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July 1985

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Week of July 7, 1985

Cover of SKELETON CREW

SKELETON CREW

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

Cover of THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

Cover of JUBAL SACKETT

JUBAL SACKETT

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Cover of HOLD THE DREAM

HOLD THE DREAM

A CATSKILL EAGLE

Robert B. Parker

Cover of A CATSKILL EAGLE

A CATSKILL EAGLE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Week of July 14, 1985

Cover of SKELETON CREW

SKELETON CREW

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

Cover of THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of LONESOME DOVE

LONESOME DOVE

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Cover of HOLD THE DREAM

HOLD THE DREAM

Cover of JUBAL SACKETT

JUBAL SACKETT

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES

IF TOMORROW COMES

Richard Bachman

Cover of THINNER

THINNER

THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS

Cover of THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS

THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS

Cover of THE CLASS

THE CLASS

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

A CATSKILL EAGLE

Robert B. Parker

Cover of A CATSKILL EAGLE

A CATSKILL EAGLE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of FAMILY ALBUM

FAMILY ALBUM

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Colleen McCullough

Cover of A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Week of July 21, 1985

Cover of SKELETON CREW

SKELETON CREW

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

Cover of THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

THE FOURTH DEADLY SIN

Lawrence Sanders

THE FOURTH DEADLY SIN

Cover of LONESOME DOVE

LONESOME DOVE

Cover of JUBAL SACKETT

JUBAL SACKETT

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Cover of HOLD THE DREAM

HOLD THE DREAM

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES

IF TOMORROW COMES

Richard Bachman

Cover of THINNER

THINNER

A CATSKILL EAGLE

Robert B. Parker

Cover of A CATSKILL EAGLE

A CATSKILL EAGLE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

FALL FROM GRACE

Cover of FALL FROM GRACE

FALL FROM GRACE

Marguerite Duras

Cover of THE LOVER

THE LOVER

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Cover of CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE

Week of July 28, 1985

Cover of SKELETON CREW

SKELETON CREW

THE FOURTH DEADLY SIN

Lawrence Sanders

THE FOURTH DEADLY SIN

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Cover of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

Cover of THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

Cover of LONESOME DOVE

LONESOME DOVE

Cover of JUBAL SACKETT

JUBAL SACKETT

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Cover of HOLD THE DREAM

HOLD THE DREAM

IF TOMORROW COMES

Cover of IF TOMORROW COMES

IF TOMORROW COMES

FALL FROM GRACE

Cover of FALL FROM GRACE

FALL FROM GRACE

A CATSKILL EAGLE

Robert B. Parker

Cover of A CATSKILL EAGLE

A CATSKILL EAGLE

Cover of THE CLASS

THE CLASS

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Cover of INSIDE, OUTSIDE

INSIDE, OUTSIDE

Marguerite Duras

Cover of THE LOVER

THE LOVER

Cover of FAMILY ALBUM

FAMILY ALBUM

Richard Bachman

Cover of THINNER

THINNER

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