Spirit of Hope tops Amazon list of Joplin Tornado books

Spirit of Hope is the number one Joplin Tornado book in the weekly examination of Amazon.com rankings. The other book by John Hacker and me, 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado ranked fourth out of 12 books.

1. Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner, John Hacker, 98,112
2. Joplin 5:41, Kansas City Star, 168,326
3. When the Sirens Were Silent, Mike Smith, 215,246
4. 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner, John Hacker 241,868
5. 32 Minutes in May- Joplin Globe, 455,796
6. Joplin Tornado House of Hope, 512,177
7. When the Storm Passes, Julie Jett, 538,849
8. Miracle of the Human Spirit, Mark Rohr, 668,248
9 5:22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith, Scott Hettinger, 1,003,729
10. Singing Over Me, Danielle Stammer, 1,741,774
11. EF5 at 5:35, Kathryn Sandlin, 3,461,716
12. Mayday in Joplin, Donald Clugston, 3,574,109.