Brewer’s book, “Scorpions for Breakfast,” is flying off the bookshelves

Jan Brewer’s book, “Scorpions for Breakfast,” is flying off the bookshelves just days after the Arizona governor had a tense public exchange on the tarmac with President Barack Obama over her portrayal of him.

On Amazon.com on Friday, the hardcover edition of Brewer’s book was ranked No. 5 on the website’s “Movers & Shakers” list, which ranks books that have seen the most gain in sales over the past 24 hours. As of 2:55 p.m., the book had seen a whopping 522 percent increase in sales in just one day.

It was also ranked No. 9 on Amazon’s bestsellers list, which indicated that the book had only been a top 100 seller for two days. In the politics and social sciences bestsellers category, the book is ranked No. 1, while in the biographies bestsellers list, it is No. 4.

Brewer’s interaction with the president on Wednesday caused a media frenzy when the governor revealed afterwards that Obama had expressed unhappiness about the way she had portrayed their meeting at the White House from the previous summer.
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