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Second Generation

Howard Fast

Entered Nov 12, 1978 · 20 weeks on the list, last seen Mar 25, 1979

Book Power
146.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#3
3 weeks there · first Dec 24, 1978
Top-ten weeks
18
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
20
November 1978 – March 1979

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Howard Fastprimary100%146.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 24, 1978 on the timeline →
  1. #1ChesapeakeJames A. Michener
  2. #2War and RemembranceHerman Wouk
  3. #3Second GenerationHoward Fast
  4. #4Fools DieMario Puzo
  5. #5The Far PavilionsM.M. Kaye
  6. #6The SilmarillionJ.R.R. Tolkien
  7. #7EvergreenBelva Plain
  8. #8Bright Flows the RiverTaylor Caldwell
  9. #9IllusionsRichard Bach
  10. #10Prelude to TerrorHelen MacInnes

The #1 bestsellers of 1978

1978 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1978.