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Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

August 1944

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Week of August 6, 1944

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STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
1

STRANGE FRUIT

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
Ben Ames Williams
Cover of LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
3

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN

PRESIDENTIAL AGENT
Upton Sinclair
4

PRESIDENTIAL AGENT

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
5

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

Week of August 13, 1944

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STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
1

STRANGE FRUIT

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
3

A BELL FOR ADANO

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
Ben Ames Williams
Cover of LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
4

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
Joseph S. Pennell
Cover of THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
5

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS

Week of August 20, 1944

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THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
1

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
2

STRANGE FRUIT

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
3

A BELL FOR ADANO

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
Joseph S. Pennell
Cover of THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
4

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
Ben Ames Williams
Cover of LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
5

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN

Week of August 27, 1944

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STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
1

STRANGE FRUIT

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
Joseph S. Pennell
Cover of THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS
3

THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
4

A BELL FOR ADANO

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
Ben Ames Williams
Cover of LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN
5

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.