Americans more interested in Rice memoir than Bush's, Palin's coming books

Americans are looking forward to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's memoir the most out of a slew of autobiographies from Republicans set to hit bookshelves soon.

Interest in Rice's book leads interest in those by her former bosses, former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney, as well as the memoir to be published this month by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), according to a poll.

Twenty-two percent of Americans said they're most likely to read Rice's book, according to a poll commissioned by the CBS news program "60 Minutes" and the magazine Vanity Fair.

Eleven percent said they are interested in reading Bush's book, followed by 9 percent for Palin, 7 percent for former first lady Laura Bush and 4 percent for Cheney.

Forty-six percent of those surveyed said they have interest in none of those books.

Among Republicans who were surveyed, Rice still leads the pack, but GOPers were more enthusiastic about the Bush and Palin memoirs, which each received interest from 17 percent of Republicans surveyed.

The poll, which was conducted by the CBS News Election and Survey Unit from Oct. 5 through 8, surveyed 829 respondents nationwide.

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