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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
1
Stephen King
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
2
Ellen Raskin
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
3
John Irving
Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
4
Stephen King
The Road Less Travelled (M. Scott Peck)
The Road Less Travelled
5
M. Scott Peck
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
6
Ken Follett
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
7
Judi Barrett
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
8
Hubert Selby Jr.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'engle)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
9
Madeleine L'engle
Sideways Stories From Wayside School (Louis Sachar)
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
10
Louis Sachar
Faeries (Brian Froud)
Faeries
11
Brian Froud
Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
12
Robin McKinley
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
13
Barbara Tuchman
Women (Charles Bukowski)
Women
14
Charles Bukowski
Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
15
Edward W. Said
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
16
Armistead Maupin
Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
Freckle Juice
17
Judy Blume
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
18
M. M. Kaye
A Pocket for Corduroy (Don Freeman)
A Pocket for Corduroy
19
Don Freeman
The White Dragon (Anne McCaffrey)
The White Dragon
20
Anne McCaffrey
Celebration of Discipline
Celebration of Discipline
21
The Basketball Diaries (Jim Carroll)
The Basketball Diaries
22
Jim Carroll
Creative Visualization
Creative Visualization
23
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
24
Irish Murdoch
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
25
Herman Wouk
The Snow Leopard (Peter Matthiessen)
The Snow Leopard
26
Peter Matthiessen
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
27
Ian McEwan
House of God (Samuel Shem)
House of God
28
Samuel Shem
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
29
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
30
James Michener
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
31
H.P. Lovecraft
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever
32
John Cheever
Evergreen (Belva Plain)
Evergreen
33
Belva Plain
Another Fine Myth (Robert Asprin)
Another Fine Myth
34
Robert Asprin
The Illearth War (Stephen Donaldson)
The Illearth War
35
Stephen Donaldson
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins
36
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut (Dr. Seuss)
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
37
Dr. Seuss
The Power That Preserves (Stephen Donaldson)
The Power That Preserves
38
Stephen Donaldson
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
39
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
The Enormous Crocodile (Roald Dahl)
The Enormous Crocodile
40
Roald Dahl
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