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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

January 1979

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Week of January 7, 1979

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CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
1

CHESAPEAKE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
2

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
3

SECOND GENERATION

THE SILMARILLION
J.R.R. Tolkien
Cover of THE SILMARILLION
4

THE SILMARILLION

THE FAR PAVILIONS
M.M. Kaye
Cover of THE FAR PAVILIONS
5

THE FAR PAVILIONS

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
6

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
7

EVERGREEN

FOOLS DIE
Mario Puzo
Cover of FOOLS DIE
8

FOOLS DIE

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
9

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
10

ILLUSIONS

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
11

THE COUP

THE EMPTY COPPER SEA
John D. MacDonald
Cover of THE EMPTY COPPER SEA
12

THE EMPTY COPPER SEA

PRELUDE TO TERROR
Helen MacInnes
Cover of PRELUDE TO TERROR
13

PRELUDE TO TERROR

EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Ken Follett
Cover of EYE OF THE NEEDLE
14

EYE OF THE NEEDLE

THE PRAISE SINGER
Mary Renault
Cover of THE PRAISE SINGER
15

THE PRAISE SINGER

Week of January 14, 1979

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CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
1

CHESAPEAKE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
2

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

THE SILMARILLION
J.R.R. Tolkien
Cover of THE SILMARILLION
3

THE SILMARILLION

FOOLS DIE
Mario Puzo
Cover of FOOLS DIE
4

FOOLS DIE

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
5

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
6

SECOND GENERATION

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
7

EVERGREEN

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
8

ILLUSIONS

THE FAR PAVILIONS
M.M. Kaye
Cover of THE FAR PAVILIONS
9

THE FAR PAVILIONS

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
10

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER

PRELUDE TO TERROR
Helen MacInnes
Cover of PRELUDE TO TERROR
11

PRELUDE TO TERROR

THE EMPTY COPPER SEA
John D. MacDonald
Cover of THE EMPTY COPPER SEA
12

THE EMPTY COPPER SEA

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
13

THE COUP

EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Ken Follett
Cover of EYE OF THE NEEDLE
14

EYE OF THE NEEDLE

THE PRAISE SINGER
Mary Renault
Cover of THE PRAISE SINGER
15

THE PRAISE SINGER

Week of January 21, 1979

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CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
1

CHESAPEAKE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
2

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

FOOLS DIE
Mario Puzo
Cover of FOOLS DIE
3

FOOLS DIE

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
4

SECOND GENERATION

THE SILMARILLION
J.R.R. Tolkien
Cover of THE SILMARILLION
5

THE SILMARILLION

THE FAR PAVILIONS
M.M. Kaye
Cover of THE FAR PAVILIONS
6

THE FAR PAVILIONS

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
7

EVERGREEN

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
8

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
9

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
10

ILLUSIONS

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
11

THE COUP

WIFEY
Judy Blume
Cover of WIFEY
12

WIFEY

PRELUDE TO TERROR
Helen MacInnes
Cover of PRELUDE TO TERROR
13

PRELUDE TO TERROR

EYE OF THE NEEDLE
Ken Follett
Cover of EYE OF THE NEEDLE
14

EYE OF THE NEEDLE

THE STAND
Stephen King
Cover of THE STAND
15

THE STAND

Week of January 28, 1979

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CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
1

CHESAPEAKE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
2

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
3

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
4

THE COUP

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
5

SECOND GENERATION

FOOLS DIE
Mario Puzo
Cover of FOOLS DIE
6

FOOLS DIE

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
7

OVERLOAD

THE SILMARILLION
J.R.R. Tolkien
Cover of THE SILMARILLION
8

THE SILMARILLION

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
9

EVERGREEN

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
10

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER

THE FAR PAVILIONS
M.M. Kaye
Cover of THE FAR PAVILIONS
11

THE FAR PAVILIONS

THE EMPTY COPPER SEA
John D. MacDonald
Cover of THE EMPTY COPPER SEA
12

THE EMPTY COPPER SEA

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
13

ILLUSIONS

THE PRAISE SINGER
Mary Renault
Cover of THE PRAISE SINGER
14

THE PRAISE SINGER

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Lawrence Sanders
Cover of THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
15

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

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