5:41, Scars from the Tornado top Amazon list, more Joplin Tornado books coming

More books about the Joplin Tornado are being written on a regular basis, with at least three novels, two published and one scheduled to arrive in April.

Out of the 16 books featuring the Joplin Tornado that are out as either hardbacks or paperbacks on Amazon.com, the latest rankings are as follows:

1. 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner and John Hacker 377,378
2. Scars from the Tornado: One Year at Joplin East Middle School 417,518
3. Joplin 5:41, Kansas City Star 495,025
4. Miracle of the Human Spirit, Mark Rohr 798,011
5.Hindsight: Lessons Learned from the Joplin Tornado, Zac Rantz 1,001,182
6.32 Minutes in May, Joplin Globe 1,035,508

7. Using Social Media in Disaster Recovery: The Joplin Tornado and the Branson Tornado, David Burton, Genevieve Williams, Rebecca Williams 1,261,368
8. When the Sirens Were Silent, Mike Smith, 1,267,051
9. Singing Over Me, Danielle Stammer 1,396,984
10. When the Storm Passes, Julie Jett, 1,532,943
11.Out of the Wind: May 22, Joplin, Missouri, D. Ed Hoggatt, 1,672,317
12.Joplin, Missouri, Tornado of May 22, 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers 1,924,664
13.Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner and John Hacker, 2,034,859
14. 5/22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith, Scott Hettinger 2,100,836
15. Joplin Tornado House of Hope, Tim Bartow 2,235,586
16. Mayday in Joplin, Donald Clugston 4,204,404,