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The Most Popular Books Published in 1972

These are books published in 1972 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
1
Richard Adams
Ways of Seeing (John Berger)
Ways of Seeing
2
John Berger
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
3
Judith Viorst
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
4
Judy Blume
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
5
Roald Dahl
The Farthest Shore (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Farthest Shore
6
Ursula K. Le Guin
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
7
Italo Calvino
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
8
James Herriot
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
9
Isaac Asimov
Amphigorey (Edward Gorey)
Amphigorey
10
Edward Gorey
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
11
Jean Craighead George
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
12
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
The Odessa File (Frederick Forsyth)
The Odessa File
13
Frederick Forsyth
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
14
Chaim Potok
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
15
Barbara Robinson
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
16
Ira Levin
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
17
Rudolfo Anaya
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
18
Frog and Toad Together (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Together
19
Arnold Lobel
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
20
Tove Jansson
Elephants Can Remember (Agatha Christie)
Elephants Can Remember
21
Agatha Christie
The Halloween Tree (Ray Bradbury)
The Halloween Tree
22
Ray Bradbury
Eric of Melnibone
Eric of Melnibone
23
Surfacing (Margaret Atwood)
Surfacing
24
Margaret Atwood
The Terminal Man (Michael Crichton)
The Terminal Man
25
Michael Crichton
The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
26
Ursula K. Le Guin
Pacific Vortex (Cussler Clive)
Pacific Vortex
27
Cussler Clive
Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty (Walt Disney Company)
Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty
28
Walt Disney Company
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
29
Eudora Welty
Augustus (John Williams)
Augustus
30
John Williams
The Great Bridge (David McCullough)
The Great Bridge
31
David McCullough
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
32
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (P. D. James)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
33
P. D. James
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Gilles Deleuze)
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
34
Gilles Deleuze
Captains and the Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and the Kings
35
Taylor Caldwell
Diane Arbus: Monograph (Diane Arbus)
Diane Arbus: Monograph
36
Diane Arbus
In a People House (Dr.Seus)
In a People House
37
Dr.Seus
Post Captain (Patrick O'Brian)
Post Captain
38
Patrick O'Brian
Innocent Erendira and Other Stories (Gabriel García Márquez)
Innocent Erendira and Other Stories
39
Gabriel García Márquez
The Water Method Man (John Irving)
The Water Method Man
40
John Irving
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