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Week of September 29, 1991

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THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
Tom Clancy
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THE SUM OF ALL FEARS

by Tom Clancy · Putnam

7 wks at #1 · 6 on list

Gefrustreerde terroristen slagen erin een kernbom te maken en deze tijdens de Superbowl in Amerika te laten afgaan.

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THE DOOMSDAY CONSPIRACY
Sidney Sheldon
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THE DOOMSDAY CONSPIRACY

by Sidney Sheldon · Morrow

3 wks on list

When a mysterious weather balloon crashes to earth in the Swiss Alps, the head of the NSA handpicks Robert Bellamy to track down and identify the ten known witnesses to the event. A man whose obsession with his covert assignments has cost him the only woman he can ever love, Bellamy now faces the impossible. But as he searches for clues from Rome to Budapest to Texas, this mission blows up in his face -- and rips the lid off an incredible conspiracy that stretches around the globe and even into space...Alone and betrayed on every side, Bellamy must run for his life -- holding an astonishing secret and the key to the planet's very survival.

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SAINT MAYBE
Anne Tyler
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SAINT MAYBE

by Anne Tyler · Knopf

4 wks on list

'Compulsively readable, realistic, funny, touching' The Times When eighteen-year-old Ian Bedloe pricks the bubble of his family's optimistic self-deception, his brother Danny drives into a wall, his sister-in-law falls apart, and his parents age before his eyes. Consumed by guilt Ian finds the hope of forgiveness at the Church of the Second Chance, and leaves college to cope with the three children he has inherited and his own embarrassing religion. Twenty years on, Ian's prospects of a second chance are receding fast when, out of the heart of the domesticity that has engulfed him, strides a new figure who will bring him new life. **ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 8 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE** 'Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing' Rachel Joyce 'She knows all the secrets of the human heart' Monica Ali 'A masterly author' Sebastian Faulks 'I love Anne Tyler. I've read every single book she's written' Jacqueline Wilson

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THE FIRM
John Grisham
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THE FIRM

by John Grisham · Doubleday

29 wks on list
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THE DECEIVER
Frederick Forsyth
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THE DECEIVER

by Frederick Forsyth · Bantam

1 wks on list

With mandatory retirement looming on the horizon, longtime British Intelligence operative Sam McCready must allow his remarkable history of service--involving intrigue, deception, and murder--to decide his fate

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RUSSKA
Edward Rutherfurd
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RUSSKA

by Edward Rutherfurd · Crown

3 wks on list

Panoramic, sweeping, monumental, haunting: a story of four families which spans the centuries of Russia from Edward Rutherford, the author of Paris, London and New York. In this vast and gorgeous tapestry of a novel, serf and master, Cossack and tsar, priest and Jew are brought together in a family saga which unrolls through centuries of history to reveal that most impenetrable and mysterious of lands - Russia. Through the life of a little town east of Moscow in the Russian heartland, Edward Rutherfurd creates a sweeping family saga from the baffling contradictions of Russia's culture and her peoples - bleak yet exotic, brutal but romantic, land of ritual yet riddled with superstitious fears. From Russia's dawn and the cruel Tatar invasions to Ivan the Terrible and the wild Cossacks, from Peter, Catherine and the days of War and Peace to the drama of the Revolution and the extraordinary events of today - here is Russia's story in a spellbinding novel - history recreated with breathtaking detail and passion.

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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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HEIR TO THE EMPIRE
Timothy Zahn
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HEIR TO THE EMPIRE

by Timothy Zahn · Spectra/Bantam

19 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.

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