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Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of October 21, 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 · 14 on list

39

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14 on list

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KON-TIKI

Thor Heyerdahl

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KON-TIKI

by Thor Heyerdahl · Rand McNally and Company

58 wks on list

58

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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

32 wks on list

32

wks on list

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WHITE MAN RETURNS

Agnes Newton Keith

WHITE MAN RETURNS

by Agnes Newton Keith · Little, Brown and Company

9 wks on list

9

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

3 wks on list

3

wks on list

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DIZZY

Hesketh Pearson

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DIZZY

by Hesketh Pearson · Grosset and Dunlap

7 wks on list

7

wks on list

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FIGHT AGAINST FEARS

Lucy Freeman

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FIGHT AGAINST FEARS

by Lucy Freeman · Crown

13 wks on list

13

wks on list

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SCHNOZZOLA

Gene Fowler

SCHNOZZOLA

by Gene Fowler · Viking Press

2 wks on list

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2

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THE STORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

Meyer Berger

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THE STORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

by Meyer Berger · Simon & Schuster

3 wks on list

3

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

17 wks on list

17

wks on list

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BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS HANDYMAN'S BOOK

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS HANDYMAN'S BOOK

by · Meredith Publishing Company

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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

26 wks on list

26

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

31 wks on list

31

wks on list

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CRIME IN AMERICA

Estes Kefauver

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CRIME IN AMERICA

by Estes Kefauver · Doubleday

13 wks on list

13

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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

12 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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12

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AMERICAN DIPLOMACY, 1900-1950

George F. Kennan

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AMERICAN DIPLOMACY, 1900-1950

by George F. Kennan · University of Chicago Press

1 wks on list

1

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