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    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1979?

    • "Tallulah" By Tallulah Bankhead
    • "Dragon Seed" By Pearl S. Buck
    • "The Fountain" By Charles Morgan
    • "The Pritikin Program For Diet And Exercise" By Nathan Pritikin And Patrick McGrady Jr.
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  • 2. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1981?

    • "The Silver Chalice" By Thomas B. Costain

    • "The Hotel New Hampshire" By John Irving

    • "The Importance Of Living" By Lin Yutang

    • "The Little French Girl" By Anne Douglas Sedgwick

    Correct Answer
    A. "The Hotel New Hampshire" By John Irving
  • 3. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1981?

    • "The Man Of The Forest" By Zane Grey

    • "Richard Simmons' Never-Say-Diet Book" By Richard Simmons

    • "Main Street" By Sinclair Lewis

    • "Brave Men" By Ernie Pyle

    Correct Answer
    A. "Richard Simmons' Never-Say-Diet Book" By Richard Simmons
  • 4. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1982?

    • "Sexual Behavior In The Human Male" By A. C. Kinsey

    • "Culbertson's Summary" By Ely Culbertson

    • "Master Of The Game" By Sidney Sheldon

    • " I Never Left Home" By Bob Hope

    Correct Answer
    A. "Master Of The Game" By Sidney Sheldon
  • 5. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 3 on the best seller list in 1984?

    • "The Strange Death Of President Harding" By Gaston B. Means And May Dixon Thacker

    • "The Sicilian" By Mario Puzo

    • "Berlin Diary" By William L. Shirer

    • "Trader Horn, Vol. I" By Alfred Aloysius Horn And Ethelreda Lewis

    Correct Answer
    A. "The Sicilian" By Mario Puzo
  • 6. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1985?

    • "Iacocca: An Autobiography" By Lee Iacocca With William Novak

    • "Home Sweet Zoo" By Clare Barnes, Jr.

    • "The Status Seekers" By Vance Packard

    • "The Outline Of History" By H. G. Wells

    Correct Answer
    A. "Iacocca: An Autobiography" By Lee Iacocca With William Novak
  • 7. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1986?

    • "K" By Mary Roberts Rinehart

    • "Red Storm Rising" By Tom Clancy

    • "Boston Cooking School Cook Book" By Fannie Farmer

    • "Dodsworth" By Sinclair Lewis

    Correct Answer
    A. "Red Storm Rising" By Tom Clancy
  • 8. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1987?

    • "The Helmet Of Navarre" By Bertha Runkle

    • "Ourselves To Know" By John O'Hara

    • "British Agent" By R. H. Bruce Lockhart

    • "Misery" By Stephen King

    Correct Answer
    A. "Misery" By Stephen King
  • 9. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1987?

    • "A Day In The Life Of America" By Rick Smolan And David Cohen

    • "One World" By Wendell L. Willkie

    • "The Virginian" By Owen Wister

    • "The Good Earth" By Pearl S. Buck

    Correct Answer
    A. "A Day In The Life Of America" By Rick Smolan And David Cohen
  • 10. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1988?

    • "The Virginian" By Owen Wister

    • "The Bishop Murder Case" By S. S. Van Dine

    • "Elmer Gantry" By Sinclair Lewis

    • "The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" By Robert E. Kowalski

    Correct Answer
    A. "The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" By Robert E. Kowalski
  • 11. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1989?

    • "The Dark Half" By Stephen King

    • "So Big" By Edna Ferber

    • "Peace Of Mind" By Joshua L. Liebman

    • "Years Of Grace" By Margaret Ayer Barnes

    Correct Answer
    A. "The Dark Half" By Stephen King
  • 12. 

    Which one of these fiction books reached number 5 on the best seller list in 1990?

    • "Message From Nam" By Danielle Steel

    • "Simon Called Peter" By Robert Keable

    • "Washington Confidential" By Jack Lait And Lee Mortimer

    • "Years Of Grace" By Margaret Ayer Barnes

    Correct Answer
    A. "Message From Nam" By Danielle Steel
  • 13. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 1 on the best seller list in 1980?

    • "Queed" By Henry Sydnor Harrison

    • "Sparkenbroke" By Charles Morgan

    • "Crisis Investing: Opportunities And Profits In The Coming Great Depression" By Douglas R. Casey

    • "Unleavened Bread" By Robert Grant

    Correct Answer
    A. "Crisis Investing: Opportunities And Profits In The Coming Great Depression" By Douglas R. Casey
  • 14. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 2 on the best seller list in 1983?

    • "Etiquette" By Emily Post

    • "Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives" By John Naisbitt

    • "Kitty Foyle" By Christopher Morley

    • "Just David" By Eleanor H. Porter

    Correct Answer
    A. "Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives" By John Naisbitt
  • 15. 

    Which one of these nonfiction books reached number 4 on the best seller list in 1984?

    • "Pieces Of My Mind" By Andrew A. Rooney

    • "J.F.K.: The Man And The Myth" By Victor Lasky

    • "Happiness Is A Warm Puppy" By Charles M. Schulz

    • "Under Cover" By John Roy Carlson

    Correct Answer
    A. "Pieces Of My Mind" By Andrew A. Rooney

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