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The Most Popular Books Published in 1979

These are popular books published in 1979 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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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 E. Butler)
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
4
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
Stephen King
5
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
V.C. Andrews
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
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
11
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
Italo Calvino
12
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
13
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Angela Carter
14
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
James Howe
15
Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Milan Kundera)
Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Milan Kundera
16
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
Joan Didion
17
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe
18
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
Norman Mailer
19
Love Comes Softly (Janette Oke)
Love Comes Softly
Janette Oke
20
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
Robert Ludlum
21
Smiley's People (John Le Carré)
Smiley's People
John Le Carré
22
A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
A Woman of Substance
Barbara Taylor Bradford
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*The Drama of the Gifted Child (Alice Miller/POLAND/SWITZERLAND)
*The Drama of the Gifted Child
Alice Miller/POLAND/SWITZERLAND
24
Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
Suttree
Cormac McCarthy
25
The  Fountains of Paradise (Arthur C Clarke)
The Fountains of Paradise
Arthur C Clarke
26
The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels
27
Dragondrums (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragondrums
Anne McCaffrey
28
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul
29
Jailbird (Kurt Vonnegut)
Jailbird
Kurt Vonnegut
30
The Ringworld Engineers (Larry Niven)
The Ringworld Engineers
Larry Niven
31
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing
Haruki Murakami
32
The Key to Midnight (Dean Koontz)
The Key to Midnight
Dean Koontz
33
Ramona and Her Mother (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona and Her Mother
Beverly Cleary
34
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
Terry Brooks
35
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
Peter Shaffer
36
The Source of Magic (Piers Anthony)
The Source of Magic
Piers Anthony
37
Castle Roogna (Piers Anthony)
Castle Roogna
Piers Anthony
38
Feast of All Saints (Anne Rice)
Feast of All Saints
Anne Rice
39
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
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Days With Frog and Toad (Lobel, Arnold)
Days With Frog and Toad
Lobel, Arnold
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