Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Sales of George Orwell’s ’1984′ up 245 percent on Amazon
Sales of George Orwell’s "1984" are up 245 percent on Amazon, according to a list on the website.
The book marked its 60th anniversary on June 6 amid a flurry of real-world news stories on secret government surveillance.
Amazon lists the paperback version of the sci-fi classic as the 17th biggest book on its Movers and Shakers list. The current sales rank is 181.
The list identifies the biggest gainers in sales rank compared to 24 hours ago.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/sales-of-orwells-1984-up-69-percent-on-amazon-list/article/2531503
Anthony Wiener Strokes Black Voters, Targets Them For Sloppy Seconds...
Anthony Weiner's New York City mayoral campaign "insisted it's too soon to talk about strategy nearly three weeks into the ex-congressman's comeback race. But the campaign's carefully-curated stops, which typically number fewer than his rivals--might also reveal something about the polling that convinced him to jump into the race in the first place," Politicker reports."Voter research conducted by one rival campaign revealed an interesting finding: that black voters seemed to be more forgiving of Mr. Weiner's online dalliances than other groups."
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