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Best Sellers · 1940s · 1948

December 1948

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of December 5, 1948

1948
THE YOUNG LIONS
Irwin Shaw
Cover of THE YOUNG LIONS

Hardcover Fiction

THE YOUNG LIONS

Irwin Shaw

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1948
HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING
Dale Carnegie
Cover of HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

Hardcover Nonfiction

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

Dale Carnegie

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Week of December 12, 1948

1948
THE YOUNG LIONS
Irwin Shaw
Cover of THE YOUNG LIONS

Hardcover Fiction

THE YOUNG LIONS

Irwin Shaw

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1948
HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING
Dale Carnegie
Cover of HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

Hardcover Nonfiction

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

Dale Carnegie

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Week of December 19, 1948

1948
THE BIG FISHERMAN
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE BIG FISHERMAN

Hardcover Fiction

THE BIG FISHERMAN

Lloyd C. Douglas

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1948
ROOSEVELT AND HOPKINS
Robert E. Sherwood
Cover of ROOSEVELT AND HOPKINS

Hardcover Nonfiction

ROOSEVELT AND HOPKINS

Robert E. Sherwood

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Week of December 26, 1948

1948
THE BIG FISHERMAN
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE BIG FISHERMAN

Hardcover Fiction

THE BIG FISHERMAN

Lloyd C. Douglas

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1948
CRUSADE IN EUROPE
Dwight David Eisenhower

Hardcover Nonfiction

CRUSADE IN EUROPE

Dwight David Eisenhower

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