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Week of April 18, 1971

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THE SENSUOUS MAN
"M"
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THE SENSUOUS MAN

by "M" · Lyle Stuart

7 wks on list
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FUTURE SHOCK
Alvin Toffler
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FUTURE SHOCK

by Alvin Toffler · Random House, Inc

27 wks on list

Examines the effects of rapid industrial and technological changes upon the individual, the family, and society. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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CIVILISATION
Kenneth Clark
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CIVILISATION

by Kenneth Clark · Harper & Row

26 wks on list

The skin of our teeth (50:43) illuminates the Dark Ages, the six centuries following the collapse of the Roman Empire. The great thaw (48:24) traces the sudden reawakening of 12th-century European civilization from the first manifestations at the Abbey of Cluny to its high point, the building of the cathedral at Chartres. Romance and reality (49:56) explores the achievements of the later Middle Ages in France and Italy.

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THE GRANDEES
Stephen Birmingham
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THE GRANDEES

by Stephen Birmingham · Harper & Row

1 wks on list

Chronicle of prominent Sephardic Jewish families of America since arrival of early settlers from Spain and Portugal in the New World in 1654.

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KHRUSHCHEV REMEMBERS
Nikita Khrushchev
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KHRUSHCHEV REMEMBERS

by Nikita Khrushchev · Little, Brown

15 wks on list

Selvbiografiske beskrivelser af sovjetlederen Nikita Khrushchev.

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