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Trouble with Physics has broken into the 100s territory in overall amazon booksales. Looks like it has a shot at REAL sales, not just being #1 in the restricted general physics category.
the amazon general physics bestseller list (with overall booksales rank in parens) as of 9:35 AM pacific Sunday 16 Sept goes like:
1. TwP (#147)
2. NEW (#547)
3. Elegant (#639)
4. Physics for Dummies (#1486)
5. Road to Reality (#1923)
6. God's Universe (#1931)
..
8. Briefer (#2373)
...
25. Brief (#5750)
http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/780/
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
I think TwP is a different kind of general audience physics writing. It is not string-pop, or speculative fantasy, or visions of the hidden dimensions of the universe, or gee-whiz, or self-aggrandizing science personality cult----it is sort of earthy and honest.
It is a lesson in the bookmarket to watch the amazon gen-phys list.
God-and-Science books seem to be popular---like the Owen Gingerich which is #6 (plus both Hawking and Susskind books have been promoted to take advantage of that little boom: Susskind flirting the "Illusion of Intelligent Design" in his title and getting a flock of rave reviews from religious folk who found his book inspirational)whoops, it is 10:15 AM now and they've reposted. In the past hour, Trouble with Physics has moved ahead another notch, from #147 to #139 storewide
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edit: to see what books the abbreviations are for, go here
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/14560/ref=pd_ts_b_nav/102-4540543-7840144&tag=pfamazon01-20
DaveC sorry for the abbr. I will explain in a couple of posts as soon as I have time
the amazon general physics bestseller list (with overall booksales rank in parens) as of 9:35 AM pacific Sunday 16 Sept goes like:
1. TwP (#147)
2. NEW (#547)
3. Elegant (#639)
4. Physics for Dummies (#1486)
5. Road to Reality (#1923)
6. God's Universe (#1931)
..
8. Briefer (#2373)
...
25. Brief (#5750)
http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/780/
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
I think TwP is a different kind of general audience physics writing. It is not string-pop, or speculative fantasy, or visions of the hidden dimensions of the universe, or gee-whiz, or self-aggrandizing science personality cult----it is sort of earthy and honest.
It is a lesson in the bookmarket to watch the amazon gen-phys list.
God-and-Science books seem to be popular---like the Owen Gingerich which is #6 (plus both Hawking and Susskind books have been promoted to take advantage of that little boom: Susskind flirting the "Illusion of Intelligent Design" in his title and getting a flock of rave reviews from religious folk who found his book inspirational)whoops, it is 10:15 AM now and they've reposted. In the past hour, Trouble with Physics has moved ahead another notch, from #147 to #139 storewide
=========================================
edit: to see what books the abbreviations are for, go here
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/14560/ref=pd_ts_b_nav/102-4540543-7840144&tag=pfamazon01-20
DaveC sorry for the abbr. I will explain in a couple of posts as soon as I have time
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