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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of January 23, 1949

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THE PLAGUE AND I
Betty MacDonald
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THE PLAGUE AND I

by Betty MacDonald · Lippincott

12 wks on list

Tells how the author learned that she had tuberculosis, and must enter a sanatorium for treatment.

12
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IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE
Emily Kimbrough
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IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE

by Emily Kimbrough · Dodd, Mead

2 wks on list

A collection of essays written by Emily Kimbrough as she traveled around the country during a lecture tour.

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A GUIDE TO CONFIDENT LIVING
Norman Vincent Peale
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A GUIDE TO CONFIDENT LIVING

by Norman Vincent Peale · Prentice-Hall

33 wks on list

"Change your thoughts and change your life". Dr. Norman Vincent Peale demonstrates how you can think your way to success and happiness with his amazing time-tested techniques. Step-by-step, in clear readable language, Dr. Peale shows you how to release your inner powers to achieve confidence and contentment and to open the way to new energy that will actually revitalize your life. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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