TheBestseller
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1940
HOW TO READ A BOOK
Mortimer J. Adler
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HOW TO READ A BOOK

by Mortimer J. Adler

Simon & Schuster · 1940

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

19

Weeks at #1

4

Debuted

March 1940

Chart History

#1510151940
dashed = off the list

19 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, including 4 weeks at #1

All Appearances

3NEWMarch 18, 1940wk 1
2↑1March 25, 1940wk 2
1↑1April 1, 1940wk 3
1—April 8, 1940wk 4
1—April 15, 1940wk 5
2↓1April 22, 1940wk 6
1↑1April 29, 1940wk 7
2↓1May 6, 1940wk 8
3↓1May 13, 1940wk 9
3—May 20, 1940wk 10
2↑1May 27, 1940wk 11
2—June 3, 1940wk 12

Details

Published
1940
Pages
426
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Categories
Books and reading

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