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Week of August 6, 1978
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James A. Michener
1
CHESAPEAKE
SCRUPLES
Judith Krantz
2
SCRUPLES
BLOODLINE
Sidney Sheldon
3
BLOODLINE
THE WOMEN'S ROOM
Marilyn French
4
THE WOMEN'S ROOM
THE HOLCROFT COVENANT
Robert Ludlum
5
THE HOLCROFT COVENANT
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP
John Irving
6
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP
STAINED GLASS
William F. Buckley Jr
7
STAINED GLASS
EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Ken Follett
8
EYE OF THE NEEDLE
THE LAST CONVERTIBLE
Anton Myrer
9
THE LAST CONVERTIBLE
MORTAL FRIENDS
James Carroll
10
MORTAL FRIENDS
EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
11
EVERGREEN
ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
12
ILLUSIONS
THE HUMAN FACTOR
Graham Greene
13
THE HUMAN FACTOR
THE SILMARILLION
J.R.R. Tolkien
14
THE SILMARILLION
FINAL PAYMENTS
Mary Gordon
15
FINAL PAYMENTS
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