


THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
by Norman Vincent Peale · Prentice-Hall, Inc
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.

A MAN CALLED PETER
by Catherine Marshall · McGraw-Hill
An instant bestseller in 1951, this is the compelling story of Peter Marshall, the Scottish immigrant who became chaplain of the U.S. Senate.

THE FAMILY OF MAN
by Edward Steichen · Museum of Modern Art
Photo album on life from birth to death with emphasis on man to himself, his family, the community.



ONIONS IN THE STEW
by Betty MacDonald · J. B. Lippincott Co
The bestselling author of the American humor classic The Egg and I continues the adventure with this collection of tales about life on the fringe of the Western wilderness. Writing in the 1950s, Betty MacDonald, sophisticated and urbane, captivated readers with her observations about raising a family on an island in Puget Sound. As usual, humorist MacDonald is her own favorite target. She manages to get herself into scrapes with washing machines set adrift in rowboats, used cars, and a $25 Turkey Squasher. And then there's the scariest aspect of island life -- teenaged children.




FROM MY EXPERIENCE
by Louis Bromfield · Harper and Brothers
Largely a record of the achievements of which we at Malabar are proud and the failures which have been disappointing but from which we have always learned something.
GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES
by Wilbur Shaw · Coward-McCann
An engaging first-person account of life and auto racing in the first half of the 20th century. For thirty-five years Shaw sought speed and danger, and found both in automobile, airplane, and motorboat racing. An Indiana native, he was a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, and the first to win it two years in a row. At the time of his death in plane crash, he was president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and had just finished this autobiography.
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.