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Week of October 8, 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

19 wks at #1 · 13 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

11 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

31 wks on list

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

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THE AGE OF REASON BEGINS
Will and Ariel Durant
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THE AGE OF REASON BEGINS

by Will and Ariel Durant · Simon & Schuster

3 wks on list

If there is a linchpin to understanding modern European history, it lies in the period of religious strife & scientific progress between the 1550s & 1650s. In The Age of Reason Begins, Will & Ariel Durant bring together a fascinating network of stories in their discussion of the bumpy road toward the Enlightenment. This is the age of great monarchs & greater artists: on the one hand, Elizabeth the First of England, Philip II of Spain & Henry IV of France; on the other, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Montaigne & Rembrandt. It also encompasses the heyday of Bacon, Galileo, Giordano Bruno & Descartes--the fathers of modern science & philosophy. But it is equally an age of extreme violence, a moment in which all Europe was embroiled in the horrible Thirty Years' War--in some respects, the real First World War. Whatever the case, this is a chapter in cultural history one can't set aside. "Mr & Mrs Durant are admirably lucid...This is a book that can be commended very warmly."--The New York Times.

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KIDNAP
George Waller
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KIDNAP

by George Waller · Dial Press

4 wks on list

THE STORY OF THE LINDBEGH CASE.

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