What were they reading?: Bestsellers from 1930-2000

Here's a sampling of No. 1 bestsellers from the past eight decades – all worthy additions to this summer's reading list.

4. From 1960: “Advise and Consent” by Allen Drury

Although written two generations ago, Drury’s fictional account of bitter division on Capitol Hill and high-stakes political intrigue is a topical reminder that in Washington, D.C., the more things change, the more they stay the same. Later adapted as a popular 1962 movie starring Henry Fonda.

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