Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Life Its Ownself

Dan Jenkins

Entered Nov 18, 1984 · peaked at #7 on Dec 16, 1984 · 15 weeks on the list, last seen Feb 24, 1985

Book Power
56.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
6
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
15
November 1984 – February 1985

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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
Dan Jenkinsprimary100%56.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Dec 16, 1984 on the timeline →
  1. #1The TalismanStephen King & Peter Straub
  2. #2The SicilianMario Puzo
  3. #3Love and WarJohn Jakes
  4. #4NutcrackerE. T. A. Hoffmann
  5. #5The Life and Hard Times of Heidi AbromowitzJoan Rivers
  6. #6So Long, and Thanks for All the FishDouglas Adams
  7. #7Life Its OwnselfDan Jenkins
  8. #8The Fourth ProtocolFrederick Forsyth
  9. #9LincolnGore Vidal
  10. #10Strong MedicineArthur Hailey