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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

July 1979

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Week of July 1, 1979

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THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
1

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

SOPHIE'S CHOICE
William Styron
Cover of SOPHIE'S CHOICE
2

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
3

SHIBUMI

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
4

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
5

THE ISLAND

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
6

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
Richard Bach
Cover of THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
7

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
8

CHESAPEAKE

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
9

HANTA YO

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
10

GOOD AS GOLD

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
11

CLASS REUNION

GHOST STORY
Peter Straub
Cover of GHOST STORY
12

GHOST STORY

SPHINX
Robin Cook
Cover of SPHINX
13

SPHINX

A NECESSARY WOMAN
Helen Van Slyke
Cover of A NECESSARY WOMAN
14

A NECESSARY WOMAN

THE VICAR OF CHRIST
Walter F. Murphy
Cover of THE VICAR OF CHRIST
15

THE VICAR OF CHRIST

Week of July 8, 1979

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THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
1

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

SOPHIE'S CHOICE
William Styron
Cover of SOPHIE'S CHOICE
2

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
3

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
4

THE ISLAND

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
5

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
6

SHIBUMI

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
7

GOOD AS GOLD

SPHINX
Robin Cook
Cover of SPHINX
8

SPHINX

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
9

HANTA YO

THE VICAR OF CHRIST
Walter F. Murphy
Cover of THE VICAR OF CHRIST
10

THE VICAR OF CHRIST

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
11

CHESAPEAKE

GHOST STORY
Peter Straub
Cover of GHOST STORY
12

GHOST STORY

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
13

SS-GB

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
14

CLASS REUNION

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
Richard Bach
Cover of THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
15

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

Week of July 15, 1979

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THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
1

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

SOPHIE'S CHOICE
William Styron
Cover of SOPHIE'S CHOICE
2

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
3

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
4

SHIBUMI

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
5

THE ISLAND

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
6

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
7

GOOD AS GOLD

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
8

CLASS REUNION

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
9

CHESAPEAKE

SPHINX
Robin Cook
Cover of SPHINX
10

SPHINX

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
Richard Bach
Cover of THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
11

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
12

HANTA YO

GHOST STORY
Peter Straub
Cover of GHOST STORY
13

GHOST STORY

THE VICAR OF CHRIST
Walter F. Murphy
Cover of THE VICAR OF CHRIST
14

THE VICAR OF CHRIST

SS-GB
Len Deighton
Cover of SS-GB
15

SS-GB

Week of July 22, 1979

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SOPHIE'S CHOICE
William Styron
Cover of SOPHIE'S CHOICE
1

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
2

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
3

SHIBUMI

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
4

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
5

GOOD AS GOLD

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
6

CLASS REUNION

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
7

THE ISLAND

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
8

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
9

CHESAPEAKE

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
Richard Bach
Cover of THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
10

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

GHOST STORY
Peter Straub
Cover of GHOST STORY
11

GHOST STORY

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
12

HANTA YO

SPHINX
Robin Cook
Cover of SPHINX
13

SPHINX

THE VICAR OF CHRIST
Walter F. Murphy
Cover of THE VICAR OF CHRIST
14

THE VICAR OF CHRIST

A NECESSARY WOMAN
Helen Van Slyke
Cover of A NECESSARY WOMAN
15

A NECESSARY WOMAN

Week of July 29, 1979

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SOPHIE'S CHOICE
William Styron
Cover of SOPHIE'S CHOICE
1

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
2

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
3

SHIBUMI

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
4

THE ISLAND

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
5

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
Richard Bach
Cover of THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
6

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
7

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
8

CLASS REUNION

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
9

CHESAPEAKE

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
10

GOOD AS GOLD

GHOST STORY
Peter Straub
Cover of GHOST STORY
11

GHOST STORY

THE VICAR OF CHRIST
Walter F. Murphy
Cover of THE VICAR OF CHRIST
12

THE VICAR OF CHRIST

SPHINX
Robin Cook
Cover of SPHINX
13

SPHINX

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
14

HANTA YO

A NECESSARY WOMAN
Helen Van Slyke
Cover of A NECESSARY WOMAN
15

A NECESSARY WOMAN

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