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

The Odyssey by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
The Trial : A new translation based on the restored text by Franz Kafka (1925)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy (2006/2008 Edition)
Amerika by Franz Kafka (2006/2008 Edition)
The Hobbit : Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (2006/2008 Edition)
The Monk (Oxford World's Classics) by Matthew Lewis (2006/2008 Edition)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (2006/2008 Edition)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (2006/2008 Edition)
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus : The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (2006/2008 Edition)
Castle, The : A new translation based on the restored text by Franz Kafka (2006/2008 Edition)
The Trial : A new translation based on the restored text by Franz Kafka (2006/2008 Edition)

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

The Hobbit : Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, No 467, 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 and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. 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)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

The Hobbit : Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien (2)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (11)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (19)

ABA ABBY Winner

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

Agatha Award Nominee

Guilty Parties: A Mystery Lover's Companion by Ian Ousby (Non-Fiction, 1997)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

Cujo by Stephen King (49)
Christine by Stephen King (95)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

Cujo by Stephen King (55)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton (1969)
Terminal Man by Michael Crichton (1972)
Firestarter by Stephen King (1980)
Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (1986)
Jurassic Park (Gift Edition) by Michael Crichton (1992)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1999)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (2000)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (2000)
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (2000)
Timeline by Michael Crichton (2001)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J.K. Rowling (2004)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (2006)

ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Stephen King's Dark Tower: The Long Road Home by Stephen King (Fiction, 2009)
The Gunslinger Born (The Dark Tower Graphic Novel) by Peter David (Fiction, 2009)

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 by Homer (Poetry, 1999)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (Drama, 1999)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley) by Alex Haley (Biography, 1999)
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (Non-fiction, 1999)
The Complete Maus : A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman (Non-fiction, 1999)
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (History & Cultures, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman ( Going Alternative, 1997)
Sphere by Michael Crichton ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris ( All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)
It by Stephen King ( All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling ( Fame and Fortune, 2009)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Dracula by Bram Stoker (1998)
A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book by Frank Warren (2008)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten

PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren (2007)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Nominee

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (2005)

Alex Award

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (1998)
All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg (1998)
The Hungry Ocean : A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw (2000)
Just After Sunset: Stories (Collectors Set) by Stephen King (2009)

Amazon's Best Books of the Month: September 2009

Blood's A Rover by James Ellroy

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

Blood's A Rover by James Ellroy (#47)

Amazon.com Best Books

Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King (Mystery and Thriller, 2008)

American Book Award

Miles, the autobiography by Miles Davis (1990)

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)

Anthony Award

Alienist, The by Caleb Carr (Best First Novel, 1995)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (Best Novel, 1989)
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon (Best True Crime, 1992)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J.K. Rowling (Young Adult, 2004)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

Balrog Nominee

Firestarter by Stephen King (Novel, 1981)
Cujo by Stephen King (Novel, 1982)

Barry Award nominee

Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane (Novel, 2000)

BBC's Big Read

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 05)
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 and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 24)
The Hobbit : Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 25)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Best loved novel, 2003, No 30)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (Best loved novel, 2003, No 104)
It by Stephen King (Best loved novel, 2003, No 144)
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus : The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Best loved novel, 2003, No 171)

Benjamin Franklin Award

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (Audiobook - Children, 2001)

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

The Odyssey by Homer

BILBY

The Hobbit : Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 1997)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (older readers, 2005)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (older readers, 2006)
Jurassic Park (Gift Edition) 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)

Black Quill Award

Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King (Nominee)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

Book Sense Book of the Year

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker by Robert Mankoff ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2005)
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2008)

Booker Prize Shortlist

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (1988)

Borders Original Voices

A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius : A Memoir Based on a True Story by Dave Eggers (2001)

Bram Stoker

Misery by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1988)
Bag of Bones by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1998)
On Writing : A Memoir Of The Craft by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, 2000)

Bram Stoker Award

Just After Sunset: Stories (Collectors Set) by Stephen King (Collection, 2008)
Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis (First Novel, 1997)
Misery by Stephen King (Novel, 1987)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (Novel, 1988)
Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King (Novel, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. 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

Just After Sunset: Stories (Collectors Set) by Stephen King (Collection, 2008)
Alienist, The by Caleb Carr (Novel, 1994)
Hannibal by Thomas Harris (Novel, 1999)
Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5) by Stephen King (Novel, 2003)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J.K. Rowling (Work For Younger Readers, 2000)

Bram Stoker Nominee

Black House by Stephen King (Novel, 2001)
The Dark Tower VII - DELUXE Edition SIGNED By King and Whelan by Stephen King (Novel, 2004)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, 1993)
Everything's Eventual : Five Dark Tales by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, 2002)
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1999)
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, Book 3) by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)
Needful Things : The Last Castle Rock Story by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)
From A Buick 8 : A Novel by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 2002)
Riding the Bullet by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, 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)
The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles (Illustrated Book of the Year, 2001)
Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! by Michael Moore (Book of the Year, 2003)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling (Book of the Year, 2006)

British Fantasy Award

Cujo by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1982)
It by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1987)
Bag of Bones by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1999)
The Dark Tower VII - DELUXE Edition SIGNED By King and Whelan by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2005)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

The Dark Tower VII - DELUXE Edition SIGNED By King and Whelan by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 2005)
Just After Sunset: Stories (Collectors Set) by Stephen King (Collection, 2009)

British Fantasy Nominee

Firestarter by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1981)
Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6) by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2005)
Everything's Eventual : Five Dark Tales by Stephen King (Collection, 2003)

Brothers Judd Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

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)

Carnegie Medal Shortlist

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1997)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (1999)

Colorado Children's Book Award Nomination 2010

Kingdom Keepers, The by Ridley Pearson

CounterPunch's Top 100 [and a few more] Non-fiction Works of the 20th Century

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley) by Alex Haley

Edgar Award

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon (Best Fact Crime, 1992)
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Fact Crime, 2004)
A Case Of Need by Michael Crichton (Novel, 1969)

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