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Experience the 1970s Through Nonfiction Bestsellers - Page 2

Smiles of nostalgia or incredulity guaranteed. This list should evoke memories of the surprising seventies for older people, while providing a history lesson for youngsters. Fondue parties, Watergate, The Muppet Show, pop psychology, the Atkins diet, faeries & gnomes, AMWAY. the Bermuda triangle and more!
The table below details the year in which the book first appeared in the Nonfiction Bestseller Top 10. I have omitted duplicates & reference books (apologies to those who like reading dictionaries).
The books by year are are:
1970: 1-8
1971: 9-18
1972: 19-26
1973: 27-33
1974: 34-42
1975: 43-51
1976: 52-60
1977: 61-67
1978: 68-77
1979: 78-87
The source is "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004).
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The Bermuda Triangle (Charles Berlitz)
The Bermuda Triangle
41
Charles Berlitz
The Memory Book (Harry Lorayne & Jerry Lucas)
The Memory Book
42
Harry Lorayne & Jerry Lucas
Angels: God's Secret Agents (Billy Graham)
Angels: God's Secret Agents
43
Billy Graham
Winning Through Intimidation (Robert J. Ringer)
Winning Through Intimidation
44
Robert J. Ringer
TM: Discovering Energy and Overcoming Stress (Harold H. Bloomfield)
TM: Discovering Energy and Overcoming Stress
45
Harold H. Bloomfield
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
46
Sylvia Porter's Money Book (Sylvia Porter)
Sylvia Porter's Money Book
47
Sylvia Porter
Total Fitness in Thirty Minutes a Week (Laurence E. Morehouse)
Total Fitness in Thirty Minutes a Week
48
Laurence E. Morehouse
The Save-Your-Life Diet (David Reuben)
The Save-Your-Life Diet
49
David Reuben
Bring on the Empty Horses (David Niven)
Bring on the Empty Horses
50
David Niven
Breach of Faith: The Fall of Richard Nixon (Breach of Faith: The Fall of Richard Nixon)
Breach of Faith: The Fall of Richard Nixon
51
Breach of Faith: The Fall of Richard Nixon
The Final Days (Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein)
The Final Days
52
Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
53
Alex Haley
Your Erroneous Zones
Your Erroneous Zones
54
Passages: The Predictable Crises of Adult Life (Gail Sheehy)
Passages: The Predictable Crises of Adult Life
55
Gail Sheehy
Born Again by Charles Colson
Born Again by Charles Colson
56
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
57
Blind Ambition: The White House Years (John Dean)
Blind Ambition: The White House Years
58
John Dean
The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality (Shere Hite)
The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality
59
Shere Hite
The Right and the Power: The Prosecution of Watergate (Leon Jaworski)
The Right and the Power: The Prosecution of Watergate
60
Leon Jaworski
Looking Out for Number One (Robert J. Ringer)
Looking Out for Number One
61
Robert J. Ringer
All Things Wise and Wonderful (James Herriot)
All Things Wise and Wonderful
62
James Herriot
The Book of Lists (Amy Wallace)
The Book of Lists
63
Amy Wallace
The Possible Dream: A Candid Look at AMWAY (Charles Paul Conn)
The Possible Dream: A Candid Look at AMWAY
64
Charles Paul Conn
The Dragons of Eden (Carl Sagan)
The Dragons of Eden
65
Carl Sagan
The Second Ring of Fire Carlos Casteneda
The Second Ring of Fire Carlos Casteneda
66
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
67
Jay Anson
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? (Erma Bombeck)
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?
68
Erma Bombeck
Gnomes (Wil Huygen)
Gnomes
69
Wil Huygen
The Complete Book of Running (JAMES FIXX)
The Complete Book of Running
70
JAMES FIXX
Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
Mommie Dearest
71
Christina Crawford
Pulling Your Own Strings (Wayne W. Dyer)
Pulling Your Own Strings
72
Wayne W. Dyer
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (Richard M. Nixon)
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
73
Richard M. Nixon
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century (Barbara W. Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
74
Barbara W. Tuchman
Faeries (Brian Froud)
Faeries
75
Brian Froud
In Search of History: A Personal Adventure (Theodore H. White)
In Search of History: A Personal Adventure
76
Theodore H. White
The Muppet Show Book (Jim Henson, Tudor Banuş)
The Muppet Show Book
77
Jim Henson, Tudor Banuş
Aunt Erma's Cope Book (Erma Bombeck)
Aunt Erma's Cope Book
78
Erma Bombeck
The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet (Herman Tarnower)
The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet
79
Herman Tarnower
How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years (Howard J. Ruff)
How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years
80
Howard J. Ruff
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