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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

March 1985

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Week of March 3, 1985

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IF TOMORROW COMES
Sidney Sheldon
Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES
1

IF TOMORROW COMES

GLITZ
Elmore Leonard
Cover of GLITZ
2

GLITZ

THE SICILIAN
Mario Puzo
Cover of THE SICILIAN
3

THE SICILIAN

THE TALISMAN
Stephen King and Peter Straub
4

THE TALISMAN

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Douglas Adams
Cover of SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
5

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ
Joan Rivers
Cover of THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ
6

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ

THE FINISHING SCHOOL
Gail Godwin
Cover of THE FINISHING SCHOOL
7

THE FINISHING SCHOOL

THINNER
Richard Bachman
Cover of THINNER
8

THINNER

MOSCOW RULES
Robert Moss
Cover of MOSCOW RULES
9

MOSCOW RULES

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
10

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

LOVE AND WAR
John Jakes
Cover of LOVE AND WAR
11

LOVE AND WAR

ILLUSIONS OF LOVE
Cynthia Freeman
Cover of ILLUSIONS OF LOVE
12

ILLUSIONS OF LOVE

''. . . AND LADIES OF THE CLUB,''
Helen Hooven Santmyer
Cover of ''. . . AND LADIES OF THE CLUB,''
13

''. . . AND LADIES OF THE CLUB,''

MEXICO SET
Len Deighton
Cover of MEXICO SET
14

MEXICO SET

THE FOURTH PROTOCOL
Frederick Forsyth
Cover of THE FOURTH PROTOCOL
15

THE FOURTH PROTOCOL

Week of March 10, 1985

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IF TOMORROW COMES
Sidney Sheldon
Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES
1

IF TOMORROW COMES

FAMILY ALBUM
Danielle Steel
Cover of FAMILY ALBUM
2

FAMILY ALBUM

GLITZ
Elmore Leonard
Cover of GLITZ
3

GLITZ

THE SICILIAN
Mario Puzo
Cover of THE SICILIAN
4

THE SICILIAN

THE FINISHING SCHOOL
Gail Godwin
Cover of THE FINISHING SCHOOL
5

THE FINISHING SCHOOL

THE TALISMAN
Stephen King and Peter Straub
6

THE TALISMAN

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Douglas Adams
Cover of SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
7

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ
Joan Rivers
Cover of THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ
8

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ

MOSCOW RULES
Robert Moss
Cover of MOSCOW RULES
9

MOSCOW RULES

THINNER
Richard Bachman
Cover of THINNER
10

THINNER

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
11

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

THE TITAN
Fred Mustard Stewart
Cover of THE TITAN
12

THE TITAN

ILLUSIONS OF LOVE
Cynthia Freeman
Cover of ILLUSIONS OF LOVE
13

ILLUSIONS OF LOVE

LOVE AND WAR
John Jakes
Cover of LOVE AND WAR
14

LOVE AND WAR

MEXICO SET
Len Deighton
Cover of MEXICO SET
15

MEXICO SET

Week of March 17, 1985

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IF TOMORROW COMES
Sidney Sheldon
Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES
1

IF TOMORROW COMES

FAMILY ALBUM
Danielle Steel
Cover of FAMILY ALBUM
2

FAMILY ALBUM

GLITZ
Elmore Leonard
Cover of GLITZ
3

GLITZ

THINNER
Richard Bachman
Cover of THINNER
4

THINNER

THE FINISHING SCHOOL
Gail Godwin
Cover of THE FINISHING SCHOOL
5

THE FINISHING SCHOOL

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
6

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

THE SICILIAN
Mario Puzo
Cover of THE SICILIAN
7

THE SICILIAN

MEXICO SET
Len Deighton
Cover of MEXICO SET
8

MEXICO SET

MINDBEND
Robin Cook
Cover of MINDBEND
9

MINDBEND

MOSCOW RULES
Robert Moss
Cover of MOSCOW RULES
10

MOSCOW RULES

THE TALISMAN
Stephen King and Peter Straub
11

THE TALISMAN

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ
Joan Rivers
Cover of THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ
12

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ

VIRGIN AND MARTYR
Andrew M. Greeley
Cover of VIRGIN AND MARTYR
13

VIRGIN AND MARTYR

HOTEL DU LAC
Anita Brookner
Cover of HOTEL DU LAC
14

HOTEL DU LAC

SO LONG, AN THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Douglas Adams
15

SO LONG, AN THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

Week of March 24, 1985

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IF TOMORROW COMES
Sidney Sheldon
Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES
1

IF TOMORROW COMES

FAMILY ALBUM
Danielle Steel
Cover of FAMILY ALBUM
2

FAMILY ALBUM

THINNER
Richard Bachman
Cover of THINNER
3

THINNER

GLITZ
Elmore Leonard
Cover of GLITZ
4

GLITZ

INSIDE, OUTSIDE
Herman Wouk
Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE
5

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
6

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

THE FINISHING SCHOOL
Gail Godwin
Cover of THE FINISHING SCHOOL
7

THE FINISHING SCHOOL

MEXICO SET
Len Deighton
Cover of MEXICO SET
8

MEXICO SET

PROOF
Dick Francis
Cover of PROOF
9

PROOF

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Tom Clancy
Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
10

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

MINDBEND
Robin Cook
Cover of MINDBEND
11

MINDBEND

THE SICILIAN
Mario Puzo
Cover of THE SICILIAN
12

THE SICILIAN

HOTEL DU LAC
Anita Brookner
Cover of HOTEL DU LAC
13

HOTEL DU LAC

THE TITAN
Fred Mustard Stewart
Cover of THE TITAN
14

THE TITAN

VIRGIN AND MARTYR
Andrew M. Greeley
Cover of VIRGIN AND MARTYR
15

VIRGIN AND MARTYR

Week of March 31, 1985

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FAMILY ALBUM
Danielle Steel
Cover of FAMILY ALBUM
1

FAMILY ALBUM

IF TOMORROW COMES
Sidney Sheldon
Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES
2

IF TOMORROW COMES

THINNER
Richard Bachman
Cover of THINNER
3

THINNER

INSIDE, OUTSIDE
Herman Wouk
Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE
4

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

PROOF
Dick Francis
Cover of PROOF
5

PROOF

GLITZ
Elmore Leonard
Cover of GLITZ
6

GLITZ

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Tom Clancy
Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
7

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

MEXICO SET
Len Deighton
Cover of MEXICO SET
8

MEXICO SET

THE FINISHING SCHOOL
Gail Godwin
Cover of THE FINISHING SCHOOL
9

THE FINISHING SCHOOL

MINDBEND
Robin Cook
Cover of MINDBEND
10

MINDBEND

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
11

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR

THE SICILIAN
Mario Puzo
Cover of THE SICILIAN
12

THE SICILIAN

HOTEL DU LAC
Anita Brookner
Cover of HOTEL DU LAC
13

HOTEL DU LAC

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Douglas Adams
Cover of SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
14

SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

THE TALISMAN
Stephen King and Peter Straub
15

THE TALISMAN

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