5:41 continues to top Amazon Joplin Tornado book charts

I have been pleasantly surprised over the past couple of years that even as many new books have been published about the May 22, 2011, tornado, that the book Carthage Press Managing Editor John Hacker and I published, 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, has remained at or near the top of the Amazon charts for books about that horrific day, even though three and a half years have passed as of today.

A glance at the rankings as of Friday night showed 5:41 at the top, with a couple of the newer books about the tornado moving into the number two and three positions:

1. 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner and John Hacker 163,857
2. Simple Pleasures, Kenna White 434,346
3. Tornado Warning: The Extraordinary Women of Joplin, Tamera Hart Heiner, 457,825
4. 32 Minutes in May, Joplin Globe 749,794
5. Life After the Storm, Debbie Fleitman 829,248
6. Joplin 5:41, Kansas City Star 993,342
7. Lily: A True Story of Courage and the Joplin Tornado, Carolyn Mueller, 1,095,970
8. Miracle of the Human Spirit, Mark Rohr 1,744,740
9. When the Sirens Were Silent, Mike Smith 1,796,593
10. Shatterproof, Katrina Hoover 1,964,375
11. When the Storm Passes, Julie Jett 2,082,703
12. Using Social Media in Disaster Recovery, David Burton, Genevieve Williams, Rebecca Williams, 2,180,238
13. Hindsight: Lessons Learned from the Tornado, Zac Rantz 2,288,202
14. Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, Randy Turner and John Hacker 2,381,602
15. Singing Over Me, Danielle Stammer 2,461,109
16. 5/22, Stories of Faith, Stories of Survival, Scott Hettinger 2,512,652
17. Scars from the Tornado, Randy Turner 2,813,145
18. Out of the Wind, D. Ed Hoggatt 3,181,053
19. Joplin Tornado House of Hope, Tim Bartow 3,220,271
20. Joplin, Missouri Tornado of May 22, 2011 3,434,284
21. Mayday in Joplin, Donald Clugston, 5,431,193
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For those who found 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado rewarding, the story continues in Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado. The book features more survivor stories, as well as thorough coverage of the events of the next 12 months through the Unity Walk and the Joplin High School Graduation.