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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of August 27, 1961

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THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960
Theodore H. White

THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960

by Theodore H. White · Atheneum

7 wks on list

Analyses the 1960 election when John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States.

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INSIDE EUROPE TODAY
John Gunther

INSIDE EUROPE TODAY

by John Gunther · Harper and Brothers

5 wks on list

A survey of Europe in the early '60's, examining the differences between the Europe of today and that of twenty-five years ago and emphasizing the current political situation throughout the continent.

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RING OF BRIGHT WATER
Gavin Maxwell
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RING OF BRIGHT WATER

by Gavin Maxwell · E.P. Dutton

25 wks on list

A personal narrative of life with two pet otters on the isolated Western Highlands of Scotland.

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THE TWENTY-SEVENTH WIFE
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE TWENTY-SEVENTH WIFE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH WIFE

by Irving Wallace · Simon & Schuster

1 wks on list

Collection consists of correspondence, research notes, proofs, and corrected typescripts for various stories, screenplays, and novels by Irving Wallace. Books represented in this collection include The Plot, The Man, The Sunday Gentleman, The Twenty-Seventh Wife, The Fabulous Originals, and The Writing of One Novel. While the papers are mostly copies, most items contain autograph notations by Wallace. Also included in this collection are photographs, including original stills of Sarah Bernhardt, magazines in which interviews of Wallace and reviews or excerpts of his work can be found, drafts of Wallace's memoirs, and a small amount of personal correspondence.

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