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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of May 12, 1957

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THE FBI STORY

Don Whitehead

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THE FBI STORY

by Don Whitehead · Random House

17 wks at #1 · 22 on list

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17

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22 on list

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THE NUN'S STORY

Kathryn Hulme

THE NUN'S STORY

by Kathryn Hulme · Little, Brown and Company

33 wks on list

33

wks on list

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DAY OF INFAMY

Walter Lord

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DAY OF INFAMY

by Walter Lord · Henry Holt and Company

5 wks on list

5

wks on list

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THE ORGANIZATION MAN

William H. Whyte Jr

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THE ORGANIZATION MAN

by William H. Whyte Jr · Simon & Schuster

14 wks on list

14

wks on list

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THE BRIDGE AT ANDAU

James A. Michener

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THE BRIDGE AT ANDAU

by James A. Michener · Random House

8 wks on list

8

wks on list

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STAY ALIVE ALL YOUR LIFE

Norman Vincent Peale

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STAY ALIVE ALL YOUR LIFE

by Norman Vincent Peale · Prentice-Hall, Inc

6 wks on list

6

wks on list

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TOO MUCH, TOO SOON

Diana Barrymore and Gerold Frank

TOO MUCH, TOO SOON

by Diana Barrymore and Gerold Frank · Henry Holt and Company

3 wks on list

3

wks on list

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THE ROAD TO MILTOWN

S.J. Perelman

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THE ROAD TO MILTOWN

by S.J. Perelman · Simon & Schuster

14 wks on list

14

wks on list

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THIS HALLOWED GROUND

Bruce Catton

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THIS HALLOWED GROUND

by Bruce Catton · Doubleday

26 wks on list

26

wks on list

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THE CRISIS OF THE OLD ORDER

Arthur Schlesinger

THE CRISIS OF THE OLD ORDER

by Arthur Schlesinger · Houghton, Mifflin Co

8 wks on list

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8

wks on list

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THE LION AND THE THRONE

Catherine Drinker Bowen

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THE LION AND THE THRONE

by Catherine Drinker Bowen · Little, Brown and Company

6 wks on list

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6

wks on list

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THE BIBLE AS HISTORY

Werner Keller

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THE BIBLE AS HISTORY

by Werner Keller · William Morrow and Company

23 wks on list

23

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GOLD RUSH COUNTRY

the Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine

GOLD RUSH COUNTRY

by the Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine · Lane Publishing

3 wks on list

3

wks on list

14

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AS FRANCE GOES

David Schoenbrun

AS FRANCE GOES

by David Schoenbrun · Harper and Brothers

3 wks on list

3

wks on list

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A HUNDRED HOURS TO SUEZ

Robert Henriques

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A HUNDRED HOURS TO SUEZ

by Robert Henriques · Viking Press

2 wks on list

2

wks on list

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JOHN FOSTER DULLES

John Robinson Beal

JOHN FOSTER DULLES

by John Robinson Beal · Harper and Brothers

2 wks on list

2

wks on list

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.