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The 1990s
Every #1 New York Times bestseller, year by year.
Hardcover Fiction
1990
THE DARK HALF
Stephen King
1990
DADDY
Danielle Steel
1990
THE BAD PLACE
Dean R. Koontz
1990
DEVICES AND DESIRES
P. D. James
1990
OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
1990
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Robert Ludlum
1990
SEPTEMBER
Rosamunde Pilcher
1990
THE STAND
Stephen King
1990
THE BURDEN OF PROOF
Scott Turow
1990
MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT
Sidney Sheldon
1990
FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT
Stephen King
1990
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE
Jean M. Auel
Hardcover Nonfiction
1990
IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT
Robert Fulghum
1990
LIAR'S POKER
Michael Lewis
1990
MEGATRENDS 2000
John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
1990
BARBARIANS AT THE GATE
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
1990
MEANS OF ASCENT
Robert A. Caro
1990
MEN AT WORK
George F. Will
1990
TRUMP: Surviving at the Top
Donald J. Trump with Charles Leerhsen
1990
DARKNESS VISIBLE
William Styron
1990
MILLIE'S BOOK
Barbara Bush
1990
BY WAY OF DECEPTION
Victor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy
1990
THE CIVIL WAR
Geoffrey C. Ward with Ric Burns and Ken Burns
1990
A LIFE ON THE ROAD
Charles Kuralt
Hardcover Fiction
1991
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE
Jean M. Auel
1991
THE SECRET PILGRIM
John le Carré
1991
COLD FIRE
Dean R. Koontz
1991
HEARTBEAT
Danielle Steel
1991
THE SEERESS OF KELL
David Eddings
1991
LOVES MUSIC, LOVES TO DANCE
Mary Higgins Clark
1991
OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
1991
HEIR TO THE EMPIRE
Timothy Zahn
1991
THE KITCHEN GOD'S WIFE
Amy Tan
1991
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
Tom Clancy
1991
SCARLETT
Alexandra Ripley
Hardcover Nonfiction
1991
A LIFE ON THE ROAD
Charles Kuralt
1991
IRON JOHN
Robert Bly
1991
THE PRIZE
Daniel Yergin
1991
AND THE SEA WILL TELL
Vincent Bugliosi with Bruce B. Henderson
1991
YOU'LL NEVER EAT LUNCH IN THIS TOWN AGAIN
Julia Phillips
1991
NANCY REAGAN
Kitty Kelley
1991
THE COMMANDERS
Bob Woodward
1991
CHUTZPAH
Alan M. Dershowitz
1991
PARLIAMENT OF WHORES
P. J. O'Rourke
1991
WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO, IT'S TIME TO GO HOME
Erma Bombeck
1991
UH-OH
Robert Fulghum
1991
ME: Stories of My Life
Katharine Hepburn
1991
DEN OF THIEVES
James B. Stewart
1991
UNDER FIRE
Oliver L. North with William Novak
Hardcover Fiction
1992
SCARLETT
Alexandra Ripley
1992
HIDEAWAY
Dean R. Koontz
1992
RISING SUN
Michael Crichton
1992
THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
1992
JEWELS
Danielle Steel
1992
OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
1992
GERALD'S GAME
Stephen King
1992
WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT?
Jimmy Buffett
1992
THE STARS SHINE DOWN
Sidney Sheldon
1992
THE TALE OF THE BODY THIEF
Anne Rice
1992
MIXED BLESSINGS
Danielle Steel
1992
DOLORES CLAIBORNE
Stephen King
Hardcover Nonfiction
1992
ME: Stories of My Life
Katharine Hepburn
1992
DEN OF THIEVES
James B. Stewart
1992
REVOLUTION FROM WITHIN
Gloria Steinem
1992
GIVE WAR A CHANCE
P. J. O'Rourke
1992
THE SILENT PASSAGE
Gail Sheehy
1992
DIANA: HER TRUE STORY
Andrew Morton
1992
EVERY LIVING THING
James Herriot
1992
THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE
Rush H. Limbaugh 3d
1992
SEX
Madonna
Hardcover Fiction
Hardcover Nonfiction
1993
THE WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE
Rush H. Limbaugh 3d
1993
HEALING AND THE MIND
Bill Moyers
1993
WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
1993
DAYS OF GRACE
Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad
1993
EMBRACED BY THE LIGHT
Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor
1993
SEINLANGUAGE
Jerry Seinfeld
1993
PRIVATE PARTS
Howard Stern
1993
SEE, I TOLD YOU SO
Rush H. Limbaugh 3d
Hardcover Fiction
1994
SLOW WALTZ IN CEDAR BEND
Robert James Waller
1994
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Robert James Waller
1994
DISCLOSURE
Michael Crichton
1994
ACCIDENT
Danielle Steel
1994
THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
James Redfield
1994
REMEMBER ME
Mary Higgins Clark
1994
THE CHAMBER
John Grisham
1994
THE GIFT
Danielle Steel
1994
DEBT OF HONOR
Tom Clancy
1994
TALTOS
Anne Rice
1994
INSOMNIA
Stephen King
1994
POLITICALLY CORRECT BEDTIME STORIES
James Finn Garner
Hardcover Nonfiction
1994
SEE, I TOLD YOU SO
Rush H. Limbaugh 3d
1994
THE BOOK OF VIRTUES
William J. Bennett
1994
EMBRACED BY THE LIGHT
Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor
1994
THE AGENDA
Bob Woodward
1994
COUPLEHOOD
Paul Reiser
1994
BARBARA BUSH: A Memoir
Barbara Bush
1994
DON'T STAND TOO CLOSE TO A NAKED MAN
Tim Allen
1994
NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON
Faye D. Resnick with Mike Walker
1994
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE
John Paul II. Edited by Vittorio Messori
Hardcover Fiction
1995
POLITICALLY CORRECT BEDTIME STORIES
James Finn Garner
1995
THE CELESTINE PROPHECY
James Redfield
1995
THE RAINMAKER
John Grisham
1995
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Robert James Waller
1995
BEACH MUSIC
Pat Conroy
1995
MEMNOCH THE DEVIL
Anne Rice
1995
FROM POTTER'S FIELD
Patricia Cornwell
1995
"L" IS FOR LAWLESS
Sue Grafton
1995
THE HORSE WHISPERER
Nicholas Evans
1995
THE LOST WORLD
Michael Crichton
1995
FIVE DAYS IN PARIS
Danielle Steel
1995
THE CHRISTMAS BOX
Richard Paul Evans
Hardcover Nonfiction
1995
DON'T STAND TOO CLOSE TO A NAKED MAN
Tim Allen
1995
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE
John Paul II. Edited by Vittorio Messori
1995
THE HOT ZONE
Richard Preston
1995
I WANT TO TELL YOU
O.J. Simpson
1995
BREAKING THE SURFACE
Greg Louganis with Eric Marcus
1995
IN RETROSPECT
Robert S. McNamara with Brian VanDeMark
1995
A GOOD WALK SPOILED
John Feinstein
1995
NEW PASSAGES
Gail Sheehy
1995
TO RENEW AMERICA
Newt Gingrich
1995
MY POINT ... AND I DO HAVE ONE
Ellen DeGeneres
1995
MY POINT . . . AND I DO HAVE ONE
Ellen DeGeneres
1995
MY AMERICAN JOURNEY
Colin L. Powell with Joseph E. Persico
1995
MISS AMERICA
Howard Stern
1995
THE ROAD AHEAD
Bill Gates with Nathan Myhrvold and Peter Rinearson
Hardcover Fiction
1996
THE CHRISTMAS BOX
Richard Paul Evans
1996
THE HORSE WHISPERER
Nicholas Evans
1996
INTENSITY
Dean Koontz
1996
PRIMARY COLORS
Anonymous
1996
MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU
Mary Higgins Clark
1996
HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK
Terry McMillan
1996
THE RUNAWAY JURY
John Grisham
1996
CAUSE OF DEATH
Patricia Cornwell
1996
SERVANT OF THE BONES
Anne Rice
1996
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Tom Clancy
1996
THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN
Jacquelyn Mitchard
1996
DESPERATION
Stephen King
1996
SILENT HONOR
Danielle Steel
1996
AIRFRAME
Michael Crichton
Hardcover Nonfiction
1996
THE ROAD AHEAD
Bill Gates with Nathan Myhrvold and Peter Rinearson
1996
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
Hillary Rodham Clinton
1996
RUSH LIMBAUGH IS A BIG FAT IDIOT
Al Franken
1996
BLOOD SPORT
James B. Stewart
1996
IN CONTEMPT
Christopher A. Darden with Jess Walter
1996
BAD AS I WANNA BE
Dennis Rodman with Tim Keown
1996
OUTRAGE
Vincent Bugliosi
1996
THE DILBERT PRINCIPLE
Scott Adams
1996
UNLIMITED ACCESS
Gary Aldrich
1996
AMERICAN TRAGEDY
Lawrence Schiller and James Willwerth
1996
THE SOUL'S CODE
James Hillman
1996
MY SERGEI
Ekaterina Gordeeva with E. M. Swift
1996
ANGELA'S ASHES
Frank McCourt
1996
A REPORTER'S LIFE
Walter Cronkite
Hardcover Fiction
1997
AIRFRAME
Michael Crichton
1997
HORNET'S NEST
Patricia Cornwell
1997
SOLE SURVIVOR
Dean Koontz
1997
THE PARTNER
John Grisham
1997
PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER
Mary Higgins Clark
1997
PLUM ISLAND
Nelson DeMille
1997
SPECIAL DELIVERY
Danielle Steel
1997
UNNATURAL EXPOSURE
Patricia Cornwell
1997
COLD MOUNTAIN
Charles Frazier
1997
FLOOD TIDE
Clive Cussler
1997
THE GHOST
Danielle Steel
Hardcover Nonfiction
1997
A REPORTER'S LIFE
Walter Cronkite
1997
ANGELA'S ASHES
Frank McCourt
1997
PERSONAL HISTORY
Katharine Graham
1997
MURDER IN BRENTWOOD
Mark Fuhrman
1997
UNDERBOSS
Peter Maas
1997
MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS
Carol Saline and Sharon J. Wohlmuth
1997
WITHOUT A DOUBT
Marcia Clark with Teresa Carpenter
1997
INTO THIN AIR
Jon Krakauer
1997
JUST AS I AM
Billy Graham
1997
THE ROYALS
Kitty Kelley
1997
DIANA: HER TRUE STORY --IN HER OWN WORDS
Andrew Morton
1997
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
John Berendt
Hardcover Fiction
1998
COLD MOUNTAIN
Charles Frazier
1998
PARADISE
Toni Morrison
1998
THE STREET LAWYER
John Grisham
1998
THE LONG ROAD HOME
Danielle Steel
1998
YOU BELONG TO ME
Mary Higgins Clark
1998
''N'' IS FOR NOOSE
Sue Grafton
1998
A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR
John Irving
1998
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE
Wally Lamb
1998
THE KLONE AND I
Danielle Steel
1998
POINT OF ORIGIN
Patricia Cornwell
1998
RAINBOW SIX
Tom Clancy
1998
BAG OF BONES
Stephen King
1998
THE PATH OF DAGGERS
Robert Jordan
1998
A MAN IN FULL
Tom Wolfe
Hardcover Nonfiction
1998
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
John Berendt
1998
TALKING TO HEAVEN
James Van Praagh
1998
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
Mitch Albom
1998
THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
1998
WE ARE OUR MOTHERS' DAUGHTERS
Cokie Roberts
1998
A PIRATE LOOKS AT FIFTY
Jimmy Buffett
1998
THE DAY DIANA DIED
Christopher Andersen
1998
THE DEATH OF OUTRAGE
William J. Bennett
1998
THE CENTURY
Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster
1998
THE GREATEST GENERATION
Tom Brokaw
Hardcover Fiction
1999
A MAN IN FULL
Tom Wolfe
1999
SOUTHERN CROSS
Patricia Cornwell
1999
THE TESTAMENT
John Grisham
1999
BITTERSWEET
Danielle Steel
1999
THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON
Stephen King
1999
WE'LL MEET AGAIN
Mary Higgins Clark
1999
STAR WARS: Episode I --The Phantom Menace
Terry Brooks
1999
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
J. K. Rowling
1999
HANNIBAL
Thomas Harris
