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Week of February 21, 1988

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TRUMP: The Art of the Deal
Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz
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TRUMP: The Art of the Deal

by Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz · Random House

13 wks at #1 · 10 on list

President Donald J. Trump lays out his professional and personal worldview in this classic work—a firsthand account of the rise of America’s foremost deal-maker. “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: If you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.”—Donald J. Trump Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life—as he meets the people he needs to meet, chats with family and friends, clashes with enemies, and challenges conventional thinking. But even a maverick plays by rules, and Trump has formulated time-tested guidelines for success. He isolates the common elements in his greatest accomplishments; he shatters myths; he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal-maker’s art. And throughout, Trump talks—really talks—about how he does it. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur—the ultimate read for anyone interested in the man behind the spotlight. Praise for Trump: The Art of the Deal “Trump makes one believe for a moment in the American dream again.”—The New York Times “Donald Trump is a deal maker. He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet.”—Chicago Tribune “Fascinating . . . wholly absorbing . . . conveys Trump’s larger-than-life demeanor so vibrantly that the reader’s attention is instantly and fully claimed.”—Boston Herald “A chatty, generous, chutzpa-filled autobiography.”—New York Post

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THRIVING ON CHAOS
Tom Peters
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THRIVING ON CHAOS

by Tom Peters · Knopf

15 wks on list

The national bestseller that offers prescriptions for an economic world turned upside down. A New York Times bestseller for eleven months.

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LOVE, MEDICINE & MIRACLES
Bernie S. Siegel
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LOVE, MEDICINE & MIRACLES

by Bernie S. Siegel · Harper & Row

41 wks on list

Surgeon Bernie S. Siegel gives an inspirational, first-hand account of how patients can participate in their own recovery. Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant of the immune system. The truth is: love heals. Miracles happen to exceptional patients every day—patients who have the courage to love, those who have the courage to work with their doctors to participate in and influence their own recovery.

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THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 1990
Ravi Batra
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 1990

by Ravi Batra · Simon & Schuster

30 wks on list

Batra predicts that we are moving toward the greatest world-wide depression in history--and 1987's Black Monday may have been just the beginning. Batra's advice is easily accessible to all. He advises when to get out of the stock market, cautions against real estate investments, and helps readers plan the right moves to ensure a secure future.

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DETOUR
Cheryl Crane with Cliff Jahr

DETOUR

by Cheryl Crane with Cliff Jahr · Belvedere/Arbor House/Morrow

4 wks on list

The stabbing of Johnny Stompanato on Good Friday 1958 by the 14 year-old Cheryl Crane, Lana Turner's daughter - was one of the most shocking and scandalous Hollywood tragedies ever. Now, 30 years later, Cheryl Crane tells the true story of that night of horror, the events that led up to it and the terrible aftermath. Despite a lonely and often horrific childhood as the daughter of a Hollywood megastar, she refused to remain a victim despite being repeatedly raped by one of her mother's lovers and sent to a series of remand homes after the killing. She eventually reconciles with her mother and comes to terms with her own sexuality to lead a saner life with her live-in companion Josh - ex-girlfriend of Peter Lawford.

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KEEPING SECRETS
Suzanne Somers
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KEEPING SECRETS

by Suzanne Somers · Warner

1 wks on list

In this portrait of life with an alcoholic, the celebrated actress discusses growing up with an alcoholic father, how her siblings fell victim to alcoholism, and how her family obtained help through therapy

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THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND
Allan Bloom
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THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND

by Allan Bloom · Simon & Schuster

37 wks on list

Med udgangspunkt i det amerikanske samfund og den amerikanske universitetsverden argumenterer forfatteren for, at det intellektuelle niveau i verden er dalende og at demokratier er i fare, fordi den almene dannelse er ved at smuldre

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CHAOS
James Gleick
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CHAOS

by James Gleick · Viking Press

5 wks on list

James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the twentieth century's third revolution. 8 pages of photos.

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OSCAR WILDE
Richard Ellmann
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OSCAR WILDE

by Richard Ellmann · Knopf

1 wks on list

Winner of both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize, Oscar Wilde is the definitive biography of the tortured poet and playwright and the last book by renowned biographer and literary critic Richard Ellmann. Ellmann dedicated two decades to the research and writing of this biography, resulting in a complex and richly detailed portrait of Oscar Wilde. Ellman captures the wit, creativity, and charm of the psychologically and sexually complicated writer, as well as the darker aspects of his personality and life. Covering everything from Wilde's rise as a young literary talent to his eventual imprisonment and death in exile with exquisite detail, Ellmann's fascinating account of Wilde's life and work is a resounding triumph.

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