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96years of history
4,763weeks archived

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#1 Books by Decade

ANTHONY ADVERSE
GONE WITH THE WIND
HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE
WHILE ROME BURNS
1930s730 books

incl. ANTHONY ADVERSE · 33 wks at #1

PEACE OF MIND
THE EGG AND I
THE ROBE
BERLIN DIARY
1940s270 books

incl. PEACE OF MIND · 58 wks at #1

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
THE CAINE MUTINY
GIFT FROM THE SEA
THE SEA AROUND US
1950s

incl. THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING · 98 wks at #1

HAWAII
THE SOURCE
THE MONEY GAME
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH
1960s

incl. HAWAII · 49 wks at #1

LOVE STORY
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
TRINITY
DR. ATKINS' DIET REVOLUTION
1970s

incl. LOVE STORY · 41 wks at #1

IACOCCA: An Autobiography
JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT BOOK
FATHERHOOD
THE COVENANT
1980s

incl. IACOCCA: An Autobiography · 39 wks at #1

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
EMBRACED BY THE LIGHT
THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE
1990s

incl. THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY · 38 wks at #1

THE DA VINCI CODE
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
MARLEY & ME
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
2000s

incl. THE DA VINCI CODE · 59 wks at #1

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
BECOMING
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
UNBROKEN
2010s

incl. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING · 24 wks at #1

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
FOURTH WING
LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
THE WAGER
2020s

incl. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING · 24 wks at #1