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| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1980: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Cosmos by Carl Sagan The Covenant by James A. Michener The Devil’s Alternative by Frederick Forsyth Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre Firestarter by Stephen King God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert Jailbird – Kuty Vonnegut The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett Midnight’s Children by Salmon Rushdie Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon Random Winds by Belva Plain Smiley’s People by John le Carre The Spike by Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1981: A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough The Covenant by James Michner Cujo by Stephen King The Glitter Dome by Joseph Wambaugh The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton Good bye, Janette by Harold Robbins Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks Lanark by Alasdair Gray Masquerade by Kit Williams Noble House by James Clavell Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak Sixty Stories by Donald Barthelme The Third Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders No Time for Tears by Cynthia Freeman What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymind Carver When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1982: 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough The BFD by Roald Dahl The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King The Death of Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin Different Seasons by Stephen King E.T., The Extraterrestrial by William Kotzwinkle The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allenda The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks The Man from St. Petersburg by Ken Follett Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon Mistral’s Daughter by Judith Krantz Moo Baa La La La (board book) by Sandra Boynton North and South by John Jakes The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer Soft as a Kitten by Audean Johnson Space by James A. Michener Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1983: Cathedral by Raymond Carver Changes by Danielle Steel Christine by Stephen King Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré The Lonesome Gods by Louis L’Amour The Loser by Thomas Bernhard Mistral’s Daughter by Judith Krantz The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Peek-a-Boo, I See You by Joan Phillips Poland by James A. Michener Pet Sematary by Stephen King Poland by James Michner Return of the Jedi by James Kahn Space by James Michner Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by Joan D. Vinge White Gold Wielder by Stephen R. Donaldson Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1984: “…And Ladies of the Club” by Helen Hooven Santmyer The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer First Lady from Plains by Rosalynn Carter The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth Full Circle by Danielle Steel Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cosneros Iacocca: an Autobiography by Lee Iacocca with William Novak In Search of Excellence by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr. The Kennedys: an American Drama by Peter Collier and David Horowitz The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz by Joan Rivers Lincoln by Gore Vidal Love and War by John Jakes Loving Each Other by Leo Buscaglia Mayor by Edward I. Koch with William Rauch Money by Martin Amis Motherhood: the Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombech Neuromancer by William Gibson The Sicilian by Mario Puzo The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub Thinner by Stephen King The Wasp Family by Iain Banks The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundra Who Killed the Robins Family? by Thomas Chastain |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1985: A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Baby’s First Words by Lars Wik Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert The Ciderhouse Rules by John Irving The Class by Erich Segal Contact by Carl Sagan Family Album by Danielle Steel Hold The Dream by Barbara Taylor Bradford If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond Jubal Sackett by Louis L’Amour Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor Love in the Time of Cholora by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Lucky by Jackie Collins The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Secrets by Danielle Steel Self-Help by Lorrie Moore The Sicilian by Mario Puzo Skeleton Crew by Stephen King The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub Texas by James A. Michener The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice White Noise by Don DeLillo |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1986: A Perfect Spy by John le Carre Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum Hollywood Husbands by Jackie Collins I’ll Take Manhattan by Judith Krantz It by Stephen King Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor Last of the Breed by Louis L’Amour Lie Down ith Lions by Ken Folett The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spieglman The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy Wanderlust by Danielle Steel Whirlwind by James Clavell |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1987: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Beloved – Toni Morrison Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King Fine Things by Danielle Steel The Haunted Mesa by Louis L’Amour Hatchet by Gary Paulson Heaven and Hell by John Jakes I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! by Dr. Seuss and James Stevenson It by Stephen King Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel Leaving Home by Garrison Keillor Misery by Stephen King New York Trilogy by Paul Auster Patriot Games by Tom Clancy Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy The Tommyknockers by Stephen King Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Where’s Waldo? by Martin Handford Windmills of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1988: Alaska by James A. Michener The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) by Paulo Coelho Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland To Be the Best by Barbara Taylor Bradford The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tim Wolfe The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy The Icarus Agenda by Robert Ludlum The Magic Locket by Elizabeth Koda-Callan Matilda by Roald Dahl Mitla Pass by Leon Uris One by Richard Bach Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie Till We Meet Again by Judith Krantz The Tommyknockers by Stephen King Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Wittgenstein’s Mistress by David Markson Zoya by Danielle Steel |
| Popular and Best-selling Books From 1989: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving California Gold by John Jakes Caribbean by James A. Michener Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy Daddy by Danielle Steel The Dark Half by Stephen King Geek Love by Katherine Dunn The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Midnight by Dean Koontz The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The Russia House by John le Carre The Sands of Time by Sidney Shelton The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey Star by Danielle Steel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark |
