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Best Sellers · 1950s · 1956

November 1956

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of November 4, 1956

1956
DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER
William Brinkley
Cover of DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER

Hardcover Fiction

DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER

William Brinkley

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1956
THE NUN'S STORY
Kathryn Hulme

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE NUN'S STORY

Kathryn Hulme

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Week of November 11, 1956

1956
DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER
William Brinkley
Cover of DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER

Hardcover Fiction

DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER

William Brinkley

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1956
THE NUN'S STORY
Kathryn Hulme

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE NUN'S STORY

Kathryn Hulme

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Week of November 18, 1956

1956
DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER
William Brinkley
Cover of DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER

Hardcover Fiction

DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER

William Brinkley

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1956
THE NUN'S STORY
Kathryn Hulme

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE NUN'S STORY

Kathryn Hulme

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Week of November 25, 1956

1956
PEYTON PLACE
Grace Metalious
Cover of PEYTON PLACE

Hardcover Fiction

PEYTON PLACE

Grace Metalious

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1956
THE NUN'S STORY
Kathryn Hulme

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE NUN'S STORY

Kathryn Hulme

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