Heart in the Right Place explained

Heart in the Right Place is a memoir by Carolyn Jourdan, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 2007 (hardback) and 2008 (paperback).

The Wall Street Journal ranked it as the #7 National Bestseller on September 2, 2012.^[1] and No. 9 bestseller in 2017.^[2] It reached #1 on Amazon for Biography, Memoir, Medicine, and Science during the month of August, 2012.^{[3] [4]} Family Circle magazine chose Heart in the Right Place as its first ever Book of the Month, and Elle magazine awarded it a Readers Prize.^[5]

The book was chosen by Michigan for "Capital Area Reads One Book" in 2010.^[6]

Jourdan is a former Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (now Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs).^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443686004577633651483583094?KEYWORDS=Best-Selling+Books+Week+Ended+Sept+2 Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Books Week Ended September 2, 2012
2. Web site: WSJ Best-Selling Books . 2023-01-21 . 2017-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033602/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fb7f3ddc52e84c409f4d13d53801e9b6/wall-street-journal-best-sellers . dead .
3. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4611695896181.74072618.1406022405&type=3 Facebook
4. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4611707096461&set=a.4611695896181.74072618.1406022405&type=3&theater Facebook
5. https://www.amazon.com/review/R3LQ929G7F5VNT Amazon.com: RJ "Book-Lover"'s review of Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir
6. https://michigan.michigan.gov/documents/mde/lm_MCFB_2011_Jourdan_brochure_343177_7.pdf Michigan.gov announcement
7. http://www.workman.com/products/9781565126138/ Bio from publisher.