1979


The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Neverending Story
The Dead Zone
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
The Long Walk
Sophie’s Choice
The Executioner's Song
Ghost Story
Suttree
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Kindred
The White Album
The Fountains of Paradise
Jailbird
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSophie's Choice by William StyronThe Dead Zone by Stephen  KingThe Executioner's Song by Norman MailerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Books 1979
282 books — 72 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,923 books — 1,897 voters
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeThat Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. HintonDeenie by Judy BlumeForever... by Judy BlumeThen Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume
1970's Young Adult Standalones
253 books — 37 voters

Douglas Adams
A história de todas as grandes civilizações galácticas tende a passar por três fases distintas e identificáveis: a da Sobrevivência, a da Interrogação e a da Sofisticação, também conhecidas pelas fases Como, Porquê e Onde. Por exemplo, a primeira fase é caracterizada pela pergunta "Como vamos comer?", a segunda pela pergunta "Por que comemos?" e a terceira pela pergunta "Onde vamos almoçar?". ...more
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Neal Ascherson
I was tidying old papers when I came across a faded "1979" folder. Remember what a bad year that was for those who believed in a self-governing Scotland? In March, a referendum for a "Scottish Assembly", its terms skewed to ensure failure. Then a General Election which slaughtered the SNP down to a mere two MPs and brought Mrs. Thatcher to power. End of a dream? Two things fell out of the folder. One was a giant paper rosette, all blood-red tartan and ribbons, inscribed "Have yourself a Dreich ...more
Neal Ascherson

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