What were they reading?: Bestsellers from 1930-2000

Here's a sampling of No. 1 bestsellers from the past eight decades – all worthy additions to this summer's reading list.

6. From 1980: “The Covenant” by James Michener

Michener, renowned for popular historical novels such as “South Pacific” and “Legacy,” spans the centuries here in an epic tale of the settlement of South Africa. Despite the long time span, Michener keeps the plot moving, and his historical research gives the narrative a compelling ring of plausibility.

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