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