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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

April 1992

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Week of April 5, 1992

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THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
1

THE PELICAN BRIEF

RISING SUN
Michael Crichton
Cover of RISING SUN
2

RISING SUN

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
Terry Brooks
Cover of THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
3

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA

THE ROAD TO OMAHA
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE ROAD TO OMAHA
4

THE ROAD TO OMAHA

VOX
Nicholson Baker
Cover of VOX
5

VOX

PROBE
Margaret Wander Bonanno
Cover of PROBE
6

PROBE

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Cover of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
7

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

OUTERBRIDGE REACH
Robert Stone
Cover of OUTERBRIDGE REACH
8

OUTERBRIDGE REACH

ACTS OF FAITH
Erich Segal
9

ACTS OF FAITH

SCARLETT
Alexandra Ripley
Cover of SCARLETT
10

SCARLETT

TRIAL BY FIRE
Harold Coyle
Cover of TRIAL BY FIRE
11

TRIAL BY FIRE

TREASURES
Belva Plain
Cover of TREASURES
12

TREASURES

THE CAT WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN
Lilian Jackson Braun
Cover of THE CAT WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN
13

THE CAT WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN

GRIFFIN & SABINE
Nick Bantock
14

GRIFFIN & SABINE

Week of April 12, 1992

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THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
1

THE PELICAN BRIEF

RISING SUN
Michael Crichton
Cover of RISING SUN
2

RISING SUN

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
Terry Brooks
Cover of THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
3

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA

THE ROAD TO OMAHA
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE ROAD TO OMAHA
4

THE ROAD TO OMAHA

VOX
Nicholson Baker
Cover of VOX
5

VOX

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Cover of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
6

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

PROBE
Margaret Wander Bonanno
Cover of PROBE
7

PROBE

ACTS OF FAITH
Erich Segal
8

ACTS OF FAITH

OUTERBRIDGE REACH
Robert Stone
Cover of OUTERBRIDGE REACH
9

OUTERBRIDGE REACH

SCARLETT
Alexandra Ripley
Cover of SCARLETT
10

SCARLETT

TREASURES
Belva Plain
Cover of TREASURES
11

TREASURES

TRIAL BY FIRE
Harold Coyle
Cover of TRIAL BY FIRE
12

TRIAL BY FIRE

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
13

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

THE CAT WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN
Lilian Jackson Braun
Cover of THE CAT WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN
14

THE CAT WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN

GUARDIAN ANGEL
Sara Paretsky
Cover of GUARDIAN ANGEL
15

GUARDIAN ANGEL

Week of April 19, 1992

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THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
1

THE PELICAN BRIEF

RISING SUN
Michael Crichton
Cover of RISING SUN
2

RISING SUN

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
Terry Brooks
Cover of THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
3

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Cover of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
4

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

THE ROAD TO OMAHA
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE ROAD TO OMAHA
5

THE ROAD TO OMAHA

VOX
Nicholson Baker
Cover of VOX
6

VOX

PROBE
Margaret Wander Bonanno
Cover of PROBE
7

PROBE

ACTS OF FAITH
Erich Segal
8

ACTS OF FAITH

SCARLETT
Alexandra Ripley
Cover of SCARLETT
9

SCARLETT

OUTERBRIDGE REACH
Robert Stone
Cover of OUTERBRIDGE REACH
10

OUTERBRIDGE REACH

TRIAL BY FIRE
Harold Coyle
Cover of TRIAL BY FIRE
11

TRIAL BY FIRE

SILENT PREY
John Sandford
12

SILENT PREY

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
13

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

GRIFFIN & SABINE
Nick Bantock
14

GRIFFIN & SABINE

JAZZ
Toni Morrison
Cover of JAZZ
15

JAZZ

Week of April 26, 1992

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THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
1

THE PELICAN BRIEF

"I" IS FOR INNOCENT
Sue Grafton
Cover of "I" IS FOR INNOCENT
2

"I" IS FOR INNOCENT

ALL AROUND THE TOWN
Mary Higgins Clark
Cover of ALL AROUND THE TOWN
3

ALL AROUND THE TOWN

RISING SUN
Michael Crichton
Cover of RISING SUN
4

RISING SUN

JAZZ
Toni Morrison
Cover of JAZZ
5

JAZZ

FOR LOVE ALONE
Ivana Trump
Cover of FOR LOVE ALONE
6

FOR LOVE ALONE

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
Terry Brooks
Cover of THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA
7

THE ELF QUEEN OF SHANNARA

THE ROAD TO OMAHA
Robert Ludlum
Cover of THE ROAD TO OMAHA
8

THE ROAD TO OMAHA

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Cover of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
9

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

VOX
Nicholson Baker
Cover of VOX
10

VOX

ACTS OF FAITH
Erich Segal
11

ACTS OF FAITH

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
12

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

A THOUSAND ACRES
Jane Smiley
Cover of A THOUSAND ACRES
13

A THOUSAND ACRES

SCARLETT
Alexandra Ripley
Cover of SCARLETT
14

SCARLETT

PROBE
Margaret Wander Bonanno
Cover of PROBE
15

PROBE

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