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A Lifetime of Number One Books

All of the Number One Fiction books since the day of my birth. I originally thought it would be cool to read all of them and then I realized that it would take about 15 years and that some years I would be only reading Stephen King and Tom Clancy. There are definitely some gems I have missed though so I will start there. For some reason, in 2009 the top changed more frequently. Except for Where the Crawdad sings which is what I'm reading now.
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All Things Wise and Wonderful (James Herriot)
All Things Wise and Wonderful
James Herriot
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The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
3
Bloodline
Bloodline
4
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
5
Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
Judith Krantz
6
The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant
7
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
James Michener
8
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
Herman Wouk
9
Overload (Arthur Hailey)
Overload
Arthur Hailey
10
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
Robert Ludlum
11
Good as Gold (Joseph Heller)
Good as Gold
Joseph Heller
12
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
William Styron
13
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
Mary Stewart
14
Jailbird (Kurt Vonnegut)
Jailbird
Kurt Vonnegut
15
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
Stephen King
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The Establishment (Howard Fast)
The Establishment
Howard Fast
17
Triple (Ken Follett)
Triple
Ken Follett
18
Smiley's People (John Le Carré)
Smiley's People
John Le Carré
19
Princess Daisy (Judith Krantz)
Princess Daisy
Judith Krantz
20
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum
21
Rage of Angels (Sidney Sheldon)
Rage of Angels
Sidney Sheldon
22
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
Stephen King
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The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
24
The Covenant
The Covenant
25
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
Martin Cruz Smith
26
Noble House
Noble House
27
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
Stephen King
28
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
John Irving
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An Indecent Obsession (Colleen McCullough)
An Indecent Obsession
Colleen McCullough
30
North and South (John Jakes)
North and South
John Jakes
31
The Parsifal Mosaic (Robert Ludlum)
The Parsifal Mosaic
Robert Ludlum
32
The Man From St. Petersburg (Ken Follett)
The Man From St. Petersburg
Ken Follett
33
The Prodigal Daughter (Jeffery Archer)
The Prodigal Daughter
Jeffery Archer
34
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
Stephen King
35
Master of the Game
Master of the Game
36
Space
Space
37
Mistral's Daughter (Judith Krantz)
Mistral's Daughter
Judith Krantz
38
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
39
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Special Collectors Edition (Magazine)
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Special Collectors Edition
Magazine
40
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
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