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Week of August 6, 1978
Full list →IF LIFE IS A BOWL OF CHERRIES --WHAT AM I DOING IN THE PITS?
Erma Bombeck
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IF LIFE IS A BOWL OF CHERRIES --WHAT AM I DOING IN THE PITS?
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF RUNNING
James F. Fixx
2
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF RUNNING
RN: THE MEMOIRS OF RICHARD NIXON
Richard Nixon
3
RN: THE MEMOIRS OF RICHARD NIXON
MY MOTHER/MY SELF
Nancy Friday
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MY MOTHER/MY SELF
PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
Wayne W. Dyer
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PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
GNOMES, text by Wil Huygen
Rien Poortvliet
6
GNOMES, text by Wil Huygen
A TIME FOR TRUTH
William E. Simon
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A TIME FOR TRUTH
METROPOLITAN LIFE
Fran Lebowitz
8
METROPOLITAN LIFE
THE ONLY INVESTMENT GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED
Andrew Tobias
9
THE ONLY INVESTMENT GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED
RUNNING AND BEING
George A. Sheehan, M.D
10
RUNNING AND BEING
ADRIEN ARPEL'S THREE-WEEK CRASH MAKEOVER, SHAPEOVER BEAUTY PROGRAM
Adrien Arpel
11
ADRIEN ARPEL'S THREE-WEEK CRASH MAKEOVER, SHAPEOVER BEAUTY PROGRAM
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
Jay Anson
12
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL
James Herriot
13
ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL
THE COUNTRY DIARY OF AN EDWARDIAN LADY
Edith Holden
14
THE COUNTRY DIARY OF AN EDWARDIAN LADY
THE WOMAN DOCTOR'S DIET FOR WOMEN
Barbara Edelstein, M.D
15
THE WOMAN DOCTOR'S DIET FOR WOMEN
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