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

• The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)
• The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus (2 - 5th century BCE)
• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil (19 BCE)
• The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri (1321)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (2006 Edition)
• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Penguin Classics) by Anonymous (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• Against the Grain (À Rebours) by J. K. Huysmans (2006/2008 Edition)
• Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs (2006/2008 Edition)
• Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (2006/2008 Edition)
• Journey to the End of the Night: (NEW DIRECTIONS PAPERBOOK) by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (2006/2008 Edition)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• La-Bas (Down There) by Joris K. Huysmans (2008 Edition)

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

• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (2009, Age 0-3)
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (2009, Age 0-3)
• Each Peach Pear Plum (Picture Puffins) by Allan Ahlberg (2009, Age 0-3)
• Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry (2009, Ages 3↑)
• A Child's Garden of Verses: A Classic Illustrated edition by Robert Louis Stevenson (2009, Ages 5↑)
• Peanuts Treasury by Chalres M. Schulz (2009, Ages 5↑)
• The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg (2009, Ages 5↑)
• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, Ages 8↑)

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

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (17)

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

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (15)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1)
• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (2)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (26)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (34)

Aga Khan Prize for Fiction

• The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt (1995)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7 by J. K. Rowling (48)
• Little Black Sambo (90)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7 by J. K. Rowling (7)
• Little Black Sambo (90)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Peanuts Treasury by Chalres M. Schulz (1968)

An ALA Notable Book

• Lizard Music by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer (Poetry, 1999)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation by Lewis Carroll (2004)
• Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up by Robert Sabuda (2006)

Andersen - Il Mondo dell'Infanzia

• One Red Dot: A Pop-Up Book for Children of All Ages (Classic Collectible Pop-Up) by David A. Carter (Miglior libro "Fatto ad Arte", 2005)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (1946)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2004)

BBC's Big Read

• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 01)
• His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman (Best loved novel, 2003, No 03)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 25)
• Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (Best loved novel, 2003, No 129)
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Best loved novel, 2003, No 199)

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

• The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer

BILBY

• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 1997)
• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 2002)

Booker Prize

• Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (1990)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil
• The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus

Caldecott Medal

• Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (1954)

Carnegie Medal

• Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce (1958)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Literary Classics)
• The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri (Literary Classics)

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

• The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell by Bertrand Russell

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (Power)

Galaxy British Book Award

• Stephen Fry in America (Hardcover) (UK Import) by Stephen Fry (2009, shortlist)

Guardian 1000

• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (Comedy)
• Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (Love)
• His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Journey to the End of the Night: (NEW DIRECTIONS PAPERBOOK) by Louis-Ferdinand Céline (War and travel)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (1938)
• Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (1954)

International Fantasy Award

• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fiction, 1957)

Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize

• Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (1990)

Kate Greenaway Medal

• Each Peach Pear Plum (Picture Puffins) by Allan Ahlberg (1978)
• The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg (Winner, 1986)

Kurt Maschler Award

• The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg (Winner, 1986)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• The Soft Machine (Burroughs, William S.) by William S. Burroughs (8.1)
• Nova Express by William S. Burroughs (8.2)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (30)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Penguin Classics) by Thomas De Quincey
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell

Meilleur Livre Étranger

• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1972)

Minnesota Book Awards

• On the Day You Were Born: Book and Musical CD by Debra Frasier ( Younger Children, 1992)

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

• Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto (30)
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series) by Joseph Campbell (93)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (The Board's List, 13)
• The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Reader's List, 4)
• Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs (The Reader's List, 80)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award

• The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt (Adult Literature, 1998)

National Book Award

• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil (Translation, 1973)
• Les Fleurs Du Mal by Charles Baudelaire (Translation, 1983)

National Book Award finalist

• Death on the Installment Plan by Louis Celine (Translation, 1967)
• The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer (Translation, 1968)

National Book Award finalist (Translation, 1970) Richard Seaver and Helen R. Lane

• Manifestoes of Surrealism (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) by Andre Breton

NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

• The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia by Editors of Kingfisher (2000)

Nebula Nominee

• Nova Express by William S. Burroughs (Novel, 1965)

New York Herald Tribune's Children's Spring Book Festival Award

• The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (1938)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt (1990)

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