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Week of October 27, 1946

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I CHOSE FREEDOM
Victor A. Kravchenko

I CHOSE FREEDOM

by Victor A. Kravchenko · Scribner

24 wks on list

Russisk embedsmands opgør med Sovjetstyret

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THE HAPPY PROFESSION
Ellery Sedgwick

THE HAPPY PROFESSION

by Ellery Sedgwick · Little, Brown

1 wks on list

Autobiography of Ellery Sedgwick, who was the editor of 'The Atlantic Monthly' for 30 years.

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THE LOWELLS AND THEIR SEVEN WORLDS
Ferris Greenslet
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THE LOWELLS AND THEIR SEVEN WORLDS

by Ferris Greenslet · Houghton Mifflin

3 wks on list

John Lowell (1743-1802) was a descendant of Percival Lowle/Lowel/ Lowell (1571-1664) who, with his wife, Rebecca, and family left London in 1639. John married Sarah Higginson (d. 1772) in 1767. In 1774, he married Susan Cabot who died in 1777; and in 1778, he married Rebecca Russell Tyng who died in 1816. He had nineteen children.

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WHILE TIME REMAINS
Leland Stowe
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FROM THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
Gretchen Finletter
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FROM THE TOP OF THE STAIRS

by Gretchen Finletter · Little, Brown

4 wks on list

The daughter of Walter Damrosch, the famous conductor and composer, describes her childhood and youth.

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THE CHICAGO CUBS
Warren Brown
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THE CHICAGO CUBS

by Warren Brown · Putnam

8 wks on list

Readers will enjoy reviewing the best seasons in Cubs history in Season at the Summit. The Chicago White Stockings, later to become Wrigleyville's loveable Cubbies, were charter members of the National League, and the only franchise that has operated continuously in the same city between the first game played on April 1876 and today. During that time, over 1,750 ballplayers have pulled on Cub uniforms, and out of that number, co-authors Warren Wilbert and William Hageman have chosen the players who have put together individual seasons of such magnificent that they have merited a top-50 billing.

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OSCAR WILDE
Hesketh Pearson
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT
Merriman Smith
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THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT

by Merriman Smith · Harper

4 wks on list

Merriman Smith ruled the WH Press Corps with firmness and fairness. At the time of his tenure, the reporters assigned to cover the president were required to adhere to an unwritten rule not to embarrass the president or his family. Smith saw to it that this was accomplished. He was the liaison between the WH Press Office and the reporters. Watergate coverage abolished this once and for all. Everything is fair game now. The reporters now can dig into the personal life of the first family and expose any thing that is real or imagined. This book reveals the way Smith and the other reporters covered 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. up to the late 60s.

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