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List of The New York Times number-one books of 2006

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The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]

The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was For One More Day by Mitch Albom with 6 weeks at the top of the list.

Date Book Author
January 1 Mary, Mary James Patterson
January 8
January 15 "S" Is for Silence Sue Grafton
January 22 The Hostage W. E. B. Griffin
January 29 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
February 5
February 12 Cell Stephen King
February 19
February 26
March 5 The 5th Horseman James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
March 12
March 19 The House Danielle Steel
March 26 The 5th Horseman James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
April 2 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
April 9
April 16 Gone Jonathan Kellerman
April 23 Two Little Girls in Blue Mary Higgins Clark
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21 Beach Road James Patterson and Peter de Jonge
May 28
June 4
June 11 At Risk Patricia Cornwell
June 18 The Husband Dean Koontz
June 25
July 2
July 9 Twelve Sharp Janet Evanovich
July 16
July 23
July 30 Angels Fall Nora Roberts
August 6 Phantom Terry Goodkind
August 13 Angels Fall Nora Roberts
August 20 Judge and Jury James Patterson and Andrew Gross
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17 Rise and Shine Anna Quindlen
September 24 The Book of Fate Brad Meltzer
October 1 The Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield
October 8
October 15 For One More Day Mitch Albom
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12 Lisey's Story Stephen King
November 19 Dear John Nicholas Sparks
November 26
December 3 Cross James Patterson
December 10
December 17
December 24 For One More Day Mitch Albom
December 31

Nonfiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]

Date Book Author
January 1 Teacher Man Frank McCourt
January 8 Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin
January 15 Our Endangered Values Jimmy Carter
January 22 My Friend Leonard James Frey
January 29 For Laci Sharon Rocha
February 5
February 12 Marley & Me John Grogan
February 19
February 26
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30 Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings Tyler Perry
May 7
May 14 Marley & Me John Grogan
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18 Dispatches from the Edge Anderson Cooper
June 25 Godless: The Church of Liberalism Ann Coulter
July 2 Wisdom of Our Fathers Tim Russert
July 9 Godless: The Church of Liberalism Ann Coulter
July 16 Marley & Me John Grogan
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13 Fiasco Thomas E. Ricks
August 20
August 27 Marley & Me John Grogan
September 3
September 10 I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron
September 17
September 24
October 1 Marley & Me John Grogan
October 8 I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron
October 15 Culture Warrior Bill O'Reilly
October 22 State of Denial Bob Woodward
October 29 The Innocent Man John Grisham
November 5
November 12 The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10 The Innocent Man John Grisham
December 17
December 24 The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama
December 31

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2006
  2. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2013.