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Best Sellers · 1940s · 1948

August 1948

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of August 1, 1948

1948
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
Norman Mailer
Cover of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Hardcover Fiction

THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Norman Mailer

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1948
HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING
Dale Carnegie
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Hardcover Nonfiction

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

Dale Carnegie

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Week of August 8, 1948

1948
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
Norman Mailer
Cover of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Hardcover Fiction

THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Norman Mailer

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1948
THE GATHERING STORM
Winston Churchill
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE GATHERING STORM

Winston Churchill

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Week of August 15, 1948

1948
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
Norman Mailer
Cover of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Hardcover Fiction

THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Norman Mailer

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1948
PEACE OF MIND
Joshua Loth Liebman
Cover of PEACE OF MIND

Hardcover Nonfiction

PEACE OF MIND

Joshua Loth Liebman

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Week of August 22, 1948

1948
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
Norman Mailer
Cover of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Hardcover Fiction

THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Norman Mailer

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1948
THE GATHERING STORM
Winston Churchill
Cover of THE GATHERING STORM

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE GATHERING STORM

Winston Churchill

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Week of August 29, 1948

1948
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
Norman Mailer
Cover of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Hardcover Fiction

THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

Norman Mailer

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1948
THE GATHERING STORM
Winston Churchill
Cover of THE GATHERING STORM

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE GATHERING STORM

Winston Churchill

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