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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

Week of January 5, 1975

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener

CENTENNIAL

by James Michener · Random House

28 wks at #1 · 19 on list

The editors of Random House, having heard Mr. Michener relate the circumstances that led to the writing of Centennial, and his experiences during his long preparation for the task, felt that an account of these matters would be of particular interest to those who are concerned with the making and dissemination of books.

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SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
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THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
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THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

by Nicholas Meyer · Dutton

Back in print to tie-in with The Canary Trainer, this "rediscovered" Sherlock Holmes adventure recounts the unique collaboration of Holmes and Sigmund Freud in the solution of a mystery on which the lives of millions may depend.

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THE EBONY TOWER
John Fowles
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THE EBONY TOWER

by John Fowles · Little, Brown

4 wks on list

An extraordinary work of fiction, from one of the world's most exceptional writers. A journalist visits an elderly painter and becomes intrigued by his young female companions. Four years' worth of book research is set on fire in front of a writer. A successful MP disappears without a trace. Written with stylistic innovation, this sequence of novellas exploring the nature of art echoes the themes and preoccupations of Fowles' earlier work and cements his position as a master storyteller. 'Pick up any of these stories and you won't, as they say, be able to put it down' Financial Times

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HARLEQUIN
Morris West
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HARLEQUIN

by Morris West · Morrow

9 wks on list

Head of a prestigious European bank, George Harlequin belongs to a vanishing class of gentlemen whose handshake is their bond. But when an envious corporate raider frames Harlequin for murder, no deed is too dirty if it will save Harlequin's reputation, his bank-- and his life.

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THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth

THE DOGS OF WAR

by Frederick Forsyth · Viking Press

26 wks on list

In a remote corner of Zangaro, a small republic in Africa, lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day the mountain emits a strange glow. Only Sir James Manson knows why. The mountain contains ten billion dollar's worth of the world's most valuable mineral, platinum. " Not only exciting but truly surprising" --Atlantic. Now the only question is, how to get hold of it. Sir James knows how. Invade the country with a band of savage, cold-blooded mercenaries. Topple the government and set up a puppet dictatorship. Unleash the dogs of war.

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LADY
Thomas Tryon

LADY

by Thomas Tryon · Knopf

5 wks on list
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JAWS
Peter Benchley
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JAWS

by Peter Benchley · Doubleday

"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.

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