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The Most Popular Books Published in 1981

These are popular books published in 1981 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
1
Shel Silverstein
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
2
Thomas Harris
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
3
Salman Rushdie
The One Minute Manager (Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson)
The One Minute Manager
4
Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in (Roger Fisher)
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
5
Roger Fisher
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
6
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
7
Raymond Carver
Women, Race & Class (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Race & Class
8
Angela Y. Davis
George's Marvellous Medicine (Roald Dahl)
George's Marvellous Medicine
9
Roald Dahl
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
10
Alvin Schwartz
The Collected Poems (Sylvia Plath)
The Collected Poems
11
Sylvia Plath
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
12
Martin Cruz Smith
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
13
Beverly Cleary
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
14
John Irving
Mornings on Horseback (David McCullough)
Mornings on Horseback
15
David McCullough
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
16
Bell Hooks
God Emperor of Dune (Frank Herbert)
God Emperor of Dune
17
Frank Herbert
If There Be Thorns (V.C. Andrews)
If There Be Thorns
18
V.C. Andrews
The Eyes of Darkness (Dean Koontz)
The Eyes of Darkness
19
Dean Koontz
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton (Anne Sexton)
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
20
Anne Sexton
VALIS (Philip K Dick)
VALIS
21
Philip K Dick
Good Night, Mr. Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Good Night, Mr. Tom
22
Michelle Magorian
With the Old Breed (E.B. Sledge)
With the Old Breed
23
E.B. Sledge
Roadwork (Stephen King)
Roadwork
24
Stephen King
Danse Macabre (Stephen King)
Danse Macabre
25
Stephen King
Noble House (James Clavell)
Noble House
26
James Clavell
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou)
The Heart of a Woman
27
Maya Angelou
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
28
H.P. Lovecraft
This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
This Bridge Called My Back
29
Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
30
Chris Van Allsburg
Simulacra and Simulation (Jean Baudrillard)
Simulacra and Simulation
31
Jean Baudrillard
Little, Big (John Crowley)
Little, Big
32
John Crowley
Full House (Janet Evanovich)
Full House
33
Janet Evanovich
Tar Baby (Toni Morrison)
Tar Baby
34
Toni Morrison
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Tetsuko Kuroyanagi)
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
35
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Homecoming (Cynthia Voigt)
Homecoming
36
Cynthia Voigt
A Countess Below Stairs
A Countess Below Stairs
37
When Bad Things Happen to Good People (Harold S. Kushner)
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
38
Harold S. Kushner
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Astrid Lindgren)
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
39
Astrid Lindgren
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
40
Michael Mcdowell
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