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

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

Date Book Author
January 1Mary, MaryJames Patterson
January 8
January 15"S" Is for SilenceSue Grafton
January 22The HostageW. E. B. Griffin
January 29The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown
February 5
February 12CellStephen King
February 19
February 26
March 5The 5th HorsemanJames Patterson and Maxine Paetro
March 12
March 19The HouseDanielle Steel
March 26The 5th HorsemanJames Patterson and Maxine Paetro
April 2The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown
April 9
April 16GoneJonathan Kellerman
April 23Two Little Girls in BlueMary Higgins Clark
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21Beach RoadJames Patterson and Peter de Jonge
May 28
June 4
June 11At RiskPatricia Cornwell
June 18The HusbandDean Koontz
June 25
July 2
July 9Twelve SharpJanet Evanovich
July 16
July 23
July 30Angels FallNora Roberts
August 6PhantomTerry Goodkind
August 13Angels FallNora Roberts
August 20Judge and JuryJames Patterson and Andrew Gross
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17Rise and ShineAnna Quindlen
September 24The Book of FateBrad Meltzer
October 1The Thirteenth TaleDiane Setterfield
October 8
October 15For One More DayMitch Albom
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12Lisey's StoryStephen King
November 19Dear JohnNicholas Sparks
November 26
December 3CrossJames Patterson
December 10
December 17
December 24For One More DayMitch 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 1Teacher ManFrank McCourt
January 8Team of RivalsDoris Kearns Goodwin
January 15Our Endangered ValuesJimmy Carter
January 22My Friend LeonardJames Frey
January 29For LaciSharon Rocha
February 5
February 12Marley & MeJohn Grogan
February 19
February 26
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her EarringsTyler Perry
May 7
May 14Marley & MeJohn Grogan
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18Dispatches from the EdgeAnderson Cooper
June 25Godless: The Church of LiberalismAnn Coulter
July 2Wisdom of Our FathersTim Russert
July 9Godless: The Church of LiberalismAnn Coulter
July 16Marley & MeJohn Grogan
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13FiascoThomas E. Ricks
August 20
August 27Marley & MeJohn Grogan
September 3
September 10I Feel Bad About My NeckNora Ephron
September 17
September 24
October 1Marley & MeJohn Grogan
October 8I Feel Bad About My NeckNora Ephron
October 15Culture WarriorBill O'Reilly
October 22State of DenialBob Woodward
October 29The Innocent ManJohn Grisham
November 5
November 12The Audacity of HopeBarack Obama
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10The Innocent ManJohn Grisham
December 17
December 24The Audacity of HopeBarack 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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