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JAWS
Peter Benchley
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JAWS

by Peter Benchley

Doubleday · 1974

Peak rank

#2

Weeks on list

45

Debuted

March 1974

Chart History

#15101519741975
dashed = off the list

45 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #2

"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer.The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again -- or for the first time!From the Paperback edition.

All Appearances

10NEWMarch 10, 1974
3↑7March 17, 1974wk 2
3—March 24, 1974wk 3
2↑1March 31, 1974wk 4
2—April 7, 1974wk 5
3↓1April 14, 1974wk 6
3—April 21, 1974wk 7
4↓1April 28, 1974wk 8
3↑1May 5, 1974wk 9
2↑1May 12, 1974wk 10
2—May 19, 1974wk 11
2—May 26, 1974wk 12

Details

Published
1974
Pages
320
Publisher
Doubleday
Google rating
4.0(11)
Categories
Fiction

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