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Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

October 1976

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Week of October 3, 1976

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TRINITY
Leon Uris
Cover of TRINITY
1

TRINITY

DOLORES
Jacqueline Susann
Cover of DOLORES
2

DOLORES

TOUCH NOT THE CAT
Mary Stewart
Cover of TOUCH NOT THE CAT
3

TOUCH NOT THE CAT

ORDINARY PEOPLE
Judith Guest
4

ORDINARY PEOPLE

SLEEPING MURDER
Agatha Christie
Cover of SLEEPING MURDER
5

SLEEPING MURDER

THE LONELY LADY
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE LONELY LADY
6

THE LONELY LADY

THE DEEP
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE DEEP
7

THE DEEP

SLAPSTICK
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of SLAPSTICK
8

SLAPSTICK

CROWNED HEADS
Thomas Tryon
9

CROWNED HEADS

STORM WARNING
Jack Higgins
Cover of STORM WARNING
10

STORM WARNING

Week of October 10, 1976

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TRINITY
Leon Uris
Cover of TRINITY
1

TRINITY

TOUCH NOT THE CAT
Mary Stewart
Cover of TOUCH NOT THE CAT
2

TOUCH NOT THE CAT

DOLORES
Jacqueline Susann
Cover of DOLORES
3

DOLORES

SLEEPING MURDER
Agatha Christie
Cover of SLEEPING MURDER
4

SLEEPING MURDER

ORDINARY PEOPLE
Judith Guest
5

ORDINARY PEOPLE

THE LONELY LADY
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE LONELY LADY
6

THE LONELY LADY

SLAPSTICK
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of SLAPSTICK
7

SLAPSTICK

THE DEEP
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE DEEP
8

THE DEEP

CROWNED HEADS
Thomas Tryon
9

CROWNED HEADS

AGENT IN PLACE
Helen MacInnes
10

AGENT IN PLACE

Week of October 17, 1976

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TRINITY
Leon Uris
Cover of TRINITY
1

TRINITY

SLEEPING MURDER
Agatha Christie
Cover of SLEEPING MURDER
2

SLEEPING MURDER

DOLORES
Jacqueline Susann
Cover of DOLORES
3

DOLORES

TOUCH NOT THE CAT
Mary Stewart
Cover of TOUCH NOT THE CAT
4

TOUCH NOT THE CAT

ORDINARY PEOPLE
Judith Guest
5

ORDINARY PEOPLE

SLAPSTICK
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of SLAPSTICK
6

SLAPSTICK

THE LONELY LADY
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE LONELY LADY
7

THE LONELY LADY

THE DEEP
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE DEEP
8

THE DEEP

STORM WARNING
Jack Higgins
Cover of STORM WARNING
9

STORM WARNING

THE NAVIGATOR
Morris West
10

THE NAVIGATOR

Week of October 24, 1976

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TRINITY
Leon Uris
Cover of TRINITY
1

TRINITY

SLEEPING MURDER
Agatha Christie
Cover of SLEEPING MURDER
2

SLEEPING MURDER

TOUCH NOT THE CAT
Mary Stewart
Cover of TOUCH NOT THE CAT
3

TOUCH NOT THE CAT

DOLORES
Jacqueline Susann
Cover of DOLORES
4

DOLORES

ORDINARY PEOPLE
Judith Guest
5

ORDINARY PEOPLE

SLAPSTICK
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of SLAPSTICK
6

SLAPSTICK

STORM WARNING
Jack Higgins
Cover of STORM WARNING
7

STORM WARNING

THE LONELY LADY
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE LONELY LADY
8

THE LONELY LADY

THE DEEP
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE DEEP
9

THE DEEP

WEDNESDAY THE RABBI GOT WET
Harry Kemelman
Cover of WEDNESDAY THE RABBI GOT WET
10

WEDNESDAY THE RABBI GOT WET

Week of October 31, 1976

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TRINITY
Leon Uris
Cover of TRINITY
1

TRINITY

SLEEPING MURDER
Agatha Christie
Cover of SLEEPING MURDER
2

SLEEPING MURDER

TOUCH NOT THE CAT
Mary Stewart
Cover of TOUCH NOT THE CAT
3

TOUCH NOT THE CAT

DOLORES
Jacqueline Susann
Cover of DOLORES
4

DOLORES

SLAPSTICK
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of SLAPSTICK
5

SLAPSTICK

ORDINARY PEOPLE
Judith Guest
6

ORDINARY PEOPLE

STORM WARNING
Jack Higgins
Cover of STORM WARNING
7

STORM WARNING

THE LONELY LADY
Harold Robbins
Cover of THE LONELY LADY
8

THE LONELY LADY

THE DEEP
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE DEEP
9

THE DEEP

THE NAVIGATOR
Morris West
10

THE NAVIGATOR

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