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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

Week of April 13, 1975

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener

CENTENNIAL

by James Michener · Random House

28 wks at #1 · 33 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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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 PROMISE OF JOY
Allen Drury

THE PROMISE OF JOY

by Allen Drury · Doubleday

3 wks on list

What will President Knox do when confronted by the most awesome challenge of atomic war between Russia and China.

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LADY
Thomas Tryon

LADY

by Thomas Tryon · Knopf

19 wks on list
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BLACK SUNDAY
Thomas Harris
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BLACK SUNDAY

by Thomas Harris · Putnam's

6 wks on list

When the game begins in New Orleans this Super Bowl Sunday . . . 80,000 people had better get ready to die. The Super Bowl--where thousands have gathered for an all-American tradition. Suddenly it's the most terrifying place on earth . . . Michael Lander is the most dangerous man in America. He pilots a television blimp over packed football stadiums every weekend. He is fascinated with explosives. And he happens to be very, very crazy. That's why a beautiful PLO operative has seduced him. That's why--on Super Bowl Sunday--the world will witness the bloody assassination of the U. S. president and the worst mass murder in history. Unless someone discovers what Michael Lander plans . . . and can kill him first.

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SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
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A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
John Updike

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