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List of The New York Times number-one books of 1996

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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.

Fiction

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

Date Book Author
January 7 The Christmas Box Richard Paul Evans
January 14
January 21 The Horse Whisperer Nicholas Evans
January 28 Intensity Dean Koontz
February 4
February 11
February 18 Primary Colors Anonymous
Later revealed to be Joe Klein
February 25
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21 Moonlight Becomes You Mary Higgins Clark
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillan
May 26
June 2 The Runaway Jury John Grisham
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14
July 21 Cause of Death Patricia Cornwell
July 28
August 4
August 11
August 18
August 25 Servant of the Bones Anne Rice
September 1 Executive Orders Tom Clancy
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6 The Deep End of the Ocean Jacquelyn Mitchard
October 13 Desperation Stephen King
October 20
October 27 The Deep End of the Ocean Jacquelyn Mitchard
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24
December 1 Silent Honor Danielle Steel
December 8
December 15
December 22
December 29 Airframe Michael Crichton

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 7 The Road Ahead Bill Gates with Nathan Myhrvold and Peter Rinearson
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4 It Takes a Village Hillary Rodham Clinton
February 11
February 18
February 25 Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot Al Franken
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31 Blood Sport James B. Stewart
April 7 In Contempt Christopher A. Darden with Jess Walter
April 14
April 21
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19 Bad as I Wanna Be Dennis Rodman with Tim Keown
May 26
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14 Outrage Vincent Bugliosi
July 21
July 28 The Dilbert Principle Scott Adams
August 4 Unlimited Access Gary Aldrich
August 11
August 18
August 25 The Dilbert Principle Scott Adams
September 1
September 8 Unlimited Access Gary Aldrich
September 15 The Dilbert Principle Scott Adams
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10 American Tragedy Lawrence Schiller and James Willwerth
November 17 The Soul's Code James Hillman
November 24 My Sergei Ekaterina Gordeeva with E. M. Swift
December 1 The Soul's Code James Hillman
December 8
December 15 Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
December 22 My Sergei Ekaterina Gordeeva with E. M. Swift
December 29 A Reporter's Life Walter Cronkite

See also

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References

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