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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
1
Douglas Adams
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Betty Edwards)
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
2
Betty Edwards
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
3
Octavia E. Butler
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
4
Stephen King
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
5
V.C. Andrews
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
6
Michael Ende
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
7
Stephen King
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
8
Edmund Morris
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
9
William Styron
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas R. Hofstadter)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
10
Douglas R. Hofstadter
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
11
Italo Calvino
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
12
Peter Straub
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
13
Angela Carter
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
14
James Howe
Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Milan Kundera)
Book of Laughter and Forgetting
15
Milan Kundera
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
16
Joan Didion
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
17
Tom Wolfe
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
18
Norman Mailer
Love Comes Softly (Janette Oke)
Love Comes Softly
19
Janette Oke
The Matarese Circle (Robert Ludlum)
The Matarese Circle
20
Robert Ludlum
Smiley's People (John Le Carré)
Smiley's People
21
John Le Carré
A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
A Woman of Substance
22
Barbara Taylor Bradford
*The Drama of the Gifted Child (Alice Miller/POLAND/SWITZERLAND)
*The Drama of the Gifted Child
23
Alice Miller/POLAND/SWITZERLAND
Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
Suttree
24
Cormac McCarthy
The  Fountains of Paradise (Arthur C Clarke)
The Fountains of Paradise
25
Arthur C Clarke
The Gnostic Gospels (Elaine Pagels)
The Gnostic Gospels
26
Elaine Pagels
Dragondrums (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragondrums
27
Anne McCaffrey
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
28
V.S. Naipaul
Jailbird (Kurt Vonnegut)
Jailbird
29
Kurt Vonnegut
The Ringworld Engineers (Larry Niven)
The Ringworld Engineers
30
Larry Niven
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing
31
Haruki Murakami
The Key to Midnight (Dean Koontz)
The Key to Midnight
32
Dean Koontz
Ramona and Her Mother (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona and Her Mother
33
Beverly Cleary
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
34
Terry Brooks
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
35
Peter Shaffer
The Source of Magic (Piers Anthony)
The Source of Magic
36
Piers Anthony
Castle Roogna (Piers Anthony)
Castle Roogna
37
Piers Anthony
Feast of All Saints (Anne Rice)
Feast of All Saints
38
Anne Rice
The New Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie (Dick Riley & Pam McAllister)
The New Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie
39
Dick Riley & Pam McAllister
Days With Frog and Toad (Lobel, Arnold)
Days With Frog and Toad
40
Lobel, Arnold
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