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Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of June 28, 1953

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THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
Norman Vincent Peale
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THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

by Norman Vincent Peale · Prentice-Hall, Inc

98 wks at #1 · 34 on list

This is a reprint of Norman Vincent Peale's classic self-help tract, read by millions in the last half century who were inspired by Peale's belief that faith in yourself makes good things happen to you. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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HOW TO PLAY YOUR BEST GOLF ALL THE TIME
Tommy Armour
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HOW TO PLAY YOUR BEST GOLF ALL THE TIME

by Tommy Armour · Simon & Schuster

7 wks on list

Tommy Armour's classic How to Play Your Best Golf All the time provides advice and instruction on a variety of subjects. Going step-by-step through many aspects of golf technique, from teeing off to putting, Armour gives timeless advice -- accompanied by over four dozen illustrations.

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A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
Polly Adler
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A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME

by Polly Adler · Rinehart & Company

2 wks on list

"Polly Adler's house--the brothel that gave this best-selling 1953 autobiography its title--was a major site of New York City underworld activity from the 1920s through the 1940s. Adler's notorious Lexington Avenue house of prostitution functioned as a sort of social club for New York's gangsters and a variety of other celebrities, including Robert Benchley and his friend Dorothy Parker. According to one New York tabloid, it made Adler's name synonymous with sin." --Google Books.

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THE WORLD AND THE WEST
Arnold Toynbee
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THE WORLD AND THE WEST

by Arnold Toynbee · Oxford University Press

12 wks on list

Professor Toynbee discusses the impact of our Western civilization on the rest of the world.

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ELIZABETH AND PHILIP
Geoffrey Bocca
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ELIZABETH AND PHILIP

by Geoffrey Bocca · Henry Holt and Company

3 wks on list

This is a fairy tale come true -- the story of a beautiful young queen, her handsome blonde consort, and their two small children. The world knows the outline of the romance of Elizabeth and Phillip, but here for the first time is their whole story, told with intimate, personal detail.

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