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Week of March 5, 1972
Full list →THE WINDS OF WAR
Herman Wouk
1
THE WINDS OF WAR
WHEELS
Arthur Hailey
2
WHEELS
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
Frederick Forsyth
3
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
THE EXORCIST
William Peter Blatty
4
THE EXORCIST
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
Helen MacInnes
5
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
THE ASSASSINS
Elia Kazan
6
THE ASSASSINS
THE BETSY
Harold Robbins
7
THE BETSY
RABBIT REDUX
John Updike
8
RABBIT REDUX
OUR GANG
Philip Roth
9
OUR GANG
Week of March 12, 1972
Full list →THE WINDS OF WAR
Herman Wouk
1
THE WINDS OF WAR
WHEELS
Arthur Hailey
2
WHEELS
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
Frederick Forsyth
3
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
THE EXORCIST
William Peter Blatty
4
THE EXORCIST
THE ASSASSINS
Elia Kazan
5
THE ASSASSINS
THE BETSY
Harold Robbins
6
THE BETSY
RABBIT REDUX
John Updike
7
RABBIT REDUX
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
George V. Higgins
8
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
Helen MacInnes
9
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
Week of March 19, 1972
Full list →THE WINDS OF WAR
Herman Wouk
1
THE WINDS OF WAR
WHEELS
Arthur Hailey
2
WHEELS
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
Frederick Forsyth
3
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
THE EXORCIST
William Peter Blatty
4
THE EXORCIST
RABBIT REDUX
John Updike
5
RABBIT REDUX
THE BETSY
Harold Robbins
6
THE BETSY
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
Helen MacInnes
7
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
OUR GANG
Philip Roth
8
OUR GANG
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
George V. Higgins
9
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
Week of March 26, 1972
Full list →THE WINDS OF WAR
Herman Wouk
1
THE WINDS OF WAR
WHEELS
Arthur Hailey
2
WHEELS
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
Frederick Forsyth
3
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
THE ASSASSINS
Elia Kazan
4
THE ASSASSINS
THE EXORCIST
William Peter Blatty
5
THE EXORCIST
THE BETSY
Harold Robbins
6
THE BETSY
THE BLUE KNIGHT
Joseph Wambaugh
7
THE BLUE KNIGHT
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
Helen MacInnes
8
MESSAGE FROM MALAGA
THE WORD
Irving Wallace
9
THE WORD
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