May 04, 2008

W.P.A.I.I.T.W. - May 04, 2008

Here's a look at the things people are interested in for the week of May 04, 2008:

NYT Bestseller List

Hardcover Fiction

  1. THE WHOLE TRUTH, by David Baldacci
  2. HOLD TIGHT, by Harlan Coben
  3. THE MIRACLE OF SLEEPY MOTORS, by Alexander McCall Smith
  4. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri
  5. WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, by Mary Higgins Clark

Hardcover Nonfiction

  1. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler
  2. ESCAPE, by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer
  3. HOME, by Julie Andrews
  4. BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff
  5. MISTAKEN IDENTITY, by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb

Paperback Trade Fiction

  1. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards
  2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen
  3. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult
  4. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs
  5. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

  1. SIMPLE GENIUS, by David Baldacci
  2. THE WOODS, by Harlan Coben
  3. BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE, by Lee Child
  4. PANDORA'S DAUGHTER, by Iris Johansen
  5. INVISIBLE PREY, by John Sandford

Paperback Nonfiction

  1. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert
  3. JOHN ADAMS, by David McCullough
  4. THE GOD DELUSION, by Barack Obama
  5. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan

Hardcover Advice

  1. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
  2. JUST WHO WILL YOU BE?, by Maria Shriver
  3. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne
  4. THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss
  5. HARMONIC WEALTH, by James Arthur Ray with Linda Sivertsen

Paperback Advice

  1. A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle
  2. THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle
  3. GORGEOUSLY GREEN, by Sophie Uliano
  4. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
  5. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

Children's Books

  1. READ ALL ABOUT IT!, by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush
  2. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
  3. DON'T BUMP THE GLUMP!, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein
  4. DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy
  5. MY DOG MAY BE A GENIUS, by Jack Prelutsky

IMDB Top USA Box Office Movies

  1. Iron Man (2008) $101M (weekend) $104M (gross)
  2. Made Of Honor (2008) $15.5M (weekend) $15.5M (gross)
  3. Baby Mama (2008) $10.3M (weekend) $32.3M (gross)
  4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) $6.13M (weekend) $44.8M (gross)
  5. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (2008) $6.01M (weekend) $25.3M (gross)
  6. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) $4.2M (weekend) $45.1M (gross)
  7. Nim's Island (2008) $2.75M (weekend) $42.5M (gross)
  8. Prom Night (2008) $2.5M (weekend) $41.4M (gross)
  9. 21 (2008) $2.1M (weekend) $79.1M (gross)
  10. 88 Minutes (2008) $1.6M (weekend) $15.4M (gross)

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 10)

  1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
  2. Lil Wayne Feturing Major Static - Lollipop
  3. Jordin Sparks - Duet With Chris Brown - No Air
  4. Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
  5. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy - Love In This Club
  6. Ray J & Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
  7. Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
  8. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
  9. Chris Brown - Forever
  10. Chris Brown - With You

Yahoo Top Overall Searches

  1. Miley Cyrus
  2. American Idol
  3. Penelope Cruz
  4. IRS
  5. Paula Abdul
  6. Hi-5
  7. Giant Squid
  8. Annie Leibovitz
  9. NBA
  10. Dancing With The Stars
  11. WWE
  12. Britney Spears
  13. Grand Theft Auto IV
  14. Webkinz World
  15. Salma Hayek
  16. Cristian De La Fuente
  17. Jessica Alba
  18. Limewire
  19. Naruto
  20. Club Penguin

Bits of news to go with the Yahoo search results - Annie Leibovitz did a photo shoot of 15 year old Miley Cyrus producing provocative photos which appeared in Vanity Fair magazine. Miley Cyrus is the star of the popular TV series Hannah Montana, which airs on the Disney Channel.
Scientists have been dissecting and studying a specimen of the Mesonychteuthis hamiltoni, or colossal squid, that was caught recently. When caught it was 26 feet long and weighed around 1000 pounds.

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May 01, 2008

An Engineer's Guide To Cats

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April 27, 2008

W.P.A.I.I.T.W. - April 27, 2008

Here's a look at the things people are interested in for the week of Apr. 27, 2008:

NYT Bestseller List

Hardcover Fiction

  1. HOLD ON TIGHT, by Harlan Coben
  2. WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, by Mary Higgins Clark
  3. THE MIRACLE OF SLEEPY MOTORS, by Alexander McCall Smith
  4. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri
  5. CERTAIN GIRLS, by Jennifer Weiner

Hardcover Nonfiction

  1. BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff
  2. HOME, by Julie Andrews
  3. MISTAKEN IDENTITY, by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb
  4. LADIES OF LIBERTY, by Cokie Roberts
  5. ESCAPE, by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer

Hardcover Advice

  1. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
  2. JUST WHO WILL YOU BE?, by Maria Shriver
  3. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne
  4. GEORGIA COOKING IN AN OKLAHOMA KITCHEN, by Trisha Yearwood
  5. THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss

Paperback Trade Fiction

  1. THE MEMORY KEEPERS DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards
  2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen
  3. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult
  4. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini
  5. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

  1. SIMPLE GENIUS, by David Baldacci
  2. THE WOODS, by Harlan Coben
  3. BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE, by Lee Child
  4. CREATION IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb
  5. BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET, by Debbie Macomber

Paperback Nonfiction

  1. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert
  3. THE GOD DELUSION, by Barack Obama
  4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama
  5. JOHN ADAMS, by David McCullough

Paperback Advice

  1. A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle
  2. THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle
  3. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
  4. GROWING UP GREEN, by Deirdre Imus
  5. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

Children's Books

  1. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
  2. DONT BUMP THE GLUMP!, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein
  3. DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy
  4. MY DOG MAY BE A GENIUS, by Jack Prelutsky
  5. ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet

IMDB Top USA Box Office Movies

  1. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)   $21.4M (weekend)   $21.4M (gross)
  2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)   $17.7M (weekend)   $17.7M (gross)
  3. Prom Night (2008)   $8.67M (weekend)   $32.1M (gross)
  4. 88 Minutes (2008)   $6.96M (weekend)   $6.96M (gross)
  5. Nim's Island (2008)   $5.69M (weekend)   $32.9M (gross)
  6. 21 (2008)   $5.52M (weekend)   $32.9M (gross)
  7. Street Kings (2008)   $4.18M (weekend)   $20.1M (gross)
  8. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)   $3.51M (weekend)   $144M (gross)
  9. Leatherheads (2008)   $3.05M (weekend)   $26.6M (gross)
  10. Expelled: no Intelligence Allowed (2008)   $2.97M (weekend)   $2.97M (gross)

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 10)

  1. Lil Wayne Feturing Major Static - Lollipop
  2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
  3. Jordin Sparks - Duet With Chris Brown - No Air
  4. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy - Love In This Club
  5. Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
  6. Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
  7. Ray J & Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
  8. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
  9. Chris Brown - With You
  10. Miley Cyrus - See You Again

Yahoo Top Overall Searches

  1. American Idol
  2. Shannon Elizabeth
  3. Miley Cyrus
  4. Hi-5
  5. NBA
  6. Pasha Grishuk
  7. Brooke White
  8. IRS
  9. UFO Sightings
  10. Naomi Campbell
  11. Limewire
  12. Big Brother
  13. WWE
  14. Britney Spears
  15. Webkinz World
  16. Mariah Carey
  17. Dancing With The Stars
  18. NFL
  19. Runescape
  20. Perez Hilton

Bits of news to go with the Yahoo search results - Pasha Grishuk won gold medals in the 1994 and 1998 Olympics for ice dancing and was recently drugged with GHB, considered a date rape drug, for unknown reasons.

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Which summer 'blockbuster' are you most looking forward to seeing?

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