TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

March 1979

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Week of March 4, 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

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
3

OVERLOAD

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
4

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
5

DRESS GRAY

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
6

HANTA YO

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
7

EVERGREEN

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
8

SECOND GENERATION

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Lawrence Sanders
Cover of THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
9

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
10

THE COUP

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

THE FAR PAVILIONS

FOOLS DIE
Mario Puzo
Cover of FOOLS DIE
12

FOOLS DIE

PROTEUS
Morris West
13

PROTEUS

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
14

ILLUSIONS

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
15

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER

Week of March 11, 1979

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CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
1

CHESAPEAKE

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
2

OVERLOAD

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
3

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
4

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
5

DRESS GRAY

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
6

SECOND GENERATION

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Lawrence Sanders
Cover of THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
7

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

PROTEUS
Morris West
8

PROTEUS

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
9

THE COUP

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
10

EVERGREEN

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

THE FAR PAVILIONS

FOOLS DIE
Mario Puzo
Cover of FOOLS DIE
12

FOOLS DIE

SECRETS
F. Lee Bailey
Cover of SECRETS
13

SECRETS

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
14

HANTA YO

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
15

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER

Week of March 18, 1979

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OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
1

OVERLOAD

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
2

CHESAPEAKE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
3

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Lawrence Sanders
Cover of THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
4

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

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

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
6

DRESS GRAY

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
7

SECOND GENERATION

PROTEUS
Morris West
8

PROTEUS

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
9

THE COUP

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
10

EVERGREEN

FOOLS DIE
Mario Puzo
Cover of FOOLS DIE
11

FOOLS DIE

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
12

HANTA YO

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
13

ILLUSIONS

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER
14

BRIGHT FLOWS THE RIVER

THE FAR PAVILIONS
M.M. Kaye
Cover of THE FAR PAVILIONS
15

THE FAR PAVILIONS

Week of March 25, 1979

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WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
1

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
2

CHESAPEAKE

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
3

OVERLOAD

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
4

HANTA YO

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
5

SS-GB

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

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
7

DRESS GRAY

DUBIN'S LIVES
Bernard Malamud
Cover of DUBIN'S LIVES
8

DUBIN'S LIVES

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
9

THE COUP

PROTEUS
Morris West
10

PROTEUS

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
11

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
12

EVERGREEN

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Lawrence Sanders
Cover of THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
13

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
14

GOOD AS GOLD

SECOND GENERATION
Howard Fast
Cover of SECOND GENERATION
15

SECOND GENERATION

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