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The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

• The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
• The Iliad of Homer by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
• Tao Te Ching (Penguin Classics) by Lao Tzu (3rd century BCE)
• The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) by Thucydides (5th century BCE)
• Herodotus: The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus (2 - 5th century BCE)
• The Republic Of Plato: Second Edition by Plato (380 BCE)
• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil (19 BCE)
• Koran (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by J. M. Rodwell (7th century)
• The Adventures of Don Quixote (Classics) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1615)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The War of the Worlds (Signet Classics) by H.G. Wells (2006/2008 Edition)
• Ulysses by James Joyce (2006/2008 Edition)
• At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition (Modern Library Classics) by H.P. Lovecraft (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Adventures of Don Quixote (Classics) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006/2008 Edition)
• Three Musketeers - Reader's Digest by Alexandre Dumas (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Razor's Edge (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by W. Somerset Maugham (2006/2008 Edition)
• Watchmen by Alan Moore (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript by Umberto Eco (2006/2008 Edition)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Song of Solomon (Oprah's Book Club) by Toni Morrison (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2006/2008 Edition)
• CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton by Alan Paton (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Oxford World's Classics) by James Joyce (2006/2008 Edition)
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, No 467, Age 8 and over)
• Watership Down (Scribner Classics) by Richard Adams (2009, No 593, Age 8 and over)
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (2009, No 670, Age 8 and over)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (2009, No 685, Age 8 and over)
• Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter) by Rowling (2009, No 697, Age 8 and over)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling (2009, No 701, Age 8 and over)

1952 Astounding/Analog Science Fiction and Fact All-Time Poll

• The Illustrated Man (Grand Master Editions) by Ray Bradbury (10)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (17)

1956 Astounding/Analog Science Fiction and Fact All-Time Poll

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (9)
• The Illustrated Man (Grand Master Editions) by Ray Bradbury (22)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer (17)
• The War of the Worlds (Signet Classics) by H.G. Wells (24)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (2)
• Watership Down (Scribner Classics) by Richard Adams (15)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer (27)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (34)
• The War of the Worlds (Signet Classics) by H.G. Wells (42)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2004, 72)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Children's, 1999)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Giver by Lois Lowry (11)
• Song of Solomon (Oprah's Book Club) by Toni Morrison (84)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Giver by Lois Lowry (11)
• Song of Solomon (Oprah's Book Club) by Toni Morrison (85)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Watership Down (Scribner Classics) by Richard Adams (1974)
• The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan (1991)
• Dealing With Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles) by Patricia C. Wrede (1991)
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1992)
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (1994)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1999)
• Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter) by Rowling (2000)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (2000)
• Green Arrow: Quiver (Book 1) by Kevin Smith (2003)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling (2004)
• Runaways: Pride & Joy (Volume 1) by Brian K. Vaughan (2006)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J. K. Rowling (2006)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (2008)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults Nominee

• Eragon (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Inheritance) by Christopher Paolini (2003)

ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens

• Ex Machina, Vol. 2: Tag by Brian K. Vaughan (2007)
• Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E Volume 1: This Is What They Want TPB (v. 1) by Warren Ellis (2007)
• Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan (2007)
• Blue Beetle (Book 1): Shellshocked by Keith Giffen (2008)
• Blue Beetle (Book 2): Road Trip by John Rogers (2008)

ALA Notable Children's Book

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1999)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation by Homer (Poetry, 1999)
• Pygmalion (Enriched Classics Series) by George Bernard Shaw (Drama, 1999)
• Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott Mccloud (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (Social Sciences, 2004)
• John Adams by David McCullough (History, 2004)
• Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton by Alan Paton ( Books for the Soul, 1997)
• Dealing With Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles) by Patricia C. Wrede ( Humor, 2001)
• The Princess Bride: S Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman ( Humor, 2001)
• The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan (What Ails you?, 2006)
• Runaways: Pride & Joy (Volume 1) by Brian K. Vaughan ( Books That Don’t Make You Blush, 2006)
• Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by Christopher Moore (What’s so Funny?, 2007)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling ( Fame and Fortune, 2009)
• Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman ( Twists on the Tale, 2010)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1997)
• Teen Titans Vol. 1: A Kid's Game by Geoff Johns (2005)
• Invincible Vol. 1: Family Matters by Robert Kirkman (2006)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten

• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1997)

Alex Award

• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (2002)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2004)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2008)

Ambassador Book Award

• John Adams by David McCullough (Biography/Autobiography, 2002)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling (2001)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling (2004)

Andre Norton Award

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (2007)

Andre Simon Award

• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (1986)

Anthony Award

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling (Young Adult, 2004)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• The Razor's Edge (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by W. Somerset Maugham (1944)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Anathem by Neal Stephenson (2009)

Aurealis Award

• The Miocene Arrow (Greatwinter Trilogy) by Sean Mcmullen (SF novel, 2000)

Balrog Fantasy Award

• The Illearth War: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book Two by Stephen R. Donaldson (Best Novel, 1981)
• The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 2) by Stephen R. Donaldson (Best Novel, 1983)

BBC's Big Read

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 05)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 22)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 23)
• Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter) by Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 24)
• The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 25)
• Watership Down (Scribner Classics) by Richard Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 42)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Best loved novel, 2003, No 43)
• Ulysses by James Joyce (Best loved novel, 2003, No 78)
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Best loved novel, 2003, No 94)
• The Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript by Umberto Eco (Best loved novel, 2003, No 174)
• The War of the Worlds (Signet Classics) by H.G. Wells (Best loved novel, 2003, No 194)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter) by Rowling (Audiobook - Children, 2001)

Benjamin Franklin Award (Audiobook - Adult Nonfiction, 2007) Stanley Lombardo translation

• The Iliad of Homer by Homer

Best Books 2006 Awards Finalist (Lombardo, Unabridged Audio) Parmenides Publishing

• The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation by Homer

BILBY

• The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 1997)
• Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter) by Rowling (older readers, 2005)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J. K. Rowling (older readers, 2006)
• Eragon (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Inheritance) by Christopher Paolini (older readers, 2007)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (older readers, 2008)
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (secondary, 1996)

Birmingham Cable Children's Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1997)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2002)
• Eragon (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Inheritance) by Christopher Paolini (Children's Literature Winner, 2004)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2004)

Bookgasm Best Sci-Fi

• Anathem by Neal Stephenson (2008)

Booklist Editors' Choice

• The Giver by Lois Lowry

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics) by Anonymous
• BHAGAVAD - GITA
• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil
• Herodotus: The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus

Bram Stoker Award

• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore (Illustrated Narrative, 2000)
• American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (Novel, 2001)
• Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban (Harry Potter) by Rowling (Work for Young Readers, 1999)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling (Work for Young Readers, 2003)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Preacher Vol. 1: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis (Graphic Novel, 1998)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore (Illustrated Narrative, 2003)
• If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell (Non-Fiction, 2001)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling (Work For Younger Readers, 2000)

British Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Children's Book of the Year, 1998)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (Children's Book of the Year, 1999)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J. K. Rowling (Book of the Year, 2006)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Popular Fiction Award, 2006)

British Fantasy Award

• Lord Foul's Bane : The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever - Book One by Stephen R. Donaldson (Best Novel, 1977)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 1) by Stephen R. Donaldson (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1981)
• Excession by Iain Banks (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1997)
• American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2002)
• A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R.R. Martin (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2006)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Excession by Iain Banks (Novel, 1996)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (2001)
• Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Novel, 2008)

Carnegie Medal

• Watership Down (Scribner Classics) by Richard Adams (1972)

Carnegie Medal Nominee

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling (2003)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J. K. Rowling (2005)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (2008)

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