Chomsky's book is at #8 on Amazon, up from #160,000 this morning!

[tridim]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/books/all/ref=pd_dp_ts_b_1/102-6910308-1508967

8. Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)



Seems like that "commie pinko dictator" Chavez might have lit a little fire of truth. This is extremely bad news for BushCo, I imagine the WH is very pissed.

[eleny]

1. mercy!

talk about jumping from a crouch. that has to be among the greatest leaps of all time.

[orleans]

2. great news for chomsky! n/t

[BattyDem]

3. So America listened to Chavez and liked what they heard ...

despite the fact that BushCo and the corporate media constantly demonize the man. It's nice to know that people are starting to think for themselves again. :-)

Chavez holds up a book and it zooms into Amazon's Top Ten! That's priceless! :rofl:

[QuestionAll...]

4. or the WH is snapping them all up first...

for a bonfire.

but really, that's astonishing news!
would really like to know which countries are the biggest buyers - I would assume America but maybe not?

[fooj]

7. A bonfire...

No kidding.

Paranoid, treasonous, rat bastards!

Truth is our most powerful weapon.

[QuestionAll...]

8. I was sorta kidding but...

it's quite possible the fundypugs have been commissioned to get out to every book store and clear off the shelves - fast.

very likely.

[orleans]

9. bonfire, eh? our tax dollars hard at work once again. n/t

[Rainscents]

5. You know what? I am going right over to Amzon and buy me one of those

right now!

[QuestionAll...]

6. Phone First! if that many were ordered, I think there...

(and save some gas) ;)
...will be quite a wait for the reprinting.
Most likely the shelves are depleted by now.

[Rainscents]

10. Back order... Hehehe.

I may try Barns and Nobel tomorrow.

[QuestionAll...]

11. that was a quick spin all the way to amazon!

how may mpg did yu get?
i just realised that I misread your post. heh. :blush:

[EFerrari]

12. Me, too. Don't care if it's backordered.

:evilgrin:

[Rainscents]

14. Heck, what the hell... I'll go back and order it. I can wait!

[EFerrari]

16. That's the spirit! lol

:hi:

[Rainscents]

19. I ORDERED 6!!! I am buying 5 for Christmas gift!!!

LOL...

[EFerrari]

20. Very cool!

:applause:

:rofl:

[malaise]

51. I ordered three

for gifts as well

[Hawkowl]

13. Wow

That is impressive. What rank is Camus' "The Stranger"? Shrub supposedly read it on his last Crawford brush clearing, armadillo chasing, bicycle crashing expedition. I bet ole Camus didn't get any pop at all on the Amazon list. Ha!

[femrap]

15. I do believe we have a little 'Movement'

on our hands.

This is just great. People ARE waking up to the lies, manipulation, corruption of this regime.

Damn, I feel happy for a change.

Did everyone read Chavez's entire speech....WOW. I would have loved to have been in the UN just to see the reactions.

[EFerrari]

17. What does he have to lose -- the Cabal is already trying to kill him

or overthrow his government. Puts him in a very interesting position.

[femrap]

18. I hope Hugo lives to see * impeached, indicted, and

imprisoned.

I would settle for just ousted and choking on a peanut.

I guess he's in a position of Truth talking....right?

[EFerrari]

21. I think he wakes up every day and tries to find a new way

to makes George W. Bush feel helpless and humiliated.

He does a pretty good job. :evilgrin:

[femrap]

83. Did you hear about today?

Chavez headed up to Harlem to discuss his Heating Oil Plan for the Poor...and he was talking about * being an alcoholic who had hang-ups and needed psychiatric help. LOL!

Hell....we've been saying that for years....it's so refreshing to hear it out loud by a Political Leader. Do you wonder if the Dems are in on this? Unfortunately, I don't think they are. I wish they were.

[Vidar]

28. Chomsky & Hugo, two of my favorites!

[EFerrari]

31. It's nice to find out your friends are friends, isn't it?

I just watched a great Greg Palast with Chavez that has been running on LINK. Palast exposes how BushCo is funding and training the so called "opposition".

It just came out. Hey -- maybe *that's* why DHS charged him!

[Vidar]

34. Sure as hell is.

[EFerrari]

37. Here's the link to the profile if you haven't seen it. Very good Greg:

http://www.linktv.org/pages/selectorPop.php4?caller=http://www.archive.org/download&prefix=bolivars_20060612&name=bolivars_20060612&filetype=mov

[Vidar]

52. Thanks.

[Raksha]

24. I saved it from the Counterpunch link, printed it out and read it. n/t

[druidity33]

56. speech link...

it's longish, but SOOOO worth the read...

http://www.counterpunch.org/chavez09202006.html

Viva Chavez! Viva Venezuela!

[Raksha]

22. How did you find out it was 160,000 this morning?

I clicked on your link and saw that it was #8 but I couldn't find the earlier ranking. Could you tell me how to access it? I don't doubt you but I want to post the link for a bunch of freepers who WILL demand proof.

[Rainscents]

25. There is Tread someone posted earlier with link.

Maybe you can do the search or someone can find it for you.

[tridim]

29. Seems the original CNN report was wrong..

But the stat is still killer!

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)
up 277,075% (in 24 hours) Sales Rank in Books: 8 (was 22,174)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/books/ref=pd_ts_mte/102-6910308-1508967

[Rainscents]

30. Thank you for the correction!

[Selatius]

23. Hugo Chavez has a book club now!!!???

Who woulda thunk (sic) it!

:sarcasm:

[Stardust]

26. Amazon does not deserve out business - they contributed big time

to the Repugs. Barnes and Noble is Blue.

http://www.buyblue.org/company/ranking/donations?page=1&sort=asc&order=Company+name

[OnionPatch]

54. Right you are

I switched to B&N during the last election after Amazon contributed big time to Republicans and Bushco. I was afraid B&R wouldn't have such a good website as Amazon, but I was wrong. It's a great site. I don't miss Amazon at all.

[mtnester]

66. Here is your B&N link for the book

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780805076882&itm=1

[earth mom]

27. I just love news like this!

* & Co must be having a fit! :rofl:

[tridim]

32. Sorry, the original ranking was wrong, it's only up 277,075% in 24 hours

:applause: Too late to edit.

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)
up 277,075% - Sales Rank in Books: 8 (was 22,174)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/books/ref=pd_ts_mte/102-6910308-1508967

[Rainscents]

33. That number is still very IMPRESSIVE!!!

[d_b]

35. Be sure to pick up Chomsky's 'Understanding Power', too.

[afredus]

36. What did Chavez say about Chomsky?

[Greyhound]

38. C-Span has it up now (25 min.) n/t

:kick: & R

[w4rma]

39. It's at #7, now. (nt)

[qanda]

40. I just put a hold on one at my library

I hope I don't get put in Gitmo for it.

[EFerrari]

41. I hope it doesn't disappear out of libraries. n/t

[Disturbed]

45. No wonder the Corp Media is villifying Chavez.

They got the orders from Rover.

[EFerrari]

47. You betcha. If you haven't seen Palast's profile -- check it out.

I really think that piece is what got him arrested by DHS.

[donheld]

42. Amazon must be down

I've been trying to get on Amazon for 5 hours with no luck.

[EFerrari]

43. I get there no problem. Have you tried closing and re-opening

your browser?

[donheld]

44. many times

I even tried a different computer.

[EFerrari]

46. Oh, no. I had a similar problem with this loaner and am still not sure

what I did to fix it. Rebooting, reloading, cussing or giving up.

[and-justice-for-all]

48. Fuck'em...they have fucked us enough.....

...Payback is a real bitch.

[buddhamama]

49. my 11 yr old son bought me this book for x-mas

when it first came out. I recommend Manufacturing Consent too.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

50. Nice to see this. Something to smile about.

[IndyOp]

53. Wow! The paperback is #7 and the hardback is #25 !!

ONE BOOK is at both the 7th and 25th spot on the Amazon bestseller list! Wow!

:wow:

Viva Chavez!

[IndyOp]

55. BUY BLUE! It is #11 on Barnes & Noble -- they are BLUE

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

I just ordered my copy!!

:kick:

[Turn CO Blue]

57. How do you know what the ranking was yesterday?

I can see that it is now number 7 as "most popular", but where do you find the rating from this morning or yesterday? I'd like to know as I would like to track other books.

Thanks,
tcb

[npincus]

58. Wow, Chavez ought to start a book club!

Chavez vs. Oprah!

[oc2002]

59. I got that book when it first came out, its outstanding. and proven right.

Highly recomended reading.

[gorbal]

60. You can read excerpts online

Plus read full texts of some of his older works-

http://www.chomsky.info/books.htm

[Buzz Clik]

61. Keep in mind that Chomsky basically hates all US foreign policy.

He despised Clinton's, Carter's, Reagan's, Bush41's and now Shrub's. Don't get the impression that Chomsky is a big fan of the Democrats and selectively dislikes the Republicans. It simply is not so.

[NotGivingUp]

63. chomsky tells it like it is, and that's what counts

[Buzz Clik]

64. Right, as long as we're consistent.

His criticism of Bush is simply because Bush is the current President.

[Dora]

70. No, his criticism of Bush is because of Bush's policies.

Just like his criticism of Clinton, Bush I, and Reagan was because of their policies.

[npincus]

62. Most orders coming from outside US, me thinks

[treestar]

67. Wonder what languages the orders are for

Chavez in his "ad" said there were Spanish and Arabic translations.

[Finder]

68. Nope...Amazon has sites for different regions...

Amazon.ca, Amazon.uk etc...

[mtnester]

65. Chavez ought to get an advertisers cut

but WOW

[indepat]

69. Commie pinko dictators are the scourge of the earth, but extreme RW ones,

those even to the right of Attila the Hun, are especially put on earth by God Almighty and his only begotten son to make this a better world.

[Alpharetta]

71. I like good news like this

Can the Swiftboaters go after Chomsky and claim he never participated in WWII?

[Cerridwen]

72. Currently - #4 @ Amazon and #7 @ B & N and #9 @ Powell's..n/t

[personman]

73. Up to #3

Knowledge is power. To that end Chavez has helped to empower the american people. I can't help but have the feeling yesterday was a small victory for the poor and powerless. I've long suspected the establishment's worst nightmare would be every american picking up a Noam Chomsky book.

-personman

[liberalla]

74. now it's #2

wow. does that send a message or what? ha!

[libbygurl]

75. It's about time Chomsky and his ideas got a bit more exposure! No. 2 now..

on amazon bestseller list. Thank you, Hugo Chavez.

[cal04]

76. Chomsky's political tome is an overnight bestseller

Chomsky's political tome is an overnight bestseller after Chavez's U.N. speech
The U.N. address by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has had an unexpected impact -- on the best seller lists of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.

At the start of his talk Wednesday, during which Chavez referred to President Bush as "the devil," Chavez held up a book by Noam Chomsky, "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance," and recommended it to everyone in the General Assembly, as well as to the American people.

"The people of the United States should read this ... instead of the watching Superman movies," Chavez later told reporters.

As of noon Thursday, "Hegemony or Survival," published in 2003, had jumped to No. 4 at Amazon (up from 20,664) and No. 7 at Barnes & Noble.com (up from 748). Metropolitan Books has ordered an additional paperback printing of 25,000 copies.

http://www.startribune.com/217/story/693519.html

[Divine Discontent]

82. I'm ordering it because..............

I've had the word hegemony in my head all day and kept thinking what the heck am I playing with that word in my mind? Now I know why.

I'm getting it. I believe I should actually read something besides internet stuff for once.

I'm sold!

[krkaufman]

77. Ummm... Chomsky at #2 --AND- #15 on Amazon.com

Hegemony or Survival --

Amazon Top Sellers
Paperback at #2
Hardcover at #15

Barnes & Noble
Paperback at #2

[Matariki]

78. Ha! It's #1 AND #11 now

paperback and hardcover respectively. i bought a copy just because :evilgrin:

[brettdale]

79. make that no1

Make that no1.

[brettdale]

80. Its no 1

Bill Olielly's new book is ranked 59th
John Gisbon's book is ranked 64,419.

I expect the reviews for Olielly's book will be freeped, once the book goes offically on sale on the 25th.

[StrictlyRockers]

81. It's #1 and #11

http://www.amazon.com/Political-Zoo-Michael-Savage/dp/1595550429/sr=1-1/qid=1158899759/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-4002267-2667237?ie=UTF8&s=books

The Political Zoo by Michael Savage is #10,111