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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of August 11, 1996

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UNLIMITED ACCESS
Gary Aldrich
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UNLIMITED ACCESS

by Gary Aldrich · Regnery

4 wks at #1 · 4 on list
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OUTRAGE
Vincent Bugliosi
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OUTRAGE

by Vincent Bugliosi · Norton

8 wks on list

A best-selling account by the author of Helter Skelter outlines the main reasons O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder, from the jury's makeup to the incompetence of the prosecutors. Reprint.

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BAD AS I WANNA BE
Dennis Rodman with Tim Keown
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BAD AS I WANNA BE

by Dennis Rodman with Tim Keown · Delacorte Press

13 wks on list

Autobiography from one of the most popular and eccentric basketballers currently playing in the US.

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THE CHOICE
Bob Woodward
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THE CHOICE

by Bob Woodward · Simon & Schuster

5 wks on list

This author and these subjects (Clinton and Dole) need no comment. The book is based on Woodward's abundant sources. Covers personal and political matters. Note that BiP on CD-ROM carried the title The Race as late as August '96. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!
Laura Schlessinger
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HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!

by Laura Schlessinger · HarperCollins

In her hard-hitting new book, Dr. Laura Schlessinger delivers a witty, wise, and workable moral philosophy - based on the principle of personal responsibility. How Could You Do That?! argues passionately against the self-indulgent subjective morality used in our society to excuse all sorts of bad behavior. In her lively, pull-no-punches style, Dr. Laura takes on the moral dilemmas of our time: from the mindless pursuit of pleasure and immediate gratification to taking the easy way out when those actions produce ugly or uncomfortable life-altering consequences. She demonstrates in no uncertain terms that personal values are never someone else's responsibility, but our own, and why choosing not to honor them actually compounds unhappiness. Finally, she explains that by disciplining self-indulgence and rising above temptation we can discover the infinite pleasures, the true happiness, of the moral high ground.

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JACK AND JACKIE
Christopher Andersen
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JACK AND JACKIE

by Christopher Andersen · Morrow

5 wks on list

Until now. With stunning information from important sources, some of whom were sworn to secrecy until Jackie's death in May 1994, and previously sealed archival material, international best-selling author Christopher Andersen examines their unique partnership and the courage, grace, and humor that defined it.

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