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The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers Of 1936
This is a list of books that topped ''The New York Times'' best-seller list in 1936. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area. Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. The two most popular books that year were '' Gone with the Wind'', by Margaret Mitchell, which held on top of the list for 25 weeks, and '' The Last Puritan'' by George Santayana, which was on top of the list for 11 weeks. Retrieved March 14, 2018 Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times Best Seller List
''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago'', Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992. Since October 12, 1931, ''The New York Times Book Review'' has published the list weekly. In the 21st century, it has evolved into multiple lists, grouped by genre and format, including fiction and non-fiction, hardcover, paperback and electronic. The list is based on a proprietary method that uses sales figures, other data and internal guidelines that are unpublished—how the ''Times'' compiles the list is a trade secret. In 1983 (as part of a legal argument), the ''Times'' stated that the list is not mathematically objective but rather editorial content. In 2017, a ''Times'' representative said that the goal is that the lists reflect authentic best selle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |