A list of the Number 1 bestselling books during the decade of the 1950′s according to Publisher’s Weekly magazine. These books are readily found in used book stores, garage sales, estate sales, and websites.
1950 – The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson
1951 – From Here To Eternity by James Jones
1952 – The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain
1953 – The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
1954 – Not As A Stranger by Morton Thompson
1955 – Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk
1956 – Don’t Go Near The Water by Willima Brinkley
1957 – By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens
1958 – Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
1959 – Exodus by Leon Uris
Amazingly no authors during this decade had any repeat #1 bestsellers or more than one book receiving the acclaim of most popular book. Many of these books were made into movies, however.
Oh, Exodus is a great book. A must read for anyone who claims to be up on Middle Eastern or European politics.