Hardcover Nonfiction

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FRANCIS THE FIRST

Francis Hackett

FRANCIS THE FIRST

by Francis Hackett · Doubleday, Doran

6 wks at #1 · 5 on list

6

wks at #1

5 on list

2

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WHILE ROME BURNS

Alexander Woollcott

WHILE ROME BURNS

by Alexander Woollcott · Viking Press

57 wks on list

57

wks on list

3

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PERSONAL HISTORY

Vincent Sheean

PERSONAL HISTORY

by Vincent Sheean · Doubleday, Doran

9 wks on list

9

wks on list

4

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SHIPS

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

SHIPS

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon · Simon & Schuster

6 wks on list

6

wks on list

5

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RATS, LICE AND HISTORY

Hans Zinsser

RATS, LICE AND HISTORY

by Hans Zinsser · Little, Brown

7 wks on list

7

wks on list

6

NEW

FIFTY YEARS A SURGEON

Robert T. Morris

FIFTY YEARS A SURGEON

by Robert T. Morris · Dutton

2 wks on list

2

wks on list

7

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SKIN DEEP

M. C. Phillips

SKIN DEEP

by M. C. Phillips · Vanguard Press

14 wks on list

14

wks on list

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