The year 1968 was a turbulent one in the U.S., probably remembered primarily for the assassinations of two great Americans – Martin Luther King, Jr (April 4) and Robert F. Kennedy (June 5). But, if we look beyond those tragedies, we’ll remember a year when:
- Laugh-In debuts (January)
- The Boeing 747 debuts (September)
- Apollo 8 becomes the first manned space craft to orbit the moon (December)
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Step back into the vibe of the times with a good read from the New York Times Best Seller list from the week of February 18, 1968. Groovy!
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FICTION
1. The Confessions of Nat Turner – William Styron
2. Christy – Catherine Marshall
3. Topaz – Leon Uris
4. Vanished – Fletcher Knebel
5. The Gabriel Hounds – Mary Stewart
6. The President’s Plane Is Missing – Robert J. Serling
7. The Instrument – John O’Hara
8. Where Eagles Dare – Alistair MacLean
9. Rosemary’s Baby – Ira Levin
10. The Chosen – Chaim Potok
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NONFICTION
1. Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York – Stephen Birmingham
2. Nicholas and Alexandra – Robert K. Massie
3. Between Parent and Child – Haim G. Ginott
4. Tolstoy – Henri Troyat
5. Rickenbacker – Edward V. Rickenbacker
6. The Naked Ape – Desmond Morris
7. Memoirs – George F. Kennan
8. Thomas Wolfe – Andrew Turnbull
9. The Economics of Crisis – Eliot Janeway
10. At Ease: I Tell Stories to Friends – Dwight D. Eisenhower
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