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The 40 Best Selling Books of the 1980s

The first 20 books are works of fiction, the next 20 fall into the non-fiction category. Escapism, food fads and how to get rich feature highly.
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Clear and Present Danger (Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
1
Clancy
The Dark Half (Stephen King)
The Dark Half
2
Stephen King
The Tommyknockers (Stephen King)
The Tommyknockers
3
Stephen King
The Mammoth Hunters (Jean M. Auel)
The Mammoth Hunters
4
Jean M. Auel
Daddy (Danielle Steel)
Daddy
5
Danielle Steel
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days
6
Garrison Keillor
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Clancy)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
7
Clancy
Texas (James Michener)
Texas
8
James Michener
Red Storm Rising (Tom Clancy)
Red Storm Rising
9
Tom Clancy
It (Stephen King)
It
10
Stephen King
Kaleidoscope (Danielle Steel)
Kaleidoscope
11
Danielle Steel
Zoya (Danielle Steel)
Zoya
12
Danielle Steel
Star (Danielle Steel)
Star
13
Danielle Steel
Patriot Games (Clancy)
Patriot Games
14
Clancy
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
15
Stephen King
The Sands of Time (Sidney Sheldon)
The Sands of Time
16
Sidney Sheldon
The Talisman (Stephen King, Peter Straub)
The Talisman
17
Stephen King, Peter Straub
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
18
Salman Rushdie
Leaving Home (Garrison Keillor)
Leaving Home
19
Garrison Keillor
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
20
Tom Wolfe
Iacocca (Lee Iacocca and William Novak)
Iacocca
21
Lee Iacocca and William Novak
Fatherhood (Bill Cosby)
Fatherhood
22
Bill Cosby
The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (Kowalski)
The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
23
Kowalski
Fit for Life (Harvey and Marilyn Diamond)
Fit for Life
24
Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
In Search of Excellence (Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr)
In Search of Excellence
25
Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Robert Fulghum)
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
26
Robert Fulghum
The Frugal Gourmet
The Frugal Gourmet
27
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
28
Stephen Hawking
Jane Fonda's Workout Book (Jane Fonda)
Jane Fonda's Workout Book
29
Jane Fonda
Yeager (General Chuck Yeager)
Yeager
30
General Chuck Yeager
Nothing Down (Allen)
Nothing Down
31
Allen
Time Flies (Bill Cosby)
Time Flies
32
Bill Cosby
A Day in the Life of America (Collins)
A Day in the Life of America
33
Collins
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
34
Carl Sagan
The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine (Smith)
The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine
35
Smith
The Rotation Diet (Martin Katahn)
The Rotation Diet
36
Martin Katahn
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession (Erma Bombeck)
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession
37
Erma Bombeck
Trump: The Art of the Deal (Donald Trump With Tony Schwartz)
Trump: The Art of the Deal
38
Donald Trump With Tony Schwartz
Loving Each Other (Leo Buscaglia)
Loving Each Other
39
Leo Buscaglia
His Way (Kitty Kelley)
His Way
40
Kitty Kelley
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