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Best Sellers · 1960s · 1962

October 1962

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of October 7, 1962

1962
SHIP OF FOOLS
Katherine Anne Porter
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Hardcover Fiction

SHIP OF FOOLS

Katherine Anne Porter

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1962
THE ROTHSCHILDS
Frederic Morton
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE ROTHSCHILDS

Frederic Morton

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Week of October 14, 1962

1962
SHIP OF FOOLS
Katherine Anne Porter
Cover of SHIP OF FOOLS

Hardcover Fiction

SHIP OF FOOLS

Katherine Anne Porter

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1962
THE ROTHSCHILDS
Frederic Morton
Cover of THE ROTHSCHILDS

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE ROTHSCHILDS

Frederic Morton

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Week of October 21, 1962

1962
SHIP OF FOOLS
Katherine Anne Porter
Cover of SHIP OF FOOLS

Hardcover Fiction

SHIP OF FOOLS

Katherine Anne Porter

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1962
TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY
John Steinbeck
Cover of TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY

Hardcover Nonfiction

TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY

John Steinbeck

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Week of October 28, 1962

1962
A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE
Allen Drury
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Hardcover Fiction

A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE

Allen Drury

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1962
SILENT SPRING
Rachel Carson
Cover of SILENT SPRING

Hardcover Nonfiction

SILENT SPRING

Rachel Carson

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