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Best Sellers

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May 1990

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Week of May 6, 1990

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MEN AT WORK
George F. Will
1

MEN AT WORK

MEGATRENDS 2000
John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
Cover of MEGATRENDS 2000
2

MEGATRENDS 2000

HEAD FIRST
Norman Cousins
Cover of HEAD FIRST
3

HEAD FIRST

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
Cover of BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
4

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

MEANS OF ASCENT
Robert A. Caro
Cover of MEANS OF ASCENT
5

MEANS OF ASCENT

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
Robert Fulghum
Cover of IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
6

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT

LIAR'S POKER
Michael Lewis
Cover of LIAR'S POKER
7

LIAR'S POKER

IN THE ARENA
Richard Nixon
Cover of IN THE ARENA
8

IN THE ARENA

PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS
Vladimir Pozner
Cover of PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS
9

PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS

LEGACIES
Bette Bao Lord
Cover of LEGACIES
10

LEGACIES

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
Stephen W. Hawking
Cover of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
11

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

THE CUCKOO'S EGG
Clifford Stoll
Cover of THE CUCKOO'S EGG
12

THE CUCKOO'S EGG

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
Peggy Noonan
Cover of WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
13

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION

THE BROKEN CORD
Michael Dorris
Cover of THE BROKEN CORD
14

THE BROKEN CORD

FLASHBACKS
Morley Safer
Cover of FLASHBACKS
15

FLASHBACKS

Week of May 13, 1990

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MEN AT WORK
George F. Will
1

MEN AT WORK

MEGATRENDS 2000
John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
Cover of MEGATRENDS 2000
2

MEGATRENDS 2000

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
Cover of BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
3

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

MEANS OF ASCENT
Robert A. Caro
Cover of MEANS OF ASCENT
4

MEANS OF ASCENT

HEAD FIRST
Norman Cousins
Cover of HEAD FIRST
5

HEAD FIRST

IN THE ARENA
Richard Nixon
Cover of IN THE ARENA
6

IN THE ARENA

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
Robert Fulghum
Cover of IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
7

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT

LIAR'S POKER
Michael Lewis
Cover of LIAR'S POKER
8

LIAR'S POKER

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
Stephen W. Hawking
Cover of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
9

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS
Vladimir Pozner
Cover of PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS
10

PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS

LEGACIES
Bette Bao Lord
Cover of LEGACIES
11

LEGACIES

THE CUCKOO'S EGG
Clifford Stoll
Cover of THE CUCKOO'S EGG
12

THE CUCKOO'S EGG

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
Peggy Noonan
Cover of WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
13

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
Robert Fulghum
Cover of ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
14

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

FLASHBACKS
Morley Safer
Cover of FLASHBACKS
15

FLASHBACKS

Week of May 20, 1990

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MEN AT WORK
George F. Will
1

MEN AT WORK

MEGATRENDS 2000
John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
Cover of MEGATRENDS 2000
2

MEGATRENDS 2000

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
Cover of BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
3

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

IN THE ARENA
Richard Nixon
Cover of IN THE ARENA
4

IN THE ARENA

HEAD FIRST
Norman Cousins
Cover of HEAD FIRST
5

HEAD FIRST

MEANS OF ASCENT
Robert A. Caro
Cover of MEANS OF ASCENT
6

MEANS OF ASCENT

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
Robert Fulghum
Cover of IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
7

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT

LIAR'S POKER
Michael Lewis
Cover of LIAR'S POKER
8

LIAR'S POKER

FLASHBACKS
Morley Safer
Cover of FLASHBACKS
9

FLASHBACKS

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
Stephen W. Hawking
Cover of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
10

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
Peggy Noonan
Cover of WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
11

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION

THE CUCKOO'S EGG
Clifford Stoll
Cover of THE CUCKOO'S EGG
12

THE CUCKOO'S EGG

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
Robert Fulghum
Cover of ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
13

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

LEGACIES
Bette Bao Lord
Cover of LEGACIES
14

LEGACIES

SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
Deirdre Bair
Cover of SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
15

SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

THE BROKEN CORD
Michael Dorris
Cover of THE BROKEN CORD
16

THE BROKEN CORD

Week of May 27, 1990

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MEN AT WORK
George F. Will
1

MEN AT WORK

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
Cover of BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
2

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
Robert Fulghum
Cover of IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
3

IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT

MEGATRENDS 2000
John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
Cover of MEGATRENDS 2000
4

MEGATRENDS 2000

IN THE ARENA
Richard Nixon
Cover of IN THE ARENA
5

IN THE ARENA

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
Robert Fulghum
Cover of ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
6

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

HEAD FIRST
Norman Cousins
Cover of HEAD FIRST
7

HEAD FIRST

MEANS OF ASCENT
Robert A. Caro
Cover of MEANS OF ASCENT
8

MEANS OF ASCENT

LEGACIES
Bette Bao Lord
Cover of LEGACIES
9

LEGACIES

LIAR'S POKER
Michael Lewis
Cover of LIAR'S POKER
10

LIAR'S POKER

FLASHBACKS
Morley Safer
Cover of FLASHBACKS
11

FLASHBACKS

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
Stephen W. Hawking
Cover of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
12

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
Peggy Noonan
Cover of WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION
13

WHAT I SAW AT THE REVOLUTION

PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS
Vladimir Pozner
Cover of PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS
14

PARTING WITH ILLUSIONS

SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
Deirdre Bair
Cover of SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
15

SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

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