The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (often referred to simply as Baby and Child Care), written by Benjamin Spock, was first published on 14 July 1946 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce; it is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. By 1998, it had sold more than 50 million copies, and it has been translated into 39 languages. Another source places the book as the seventh best-selling book of all time.