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1984 Books & Bestsellers |
1984 Fiction Top Ten Books |
| (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub 2. The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum 3. The Sicilian by Mario Puzo 4. Love and War by John Jakes 5. The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss 6. “… And the Ladies of the Club” by Helen Hooven Santmyer 7. The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth 8. Full Circle by Danielle Steel 9. The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz by Joan Rivers 10. Lincoln: A Novel by Gore Vidal |
1984 Non-Fiction Books |
| 1. Iacocca: An Autobiography by Lee Iacocca with William Novak 2. Loving Each Other by Leo Buscaglia 3. Eat to Win: The Sports Nutrition Bible by Robert Haas 4. Pieces of My Mind by Andrew A. Rooney 5. Weight Watchers Fast and Fabulous Cookbook by Jean Nidetch(?) 6. What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-Smart Executive by Mark H. McCormack 7. Women Coming of Age by Jane Fonda with Mignon McCarthy 8. Moses the Kitten by James Herriot 9. The One Minute Salesperson by Spencer Johnson and Larry Wilson 10. Weight Watchers Quick Start Program Cookbook by Jean Nidetch |
New York Times Bestsellers |
| Mayor by Edward Koch and W. William Raven First Lady from Plains by Rosalynn Carter Wired by Bob Woodward The Kennedys: An American Drama by Peter Collier and David Horowitz Loving Each Other by Leo Buscaglia Iacocca by Lee Iacocca and William Novak |
1984 Notable Literature |
| Neuromancer by William Gibson Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu The Lover by Marguerite Duras The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Feminist Theory by bell hooks |
| 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature Most Popular Books of 1984, according to GoodReads |