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number-one books of 1983. The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States.
- The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) Terry Pratchett 4 386k ratings. 557k shelvings. In a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out.
- Pet Sematary. Stephen King. 4.06. 587k ratings. 490k shelvings. 'This is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00K3NEE56. When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son-and now an idyllic home.
- Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) Tamora Pierce. 4.27. 130k ratings. 219k shelvings. From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight.
- The Queen's Gambit. Walter Tevis. 4.19. 116k ratings. 190k shelvings. When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued.
- The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) by Terry Pratchett.
- Pet Sematary by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
- Christine by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
- The Witches by Roald Dahl.
Oct 2, 1983 · 115 POLAND, by James A. Michener. (Random House, $17.95.) Seven centuries of history in fictional form. 224 CHANGES, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte, $15.95.) The crises that arise when a television ...
Dec 4, 1983 · For the 16th time, in its annual Christmas issue, The Book Review has chosen what it considers the best books reviewed in its pages during the previous year. This year there are 13 titles; last...
Oct 9, 1983 · HOLLYWOOD WIVES, by Jackie Collins. (Simon & Schuster, $16.95.) The struggle for money and power in Tinsel Town. 549 AUGUST, by Judith Rossner. (Houghton Mifflin, $15.95.) The five-year...
avg rating 4.01 — 3,965 ratings — published 1983. Books shelved as 1983-best-sellers: Pet Sematary by Stephen King, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All...
