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Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1965

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Week of May 2, 1965

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HERZOG
Saul Bellow
Cover of HERZOG
1

HERZOG

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
2

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
3

HOTEL

HURRY SUNDOWN
K.B. Gilden
4

HURRY SUNDOWN

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
Herman Wouk
Cover of DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
5

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL

FUNERAL IN BERLIN
Len Deighton
Cover of FUNERAL IN BERLIN
6

FUNERAL IN BERLIN

THE AMBASSADOR
Morris West
7

THE AMBASSADOR

THE MAN
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE MAN
8

THE MAN

AN AMERICAN DREAM
Norman Mailer
Cover of AN AMERICAN DREAM
9

AN AMERICAN DREAM

THE ORDWAYS
William Humphrey
Cover of THE ORDWAYS
10

THE ORDWAYS

Week of May 9, 1965

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HERZOG
Saul Bellow
Cover of HERZOG
1

HERZOG

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
2

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
3

HOTEL

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
Herman Wouk
Cover of DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
4

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL

THE AMBASSADOR
Morris West
5

THE AMBASSADOR

HURRY SUNDOWN
K.B. Gilden
6

HURRY SUNDOWN

FUNERAL IN BERLIN
Len Deighton
Cover of FUNERAL IN BERLIN
7

FUNERAL IN BERLIN

THE MAN
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE MAN
8

THE MAN

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON
Daphne du Maurier
9

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON

AN AMERICAN DREAM
Norman Mailer
Cover of AN AMERICAN DREAM
10

AN AMERICAN DREAM

Week of May 16, 1965

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UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
1

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

HERZOG
Saul Bellow
Cover of HERZOG
2

HERZOG

THE AMBASSADOR
Morris West
3

THE AMBASSADOR

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
4

HOTEL

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
Herman Wouk
Cover of DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
5

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL

FUNERAL IN BERLIN
Len Deighton
Cover of FUNERAL IN BERLIN
6

FUNERAL IN BERLIN

HURRY SUNDOWN
K.B. Gilden
7

HURRY SUNDOWN

THE MAN
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE MAN
8

THE MAN

AN AMERICAN DREAM
Norman Mailer
Cover of AN AMERICAN DREAM
9

AN AMERICAN DREAM

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON
Daphne du Maurier
10

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON

Week of May 23, 1965

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UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
1

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

HERZOG
Saul Bellow
Cover of HERZOG
2

HERZOG

THE AMBASSADOR
Morris West
3

THE AMBASSADOR

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
4

HOTEL

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
Herman Wouk
Cover of DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
5

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL

FUNERAL IN BERLIN
Len Deighton
Cover of FUNERAL IN BERLIN
6

FUNERAL IN BERLIN

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON
Daphne du Maurier
7

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON

HURRY SUNDOWN
K.B. Gilden
8

HURRY SUNDOWN

A PILLAR OF IRON
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of A PILLAR OF IRON
9

A PILLAR OF IRON

THE MAN
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE MAN
10

THE MAN

Week of May 30, 1965

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UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
Bel Kaufman
Cover of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE
1

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

THE AMBASSADOR
Morris West
2

THE AMBASSADOR

HERZOG
Saul Bellow
Cover of HERZOG
3

HERZOG

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
Herman Wouk
Cover of DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL
4

DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL

HOTEL
Arthur Hailey
Cover of HOTEL
5

HOTEL

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON
Daphne du Maurier
6

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON

THE SOURCE
James Michener
Cover of THE SOURCE
7

THE SOURCE

THE MAN
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE MAN
8

THE MAN

A PILLAR OF IRON
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of A PILLAR OF IRON
9

A PILLAR OF IRON

FUNERAL IN BERLIN
Len Deighton
Cover of FUNERAL IN BERLIN
10

FUNERAL IN BERLIN

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