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...book, which has gone into 14 printings since it was published in October. Sales hit a one-day peak of 67,000 on the third day of the TV series; so far, about 750,000 copies have been sold (list price: $12.50). To keep up with the soaring demand, Doubleday, the publisher, will have 1 million copies in print by March 1. In many cities, it became common for copies of Roots to be stolen from stores. In New York City, thieves broke a display window in a Doubleday bookstore on Fifth Avenue and stole all the copies of Roots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHY 'ROOTS' HIT HOME | 2/14/1977 | See Source »

...pages. Doubleday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sheer Bunker | 12/6/1976 | See Source »

Ever since Abner Doubleday paced off the first diamond, the horsehide and Louisville slugger have remained in their pristine state, although the introduction of the rabbit ball prompted a cascade of vitriol from Ring Lardner and his contemporaries. Basketball has altered little since Dr. Naismith tacked up his peach basket, and the essential changes in football have come in strategy...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Five Centuries of Biodegradable Golf | 11/18/1976 | See Source »

ROOTS by AtEX HALEY 587 pages. Doubleday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: African Genesis | 10/18/1976 | See Source »

...ALLEN DRURY 310 pages. Doubleday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Son of the Sun | 8/16/1976 | See Source »

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