Best Sellers By Area

What does it say about various locations when you compare bestsellers?

DC Non-Fiction

COURAGE & CONSEQUENCE, By Karl Rove.
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, By Chelsea Handler.
GAME CHANGE, By John Heilemann & Mark Halperin.
STONES INTO SCHOOLS, By Greg Mortenson.
THE PACIFIC, By Hugh Ambrose.
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY, By Daniel G. Amen.
SWITCH, By Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
PAYBACK TIME, By Phil Town.
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, By Rebecca Skloot.
REWORK, By Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

Bay Area Non-Fiction:

THE BIG SHORT, By Michael Lewis.
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, By Chelsea Handler.
GAME CHANGE, By John Heilemann & Mark Halperin.
WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, By Geneen Roth.
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, By Rebecca Skloot.
WILLIE MAYS, By James S. Hirsch.
THE KIND DIET, By Alicia Silverstone.
THE PACIFIC, By Hugh Ambrose.
THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, By Gretchen Rubin.
EVERYDAY LIFE IN TUSCANY, By Frances Mayes.

National Non-Fiction:

THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis.
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler.
COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE, by Karl Rove.
THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose.
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY, by Daniel G. Amen.
GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin.
AMERICAN CONSPIRACIES, by Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell.
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot.
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom.
NO APOLOGY, by Mitt Romney.

I always look at the national bestseller list and scratch my head, even more than the Bay Area one. Maybe as a generalization, more politics in Washington, more lifestyle in San Francisco, more conservative reading interests overall in nationally.