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Best Sellers · 1980s · 1986

May 1986

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of May 4, 1986

1986
A PERFECT SPY
John le Carré

Hardcover Fiction

A PERFECT SPY

John le Carré

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1986
YOU'RE ONLY OLD ONCE!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of YOU'RE ONLY OLD ONCE!

Hardcover Nonfiction

YOU'RE ONLY OLD ONCE!

Dr. Seuss

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Week of May 11, 1986

1986
A PERFECT SPY
John le Carré

Hardcover Fiction

A PERFECT SPY

John le Carré

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1986
THE TRIUMPH OF POLITICS
David A. Stockman
Cover of THE TRIUMPH OF POLITICS

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE TRIUMPH OF POLITICS

David A. Stockman

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Week of May 18, 1986

1986
A PERFECT SPY
John le Carré

Hardcover Fiction

A PERFECT SPY

John le Carré

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1986
THE TRIUMPH OF POLITICS
David A. Stockman
Cover of THE TRIUMPH OF POLITICS

Hardcover Nonfiction

THE TRIUMPH OF POLITICS

David A. Stockman

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Week of May 25, 1986

1986
I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN
Judith Krantz
Cover of I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN

Hardcover Fiction

I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN

Judith Krantz

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1986
FATHERHOOD
Bill Cosby
Cover of FATHERHOOD

Hardcover Nonfiction

FATHERHOOD

Bill Cosby

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