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Week of September 24, 1950

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THE LITTLE PRINCESSES

Marion Crawford

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THE LITTLE PRINCESSES

by Marion Crawford · Harcourt Brace and Company

2 wks at #1 · 9 on list

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9 on list

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COURTROOM

Quentin Reynolds

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COURTROOM

by Quentin Reynolds · Farrar, Straus

15 wks on list

15

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LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER

Gayelord Hauser

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LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER

by Gayelord Hauser · Farrar, Straus and Company

24 wks on list

24

wks on list

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DIANETICS

L. Ron Hubbard

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DIANETICS

by L. Ron Hubbard · Hermitage House

15 wks on list

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15

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THE MATURE MIND

Harry Allen Overstreet

THE MATURE MIND

by Harry Allen Overstreet · W.W. Norton and Company

57 wks on list

57

wks on list

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WORLDS IN COLLISION

Immanuel Velikovsky

WORLDS IN COLLISION

by Immanuel Velikovsky · MacMillan Company

24 wks on list

24

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THE STORY OF ERNIE PYLE

Lee G. Miller

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THE STORY OF ERNIE PYLE

by Lee G. Miller · Viking Press

2 wks on list

2

wks on list

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JOHN ADAMS AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Catherine Drinker Bowen

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JOHN ADAMS AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

by Catherine Drinker Bowen · Little, Brown and Company

12 wks on list

12

wks on list

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ROOSEVELT IN RETROSPECT

John Gunther

ROOSEVELT IN RETROSPECT

by John Gunther · Harper and Brothers

15 wks on list

15

wks on list

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KON-TIKI

Thor Heyerdahl

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KON-TIKI

by Thor Heyerdahl · Rand McNally and Company

2 wks on list

2

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ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING

Betty MacDonald

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ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING

by Betty MacDonald · J.B. Lippincott Company

2 wks on list

Relates the joys and frustrations of life on a poultry farm in the mountains of Washington.

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Ellis M. Zacharias

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

by Ellis M. Zacharias · G.P. Putnam's Sons

7 wks on list

7

wks on list

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CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL

Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer

CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL

by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer · Crown Publishers, Inc

28 wks on list

28

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SPRINGTIME IN PARIS

Elliot H. Paul

SPRINGTIME IN PARIS

by Elliot H. Paul · Random House

4 wks on list

4

wks on list

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ELEANOR OF AQUITIANE AND THE FOUR KINGS

Amy Kelly

ELEANOR OF AQUITIANE AND THE FOUR KINGS

by Amy Kelly · Harvard University Press

13 wks on list

13

wks on list

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ORDEAL BY SLANDER

Owen Lattimore

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ORDEAL BY SLANDER

by Owen Lattimore · Little, Brown and Company

6 wks on list

6

wks on list

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