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Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of May 27, 1951

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WASHINGTON CONFIDENTIAL

Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer

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WASHINGTON CONFIDENTIAL

by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer · Crown Publishers, Inc

13 wks at #1 · 11 on list

13

wks at #1

11 on list

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A KING'S STORY

Edward Windsor, Duke of Windsor

A KING'S STORY

by Edward Windsor, Duke of Windsor · G. P. Putnam's Sons

5 wks on list

5

wks on list

3

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KON-TIKI

Thor Heyerdahl

Cover of KON-TIKI

KON-TIKI

by Thor Heyerdahl · Rand McNally and Company

37 wks on list

37

wks on list

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HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

Ethel Waters and Charles Samuels

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

by Ethel Waters and Charles Samuels · Doubleday

10 wks on list

10

wks on list

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BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN BOOK

Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN BOOK

by Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe · Meredith Publishing Company

6 wks on list

6

wks on list

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THE RIDDLE OF MACARTHUR

John Gunther

THE RIDDLE OF MACARTHUR

by John Gunther · Harper and Brothers

12 wks on list

12

wks on list

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ROMMEL, THE DESERT FOX

Desmond Young

Cover of ROMMEL, THE DESERT FOX

ROMMEL, THE DESERT FOX

by Desmond Young · Harper and Brothers

17 wks on list

17

wks on list

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LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER

Gayelord Hauser

Cover of LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER

LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER

by Gayelord Hauser · Farrar, Straus and Company

59 wks on list

59

wks on list

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THE PEACE CAN BE WON

Paul G. Hoffman

THE PEACE CAN BE WON

by Paul G. Hoffman · Doubleday

3 wks on list

3

wks on list

10

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MARY'S GARDEN STORY

Mary Garden and Louis Biancolli

Cover of MARY'S GARDEN STORY

MARY'S GARDEN STORY

by Mary Garden and Louis Biancolli · Simon & Schuster

3 wks on list

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3

wks on list

11

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MY SIX CONVICTS

Donald Powell Wilson

MY SIX CONVICTS

by Donald Powell Wilson · Rinehart and Company

15 wks on list

15

wks on list

12

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WAR IN KOREA

Marguerite Higgins

Cover of WAR IN KOREA

WAR IN KOREA

by Marguerite Higgins · Doubleday and Company, Inc

3 wks on list

3

wks on list

13

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OUT OF THIS WORLD

Lowell Thomas Jr

OUT OF THIS WORLD

by Lowell Thomas Jr · Greystone Press

24 wks on list

24

wks on list

14

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DOMINATIONS AND POWERS

George Santayana

Cover of DOMINATIONS AND POWERS

DOMINATIONS AND POWERS

by George Santayana · Charles Scribner's Sons

1 wks on list

1

wks on list

15

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BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL

Frederick A. Pottle

Cover of BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL

BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL

by Frederick A. Pottle · McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc

27 wks on list

27

wks on list

16

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THE FAR SIDE OF PARADISE

Arthur Mizener

Cover of THE FAR SIDE OF PARADISE

THE FAR SIDE OF PARADISE

by Arthur Mizener · Houghton Mifflin

16 wks on list

16

wks on list

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