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The Most Popular Books Published in 1985

These are the books most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelved that were published during the year 1985. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved. Apparently, dragons were big during that year.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
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Love in Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
Love in Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
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Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
Patrick Süskind
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oliver Sacks
6
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Laura Numeroff
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The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
9
The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat
Anne Rice
10
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" (Richard P. Feynman)
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Richard P. Feynman
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Haruki Murakami
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The E-Myth Revisited (Michael E. Gerber)
The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E. Gerber
15
Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)
Skeleton Crew
Stephen King
16
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
17
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
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Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
Bret Easton Ellis
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Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
Kurt Vonnegut
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Sarah, Plain & Tall (Patricia Mac Lachlan)
Sarah, Plain & Tall
Patricia Mac Lachlan
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If Tomorrow Comes (Sidney Sheldon)
If Tomorrow Comes
Sidney Sheldon
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White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
Don Delillo
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The Bachman Books (Stephen King)
The Bachman Books
Stephen King
24
When the Bough Breaks (Jonathan Kellerman)
When the Bough Breaks
Jonathan Kellerman
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The Mammoth Hunters (Jean M. Auel)
The Mammoth Hunters
Jean M. Auel
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The Wishsong of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Wishsong of Shannara
Terry Brooks
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Amusing Ourselves to Death (Neil Postman)
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman
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B Is for Burglar (Sue Grafton)
B Is for Burglar
Sue Grafton
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Dragons of Spring Dawning (Margaret Weiss & Tracy Hickman)
Dragons of Spring Dawning
Margaret Weiss & Tracy Hickman
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Here Be Dragons (Sharon Kay Penman)
Here Be Dragons
Sharon Kay Penman
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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adrian Conan Doyle)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adrian Conan Doyle
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Chapterhouse: Dune (Frank Herbert)
Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert
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Dragon Ball Volume 1 (Akira Toriyama)
Dragon Ball Volume 1
Akira Toriyama
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Dragons of Winter Night (Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman)
Dragons of Winter Night
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
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The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
David Brin
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The Very Busy Spider (Eric Carle)
The Very Busy Spider
Eric Carle
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The Dance of Anger (Lerner)
The Dance of Anger
Lerner
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Whitney, My Love (Judith McNaught)
Whitney, My Love
Judith McNaught
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The Door to December (Dean Koontz)
The Door to December
Dean Koontz
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Talking to Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Talking to Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede
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