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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

Week of October 9, 1966

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VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
Jacqueline Susann
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VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

by Jacqueline Susann · Random House

28 wks at #1 · 31 on list

Three beautiful women compete in the New York entertainment world, where sex is a weapon and nearly everyone depends on "dolls" (pills).

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THE ADVENTURERS
Harold Robbins
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THE ADVENTURERS

by Harold Robbins · Trident Press

28 wks on list

Harold Robbins, a novelist known for steamy passion in his works, stirs up passion of a different kind in The Adventurers, a story of revolution and danger in the sultry jungles of South America. As a young boy, Diogenes Alejandro Xenos, witnesses the murder of his mother and sister by a band of marauders. As "Dax" grows to adulthood, he channels his fear and hatred into a desire for revolution, swearing revenge on those in power as he upsets the status quo. His actions make him an outlaw, living on the fringes of society in a land turned upside down with corruption. He is wanted by men and women alike-but for very different reasons. This epic tale of escape from the horrors of a third-world regime is one of Harold Robbins' most ambitious novels ever, combining his trademark sensuality with political intrigue and a globe-spanning variety of exotic locales. Lose yourself in The Adventurers.

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GILES GOAT BOY
John Barth
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CAPABLE OF HONOR
Allen Drury
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CAPABLE OF HONOR

by Allen Drury · Doubleday

2 wks on list

Uses characters and settings from Advise and consent and A shade of difference.

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.