4.The Little Drummer Girl, John Le Carré
5.Christine, Stephen King
6.Changes, Danielle Steel
7.The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco
8.White Gold Wielder: Book Three of the Second
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Stephen R.
Donaldson
9.Hollywood Wives, Jackie Collins
10.The Lonesome Gods, Louis L’Amour
1983 Nonfiction
1.In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-
Run Companies, Thomas J. Peters and Robert
H. Waterman, Jr.
2.Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our
Lives, John Naisbitt
3.Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession, Erma
Bombeck
4.The One Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard
and Spencer Johnson
5.Jane Fonda’s Workout Book, Jane Fonda
6.The Best of James Herriot, James Herriot
7.The Mar y Kay Guide to Beauty: Discovering Your
Special Look
8.On Wings of Eagles, Ken Follett
9.Creating Wealth, Robert G. Allen
10.The Body Principal: The Exercise Program for Life,
Victoria Principal
1984 Fiction
1.The Talisman, Stephen King and Peter Straub
2.The Aquitaine Progression, Robert Ludlum
3.The Sicilian, Mario Puzo
4.Love and War, John Jakes
5.The Butter Battle Book, Dr. Seuss
6.“... And the Ladies of the Club,”Helen Hooven
Santmyer
7.The Fourth Protocol, Frederick Forsyth
8.Full Circle, Danielle Steel
9.The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz,
Joan Rivers
10.Lincoln: A Novel, Gore Vidal
1984 Nonfiction
1.Iacocca: An Autobiography, Lee Iacocca with
William Novak
2.Loving Each Other, Leo Buscaglia
3.Eat to Win: The Sports Nutrition Bible, Robert
Haas, M.D.
4.Pieces of My Mind, Andrew A. Rooney
5.Weight Watchers Fast and Fabulous Cookbook
6.What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business
School: Notes from a Street-Smart Executive, Mark
H. McCormack
7.Women Coming of Age, Jane Fonda with Mignon
McCarthy
8.Moses the Kitten, James Herriot
9.The One Minute Salesperson, Spencer Johnson,
M.D., and Larry Wilson
10.Weight Watchers Quick Start Program Cookbook,
Jean Nidetch
1985 Fiction
1.The Mammoth Hunters, Jean M. Auel
2.Texas, James A. Michener
3.Lake Wobegon Days, Garrison Keillor
4.If Tomorrow Comes, Sidney Sheldon
5.Skeleton Crew, Stephen King
6.Secrets, Danielle Steel
7.Contact, Carl Sagan
8.Lucky, Jackie Collins
9.Family Album, Danielle Steel
10.Jubal Sackett, Louis L’Amour
1985 Nonfiction
1.Iacocca: An Autobiography, Lee Iacocca with
William Novak
2.Yeager: An Autobiography, Chuck Yeager and Leo
Janos
3.Elvis and Me, Priscilla Beaulieu Presley with
Sandra Harmon
4.Fit for Life, Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
5.The Be-Happy Attitudes, Robert Schuller
6.Dancing in the Light, Shirley MacLaine
7.A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference,
Thomas J. Peters and Nancy K. Austin
8.The Frugal Gourmet, Jeff Smith
9.I Never Played the Game, Howard Cosell with
Peter Bonventre
10.Dr. Berger’s Immune Power Diet, Stuart M. Berger,
M.D.
1986 Fiction
1.It, Stephen King
2.Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy
3.Whirlwind, James Clavell
4.The Bourne Supremacy, Robert Ludlum
5.Hollywood Husbands, Jackie Collins
6.Wanderlust, Danielle Steel
7.I’ll Take Manhattan, Judith Krantz
1112 Literature: Best-Selling U.S. Books The Eighties in America