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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

August 1992

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Week of August 2, 1992

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GERALD'S GAME
Stephen King
1

GERALD'S GAME

WAITING TO EXHALE
Terry McMillan
Cover of WAITING TO EXHALE
2

WAITING TO EXHALE

THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
3

THE PELICAN BRIEF

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
Alice Walker
Cover of POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
4

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY

SCRUPLES TWO
Judith Krantz
Cover of SCRUPLES TWO
5

SCRUPLES TWO

COLONY
Anne Rivers Siddons
Cover of COLONY
6

COLONY

DARK FORCE RISING
Timothy Zahn
Cover of DARK FORCE RISING
7

DARK FORCE RISING

IMZADI
Peter David
Cover of IMZADI
8

IMZADI

JEWELS
Danielle Steel
9

JEWELS

SAHARA
Clive Cussler
Cover of SAHARA
10

SAHARA

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
11

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

EYE OF THE STORM
Jack Higgins
Cover of EYE OF THE STORM
12

EYE OF THE STORM

ALL AROUND THE TOWN
Mary Higgins Clark
Cover of ALL AROUND THE TOWN
13

ALL AROUND THE TOWN

FATHERLAND
Robert Harris
Cover of FATHERLAND
14

FATHERLAND

DAMIA
Anne McCaffrey
Cover of DAMIA
15

DAMIA

Week of August 9, 1992

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GERALD'S GAME
Stephen King
1

GERALD'S GAME

WAITING TO EXHALE
Terry McMillan
Cover of WAITING TO EXHALE
2

WAITING TO EXHALE

THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
3

THE PELICAN BRIEF

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
Alice Walker
Cover of POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
4

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY

SCRUPLES TWO
Judith Krantz
Cover of SCRUPLES TWO
5

SCRUPLES TWO

COLONY
Anne Rivers Siddons
Cover of COLONY
6

COLONY

FATHERLAND
Robert Harris
Cover of FATHERLAND
7

FATHERLAND

EYE OF THE STORM
Jack Higgins
Cover of EYE OF THE STORM
8

EYE OF THE STORM

DARK FORCE RISING
Timothy Zahn
Cover of DARK FORCE RISING
9

DARK FORCE RISING

IMZADI
Peter David
Cover of IMZADI
10

IMZADI

JEWELS
Danielle Steel
11

JEWELS

SAHARA
Clive Cussler
Cover of SAHARA
12

SAHARA

ALL AROUND THE TOWN
Mary Higgins Clark
Cover of ALL AROUND THE TOWN
13

ALL AROUND THE TOWN

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
14

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
15

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES

Week of August 16, 1992

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GERALD'S GAME
Stephen King
1

GERALD'S GAME

WAITING TO EXHALE
Terry McMillan
Cover of WAITING TO EXHALE
2

WAITING TO EXHALE

THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
3

THE PELICAN BRIEF

COLONY
Anne Rivers Siddons
Cover of COLONY
4

COLONY

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
Alice Walker
Cover of POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
5

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY

FATHERLAND
Robert Harris
Cover of FATHERLAND
6

FATHERLAND

EYE OF THE STORM
Jack Higgins
Cover of EYE OF THE STORM
7

EYE OF THE STORM

SCRUPLES TWO
Judith Krantz
Cover of SCRUPLES TWO
8

SCRUPLES TWO

DARK FORCE RISING
Timothy Zahn
Cover of DARK FORCE RISING
9

DARK FORCE RISING

IMZADI
Peter David
Cover of IMZADI
10

IMZADI

JEWELS
Danielle Steel
11

JEWELS

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Robert James Waller
Cover of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
12

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

SAHARA
Clive Cussler
Cover of SAHARA
13

SAHARA

ALL AROUND THE TOWN
Mary Higgins Clark
Cover of ALL AROUND THE TOWN
14

ALL AROUND THE TOWN

Week of August 23, 1992

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GERALD'S GAME
Stephen King
1

GERALD'S GAME

THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
2

THE PELICAN BRIEF

WAITING TO EXHALE
Terry McMillan
Cover of WAITING TO EXHALE
3

WAITING TO EXHALE

COLONY
Anne Rivers Siddons
Cover of COLONY
4

COLONY

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
Alice Walker
Cover of POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
5

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY

FATHERLAND
Robert Harris
Cover of FATHERLAND
6

FATHERLAND

DARK FORCE RISING
Timothy Zahn
Cover of DARK FORCE RISING
7

DARK FORCE RISING

SCRUPLES TWO
Judith Krantz
Cover of SCRUPLES TWO
8

SCRUPLES TWO

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
Cover of OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
9

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

IMZADI
Peter David
Cover of IMZADI
10

IMZADI

JEWELS
Danielle Steel
11

JEWELS

EYE OF THE STORM
Jack Higgins
Cover of EYE OF THE STORM
12

EYE OF THE STORM

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Robert James Waller
Cover of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
13

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

RUM PUNCH
Elmore Leonard
Cover of RUM PUNCH
14

RUM PUNCH

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
Cormac McCarthy
Cover of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
15

ALL THE PRETTY HORSES

ALL AROUND THE TOWN
Mary Higgins Clark
Cover of ALL AROUND THE TOWN
16

ALL AROUND THE TOWN

SAHARA
Clive Cussler
Cover of SAHARA
17

SAHARA

Week of August 30, 1992

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GERALD'S GAME
Stephen King
1

GERALD'S GAME

THE PELICAN BRIEF
John Grisham
Cover of THE PELICAN BRIEF
2

THE PELICAN BRIEF

WAITING TO EXHALE
Terry McMillan
Cover of WAITING TO EXHALE
3

WAITING TO EXHALE

COLONY
Anne Rivers Siddons
Cover of COLONY
4

COLONY

FATHERLAND
Robert Harris
Cover of FATHERLAND
5

FATHERLAND

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
Alice Walker
Cover of POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
6

POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Robert James Waller
Cover of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
7

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

SWEET LIAR
Jude Deveraux
Cover of SWEET LIAR
8

SWEET LIAR

NIGHT OF THE HAWK
Dale Brown
Cover of NIGHT OF THE HAWK
9

NIGHT OF THE HAWK

THE VOLCANO LOVER
Susan Sontag
Cover of THE VOLCANO LOVER
10

THE VOLCANO LOVER

DARK FORCE RISING
Timothy Zahn
Cover of DARK FORCE RISING
11

DARK FORCE RISING

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

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT?
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT?
13

WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT?

ALL THAT REMAINS
Patricia D. Cornwell
Cover of ALL THAT REMAINS
14

ALL THAT REMAINS

EYE OF THE STORM
Jack Higgins
Cover of EYE OF THE STORM
15

EYE OF THE STORM

JEWELS
Danielle Steel
16

JEWELS

IMZADI
Peter David
Cover of IMZADI
17

IMZADI

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