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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

April 1979

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Week of April 1, 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

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
4

SS-GB

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
5

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
6

GOOD AS GOLD

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
7

HANTA YO

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

DUBIN'S LIVES

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
9

DRESS GRAY

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
10

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

MANHATTAN
Neal Travis
11

MANHATTAN

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
12

EVERGREEN

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
13

THE COUP

PROTEUS
Morris West
14

PROTEUS

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Lawrence Sanders
Cover of THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
15

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

Week of April 8, 1979

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THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
1

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
2

OVERLOAD

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
3

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
4

CHESAPEAKE

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
5

GOOD AS GOLD

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
6

SS-GB

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
7

HANTA YO

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

DUBIN'S LIVES

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
9

DRESS GRAY

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
10

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
11

EVERGREEN

MANHATTAN
Neal Travis
12

MANHATTAN

PROTEUS
Morris West
13

PROTEUS

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
14

THE COUP

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
15

ILLUSIONS

Week of April 15, 1979

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GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
1

GOOD AS GOLD

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
2

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
3

CHESAPEAKE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
4

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
5

OVERLOAD

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
6

SS-GB

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
7

HANTA YO

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

DUBIN'S LIVES

PROTEUS
Morris West
9

PROTEUS

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
10

DRESS GRAY

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
11

EVERGREEN

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
12

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
13

THE COUP

MANHATTAN
Neal Travis
14

MANHATTAN

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Lawrence Sanders
Cover of THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
15

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT

Week of April 22, 1979

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GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
1

GOOD AS GOLD

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
2

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
3

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
4

CHESAPEAKE

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
5

OVERLOAD

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
6

SS-GB

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
7

HANTA YO

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

DUBIN'S LIVES

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
9

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
10

DRESS GRAY

MANHATTAN
Neal Travis
11

MANHATTAN

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
12

EVERGREEN

PROTEUS
Morris West
13

PROTEUS

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
14

THE COUP

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
Cover of ILLUSIONS
15

ILLUSIONS

Week of April 29, 1979

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THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
1

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
2

GOOD AS GOLD

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
3

SS-GB

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
4

CHESAPEAKE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
5

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

OVERLOAD
Arthur Hailey
Cover of OVERLOAD
6

OVERLOAD

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
7

HANTA YO

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

DUBIN'S LIVES

DRESS GRAY
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Cover of DRESS GRAY
9

DRESS GRAY

EVERGREEN
Belva Plain
Cover of EVERGREEN
10

EVERGREEN

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
John Cheever
Cover of THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER
11

THE STORIES OF JOHN CHEEVER

GHOST STORY
Peter Straub
Cover of GHOST STORY
12

GHOST STORY

MANHATTAN
Neal Travis
13

MANHATTAN

THE COUP
John Updike
Cover of THE COUP
14

THE COUP

THE PIGEON PROJECT
Irving Wallace
15

THE PIGEON PROJECT

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