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Best Sellers · 1980s · 1981

November 1981

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of November 1, 1981

1981
THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE
John Irving
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Hardcover Fiction

THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE

John Irving

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1981
THE BEVERLY HILLS DIET
Judy Mazel
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE BEVERLY HILLS DIET

Judy Mazel

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Week of November 8, 1981

1981
THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE
John Irving
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Hardcover Fiction

THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE

John Irving

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1981
THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL
James Herriot
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL

James Herriot

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Week of November 15, 1981

1981
AN INDECENT OBSESSION
Colleen McCullough
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Hardcover Fiction

AN INDECENT OBSESSION

Colleen McCullough

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1981
NEVER-SAY-DIET BOOK
Richard Simmons
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Hardcover Nonfiction

NEVER-SAY-DIET BOOK

Richard Simmons

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Week of November 22, 1981

1981
AN INDECENT OBSESSION
Colleen McCullough
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Hardcover Fiction

AN INDECENT OBSESSION

Colleen McCullough

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1981
NEVER-SAY-DIET BOOK
Richard Simmons
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Hardcover Nonfiction

NEVER-SAY-DIET BOOK

Richard Simmons

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Week of November 29, 1981

1981
AN INDECENT OBSESSION
Colleen McCullough
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Hardcover Fiction

AN INDECENT OBSESSION

Colleen McCullough

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1981
A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
Shel Silverstein
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Hardcover Nonfiction

A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC

Shel Silverstein

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