We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years. We’re moving along now and we’re starting to get close to what will be the end of this blog series as today we feature 2006.
In 2006, Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion. Saddam Hussein was tried and sentenced to death. On the last day of the Hajj, in Mina, Saudi Arabia a stampede caused the death of 362 Muslim pilgrims.
Among all that there were plenty of books published too. So here they are, the ten top selling books of 2006. We’re also featuring some well known books that didn’t make the cut!
2006 also saw the release of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.
We’ll continue this series right through to 2018, keep an eye out for 2007, coming soon!
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