TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of April 28, 1974

FictionNonfiction
WeekMonth
Jump to
4
HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND
Mildred Newman, Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen

HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND

by Mildred Newman, Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen · Random House

40 wks on list

" Sensible advice on how to give up childhood, accept yourself and your own maturity and deal with life on your own two feet." DALLAS TIMES HERALDIn this unique, bestselling question-and- answer guide to self-love and acceptance, two practicing psychologists (who are also married to one another) reveal the secret of pursuing happiness, by revealing to ourselves what we think we are striving for, and what it is that keeps us from achieving our goals.

7
THE JOY OF SEX
Alex Comfort
Cover of THE JOY OF SEX

THE JOY OF SEX

by Alex Comfort · Crown

71 wks on list

An updated, thirtieth-anniversary edition of the classic illustrated guide to human sexuality addresses current concerns about sex and health, advising readers on how to balance responsible practices with a satisfactory sex life.

8
1
WORKING
Studs Terkel
Cover of WORKING

WORKING

by Studs Terkel · Pantheon

3 wks on list

A collection of interviews with working people in a wide variety of occupations.

9
NEW
ALIVE: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Piers Paul Read
Cover of ALIVE: The Story of the Andes Survivors

ALIVE: The Story of the Andes Survivors

by Piers Paul Read · Lippincott

1 wks on list

True story about how a group of people who survived an airplane crash in the Andes had toresort to cannibalism in order to stay alive. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

10
2
THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS
Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS

by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird · Harper & Row

6 wks on list

The world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest scientific discoveries. "Plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore."--Newsweek

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