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The Most Popular Books Published in 1978

These are popular books published in 1978 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
Stephen King
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The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
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The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
John Irving
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Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
Stephen King
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The Road Less Travelled (M. Scott Peck)
The Road Less Travelled
M. Scott Peck
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Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
Ken Follett
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Judi Barrett
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Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
Hubert Selby Jr.
9
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'engle)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Madeleine L'engle
10
Sideways Stories From Wayside School (Louis Sachar)
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
Louis Sachar
11
Faeries (Brian Froud)
Faeries
Brian Froud
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Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
Robin McKinley
13
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
Barbara Tuchman
14
Women (Charles Bukowski)
Women
Charles Bukowski
15
Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
Edward W. Said
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Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin
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Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
Freckle Juice
Judy Blume
18
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
M. M. Kaye
19
A Pocket for Corduroy (Don Freeman)
A Pocket for Corduroy
Don Freeman
20
The White Dragon (Anne McCaffrey)
The White Dragon
Anne McCaffrey
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Celebration of Discipline
Celebration of Discipline
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The Basketball Diaries (Jim Carroll)
The Basketball Diaries
Jim Carroll
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Creative Visualization
Creative Visualization
24
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
Irish Murdoch
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War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
Herman Wouk
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The Snow Leopard (Peter Matthiessen)
The Snow Leopard
Peter Matthiessen
27
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
Ian McEwan
28
House of God (Samuel Shem)
House of God
Samuel Shem
29
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
30
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
James Michener
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The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft
32
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever
John Cheever
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Evergreen (Belva Plain)
Evergreen
Belva Plain
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Another Fine Myth (Robert Asprin)
Another Fine Myth
Robert Asprin
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The Illearth War (Stephen Donaldson)
The Illearth War
Stephen Donaldson
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins
37
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut (Dr. Seuss)
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
Dr. Seuss
38
The Power That Preserves (Stephen Donaldson)
The Power That Preserves
Stephen Donaldson
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Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
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The Enormous Crocodile (Roald Dahl)
The Enormous Crocodile
Roald Dahl
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