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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

December 1974

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Week of December 1, 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

HARLEQUIN
Morris West
Cover of HARLEQUIN
7

HARLEQUIN

GLORY AND THE LIGHTNING
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of GLORY AND THE LIGHTNING
8

GLORY AND THE LIGHTNING

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

THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
10

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE

Week of December 8, 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

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

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
5

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
6

THE DOGS OF WAR

HARLEQUIN
Morris West
Cover of HARLEQUIN
7

HARLEQUIN

LADY
Thomas Tryon
8

LADY

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
9

JAWS

THE EBONY TOWER
John Fowles
Cover of THE EBONY TOWER
10

THE EBONY TOWER

Week of December 15, 1974

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener
1

CENTENNIAL

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
2

SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
3

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

THE PIRATE
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE PIRATE
4

THE PIRATE

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
5

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
6

THE DOGS OF WAR

HARLEQUIN
Morris West
Cover of HARLEQUIN
7

HARLEQUIN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
8

JAWS

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE
9

THE RHINEMANN EXCHANGE

LADY
Thomas Tryon
10

LADY

Week of December 22, 1974

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener
1

CENTENNIAL

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
2

SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
3

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

THE PIRATE
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE PIRATE
4

THE PIRATE

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
5

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
6

THE DOGS OF WAR

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
7

JAWS

LADY
Thomas Tryon
8

LADY

HARLEQUIN
Morris West
Cover of HARLEQUIN
9

HARLEQUIN

THE EBONY TOWER
John Fowles
Cover of THE EBONY TOWER
10

THE EBONY TOWER

Week of December 29, 1974

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CENTENNIAL
James Michener
1

CENTENNIAL

SOMETHING HAPPENED
Joseph Heller
Cover of SOMETHING HAPPENED
2

SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
Nicholas Meyer
Cover of THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
3

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

THE PIRATE
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE PIRATE
4

THE PIRATE

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
5

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

THE EBONY TOWER
John Fowles
Cover of THE EBONY TOWER
6

THE EBONY TOWER

HARLEQUIN
Morris West
Cover of HARLEQUIN
7

HARLEQUIN

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
8

THE DOGS OF WAR

LADY
Thomas Tryon
9

LADY

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
10

JAWS

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