Newsmax Rising Bestsellers – Week of Nov. 14, 2022

Newsmax Rising Bestsellers list will do more than stimulate your mind. These reads may challenge your beliefs, broaden your perspectives, excite your curiosities, or widen your imagination. These books may not necessarily appear on the official New York Times list of bestsellers, but they're the ones our Newsmax audience is reading, talking about, sharing with friends, and buying.

Here are the Newsmax Rising Bestsellers for the week of Nov. 14, 2022:

1. “Levi’s Unbuttoned: The Woke Mob Took My Job but Gave Me My Voice” by Jennifer Sey (All Seasons Press)

It was expected that Levi’s Global Brand President Jennifer Sey would become the first female CEO of the company. Known as innovative and versatile, Sey was a key figure who led Levi’s through challenging times for over 20 years. But school closures during COVID forced Sey to speak up, and management gave her two options: Stop speaking out, or leave Levi’s. She would put her values first, and Sey chose to leave the career she once loved. After leaving Levi’s, she pushed forward on a new path to fight cancel culture, combat “wokeness” and defend free speech. While Sey may have lost her job to the woke mob, she has embarked on a new mission, and the stakes are higher than ever. (Nonfiction)

2. “Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls and Footballs – A Memoir” by Jimmy Johnson and Dave Hyde (Scribner)

How has football coach Jimmy Johnson led a college football team to a national championship, and an NFL team to the Super Bowl? What exactly has made the legendary coach the figure he is today? “Swagger” takes a deep look at the career of Jimmy Johnson, one of the most acclaimed coaches in football history. Learn how the former Dallas Cowboys coach started his career at Louisiana Tech, how he led the Miami Hurricanes to a national championship, and the strategy Johnson used to win consecutive Super Bowl titles with “America’s Team.” The excruciating adversity Johnson faced is also detailed, including helping his son through addiction and his disputes with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The new book is a riveting story about overcoming hardships, reaching the mountaintop, and how to maintain a culture of success on and off the gridiron. (Nonfiction)

3. “Mission Possible One-Year Devotional: 365 Days of Inspiration for Pursuing Your God-Given Purpose” by Tim Tebow (WaterBrook)

Tim Tebow knows firsthand how God can help one accomplish their life’s missions. The two-time national college football champion, Heisman Trophy winner and TV analyst now can add a new achievement to his resume as an author. Explaining his life’s pursuits, Tebow describes how someone can also accomplish their mission in life, with God’s help. His new book details how one can make wise choices, how to fuel their passions, how to identify their priorities and how to accomplish their goals. Through God’s help, alongside thoughtful advice from Tebow, he offers how one can live a life full of possibilities and achieve their dreams. (Nonfiction)

4. “So Help Me God” by Mike Pence (Simon & Schuster)

Former Vice President Mike Pence has seen it all. From his days in Congress to governor of Indiana to vice president, the conservative and faithful Hoosier’s new book explains his time in the arena. Describing the unlikely bond between the mild-mannered evangelical and the brash New York businessman in Donald Trump, the pair mad history winning the 2016 election. The book describes Pence’s time as vice president, how the administration took an aggressive posture with China, what happened during the Mueller investigation, and how his Christian faith and dedication to the Constitution guided his actions in office. Pence goes in-depth on what really happened on Jan. 6, 2021, and how his relationship with Trump changed forever that day. Pence’s new book is a behind the scenes look at what really happened during his tenure as vice president and offers thoughtful lessons on how faith and courage can guide one during tumultuous times. (Nonfiction)

5. “Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (St. Martin’s Publishing Group)

Commentator, reporter, author and television host Bill O’Reilly combines again with Martin Dugard for the 12th installment of their successful “Killing” series. Following their “Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists” O’Reilly and Dugard explore the lives, legacies, and tragic deaths of three of the most famous people of the 20th century: Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Muhammad Ali. It chronicles their success and rise to worldwide fame, the failures that forced them to change, the challenge of aging in professions that privilege youth, and finally, how each became isolated, cocooned by wealth but vulnerable to the demands of those in their innermost circles. They were among the most famous names and faces throughout the word, and while they seemed larger than life — their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. (Nonfiction)