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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

September 1979

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Week of September 2, 1979

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

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
Mary Stewart
Cover of THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
2

THE LAST ENCHANTMENT

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
3

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

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

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
5

CLASS REUNION

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
6

SHIBUMI

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

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
Richard Bach
Cover of THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
9

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

TINSEL
William Goldman
Cover of TINSEL
10

TINSEL

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
11

GOOD AS GOLD

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
12

CHESAPEAKE

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Cover of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
13

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
14

HANTA YO

GHOST STORY
Peter Straub
Cover of GHOST STORY
15

GHOST STORY

Week of September 9, 1979

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THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
Mary Stewart
Cover of THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
1

THE LAST ENCHANTMENT

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

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
3

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
4

CLASS REUNION

TINSEL
William Goldman
Cover of TINSEL
5

TINSEL

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
6

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
7

SHIBUMI

THE DEAD ZONE
Stephen King
Cover of THE DEAD ZONE
8

THE DEAD ZONE

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
9

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

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

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
11

THE ISLAND

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
12

HANTA YO

TRIPLE
Ken Follett
Cover of TRIPLE
13

TRIPLE

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Cover of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
14

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

CHESAPEAKE
James A. Michener
Cover of CHESAPEAKE
15

CHESAPEAKE

Week of September 16, 1979

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THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
Mary Stewart
Cover of THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
1

THE LAST ENCHANTMENT

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

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
3

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
4

SHIBUMI

THE DEAD ZONE
Stephen King
Cover of THE DEAD ZONE
5

THE DEAD ZONE

TINSEL
William Goldman
Cover of TINSEL
6

TINSEL

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
7

CLASS REUNION

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
8

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
9

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Cover of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
10

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

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

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
13

THE ISLAND

GOOD AS GOLD
Joseph Heller
14

GOOD AS GOLD

TRIPLE
Ken Follett
Cover of TRIPLE
15

TRIPLE

Week of September 23, 1979

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THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
Mary Stewart
Cover of THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
1

THE LAST ENCHANTMENT

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

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

THE DEAD ZONE
Stephen King
Cover of THE DEAD ZONE
3

THE DEAD ZONE

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
4

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

TRIPLE
Ken Follett
Cover of TRIPLE
5

TRIPLE

JAILBIRD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of JAILBIRD
6

JAILBIRD

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
7

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
8

CLASS REUNION

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
9

SHIBUMI

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

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
11

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

TINSEL
William Goldman
Cover of TINSEL
12

TINSEL

TO CATCH A KING
Harry Patterson
Cover of TO CATCH A KING
13

TO CATCH A KING

THE ISLAND
Peter Benchley
Cover of THE ISLAND
14

THE ISLAND

HANTA YO
Ruth Beebe Hill
Cover of HANTA YO
15

HANTA YO

Week of September 30, 1979

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THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
Mary Stewart
Cover of THE LAST ENCHANTMENT
1

THE LAST ENCHANTMENT

THE DEAD ZONE
Stephen King
Cover of THE DEAD ZONE
2

THE DEAD ZONE

JAILBIRD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of JAILBIRD
3

JAILBIRD

SOPHIE'S CHOICE
William Styron
Cover of SOPHIE'S CHOICE
4

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

TRIPLE
Ken Follett
Cover of TRIPLE
5

TRIPLE

THE MATARESE CIRCLE
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE MATARESE CIRCLE
6

THE MATARESE CIRCLE

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985
General Sir John Hackett and Other Top-ranking NATO Generals and Advisors
7

THE THIRD WORLD WAR: August 1985

CLASS REUNION
Rona Jaffe
Cover of CLASS REUNION
8

CLASS REUNION

SHIBUMI
Trevanian
Cover of SHIBUMI
9

SHIBUMI

TINSEL
William Goldman
Cover of TINSEL
10

TINSEL

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

SHADOW OF THE MOON
M.M. Kaye
Cover of SHADOW OF THE MOON
12

SHADOW OF THE MOON

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
Herman Wouk
Cover of WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
13

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

TO CATCH A KING
Harry Patterson
Cover of TO CATCH A KING
14

TO CATCH A KING

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Cover of A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
15

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

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