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Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of October 14, 1951

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THE SEA AROUND US

Rachel Carson

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THE SEA AROUND US

by Rachel Carson · Oxford University Press

39 wks at #1 · 13 on list

39

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13 on list

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KON-TIKI

Thor Heyerdahl

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KON-TIKI

by Thor Heyerdahl · Rand McNally and Company

57 wks on list

57

wks on list

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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

31 wks on list

31

wks on list

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WHITE MAN RETURNS

Agnes Newton Keith

WHITE MAN RETURNS

by Agnes Newton Keith · Little, Brown and Company

8 wks on list

8

wks on list

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DIZZY

Hesketh Pearson

Cover of DIZZY

DIZZY

by Hesketh Pearson · Grosset and Dunlap

6 wks on list

6

wks on list

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A SOLDIER'S STORY

Omar Nelson Bradley

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A SOLDIER'S STORY

by Omar Nelson Bradley · Henry Holt and Company

16 wks on list

16

wks on list

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FIGHT AGAINST FEARS

Lucy Freeman

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FIGHT AGAINST FEARS

by Lucy Freeman · Crown

12 wks on list

12

wks on list

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THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY

Thomas B. Costain

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THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY

by Thomas B. Costain · Doubleday and Company, Inc

2 wks on list

2

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

30 wks on list

30

wks on list

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THE STORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

Meyer Berger

Cover of THE STORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

THE STORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

by Meyer Berger · Simon & Schuster

2 wks on list

2

wks 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

25 wks on list

25

wks on list

12

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BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS HANDYMAN'S BOOK

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS HANDYMAN'S BOOK

by · Meredith Publishing Company

1 wks on list

1

wks on list

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SCHNOZZOLA

Gene Fowler

SCHNOZZOLA

by Gene Fowler · Viking Press

1 wks on list

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CRIME IN AMERICA

Estes Kefauver

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CRIME IN AMERICA

by Estes Kefauver · Doubleday

12 wks on list

12

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THE NEW JOY OF COOKING

Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker

THE NEW JOY OF COOKING

by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker · Bobbs-Merrill

11 wks on list

This lay-flat paperback format of the 1997 edition is truly an indispensable and beloved reference and recipe source for home cooks concerned about freshness, nutrition, and taste.

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11

wks on list

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MY MISSION IN ISRAEL

James G. McDonald

MY MISSION IN ISRAEL

by James G. McDonald · Simon & Schuster

4 wks on list

4

wks on list

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