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Hardcover Fiction

Week of July 29, 1990

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MESSAGE FROM NAM
Danielle Steel
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MESSAGE FROM NAM

by Danielle Steel · Delacorte Press

6 wks on list

Follows Paxton Andrews, a journalist stationed in Vietnam during the war, and the men she encounters--Peter Wilson, erstwhile law-school student, AP correspondent Ralph Johnson, and Bill Quinn, on his fourth tour of duty

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THE STAND
Stephen King
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THE STAND

by Stephen King · Doubleday

12 wks on list
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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

by Dr. Seuss · Random House

An interactive board book adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic—featuring 12 different sounds! Perfect for celebrating little ones' milestone moments, from first steps to preschool graduation! Introduce little ones to the world of Dr. Seuss with this super simple interactive adaptation of Oh, the Places You'll Go! that's just right for babies and toddlers. From the sound of clomping shoes and trumpeting elephants to howling Hacken-Kraks and cheering crowds, the twelve sounds featured in the story bring to life the Great Places a child's feet will carry them! This book includes colorful sound buttons, a handy on/off switch, and batteries that can be easily replaced.

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DRAGON
Clive Cussler
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DRAGON

by Clive Cussler · Simon & Schuster

12 wks on list

This classic adventure by #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Clive Cussler finds Dirk Pitt going up against a band of Japanese fanatics who have developed a chilling plan to destroy the Western powers as payback for past injustices. Now available in a Premium Edition. Reissue.

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MOUNTAIN LAUREL
Jude Deveraux
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MOUNTAIN LAUREL

by Jude Deveraux · Pocket

3 wks on list

Captain Montgomery receives a peculiar assignment: to escort an opera singer into the gold fields of the Colorado Territory so she can sing to the miners. ISBN 0-671-68975-4.

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SULLIVAN'S STING
Lawrence Sanders

SULLIVAN'S STING

by Lawrence Sanders · Putnam

6 wks on list

A beautiful cop goes undercover--and under the sheets--to catch one of the biggest con artists in Florida in a sexy, steamy bestseller from the master of the erotic thriller.

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STARDUST
Robert B. Parker
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STARDUST

by Robert B. Parker · Putnam

1 wks on list
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THE GOLDEN ORANGE
Joseph Wambaugh
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THE GOLDEN ORANGE

by Joseph Wambaugh · Perigord/Morrow

11 wks on list

California's Gold Coast is the home of boat parades, middle-aged women in bikinis, and Winnie Farlowe, a 40-year-old ex-cop with a strong interest in drinking. But when a beautiful and spirited three-time divorce e introduces him to her world of clubs and mansions--and the mystery of her father's death--he soon finds himself running for his life. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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SKINNY LEGS AND ALL
Tom Robbins
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SKINNY LEGS AND ALL

by Tom Robbins · Bantam

15 wks on list

An Arab and a Jew open a restaurant together across the street from the United Nations.... It sounds like the beginning of an ethnic joke, but it's the axis around which spins this gutsy, fun-loving, and alarmingly provocative novel, in which a bean can philosophizes, a dessert spoon mystifies, a young waitress takes on the New York art world, and a rowdy redneck welder discovers the lost god of Palestine--while the illusions that obscure humanity's view of the true universe fall away, one by one, like Salome's veils. Skinny Legs and All deals with today's most sensitive issues: race, politics, marriage, art, religion, money, and lust. It weaves lyrically through what some call the "end days" of our planet. Refusing to avert its gaze from the horrors of the apocalypse, it also refuses to let the alleged end of the world spoil its mood. And its mood is defiantly upbeat. In the gloriously inventive Tom Robbins style, here are characters, phrases, stories, and ideas that dance together on the page, wild and sexy, like Salome herself. Or was it Jezebel?

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KILLING MISTER WATSON
Peter Matthiessen
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KILLING MISTER WATSON

by Peter Matthiessen · Random House

Drawn from fragments of historical fact, Matthiessen's masterpiece brilliantly depicts the fortunes and misfortunes of Edgar J. Watson, a real-life entrepreneur and outlaw who appeared in the lawless Florida Everglades around the turn of the century.

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