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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of April 5, 1992

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BACKLASH
Susan Faludi
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BACKLASH

by Susan Faludi · Crown

20 wks on list
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BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY: A Message From Chief Seattle
Susan Jeffers

BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY: A Message From Chief Seattle

by Susan Jeffers · Dial Press

"All races -- the red, black, yellow, and white -- were once believers in the beauty of the world. 'Brother Eagle, Sister Sky' brings to mind the possibility of a world that once was paradise". Jewell Praying Wolf James, Lineal nephew of Chief Seattle.

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EARTH IN THE BALANCE
Al Gore
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EARTH IN THE BALANCE

by Al Gore · Houghton Mifflin

2 wks on list

A U.S. senator convinced that the global environment is on the brink of disaster draws on the latest research on air, water, and soil pollution to develop a strategic plan for a worldwide clean-up effort

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UNTO THE SONS
Gay Talese
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UNTO THE SONS

by Gay Talese · Knopf

6 wks on list

"An Italian ROOTS." —The Washington Post Book World At long last, Gay Talese, one of America's greatest living authors, employs his prodigious storytelling gifts to tell the saga of his own family's emigration to America from Italy in the years preceding World War II. Ultimately it is the story of all immigrant families and the hope and sacrifice that took them from the familiarity of the old world into the mysteries and challenges of the new.

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THE DISUNITING OF AMERICA
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
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THE DISUNITING OF AMERICA

by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr · Norton

1 wks on list

The bestseller that reminded readers of what it means to be an American is more timely than ever in this updated and enlarged edition, including "Schlesinger's Syllabus", an annotated reading list of core books on the American experience. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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THE OVERWORKED AMERICAN
Juliet B. Schor
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THE OVERWORKED AMERICAN

by Juliet B. Schor · Basic

5 wks on list

The average American has seen his or her working hours increase by the equivalent of one month a year over the last 20 years. Why are we repeatedly "choosing" money over time? As it documents the unanticipated decline in leisure time, this pathbreaking book tells us about the nature of work and our quality of life.

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