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Best Sellers · 1940s · 1947

August 1947

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of August 3, 1947

1947
GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
Laura Z. Hobson
Cover of GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT

Hardcover Fiction

GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT

Laura Z. Hobson

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1947
INSIDE U.S.A.
John Gunther
Cover of INSIDE U.S.A.

Hardcover Nonfiction

INSIDE U.S.A.

John Gunther

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Week of August 10, 1947

1947
GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
Laura Z. Hobson
Cover of GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT

Hardcover Fiction

GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT

Laura Z. Hobson

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1947
INSIDE U.S.A.
John Gunther
Cover of INSIDE U.S.A.

Hardcover Nonfiction

INSIDE U.S.A.

John Gunther

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Week of August 17, 1947

1947
THE MONEYMAN
Thomas B. Costain
Cover of THE MONEYMAN

Hardcover Fiction

THE MONEYMAN

Thomas B. Costain

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1947
INSIDE U.S.A.
John Gunther
Cover of INSIDE U.S.A.

Hardcover Nonfiction

INSIDE U.S.A.

John Gunther

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Week of August 24, 1947

1947
THE MONEYMAN
Thomas B. Costain
Cover of THE MONEYMAN

Hardcover Fiction

THE MONEYMAN

Thomas B. Costain

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1947
INSIDE U.S.A.
John Gunther
Cover of INSIDE U.S.A.

Hardcover Nonfiction

INSIDE U.S.A.

John Gunther

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Week of August 31, 1947

1947
THE MONEYMAN
Thomas B. Costain
Cover of THE MONEYMAN

Hardcover Fiction

THE MONEYMAN

Thomas B. Costain

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1947
INSIDE U.S.A.
John Gunther
Cover of INSIDE U.S.A.

Hardcover Nonfiction

INSIDE U.S.A.

John Gunther

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