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Hardcover Fiction

March 1990

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Week of March 4, 1990

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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

DEVICES AND DESIRES
P. D. James
2

DEVICES AND DESIRES

THE BAD PLACE
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of THE BAD PLACE
3

THE BAD PLACE

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Tom Clancy
Cover of CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
4

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

DADDY
Danielle Steel
Cover of DADDY
5

DADDY

A RULING PASSION
Judith Michael
Cover of A RULING PASSION
6

A RULING PASSION

COLD HARBOUR
Jack Higgins
Cover of COLD HARBOUR
7

COLD HARBOUR

COUNTERATTACK
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of COUNTERATTACK
8

COUNTERATTACK

CARIBBEAN
James A. Michener
Cover of CARIBBEAN
9

CARIBBEAN

VINELAND
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of VINELAND
10

VINELAND

HOLLYWOOD
Gore Vidal
Cover of HOLLYWOOD
11

HOLLYWOOD

BITTER SWEET
LaVyrle Spencer
12

BITTER SWEET

TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE
13

TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE

THE DARK HALF
Stephen King
Cover of THE DARK HALF
14

THE DARK HALF

THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
Clive Barker
Cover of THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
15

THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW

Week of March 11, 1990

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DEVICES AND DESIRES
P. D. James
1

DEVICES AND DESIRES

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
2

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

THE BAD PLACE
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of THE BAD PLACE
3

THE BAD PLACE

THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA
Terry Brooks
Cover of THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA
4

THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Tom Clancy
Cover of CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
5

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

A RULING PASSION
Judith Michael
Cover of A RULING PASSION
6

A RULING PASSION

BITTER SWEET
LaVyrle Spencer
7

BITTER SWEET

COUNTERATTACK
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of COUNTERATTACK
8

COUNTERATTACK

VINELAND
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of VINELAND
9

VINELAND

CARIBBEAN
James A. Michener
Cover of CARIBBEAN
10

CARIBBEAN

HOLLYWOOD
Gore Vidal
Cover of HOLLYWOOD
11

HOLLYWOOD

DADDY
Danielle Steel
Cover of DADDY
12

DADDY

COLD HARBOUR
Jack Higgins
Cover of COLD HARBOUR
13

COLD HARBOUR

THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
Clive Barker
Cover of THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
14

THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW

TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE
15

TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE

Week of March 18, 1990

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THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
1

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
2

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

DEVICES AND DESIRES
P. D. James
3

DEVICES AND DESIRES

THE BAD PLACE
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of THE BAD PLACE
4

THE BAD PLACE

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Tom Clancy
Cover of CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
5

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA
Terry Brooks
Cover of THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA
6

THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA

BITTER SWEET
LaVyrle Spencer
7

BITTER SWEET

COUNTERATTACK
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of COUNTERATTACK
8

COUNTERATTACK

A RULING PASSION
Judith Michael
Cover of A RULING PASSION
9

A RULING PASSION

CARIBBEAN
James A. Michener
Cover of CARIBBEAN
10

CARIBBEAN

VINELAND
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of VINELAND
11

VINELAND

COLD HARBOUR
Jack Higgins
Cover of COLD HARBOUR
12

COLD HARBOUR

DADDY
Danielle Steel
Cover of DADDY
13

DADDY

ANY WOMAN'S BLUES
Erica Jong
Cover of ANY WOMAN'S BLUES
14

ANY WOMAN'S BLUES

THE DARK HALF
Stephen King
Cover of THE DARK HALF
15

THE DARK HALF

Week of March 25, 1990

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THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
1

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
2

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

DEVICES AND DESIRES
P. D. James
3

DEVICES AND DESIRES

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Tom Clancy
Cover of CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
4

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

THE BAD PLACE
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of THE BAD PLACE
5

THE BAD PLACE

BITTER SWEET
LaVyrle Spencer
6

BITTER SWEET

THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA
Terry Brooks
Cover of THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA
7

THE SCIONS OF SHANNARA

A RULING PASSION
Judith Michael
Cover of A RULING PASSION
8

A RULING PASSION

VINELAND
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of VINELAND
9

VINELAND

COUNTERATTACK
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of COUNTERATTACK
10

COUNTERATTACK

COLD HARBOUR
Jack Higgins
Cover of COLD HARBOUR
11

COLD HARBOUR

DADDY
Danielle Steel
Cover of DADDY
12

DADDY

CARIBBEAN
James A. Michener
Cover of CARIBBEAN
13

CARIBBEAN

TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE
14

TALES FROM MARGARITAVILLE

HARMFUL INTENT
Robin Cook
Cover of HARMFUL INTENT
15

HARMFUL INTENT

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