


CRUEL SHOES
by Steve Martin · Putnam's
A collection of short humorous pieces including "Women Without Bones," "The Day the Dopes Came Over," "How to Fold Soup," Dogs in My Nose," "Cruel Shoes," and "What to Say When the Ducks Show up."



HOW TO PROSPER DURING THE COMING BAD YEARS
by Howard J. Ruff · Times Books
The author prescribes solid, easily understood, easily managed investment plan as hedges against inflation and details and where to acquire them safely, and even how to profit from the decisions when the economy eventually statilizes.

SERPENTINE
by Thomas Thompson · Doubleday
Tells the story of the crimes of a handsome young man and his accomplice, whose victims were tourists in Hong Kong, France, Greece, and Italy and whose methods were poisoning, burying, and burning


ANATOMY OF AN ILLNESS
by Norman Cousins · Norton
This bestselling classic, which started the revolution in patients working with their doctors and using humor to boost their bodies' capacity for healing, is back in this new, updated edition.

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


