TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

December 1944

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Week of December 3, 1944

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THE TIME FOR DECISION
Sumner Welles
1

THE TIME FOR DECISION

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Cover of YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
2

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM
Margaret Landon
3

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM

I NEVER LEFT HOME
Bob Hope
Cover of I NEVER LEFT HOME
4

I NEVER LEFT HOME

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
Douglas Southall Freeman
Cover of LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
5

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS

Week of December 10, 1944

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YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Cover of YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
1

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS

THE TIME FOR DECISION
Sumner Welles
2

THE TIME FOR DECISION

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM
Margaret Landon
3

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
Douglas Southall Freeman
Cover of LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
4

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS

I NEVER LEFT HOME
Bob Hope
Cover of I NEVER LEFT HOME
5

I NEVER LEFT HOME

Week of December 17, 1944

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THE TIME FOR DECISION
Sumner Welles
1

THE TIME FOR DECISION

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Cover of YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
2

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS

BRAVE MEN
Ernie Pyle
Cover of BRAVE MEN
3

BRAVE MEN

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
Douglas Southall Freeman
Cover of LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
4

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM
Margaret Landon
5

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM

Week of December 24, 1944

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BRAVE MEN
Ernie Pyle
Cover of BRAVE MEN
1

BRAVE MEN

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Cover of YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
2

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS

THE TIME FOR DECISION
Sumner Welles
3

THE TIME FOR DECISION

THE WORLD OF WASHINGTON IRVING
Van Wyck Brooks
4

THE WORLD OF WASHINGTON IRVING

TRY AND STOP ME
Bennett Cerf
5

TRY AND STOP ME

Week of December 31, 1944

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BRAVE MEN
Ernie Pyle
Cover of BRAVE MEN
1

BRAVE MEN

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Cover of YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS
2

YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS

THE TIME FOR DECISION
Sumner Welles
3

THE TIME FOR DECISION

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
Douglas Southall Freeman
Cover of LEE'S LIEUTENANTS
4

LEE'S LIEUTENANTS

I NEVER LEFT HOME
Bob Hope
Cover of I NEVER LEFT HOME
5

I NEVER LEFT HOME

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