Awards in your library

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

• The I Ching or Book of Changes by C.F. Baynes (1 - 14th century BCE)
• Philosophical Investigations (3rd Edition) by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1953)
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• London Orbital: A Walk Around the M25 by Iain Sinclair (2006 Edition)
• Drop City by T.C. Boyle (2006 Edition)
• The Plumed Serpent by D.H. Lawrence (2006 edition)
• The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq (2006/2008 Edition)
• Watchmen by Alan Moore (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien (2006/2008 Edition)
• Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
• David Copperfield (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Encheiridion: The Manual for Living by Epictetus (Non-fiction, 1999)

ALS Gold Medal

• A Mapmaker's Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice: A Novel by James Cowan (1998)

Ambassador Book Award

• Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (Fiction, 1989)
• The Writing Life by Annie Dillard (American Arts & Letters, 1990)
• American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird (Biography/Autobiography, 2006)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Island (Perennial Classics) by Aldous Huxley (1962)

BBC's Big Read

• David Copperfield (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 34)
• The Beach by Alex Garland (Best loved novel, 2003, No 103)

Betty Trask Award

• The Beach by Alex Garland (1997)

Bram Stoker Award

• H.P. Lovecraft: A Life by S. T. Joshi (Non-Fiction, 1996)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila (Spiritual Classics)
• The Way of Perfection by Teresa Of Avila (Spiritual Classics)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The True Believer by Eric Hoffer (Nonfiction, Gold, 1951)

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

• Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays by Northrop Frye

Duff Cooper Prize

• Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius by Ray Monk (1991)
• American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird (2008)

Eisner Award

• Watchmen by Alan Moore (Best Graphic Album, 1988)
• From Hell by Alan Moore (Best Serialized Story, 1993)

Guardian 1000

• The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Beach by Alex Garland (War and travel)

The Guardian's Text on the Beach: 50 Best Summer Reads Ever

• The Beach by Alex Garland (2009)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• In Search of the Miraculous (Harvest Book) by P. D. Ouspensky
• The Perennial Philosophy (Perennial Classics) by Aldous Huxley
• Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster

Harvey Award

• From Hell by Alan Moore (Graphic Album of Previously Published Work, 2000)
• Watchmen by Alan Moore (Graphic Album, 1988)

Hugo

• Watchmen by Alan Moore (Other Forms, 1988)

Ignatz Award

• From Hell by Alan Moore (Outstanding Story, 1997)

International Horror Guild Award

• From Hell by Alan Moore (Graphic Novel / Illustrated Narrative, 1995)

International IMPAC Dublin

• The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq (Winner, 2002)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Philosophical Classics) by David Hume

Locus

• Watchmen by Alan Moore (Nonfiction/Related/Reference, 1988)

Locus Award Finalist

• An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe (Fantasy Novel, 2009)

Locus Recommended Reading

• An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe (Fantasy Novel, 2008)

LOST Book Club

• Island (Perennial Classics) by Aldous Huxley
• The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Board's List

• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (69)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Reader's List

• The True Believer by Eric Hoffer (20)
• Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays by Northrop Frye (47)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee

• An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe (Adult Literature, 2009)

National Book Award finalist

• Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (Fiction, 1962)
• Drop City by T.C. Boyle (Fiction, 2003)
• Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick (Nonfiction, 1992)

National Book Critics Circle Award

• American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird (Biography, 2005)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (Fiction, 1988)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (1988)
• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.) by Matt Ridley (2000)
• Drop City by T.C. Boyle (2003)

New York Times bestseller

• Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (Fiction, 1961)
• Island (Perennial Classics) by Aldous Huxley (Fiction, 1962)
• Drop City by T.C. Boyle (Fiction, 2003)
• A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell (General, 1945)
• The Perennial Philosophy (Perennial Classics) by Aldous Huxley (General, 1945)
• The Writing Life by Annie Dillard (Nonfiction, 1989)
• Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick (Nonfiction, 1992)
• Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku (Nonfiction, 2008)

New York Times Notable Book of the Year

• How It Ended: New and Collected Stories by Jay McInerney (Fiction & Poetry, 2009)

New York Times: Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years

• Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (Multiple Votes)

Newsweek 50 Books for Our Times

• American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird (2009)

Novembre

• The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq (1998)

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• David Copperfield (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (2003)

Pulitzer Prize

• American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird (Biography or Autobiography, 2006)

Pulitzer Prize finalist

• Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick (Biography or Autobiography, 1993)
• Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (Fiction, 1989)

Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

• Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (54)

Royal Society Prize for Science Books Shortlist

• Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick (General, 1993)
• The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation by Matt Ridley (General, 1997)
• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.) by Matt Ridley (General, 2000)
• Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious by Gerd Gigerenzer (General, 2008)

Salon Book Award

• Drop City by T.C. Boyle (2003)

Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction shortlist

• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.) by Matt Ridley (2000)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

• Bangkok 8: A Novel by John Burdett (2003)

Seattle Getaways: 12 Essential Northwest Books

• Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (1997)

Squiddy Award

• From Hell by Alan Moore (Best Comic Reprint Collection, 1999)
• Watchmen by Alan Moore (Favorite Limited Series, 1988)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• David Copperfield (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (2008)

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