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Best Selling Non-Fiction of the 1940's
Bestselling Books A list of the best selling novels in the US during the 1940's as reported by Publishers Weekly. This list ranges from 1940 through 1949. All types of novels have been included and each of them made it into the top ten. With the introduction of the Nook, Kindle, and iPad with iBooks, reading is hot again. The best selling novels on this list were the most popular books in the United States during the 40's, so you can be sure they're well written and enjoyable (depending, of course, on your preferred literary genre). This list is intended to help long-time readers and newcomers alike with discovering (and rediscovering) some of the best selling novels of all time.
Note that Publishers Weekly left the "Harry Potter" series off of this list as its inclusion made the entire children's book industry appear to sharply rise and decline depending on the series' release schedule.
Note that Publishers Weekly left the "Harry Potter" series off of this list as its inclusion made the entire children's book industry appear to sharply rise and decline depending on the series' release schedule.
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General Marshall's Report
George Marshall“ Year in the Top 15: 1945 „ - 27
Good Night, Sweet Prince
“ Year in the Top 15: 1944 „ - 28 Richard Tregaskis“ Year in the Top 15: 1943 „
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Here is your war
Ernie Pyle“ Years in the Top 15: 1943, 1944 „ - 30
Home Sweet Zoo
“ Year in the Top 15: 1949 „ - 31
How to Read a Book
Mortimer Adler, Charles Van Doren - 32
Dale Carnegie“ Year in the Top 15: 1948 „ - 33
How to Win at Canasta
“ Year in the Top 15: 1949 „ - 34
Human destiny
Joseph Owens“ Year in the Top 15: 1947 „ - 35
I chose freedom
Victor Kravchenko“ Year in the Top 15: 1946 „ - 36
I Married Adventure
Luci Swindoll“ Year in the Top 15: 1940 „ - 37
I never left home
Bob Hope“ Year in the Top 15: 1944 „ - 38
Information Please Almanac, 1947
“ Year in the Top 15: 1947 „ - 39
Inside Latin America
John Gunther“ Years in the Top 15: 1941, 1942 „ - 40
Inside U.S.A.
John Gunther“ Year in the Top 15: 1947 „ - 41
Journey among warriors
Victor J. Croizat“ Year in the Top 15: 1943 „ - 42
Land below the wind
Agnes Newton Keith“ Year in the Top 15: 1940 „ - 43
Last chapter
Ernie Pyle“ Year in the Top 15: 1946 „ - 44
Mission to Moscow
Joseph E. Davies“ Year in the Top 15: 1942 „ - 45
My Sister and I
Friedrich Nietzsche“ Year in the Top 15: 1941 „ - 46
New England: Indian summer
Van Wyck Brooks“ Year in the Top 15: 1940 „ - 47
On being a real person
Harry Emerson Fosdick“ Year in the Top 15: 1943 „ - 48
One World
Michael Foreman“ Year in the Top 15: 1943 „ - 49
Our hearts were young and gay
Emily Kimbrough, Cornelia Skinner“ Year in the Top 15: 1943 „ - 50
Out of the Night
Jan Valtin“ Year in the Top 15: 1941 „
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Best Selling Non-Fiction of the 1940's at 7/10/2012 8:30 PM