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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

December 1987

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Week of December 6, 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

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
5

PRESUMED INNOCENT

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
6

PATRIOT GAMES

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
7

HEAVEN AND HELL

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
8

BELOVED

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
9

SARUM

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
10

BLUEBEARD

LEGACY
James A. Michener
Cover of LEGACY
11

LEGACY

A MAN RIDES THROUGH
Stephen R. Donaldson
Cover of A MAN RIDES THROUGH
12

A MAN RIDES THROUGH

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
13

2061: Odyssey Three

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

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

HOT FLASHES
Barbara Raskin
Cover of HOT FLASHES
15

HOT FLASHES

A SOUTHERN FAMILY
Gail Godwin
Cover of A SOUTHERN FAMILY
16

A SOUTHERN FAMILY

Week of December 13, 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

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
5

PATRIOT GAMES

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
6

PRESUMED INNOCENT

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
7

HEAVEN AND HELL

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
8

SARUM

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
9

2061: Odyssey Three

THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg
Cover of THE POLAR EXPRESS
10

THE POLAR EXPRESS

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
11

BELOVED

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
12

BLUEBEARD

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
Patrick F. McManus
Cover of RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
13

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

LEGACY
James A. Michener
Cover of LEGACY
14

LEGACY

MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY
15

MISERY

Week of December 20, 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

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
5

PATRIOT GAMES

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
6

PRESUMED INNOCENT

THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg
Cover of THE POLAR EXPRESS
7

THE POLAR EXPRESS

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
8

HEAVEN AND HELL

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
9

2061: Odyssey Three

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
10

SARUM

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
11

BELOVED

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
Patrick F. McManus
Cover of RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS
12

RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

LEGACY
James A. Michener
Cover of LEGACY
13

LEGACY

A MAN RIDES THROUGH
Stephen R. Donaldson
Cover of A MAN RIDES THROUGH
14

A MAN RIDES THROUGH

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
15

BLUEBEARD

MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY
16

MISERY

Week of December 27, 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

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
5

PATRIOT GAMES

THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg
Cover of THE POLAR EXPRESS
6

THE POLAR EXPRESS

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
7

PRESUMED INNOCENT

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
8

HEAVEN AND HELL

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
9

2061: Odyssey Three

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
10

SARUM

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
11

BELOVED

WINTERS' TALES
Jonathan Winters
Cover of WINTERS' TALES
12

WINTERS' TALES

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

BLUEBEARD
Kurt Vonnegut
Cover of BLUEBEARD
15

BLUEBEARD

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