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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

November 1987

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Week of November 1, 1987

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KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
1

KALEIDOSCOPE

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
2

PRESUMED INNOCENT

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
3

LEAVING HOME

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
4

HEAVEN AND HELL

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
5

PATRIOT GAMES

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
6

BELOVED

A SOUTHERN FAMILY
Gail Godwin
Cover of A SOUTHERN FAMILY
7

A SOUTHERN FAMILY

HOT FLASHES
Barbara Raskin
Cover of HOT FLASHES
8

HOT FLASHES

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
9

SARUM

LEGACY
James A. Michener
Cover of LEGACY
10

LEGACY

MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY
11

MISERY

THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Pat Conroy
12

THE PRINCE OF TIDES

FREEDOM
William Safire
Cover of FREEDOM
13

FREEDOM

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
14

BLUEBEARD

TEAM YANKEE
Harold Coyle
Cover of TEAM YANKEE
15

TEAM YANKEE

Week of November 8, 1987

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KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
1

KALEIDOSCOPE

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
2

PRESUMED INNOCENT

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
3

LEAVING HOME

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
4

HEAVEN AND HELL

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
5

PATRIOT GAMES

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
6

BELOVED

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
7

SARUM

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
8

BLUEBEARD

A SOUTHERN FAMILY
Gail Godwin
Cover of A SOUTHERN FAMILY
9

A SOUTHERN FAMILY

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
10

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

HOT FLASHES
Barbara Raskin
Cover of HOT FLASHES
11

HOT FLASHES

MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY
12

MISERY

LEGACY
James A. Michener
Cover of LEGACY
13

LEGACY

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
Patrick F. McManus
Cover of RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
14

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

FREEDOM
William Safire
Cover of FREEDOM
15

FREEDOM

THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Pat Conroy
16

THE PRINCE OF TIDES

Week of November 15, 1987

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KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
1

KALEIDOSCOPE

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
2

LEAVING HOME

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
3

PRESUMED INNOCENT

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
4

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
5

HEAVEN AND HELL

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
6

PATRIOT GAMES

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
7

BELOVED

HOT FLASHES
Barbara Raskin
Cover of HOT FLASHES
8

HOT FLASHES

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
9

SARUM

A SOUTHERN FAMILY
Gail Godwin
Cover of A SOUTHERN FAMILY
10

A SOUTHERN FAMILY

MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY
11

MISERY

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
12

BLUEBEARD

LEGACY
James A. Michener
Cover of LEGACY
13

LEGACY

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
Patrick F. McManus
Cover of RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
14

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

FREEDOM
William Safire
Cover of FREEDOM
15

FREEDOM

Week of November 22, 1987

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KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
1

KALEIDOSCOPE

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
2

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
3

LEAVING HOME

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
4

PRESUMED INNOCENT

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
5

PATRIOT GAMES

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
6

HEAVEN AND HELL

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
7

BELOVED

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
8

SARUM

A SOUTHERN FAMILY
Gail Godwin
Cover of A SOUTHERN FAMILY
9

A SOUTHERN FAMILY

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
10

BLUEBEARD

HOT FLASHES
Barbara Raskin
Cover of HOT FLASHES
11

HOT FLASHES

LEGACY
James A. Michener
Cover of LEGACY
12

LEGACY

MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY
13

MISERY

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
Patrick F. McManus
Cover of RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
14

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

Week of November 29, 1987

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THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
Stephen King
Cover of THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
1

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS

KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
2

KALEIDOSCOPE

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
3

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
4

LEAVING HOME

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
5

HEAVEN AND HELL

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
6

PATRIOT GAMES

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
7

PRESUMED INNOCENT

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
8

BELOVED

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
9

SARUM

THE DOOMED PLANET
L. Ron Hubbard
10

THE DOOMED PLANET

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
11

BLUEBEARD

HOT FLASHES
Barbara Raskin
Cover of HOT FLASHES
12

HOT FLASHES

A SOUTHERN FAMILY
Gail Godwin
Cover of A SOUTHERN FAMILY
13

A SOUTHERN FAMILY

MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY
14

MISERY

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
Patrick F. McManus
Cover of RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
15

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

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