Youll Never Believe Hillarys Book Failure Is Ruining Lives Although were shocked it made it there in the first place, it appears that Hillary Clintons memoir Hard Choices has dropped from the top spot on the New York Times Best Sellers List. The book had a slow start, and the newest drop could be the icing on the cake for the publishing executives at Simon and Schuster, who gave Hillary a $14 million advance for the book. According to reports from Nielson BookScan, Hard Choices sold only 161,000 copies in the first few weeks of its availability. That number may sound like a lot, but it is a drop in the hat when it comes to what Hillarys lofty advance was. And in an ironic turn of events, Blood Feud, the tell-all book from Edward Klein outlining the rivalry between the Clintons and Obamas is replacing the number one spot. Theres lots of finger-pointing going on at Simon Shuster, one source said. The publishing house was not available for comment. 