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Best Sellers · 1950s · 1950

August 1950

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of August 6, 1950

1950
THE CARDINAL
Henry Morton Robinson
Cover of THE CARDINAL

Hardcover Fiction

THE CARDINAL

Henry Morton Robinson

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1950
ROOSEVELT IN RETROSPECT
John Gunther

Hardcover Nonfiction

ROOSEVELT IN RETROSPECT

John Gunther

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Week of August 13, 1950

1950
THE CARDINAL
Henry Morton Robinson
Cover of THE CARDINAL

Hardcover Fiction

THE CARDINAL

Henry Morton Robinson

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1950
ROOSEVELT IN RETROSPECT
John Gunther

Hardcover Nonfiction

ROOSEVELT IN RETROSPECT

John Gunther

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Week of August 20, 1950

1950
THE CARDINAL
Henry Morton Robinson
Cover of THE CARDINAL

Hardcover Fiction

THE CARDINAL

Henry Morton Robinson

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1950
WORLDS IN COLLISION
Immanuel Velikovsky

Hardcover Nonfiction

WORLDS IN COLLISION

Immanuel Velikovsky

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Week of August 27, 1950

1950
THE CARDINAL
Henry Morton Robinson
Cover of THE CARDINAL

Hardcover Fiction

THE CARDINAL

Henry Morton Robinson

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1950
COURTROOM
Quentin Reynolds
Cover of COURTROOM

Hardcover Nonfiction

COURTROOM

Quentin Reynolds

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