, Danielle Stammer 680,505
5. Joplin 5:41, Kansas City Star, 747,295
6. 32 Minutes in May, Joplin Globe 932,279
7. Miracle of the Human Spirit, Mark Rohr 936,868
8. When the Sirens Were Silent, Mike Smith, 1,296,086
9. Hindsight: Lessons Learned from the Joplin Tornado, Zac Rantz 1,347,344
10.. Using Social Media in Disaster Recovery: The Joplin Tornado and Branson Tornado Model, David Burton, Genevieve Williams, Rebecca Williams, 1,468,809
11. Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner and John Hacker, 1,554,587
12. Joplin, Missouri Tornado of May 22, 2011, 1,834,255
13. When the Storm Passes (novel) Julie Jett 1,979,635
14. 5/22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith, Scott Hettinger 2,234,136
15. Out of the Wind: May 22: Joplin Missouri, D. Ed Hoggatt 2,378,836
16. Scars from the Totnado, Randy Turner 2,396,714
17. Joplin Tornado House of Hope, Tim Bartow, 2,926,580
18. Mayday in Joplin, Donald Clugston, 4,560,650

It should be noted that there are several other Joplin Tornado books that are available only in e-book format. The books listed above are available in paperback, hardback, or both.



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