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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of June 12, 1994

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THE BOOK OF VIRTUES
William J. Bennett
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THE BOOK OF VIRTUES

by William J. Bennett · Simon & Schuster

25 wks on list

Well-known works including fables, folklore, fiction, drama, and more by such authors as Aesop, Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Baldwin, are presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.

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BEYOND PEACE
Richard Nixon
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BEYOND PEACE

by Richard Nixon · Random House

4 wks on list

Former President Nixon's compelling analysis of America's urgent foreign and domestic issues--and his proposal for the renewal of our national purpose. Acknowledged even by his critics as a master of foreign policy, Nixon offers a new vision and a new agenda for America in the post-Cold War era.

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D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944
Stephen E. Ambrose
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D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944

by Stephen E. Ambrose · Simon & Schuster

1 wks on list

Focusing on the 24 hours of June 6, 1944, D-DAY brings to life the stories of the men and women who made history -- from top Allied and Axis strategic commanders to the citizen soldiers whose heroic initiative saved the day.

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SAVED BY THE LIGHT
Dannion Brinkley with Paul Perry
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SAVED BY THE LIGHT

by Dannion Brinkley with Paul Perry · Villard

8 wks on list

Dannion Brinley was struck by lightening and was clinically dead. On leaving his body he visited a spiritual realm where he was told of events that would shake the world - some have already happened. During a second near-death experience he was told to use his gifts to help the dying.

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SOUL MATES
Thomas Moore
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SOUL MATES

by Thomas Moore · HarperCollins

22 wks on list

In companion volumes, Care of the Soul, a philosophical guide, shows how to add spirituality and meaning to modern life, and Soul Mates, explains how relationships deepen our lives and fulfill the needs of the soul.

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HAVING OUR SAY
Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth
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HAVING OUR SAY

by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth · Kodansha

28 wks on list

An inspiring memoir by two lively, keen-witted African American senior citizens. In their 200+ combined years, Sadie and Bessie Delany have seen it all. They saw their father, who was born into slavery, become America's first black Episcopal bishop. They saw their mother--a woman of mixed racial parentage who was born free--give birth to ten children, all of whom would become college-educated, successful professionals in a time when blacks could scarcely expect to receive a high school diploma. They saw the post-Reconstruction South, the Jim Crow laws,

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