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FOREVER FIFTY: And Other Negotiations

Judith Viorst

Entered Oct 22, 1989 · 6 weeks on the list, last seen Nov 26, 1989

Book Power
17.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#10
1 week there · Oct 22, 1989
Top-ten weeks
1
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
6
October 1989 – November 1989

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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
Judith Viorstprimary100%17.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 22, 1989 on the timeline →
  1. #1Clear and Present DangerTom Clancy
  2. #2Pillars of the EarthKen Follett
  3. #3California GoldJohn Jakes
  4. #4Jimmy Stewart and His PoemsJimmy Stewart
  5. #5Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllAllan Gurganus
  6. #6The Lost YearsJ.M. Dillard
  7. #7The MinotaurStephen Coonts
  8. #8The Joy Luck ClubAmy Tan
  9. #9Silent PartnerJonathan Kellerman
  10. #10FOREVER FIFTY: And Other NegotiationsJudith Viorst

The #1 bestsellers of 1989

1989 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1989.