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The Bestselling Books of the Last One Hundred Years: 1985

We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years. We’re half way through the 80s now and today we’re bringing you the bestselling books of 1985!

In 1985 the wreck of the RMS Titanic was located after years of searching. In other shipping news Greenpeace’s ship, The Rainbow Warrior was sunk by French Agents. The spread of AIDS led to governments around the world to start screening blood donations, and in the US hijacking became big news with two hijacks both on TWA flight 847 and the Italian Cruise Liner Acchille Lauro. Famine continued in Ethiopia, leading to the Live Aid concerts as the pop world joined together to sing We Are the World.

Among all that, there were plenty of books published and read too, and today we’re featuring the bestselling novels of 1985, and some that didn’t make the list but have stood the test of time.

The Mammoth Hunters – Jean M Auel

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Texas – James Michener

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Lake Wobegon Days – Garrison Keiller

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If Tomorrow Comes – Sidney Sheldon

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Skeleton Crew – Stephen King

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Secrets – Danielle Steel

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Contact – Carl Sagan

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Lucky – Jackie Collins

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Family Album – Danielle Steel

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Jubal Sackett – Louis L’Amour

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1985 also saw the release of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Isabelle Allende’s The House of Spirits

We’ll continue this series right through to 2018, keep an eye out for 1986, coming soon!

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