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The Most Popular Books of 1979

A list of the top 100 most shelved books of 1979 on Goodreads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1979
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
2
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Betty Edwards)
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Betty Edwards
3
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
4
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
V.C. Andrews
5
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
Stephen King
6
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
Michael Ende
7
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
Stephen King
8
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
Edmund Morris
9
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
William Styron
10
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas R. Hofstadter)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas R. Hofstadter
11
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Italo Calvino
12
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
13
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter
14
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
Joan Didion
15
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
James Howe
16
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Milan Kundera)
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Milan Kundera
17
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
Norman Mailer
18
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
19
Love Comes Softly (Oke, Janet)
Love Comes Softly
Oke, Janet
20
The Drama of the Gifted Child (Alice Miller)
The Drama of the Gifted Child
Alice Miller
21
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
Robert Ludlum
22
Smiley's People (John Le Carré)
Smiley's People
John Le Carré
23
Suttree
Suttree
24
A Woman of Substance - West Yorkshire (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
A Woman of Substance - West Yorkshire
Barbara Taylor Bradford
25
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise
26
The Gnostic Gospels (Elaine Pagels)
The Gnostic Gospels
Elaine Pagels
27
Dragondrums
Dragondrums
28
Hear the Wind Sing
Hear the Wind Sing
29
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul
30
Jailbird (Kurt Vonnegut)
Jailbird
Kurt Vonnegut
31
The Ringworld Engineers
The Ringworld Engineers
32
The Key to Midnight
The Key to Midnight
33
Ramona and Her Mother (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona and Her Mother
Beverly Cleary
34
Sex and Rage (1979) (Eve Babitz)
Sex and Rage (1979)
Eve Babitz
35
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
Peter Shaffer
36
The Source of Magic
The Source of Magic
37
Castle Roogna (Piers Anthony)
Castle Roogna
Piers Anthony
38
The New Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie (Dick Riley & Pam McAllister)
The New Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie
Dick Riley & Pam McAllister
39
The Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints
40
Alien (Alan Dean Foster)
Alien
Alan Dean Foster
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