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New York Times # 1 Fiction Bestsellers, 1970-1979

The 1970's saw a great change in the publishing industry. At the start of the decade, novels were just script treatments for major motion pictures. By the end of the decade, they were script treatments for TV mini-series.
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The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
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The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Fowles
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Love Story (Erich Segal (1970))
Love Story
Erich Segal (1970)
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QBVII (Leon Uris)
QBVII
Leon Uris
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The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
The Passions of the Mind (Austria)
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The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
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The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth
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Wheels (Arthur Hailey)
Wheels
Arthur Hailey
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The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)
The Winds of War
Herman Wouk
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The Word (Irving Wallace)
The Word
Irving Wallace
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
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The Odessa File (Frederick Forsyth)
The Odessa File
Frederick Forsyth
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Once Is Not Enough
Once Is Not Enough
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Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Hollow Hills (Mary Stewart)
The Hollow Hills
Mary Stewart
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The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul
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Burr
Burr
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
Richard Adams
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Le Carre
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Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
James A. Michener
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Something Happened
Something Happened
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The Moneychangers (Arthur Hailey)
The Moneychangers
Arthur Hailey
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Judith Rossner)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Judith Rossner
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Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
E.L. Doctorow
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Curtain (Agatha Christie)
Curtain
Agatha Christie
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1876 (Gore Vidal)
1876
Gore Vidal
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Trinity (Leon Uris)
Trinity
Leon Uris
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Sleeping Murder (Agatha Christie)
Sleeping Murder
Agatha Christie
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Oliver's Story (Erich Segal)
Oliver's Story
Erich Segal
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Falconer
Falconer
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The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
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The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Bloodline
Bloodline
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Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
Judith Krantz
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The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant
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Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
James Michener
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War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
Herman Wouk
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Overload (Arthur Hailey)
Overload
Arthur Hailey
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The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
Robert Ludlum
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Good as Gold
Good as Gold
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