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Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of July 27, 1958

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INSIDE RUSSIA TODAY

John Gunther

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INSIDE RUSSIA TODAY

by John Gunther · Harper and Brothers

10 wks at #1 · 14 on list

10

wks at #1

14 on list

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MASTERS OF DECEIT

J. Edgar Hoover

Cover of MASTERS OF DECEIT

MASTERS OF DECEIT

by J. Edgar Hoover · Henry Holt and Company

18 wks on list

18

wks on list

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PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES

Jean Kerr

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PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES

by Jean Kerr · Doubleday

33 wks on list

33

wks on list

4

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DEAR ABBY

Abigail Van Buren

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DEAR ABBY

by Abigail Van Buren · Prentice-Hall, Inc

11 wks on list

11

wks on list

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KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS!

Art Linkletter

Cover of KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS!

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS!

by Art Linkletter · Prentice Hall Inc

36 wks on list

36

wks on list

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THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY

John Kenneth Galbraith

Cover of THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY

THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY

by John Kenneth Galbraith · Houghton Mifflin

6 wks on list

6

wks on list

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THE ORDEAL OF WOODROW WILSON

Herbert Hoover

Cover of THE ORDEAL OF WOODROW WILSON

THE ORDEAL OF WOODROW WILSON

by Herbert Hoover · McGraw-Hill

11 wks on list

11

wks on list

8

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ALL ABOUT MEN

Joseph H. Peck

Cover of ALL ABOUT MEN

ALL ABOUT MEN

by Joseph H. Peck · Elliot Right Way Books

4 wks on list

4

wks on list

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MADISON AVENUE, U.S.A.

Martin Mayer

Cover of MADISON AVENUE, U.S.A.

MADISON AVENUE, U.S.A.

by Martin Mayer · Harper and Brothers

18 wks on list

18

wks on list

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MISTER MUSIC MAKER, LAWRENCE WELK

Mary Lewis Coakley

MISTER MUSIC MAKER, LAWRENCE WELK

by Mary Lewis Coakley · Doubleday

4 wks on list

4

wks on list

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DEATH OF A NATION

Clifford Dowdey

DEATH OF A NATION

by Clifford Dowdey · Alfred A. Knopf

1 wks on list

1

wks on list

12

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"WHERE DID YOU GO?" "OUT" "WHAT DID YOU DO?" "NOTHING."

Robert Paul Smith

Cover of "WHERE DID YOU GO?" "OUT" "WHAT DID YOU DO?" "NOTHING."

"WHERE DID YOU GO?" "OUT" "WHAT DID YOU DO?" "NOTHING."

by Robert Paul Smith · W.W. Norton and Company

50 wks on list

Childhood memories of the author Robert Paul Smith.

50

wks on list

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THE CATTLEMEN

Mari Sandoz

Cover of THE CATTLEMEN

THE CATTLEMEN

by Mari Sandoz · Hastings House

5 wks on list

5

wks on list

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THE FACE OF MINNESOTA

John Szarkowski

THE FACE OF MINNESOTA

by John Szarkowski · University of Minnesota Press

7 wks on list

7

wks on list

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THE PRIVATE WORLD OF PABLO PICASSO

David Douglas Duncan

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THE PRIVATE WORLD OF PABLO PICASSO

by David Douglas Duncan · Harper and Brothers

12 wks on list

12

wks on list

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A NEW ENGLAND GIRLHOOD

Nancy Hale

Cover of A NEW ENGLAND GIRLHOOD

A NEW ENGLAND GIRLHOOD

by Nancy Hale · Little, Brown and Company

4 wks on list

4

wks on list

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