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The Most Popular Books Published in 1988

Here are popular books published in 1988 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
1
Paulo Coelho
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
2
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
3
Roald Dahl
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
4
Stephen Hawking
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
5
Thomas Harris
Batman: The Killing Joke (Alan Moore- Brian Bolland)
Batman: The Killing Joke
6
Alan Moore- Brian Bolland
Anne Rice: The Queen of the Damned
Anne Rice: The Queen of the Damned
7
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
8
Barbara Kingsolver
Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney)
Guess How Much I Love You
9
Sam McBratney
Dead Poets Society (N.H. Kleinbaum)
Dead Poets Society
10
N.H. Kleinbaum
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
11
Bill Watterson
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
12
Salman Rushdie
The Power of Myth (Joseph Campbell)
The Power of Myth
13
Joseph Campbell
Wyrd Sisters (Terry Pratchett)
Wyrd Sisters
14
Terry Pratchett
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
15
Margaret Atwood
The Dragonbone Chair (Tad Williams)
The Dragonbone Chair
16
Tad Williams
Dance Dance Dance (Haruki Murakami)
Dance Dance Dance
17
Haruki Murakami
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
18
Banana Yoshimoto
Prelude to Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Prelude to Foundation
19
Isaac Asimov
Foucault's Pendulum
Foucault's Pendulum
20
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Douglas Adams)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
21
Douglas Adams
Lioness Rampant (Tamora Pierce)
Lioness Rampant
22
Tamora Pierce
The Design of Everyday Things (Donald Norman)
The Design of Everyday Things
23
Donald Norman
Sourcery (Terry Pratchett)
Sourcery
24
Terry Pratchett
Vincent Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Rainer Metzger)
Vincent Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings
25
Rainer Metzger
The Devil's Arithmetic (Jane Yolen)
The Devil's Arithmetic
26
Jane Yolen
The Book of Ruth (Jane Hamilton)
The Book of Ruth
27
Jane Hamilton
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Noam Chomsky)
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
28
Noam Chomsky
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
Touching the Void
29
Joe Simpson
Friday Night Lights (H. G. Bissinger)
Friday Night Lights
30
H. G. Bissinger
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
31
Iain M. Banks
Mossflower (Brian Jacques)
Mossflower
32
Brian Jacques
Lightning (Dean Koontz)
Lightning
33
Dean Koontz
A Great Deliverance #1 (Elizabeth George)
A Great Deliverance #1
34
Elizabeth George
Many Lives, Many Masters (Brian Weiss)
Many Lives, Many Masters
35
Brian Weiss
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Tom Clancy)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
36
Tom Clancy
A Briefer History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Briefer History of Time
37
Stephen Hawking
The Crystal Shard (R. A. Salvatore)
The Crystal Shard
38
R. A. Salvatore
King of the Murgos
King of the Murgos
39
One Up on Wall Street (Peter Lynch)
One Up on Wall Street
40
Peter Lynch
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