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Best Sellers

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Week of July 26, 1992

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DIANA: HER TRUE STORY
Andrew Morton
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DIANA: HER TRUE STORY

by Andrew Morton · Simon & Schuster

7 wks at #1 · 4 on list

For the first time, royal writer Andrew Morton takes a detailed look at the secret world of the Princess of Wales and reconstructs her daily life. To build up an intimate dossier on Diana, Morton has interviewed friends, members of the royal household, her staff and charities, revealing a side of the Princess hitherto unknown. 200 four-color photographs.

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THE SILENT PASSAGE
Gail Sheehy
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THE SILENT PASSAGE

by Gail Sheehy · Random House

9 wks on list

Gail Sheehy's landmark bestseller has become the bible for women concerned about menopause. Since The Silent Passage was originally published in the early 1990s, Gail Sheehy, a member of the board of the New York Menopause Research Foundation, has been at the forefront of the newest research on menopause. She has also continued to interview countless women throughout the country on the subject. In this updated and expanded edition, she presents essential new data in chapters on The Perimenopause Panic, Menopause in the Workplace, Estrogen and Brainpower, and New Frontiers in Treatment. Candid, enlightening, inspiring, and witty, with the latest information on everything from early menopause to Chinese medicine and natural remedies, The Silent Passage is an indispensable reference for every woman.

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EARTH IN THE BALANCE
Al Gore
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EARTH IN THE BALANCE

by Al Gore · Houghton Mifflin

7 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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A BRILLIANT MADNESS
Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman

A BRILLIANT MADNESS

by Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman · Bantam

4 wks on list

The riveting successor to Patty Duke's New York Times bestseller Call Me Anna is a personal and illuminating book on manic-depressive illness. The award-winning actress reveals her own painful experience with the day-to-day torment and confusion, the relentless ups and downs of this disorder.

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HEAD TO HEAD
Lester Thurow
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HEAD TO HEAD

by Lester Thurow · Morrow

12 wks on list
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PEROT
Todd Mason
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PEROT

by Todd Mason · Dow Jones-Irwin

8 wks on list
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ACQUIRED TASTES
Peter Mayle
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ACQUIRED TASTES

by Peter Mayle · Bantam

6 wks on list

Internationally bestselling author of A Year in Provence, Mayle comes out with a new bestseller about the true pleasure of fine living.

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GIVE WAR A CHANCE
P. J. O'Rourke
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GIVE WAR A CHANCE

by P. J. O'Rourke · Atlantic Monthly Press

14 wks on list

The #1 New York Times bestseller from "one of America's most hilarious and provocative writers . . . a volatile brew of one-liners and vitriol" ( Time). Renowned for his cranky conservative humor, P. J. O'Rourke runs hilariously amok in this book, tackling the death of communism; his frustration with sanctimonious liberals; and Saddam Hussein in a series of classic dispatches from his coverage of the 1991 Gulf War. On Kuwait City after the war, he comments, "It looked like all the worst rock bands in the world had stayed there at the same time." On Saddam Hussein, O'Rourke muses: "He's got chemical weapons filled with . . . with . . . chemicals. Maybe he's got The Bomb. And missiles that can reach Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Spokane. Stock up on nonperishable foodstuffs. Grab those Diet Coke cans you were supposed to take to the recycling center and fill them with home heating oil. Bury the Hummel figurines in the yard. We're all going to die. Details at eleven." And on the plague of celebrity culture, he notes: "You can't shame or humiliate modern celebrities. What used to be called shame and humiliation is now called publicity." Mordant and utterly irreverent, this is a modern classic from one of our great political satirists, described by Christopher Buckley as being "like S. J. Perelman on acid." "Mocking on the surface but serious beneath . . . When it comes to scouting the world for world-class absurdities, O'Rourke is the right man for the job." — Los Angeles Times Book Review "The funniest writer in America." — The Wall Street Journal

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BACKLASH
Susan Faludi
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BACKLASH

by Susan Faludi · Crown

34 wks on list

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