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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

November 1974

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Week of November 3, 1974

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener
1

CENTENNIAL

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
2

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
3

SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
4

THE DOGS OF WAR

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
5

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

THE PIRATE
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE PIRATE
6

THE PIRATE

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
7

JAWS

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
Alison Lurie
Cover of THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
8

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES

WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
9

WATERSHIP DOWN

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
10

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE

Week of November 10, 1974

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener
1

CENTENNIAL

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
2

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
3

SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE PIRATE
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE PIRATE
4

THE PIRATE

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
5

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
6

THE DOGS OF WAR

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
7

JAWS

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
Alison Lurie
Cover of THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
8

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES

WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
9

WATERSHIP DOWN

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
10

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE

Week of November 17, 1974

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener
1

CENTENNIAL

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
2

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
3

SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
4

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
5

THE DOGS OF WAR

THE PIRATE
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE PIRATE
6

THE PIRATE

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
7

JAWS

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
8

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
Alison Lurie
Cover of THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
9

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES

HARLEQUIN
Morris West
Cover of HARLEQUIN
10

HARLEQUIN

Week of November 24, 1974

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener
1

CENTENNIAL

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
2

SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE PIRATE
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE PIRATE
3

THE PIRATE

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
4

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
5

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
6

THE DOGS OF WAR

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
7

JAWS

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
Alison Lurie
Cover of THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES
8

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
9

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE

HARLEQUIN
Morris West
Cover of HARLEQUIN
10

HARLEQUIN

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