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Best Sellers · 1940s · 1949

May 1949

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of May 1, 1949

1949
POINT OF NO RETURN
John P. Marquand
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Hardcover Fiction

POINT OF NO RETURN

John P. Marquand

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1949
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Fulton Oursler
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD

Fulton Oursler

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Week of May 8, 1949

1949
POINT OF NO RETURN
John P. Marquand
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Hardcover Fiction

POINT OF NO RETURN

John P. Marquand

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1949
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Fulton Oursler
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD

Fulton Oursler

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Week of May 15, 1949

1949
POINT OF NO RETURN
John P. Marquand
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Hardcover Fiction

POINT OF NO RETURN

John P. Marquand

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1949
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Fulton Oursler
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD

Fulton Oursler

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Week of May 22, 1949

1949
POINT OF NO RETURN
John P. Marquand
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Hardcover Fiction

POINT OF NO RETURN

John P. Marquand

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1949
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN
Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Hardcover Nonfiction

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN

Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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Week of May 29, 1949

1949
POINT OF NO RETURN
John P. Marquand
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Hardcover Fiction

POINT OF NO RETURN

John P. Marquand

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1949
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN
Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Hardcover Nonfiction

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN

Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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