Best Selling Hardbacks of 2006

The 50 best selling hardbacks of 2006 on Amazon UK, taken from the year’s top 100 books.

The #1 best selling hardback of 2006 is “The Dangerous Book for Boys”.

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These are the hardbacks that sold the most on Amazon UK in 2006. We take the year’s top 100 best selling books, keep the ones whose charting edition is a hardback, and rank them in sales order. Each book also shows where it finished in the overall chart.

Top 50 Hardbacks of 2006

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#1 — The Dangerous Book for Boys

The Dangerous Book for Boys

#1 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#3 — The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

#4 in all books

Rating: 4.0
#6 — Wintersmith (Discworld Novels)

Wintersmith (Discworld Novels)

#12 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#10 — Humble Pie

Humble Pie

#22 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#15 — The World of Karl Pilkington

The World of Karl Pilkington

#33 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#16 — Imperium

Imperium

#34 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#17 — The Cloudspotter's Guide

The Cloudspotter's Guide

#36 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#18 — Hannibal Rising

Hannibal Rising

#37 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#19 — The Silver Spoon (Cooking)

The Silver Spoon (Cooking)

#38 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#22 — Gerrard: My Autobiography

Gerrard: My Autobiography

#41 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#25 — The Innocent Man

The Innocent Man

#49 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#27 — Mustn't Grumble

Mustn't Grumble

#52 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#28 — Francesco's Italy

Francesco's Italy

#56 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#29 — Jamie's Italy

Jamie's Italy

#57 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#31 — Wall and Piece

Wall and Piece

#61 in all books

Rating: 4.8
#32 — 211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do

211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do

#62 in all books

Rating: 4.3
#33 — Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony

Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony

#64 in all books

Rating: 4.5
#34 — The Goddess Guide

The Goddess Guide

#65 in all books

Rating: 4.1
#39 — Whitethorn Woods

Whitethorn Woods

#75 in all books

Rating: 3.9
#40 — Flanimals of the Deep

Flanimals of the Deep

#77 in all books

Rating: 4.4
#41 — The Night Watch

The Night Watch

#78 in all books

Rating: 3.8
#42 — Collins Complete DIY Manual

Collins Complete DIY Manual

#79 in all books

Rating: 4.6
#45 — The Kitchen Diaries

The Kitchen Diaries

#82 in all books

Rating: 4.7
#46 — Close

Close

#84 in all books

Rating: 4.2
#48 — Lisey's Story

Lisey's Story

#94 in all books

Rating: 3.7
#50 — Surgically Enhanced

Surgically Enhanced

#96 in all books

Rating: 4.7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best selling hardback of 2006 in the UK?

"The Dangerous Book for Boys" is the best selling hardback of 2006 on Amazon UK. It is number 1 in the overall top 100 books of the year.

What are the top 10 hardbacks of 2006?

The top 10 hardbacks of 2006 on Amazon UK are: 1. The Dangerous Book for Boys; 2. The Book of General Ignorance (A Quite Interesting Book); 3. The Sound of Laughter; 4. Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook; 5. The Boys' Book: How to be the Best at Everything; 6. Wintersmith (Discworld Novels); 7. Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before; 8. The Gospel According to Chris Moyles: The Story of a Man and His Mouth; 9. Gordon Ramsay's Sunday Lunch: And Other Recipes from the "F Word"; 10. Humble Pie.

How is this chart worked out?

It is Amazon UK's top 100 best selling books of the year, filtered to the hardback editions and re-ranked. A book counts only when the edition in the chart is the hardback.