--- title: George W. Bush's New Book of Portraits Is Burning Up the Amazon Charts description: George W. Bush, who has become an avid painter since leaving the White House, is seeing high-demand for his new book of portraits. authors: - name: Kristen Bahler role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/kristen-bahler/ bio: Kristen Bahler has spent more than a decade turning culture, work and consumer spending trends into conversation-driving stories. Today, she leads Money's sponsored content channel and reader-favorite franchises like Best Places to Live and Best Places to Travel. education: Northeastern University, MA Journalism at_money_since: 2016 articles: 52 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-bahler/ published: '2017-02-27T19:13:20.000Z' modified: '2024-04-02T04:59:54.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - amazon books - Art - Donald Trump - George W. Bush - matt lauer - Portraits of Courage - shop money - today show word_count: 231 canonical: https://money.com/george-bush-amazon-number-one/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![George W Bush Painting](https://img.money.com/2017/02/170228_georgew.jpg) Former president George W. Bush's new book of oil paintings is skyrocketing in pre-order sales. *Portraits of Courage*, a collection of more than 60 portraits and stories of people who have served in the U.S. military, officially hits stores Tuesday, but it's already snagged the top spot on Amazon's [best selling books](https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=sv_b_2) list. Bush, who became an avid painter after leaving the White House, sat down with *Today's* Matt Lauer Monday morning in a rare media appearance that instigated the spike, according to a spokeswoman from the book's publisher Crown. Monday morning, [the $22 book](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804189765/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=money018f-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0804189765&linkId=5784d659e799a3ce4b1fcdbaf259904a) was the 114th most popular in Amazon's rankings. By early afternoon, it shot to No. 1, Amazon confirms. A spokeswoman for Barnes & Noble says that "demand is strong" for pre-order sales. On the company's website, a deluxe, signed version that comes with a $225 price tag is [currently outpacing the regular version.](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/history/_/N-1fZ29Z8q8Z11km) This is the first art book for the 43rd president, but only the latest in a string of titles he's authored. Both 2010's *Decision Points* and 1999's *A Charge to Keep* were *[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2010/11/28/hardcover-nonfiction/?action=click&contentCollection=Books&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fbooks%2Fbest-sellers%2F2010%2F12%2F12%2Fhardcover-nonfiction%2F®ion=Header&module=ArrowNav&version=Right&pgtype=Reference)* [bestsellers](http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/03/11/bsp/papernonfictioncompare.html)*.* Bush will donate the net author proceeds from the new book to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a non-profit that helps post-9/11 veterans transitions to civilian life, according to a statement on the [organization's website](http://www.bushcenter.org/exhibits-and-events/exhibits/2017/portraits-of-courage-exhibit.html). *We’ve included affiliate links in this article. 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