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

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The American daily newspaper

children's books
. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

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

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

References

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