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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of August 11, 1985

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THE MICK
Mickey Mantle with Herb Gluck

THE MICK

by Mickey Mantle with Herb Gluck · Doubleday

3 wks on list

Mickey Mantle-arguably the greatest Yankee ever-tells all, from his childhood in Oklahoma to the bright lights of Yankee Stadium.

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MARTINA
Martina Navratilova with George Vecsey

MARTINA

by Martina Navratilova with George Vecsey · Knopf

4 wks on list

The private and public life of the top tennis player in the world, who used to dream of living in America and of being Centre Court at Wimbledon when she was a young child in Czechoslovakia.

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NUTCRACKER
Shana Alexander
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NUTCRACKER

by Shana Alexander · Doubleday

6 wks on list

Chronicles the murder of self-made Mormon millionaire Franklin Bradshaw by his grandson, who was persuaded to commit the crime by his culture-obsessed mother, Frances Schreuder, who feared losing her inheritance.

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FUNNY MONEY
Mark Singer
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FUNNY MONEY

by Mark Singer · Knopf

2 wks on list
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MOUNTBATTEN
Philip Ziegler
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MOUNTBATTEN

by Philip Ziegler · Knopf

11 wks on list
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HAMMER OF THE GODS: The Led Zeppelin Saga
Stephen Davis
Cover of HAMMER OF THE GODS: The Led Zeppelin Saga

HAMMER OF THE GODS: The Led Zeppelin Saga

by Stephen Davis · Morrow

1 wks on list

"One of the most notorious rock biographies ever written." -Chicago Tribune Originally published in 1985, and last updated in 2008, Hammer of the Gods is considered the ultimate word on Led Zeppelin, and a definitive rock and roll classic that sets the bar for what such books could and should be. Dey Street is proud to have such a category defining title on its backlist, a book that captures the first heavy metal monsters in all their excessive glory. Led Zeppelin fully embody the "sex, drugs and rock and roll" ethos--all captured here in glorious detail. With 20% new material from bestselling biographer Stephen Davis, this edition of Hammer of the Gods is set to captivate a new generation of music fans, Zeppelin fans, and a new generation of readers.

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BREAKING WITH MOSCOW
Arkady N. Shevchenko

BREAKING WITH MOSCOW

by Arkady N. Shevchenko · Knopf

24 wks on list

A high-ranking Soviet official tells of his life as a diplomat and a reluctant spy, and of life at the top of the Soviet power structure before defecting to the U.S.

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