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Hardcover Fiction

Week of August 4, 1991

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THE FIRM
John Grisham
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THE FIRM

by John Grisham · Doubleday

21 wks on list
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HEIR TO THE EMPIRE
Timothy Zahn
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HEIR TO THE EMPIRE

by Timothy Zahn · Spectra/Bantam

11 wks on list

The Star Wars saga continues--starring Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and all the other beloved characters! Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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BEAST
Peter Benchley
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BEAST

by Peter Benchley · Random House

6 wks on list

"Makes the shark from "Jaws" look like a pet goldfish . . ." USA Weekend Straight from the cutting edge of science and the logs of ancient mariners comes an immense horror -- a creature that rises up from the well of an ocean gone mad with an insatiable hunger and an endless lust to kill. One man leads a harrowing struggle to defeat the beast amid a threatened Bermuda paradise. His name is Whip Darling, a down-and-out sea dog who doesn't know where he'll get his next meal -- or whether it will get him first. From the Paperback edition.

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PASTIME
Robert B. Parker
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PASTIME

by Robert B. Parker · Putnam

2 wks on list

Spenser goes back to school--to investigate corruption in college town. Taft University's hottest basketball star is shaving points for quick cash. And if Spenser doesn't watch his own footwork, the guilty parties will shave a few years off his life...

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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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DARKNESS
John Saul

DARKNESS

by John Saul · Bantam

3 wks on list

The Andersons left the town at the edge of the swamp long ago but now they return. Something waits for them. Something evil. They face a deadly drama of unholy ceremony and secret horror.

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THE PIRANHAS
Harold Robbins
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THE PIRANHAS

by Harold Robbins · Simon & Schuster

Friction. Mafia turmoil. Hollywood snakes and Wall Street vipers. That's what Jed Stephens has got. And a body. ...Or, he would, if a certain species of vicious little fish couldn't strip a corpse bare in under a minute. Jed should have known better when his shady cousin insisted they take a trip down the Amazon, to see the sights and check out the local color... Jed can't say he's surprised when their scenic Amazonian vacation turns into an enormous coca leaf buy. And that's just the beginning. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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