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2006 Books

From bestselling novels to critically acclaimed works, 2006 was filled with captivating stories that have stood the test of time. In this list, we highlight the most popular books of 2006, celebrating the titles that topped the charts and won the hearts of book lovers everywhere.

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Running With Scissors
Written by: Augusten Burroughs
Outline: The #1 New York Times Bestseller. An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the year. Running with Scissors, a Major Motion Picture is the true story of a boy who was abandoned by his mother. She was a poet with …
Memoirs of a Geisha
Written by: Arthur Golden
Outline: This is the story of a literary sensation and a runaway bestseller.
The Road
Written by: Cormac McCarth
Outline: A father and son travel alone through America. Movie; Pulitzer; Oprah’s Book Club, March 2007.
Dear John
Written by: Nicholas Sparks
Outline: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR John is an angry rebel who quit school to enlist in the Army. Not knowing what else to do, he meets Savannah, the girl of his dreams.
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Written by: Mitch Albom
Outline: This paperback edition, with flaps, of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Eddie is a veteran of World War II who feels trapped in his life fixing rides at a beach amusement park.
Eat, Pray, Love
Written by: Elizabeth Gilbert
Outline: Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir chronicles her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and self-discovery during a yearlong journey around the world. After going through a personal crisis, she embarked on a transformative experience in Rome, India, and Bali, where she explored …
Water for Elephants
Written by: Sara Gruen
Outline: Jacob Jankowski, a veterinary student, joins a struggling circus during the Great Depression and falls in love with Marlena, the beautiful star of the equestrian act, despite her marriage to the charismatic but twisted animal trainer, August. The story explores …
Sharp Objects
Written by: Gillian Flynn
Outline: Camille Preaker, a reporter recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital, must return to her hometown to cover the unsolved murder of a young girl and the disappearance of another, while also confronting her troubled relationship with her mother and half-sister. …
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Written by: John Boyne
Outline: This book follows the journey of a nine-year-old boy named Bruno, leading the reader to a fence that represents the harsh realities of the world. While not intended for young readers, the story invites us to confront the existence of …
An Abundance of Katherines
Written by: John Green
Outline: Colin Singleton, a child prodigy, has been dumped by 19 different girls named Katherine. On a road trip, he aims to prove a theorem that can predict the future of any relationship, seeking to avenge Dumpees and win back a …
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Written by: Max Brooks
Outline: Max Brooks traveled the world to record the first-hand experiences of survivors from the Zombie War, which came dangerously close to wiping out humanity. The resulting book, "World War Z," powerfully conveys the depth of fear, horror, and the indomitable …
Sarah's Key
Written by: Tatiana de Rosnay
Outline: In 1942, a 10-year-old Jewish girl named Sarah was brutally arrested with her family during the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup in Paris, a notorious act of French collaboration with the Nazis. Sixty years later, an American journalist named Julia Jarmond investigates …