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The 1960s

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1960

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Hardcover Fiction

1960
ADVISE AND CONSENT
Allen Drury
Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT
1960
HAWAII
James A. Michener
Cover of HAWAII

Hardcover Nonfiction

1960
ACT ONE
Moss Hart
Cover of ACT ONE
1960
MAY THIS HOUSE BE SAFE FROM TIGERS
Alexander King
1960
BORN FREE
Joy Adamson
Cover of BORN FREE
1960
THE WASTE MAKERS
Vance Packard
Cover of THE WASTE MAKERS
1960
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH
William L. Shirer
Cover of THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH

1961

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Hardcover Fiction

1961
HAWAII
James A. Michener
Cover of HAWAII
1961
THE LAST OF THE JUST
Andre Schwarz-Bart
Cover of THE LAST OF THE JUST
1961
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
Irving Stone
Cover of THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
1961
FRANNY AND ZOOEY
J.D. Salinger
Cover of FRANNY AND ZOOEY

Hardcover Nonfiction

1961
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH
William L. Shirer
Cover of THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH
1961
THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE; New Testament
1961
THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960
Theodore H. White

1962

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Hardcover Fiction

1962
FRANNY AND ZOOEY
J.D. Salinger
Cover of FRANNY AND ZOOEY
1962
SHIP OF FOOLS
Katherine Anne Porter
Cover of SHIP OF FOOLS
1962
A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE
Allen Drury
Cover of A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE
1962
SEVEN DAYS IN MAY
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II
Cover of SEVEN DAYS IN MAY

Hardcover Nonfiction

1962
THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960
Theodore H. White
1962
MY LIFE IN COURT
Louis Nizer
Cover of MY LIFE IN COURT
1962
CALORIES DON'T COUNT
Herman Taller
Cover of CALORIES DON'T COUNT
1962
THE ROTHSCHILDS
Frederic Morton
Cover of THE ROTHSCHILDS
1962
TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY
John Steinbeck
Cover of TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY
1962
SILENT SPRING
Rachel Carson
Cover of SILENT SPRING

1963

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Hardcover Fiction

1963
SEVEN DAYS IN MAY
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II
Cover of SEVEN DAYS IN MAY
1963
RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS
J.D. Salinger
Cover of RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS
1963
THE GLASS BLOWERS
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of THE GLASS BLOWERS
1963
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN
Morris L. West
Cover of THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN
1963
THE GROUP
Mary McCarthy
Cover of THE GROUP

Hardcover Nonfiction

1963
TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY
John Steinbeck
Cover of TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY
1963
THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT
Hedda Hopper with James Brough
Cover of THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT
1963
THE FIRE NEXT TIME
James Baldwin
Cover of THE FIRE NEXT TIME
1963
I OWE RUSSIA $1200
Bob Hope
Cover of I OWE RUSSIA $1200
1963
J.F.K.: THE MAN AND THE MYTH
Victor Lasky
Cover of J.F.K.: THE MAN AND THE MYTH
1963
THE AMERICAN WAY OF DEATH
Jessica Mitford
Cover of THE AMERICAN WAY OF DEATH
1963
PROFILES IN COURAGE
John F. Kennedy
Cover of PROFILES IN COURAGE

1964

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Hardcover Fiction

1964
THE GROUP
Mary McCarthy
Cover of THE GROUP
1964
THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
John le Carré
Cover of THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
1964
THE RECTOR OF JUSTIN
Louis Auchincloss
Cover of THE RECTOR OF JUSTIN
1964
HERZOG
Saul Bellow
Cover of HERZOG

Hardcover Nonfiction

1964
PROFILES IN COURAGE
John F. Kennedy
Cover of PROFILES IN COURAGE
1964
FOUR DAYS, U.P.I. and American Heritage Magazine
1964
A MOVEABLE FEAST
Ernest Hemingway
Cover of A MOVEABLE FEAST
1964
REMINISCENCES
Douglas MacArthur
Cover of REMINISCENCES
1964
MARKINGS
Dag Hammarskjöld
Cover of MARKINGS

1965

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Hardcover Fiction

1965
HERZOG
Saul Bellow
Cover of HERZOG
1965
UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
1965
THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE

Hardcover Nonfiction

1965
MARKINGS
Dag Hammarskjöld
Cover of MARKINGS
1965
THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1964
Theodore H. White
Cover of THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1964
1965
KENNEDY
Theodore C. Sorensen
Cover of KENNEDY

1966

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Hardcover Fiction

1966
THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE
1966
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
Jacqueline Susann
Cover of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
1966
THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA
Robert Crichton
Cover of THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA

Hardcover Nonfiction

1966
KENNEDY
Theodore C. Sorensen
Cover of KENNEDY
1966
A THOUSAND DAYS
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Cover of A THOUSAND DAYS
1966
IN COLD BLOOD
Truman Capote
Cover of IN COLD BLOOD
1966
THE LAST BATTLE
Cornelius Ryan
Cover of THE LAST BATTLE
1966
HOW TO AVOID PROBATE
Norman F. Dacey
1966
RUSH TO JUDGMENT
Mark Lane
Cover of RUSH TO JUDGMENT

1967

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Hardcover Fiction

1967
THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA
Robert Crichton
Cover of THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA
1967
THE ARRANGEMENT
Elia Kazan
Cover of THE ARRANGEMENT
1967
THE EIGHTH DAY
Thornton Wilder
Cover of THE EIGHTH DAY
1967
THE CHOSEN
Chaim Potok
Cover of THE CHOSEN
1967
TOPAZ
Leon Uris
Cover of TOPAZ
1967
THE GABRIEL HOUNDS
Mary Stewart
Cover of THE GABRIEL HOUNDS
1967
THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
William Styron
Cover of THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER

Hardcover Nonfiction

1967
RUSH TO JUDGMENT
Mark Lane
Cover of RUSH TO JUDGMENT
1967
EVERYTHING BUT MONEY
Sam Levenson
Cover of EVERYTHING BUT MONEY
1967
MADAME SARAH
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Cover of MADAME SARAH
1967
THE DEATH OF A PRESIDENT
William Manchester
Cover of THE DEATH OF A PRESIDENT
1967
THE NEW INDUSTRIAL STATE
John Kenneth Galbraith
1967
"OUR CROWD": THE GREAT JEWISH FAMILIES OF NEW YORK
Stephen Birmingham

1968

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Hardcover Fiction

1968
THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
William Styron
Cover of THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
1968
VANISHED
Fletcher Knebel
Cover of VANISHED
1968
AIRPORT
Arthur Hailey
Cover of AIRPORT
1968
COUPLES
John Updike
1968
THE SALZBURG CONNECTION
Helen MacInnes
Cover of THE SALZBURG CONNECTION

Hardcover Nonfiction

1968
RICKENBACKER
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Cover of RICKENBACKER
1968
"OUR CROWD": THE GREAT JEWISH FAMILIES OF NEW YORK
Stephen Birmingham
1968
BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD
Haim G. Ginott
Cover of BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD
1968
THE NAKED APE
Desmond Morris
1968
THE MONEY GAME
"Adam Smith" (George Goodman)
Cover of THE MONEY GAME
1968
MEMOIRS: SIXTY YEARS ON THE FIRING LINE
Arthur Krock
Cover of MEMOIRS: SIXTY YEARS ON THE FIRING LINE

1969

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Hardcover Fiction

1969
THE SALZBURG CONNECTION
Helen MacInnes
Cover of THE SALZBURG CONNECTION
1969
PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT
Philip Roth
Cover of PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT
1969
THE LOVE MACHINE
Jacqueline Susann
Cover of THE LOVE MACHINE

Hardcover Nonfiction

1969
THE MONEY GAME
"Adam Smith" (George Goodman)
Cover of THE MONEY GAME
1969
THE 900 DAYS
Harrison E. Salisbury
Cover of THE 900 DAYS
1969
JENNIE
Ralph G. Martin
Cover of JENNIE
1969
THE PETER PRINCIPLE
Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull
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