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The 1950s

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1950

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Hardcover Fiction

1950
THE EGYPTIAN
Mika Waltari
Cover of THE EGYPTIAN
1950
THE PARASITES
Daphne du Maurier
1950
THE WALL
John Hersey
Cover of THE WALL
1950
THE CARDINAL
Henry Morton Robinson
Cover of THE CARDINAL
1950
ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES
Ernest Hemingway
Cover of ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES
1950
THE DISENCHANTED
Budd Schulberg
Cover of THE DISENCHANTED

Hardcover Nonfiction

1950
WHITE COLLAR ZOO
Clare Barnes
1950
THIS I REMEMBER
Eleanor Roosevelt
1950
THE MATURE MIND
Harry Allen Overstreet
1950
WORLDS IN COLLISION
Immanuel Velikovsky
1950
ROOSEVELT IN RETROSPECT
John Gunther
1950
COURTROOM
Quentin Reynolds
Cover of COURTROOM
1950
THE LITTLE PRINCESSES
Marion Crawford
Cover of THE LITTLE PRINCESSES
1950
KON-TIKI
Thor Heyerdahl
Cover of KON-TIKI
1950
LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER
Gayelord Hauser
Cover of LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER

1951

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Hardcover Fiction

1951
THE DISENCHANTED
Budd Schulberg
Cover of THE DISENCHANTED
1951
JOY STREET
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Cover of JOY STREET
1951
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
James Jones
Cover of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
1951
THE CAINE MUTINY
Herman Wouk
Cover of THE CAINE MUTINY

Hardcover Nonfiction

1951
KON-TIKI
Thor Heyerdahl
Cover of KON-TIKI
1951
WASHINGTON CONFIDENTIAL
Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer
Cover of WASHINGTON CONFIDENTIAL
1951
THE SEA AROUND US
Rachel Carson
Cover of THE SEA AROUND US

1952

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Hardcover Fiction

1952
THE CAINE MUTINY
Herman Wouk
Cover of THE CAINE MUTINY
1952
MY COUSIN RACHEL
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of MY COUSIN RACHEL
1952
THE SILVER CHALICE
Thomas B. Costain
Cover of THE SILVER CHALICE
1952
EAST OF EDEN
John Steinbeck
Cover of EAST OF EDEN

Hardcover Nonfiction

1952
THE SEA AROUND US
Rachel Carson
Cover of THE SEA AROUND US
1952
MR. PRESIDENT
William Hillman
1952
U.S.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer
1952
WITNESS
Whittaker Chambers
Cover of WITNESS
1952
A MAN CALLED PETER
Catherine Marshall
Cover of A MAN CALLED PETER
1952
TALLULAH
Tallulah Bankhead
Cover of TALLULAH

1953

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Hardcover Fiction

1953
THE SILVER CHALICE
Thomas B. Costain
Cover of THE SILVER CHALICE
1953
EAST OF EDEN
John Steinbeck
Cover of EAST OF EDEN
1953
DESIREE
Annemarie Selinko
1953
BEYOND THIS PLACE
A.J. Cronin
Cover of BEYOND THIS PLACE
1953
LORD VANITY
Samuel Shellabarger

Hardcover Nonfiction

1953
TALLULAH
Tallulah Bankhead
Cover of TALLULAH
1953
HOLY BIBLE: REVISED STANDARD VERSION
1953
ANNAPURNA
Maurice Herzog
Cover of ANNAPURNA
1953
THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
Norman Vincent Peale
Cover of THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

1954

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Hardcover Fiction

1954
LORD VANITY
Samuel Shellabarger
1954
NOT AS A STRANGER
Morton Thompson
Cover of NOT AS A STRANGER
1954
MARY ANNE
Daphne du Maurier
1954
LOVE IS ETERNAL
Irving Stone

Hardcover Nonfiction

1954
THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
Norman Vincent Peale
Cover of THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
1954
BUT WE WERE BORN FREE
Elmer Holmes Davis
Cover of BUT WE WERE BORN FREE

1955

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Hardcover Fiction

1955
THE VIEW FROM POMPEY'S HEAD
Hamilton Basso
Cover of THE VIEW FROM POMPEY'S HEAD
1955
SINCERELY, WILLIS WAYDE
John Phillips Marquand
Cover of SINCERELY, WILLIS WAYDE
1955
BONJOUR TRISTESSE
Francoise Sagan
1955
SOMETHING OF VALUE
Robert Ruark
1955
AUNTIE MAME
Patrick Dennis
Cover of AUNTIE MAME
1955
MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR
Herman Wouk
Cover of MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR

Hardcover Nonfiction

1955
THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
Norman Vincent Peale
Cover of THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
1955
GIFT FROM THE SEA
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Cover of GIFT FROM THE SEA

1956

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Hardcover Fiction

1956
ANDERSONVILLE
MacKinlay Kantor
Cover of ANDERSONVILLE
1956
THE LAST HURRAH
Edwin O'Connor
Cover of THE LAST HURRAH
1956
DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER
William Brinkley
Cover of DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER
1956
PEYTON PLACE
Grace Metalious
Cover of PEYTON PLACE

Hardcover Nonfiction

1956
GIFT FROM THE SEA
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Cover of GIFT FROM THE SEA
1956
THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY
Morey Bernstein
Cover of THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY
1956
THE BIRTH OF BRITAIN
Winston S. Churchill
1956
ARTHRITIS AND COMMON SENSE
Dale Alexander
Cover of ARTHRITIS AND COMMON SENSE
1956
EISENHOWER
Robert J. Donovan
1956
THE NUN'S STORY
Kathryn Hulme

1957

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Hardcover Fiction

1957
PEYTON PLACE
Grace Metalious
Cover of PEYTON PLACE
1957
THE SCAPEGOAT
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of THE SCAPEGOAT
1957
BY LOVE POSSESSED
James Gould Cozzens
Cover of BY LOVE POSSESSED

Hardcover Nonfiction

1957
THE NUN'S STORY
Kathryn Hulme
1957
THE FBI STORY
Don Whitehead
Cover of THE FBI STORY
1957
DAY OF INFAMY
Walter Lord
Cover of DAY OF INFAMY
1957
THE DAY CHRIST DIED
Jim Bishop
Cover of THE DAY CHRIST DIED
1957
THE HIDDEN PERSUADERS
Vance Packard
Cover of THE HIDDEN PERSUADERS
1957
BARUCH: MY OWN STORY
Bernard M. Baruch

1958

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Hardcover Fiction

1958
BY LOVE POSSESSED
James Gould Cozzens
Cover of BY LOVE POSSESSED
1958
ANATOMY OF A MURDER
Robert Traver
Cover of ANATOMY OF A MURDER
1958
LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
1958
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

Hardcover Nonfiction

1958
BARUCH: MY OWN STORY
Bernard M. Baruch
1958
PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES
Jean Kerr
Cover of PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES
1958
MASTERS OF DECEIT
J. Edgar Hoover
Cover of MASTERS OF DECEIT
1958
INSIDE RUSSIA TODAY
John Gunther
Cover of INSIDE RUSSIA TODAY
1958
ONLY IN AMERICA
Harry Lewis Golden
1958
AKU-AKU
Thor Heyerdahl
Cover of AKU-AKU

1959

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Hardcover Fiction

1959
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
1959
EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS

Hardcover Nonfiction

1959
ONLY IN AMERICA
Harry Lewis Golden
1959
MINE ENEMY GROWS OLDER
Alexander King
1959
THE STATUS SEEKERS
Vance Packard
Cover of THE STATUS SEEKERS
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