Awards in your library

Summary: 29 Awards.

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

• THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO. Translated, with Notes, an Interpretive Essay, and a new Introduction by Allan Bloom by Plato. (380 BCE)
• The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (1532)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (African American History (Penguin)) by Juan Williams (1987)
• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1990)
• There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America by Alex Kotlowitz (1992)
• Amazing Grace: Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation, The by Jonathan Kozol (1997)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Autobiography of Malcolm X (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Alex Haley (Biography, 1999)
• Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (African American History (Penguin)) by Juan Williams (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford (History, 2004)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan ( Multicultural Fiction, 1997)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. (1998)

BBC's Big Read

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Best loved novel, 2003, No 94)

Carl Sandburg Award

• There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America by Alex Kotlowitz

Christopher Award

• There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America by Alex Kotlowitz

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, Silver, 1989)

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

• Autobiography of Malcolm X (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Alex Haley

Firecracker Alternative Book Award

• In Defense of Mumia (Poetry, 1996)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by James C.; Porras Collins, Jerry I. (The Corporation)
• On Leadership by John W. Gardner (Leadership)
• The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (Office Politics)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Strategy)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Autobiography of Malcolm X (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Alex Haley
• I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.

Harry Chapin Media Award

• Amazing Grace: Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation, The by Jonathan Kozol (Book, 1995)
• Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope by Jonathan Kozol (Book, 2000)

Lectrices de Elle

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Roman, 1995)

Minnesota Book Awards

• Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford (NonFiction Winner, 1989)
• Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America by Jack Weatherford ( NonFiction Winner, 1992)

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

• Autobiography of Malcolm X (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Alex Haley (51)

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

• Autobiography of Malcolm X (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Alex Haley (91)

National Book Award finalist

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)

NEA Big Read

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (2009)

New York Times bestseller

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)
• You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen (General, 1981)
• Nobody's Perfect: How to Give Criticism and Get Results by Hendrie Weisinger (General, 1982)
• Megatrends 2000 by John Naisbitt (Nonfiction, 1990)
• There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America by Alex Kotlowitz (Nonfiction, 1991)
• Amazing Grace: Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation, The by Jonathan Kozol (Nonfiction, 1995)
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom (Nonfiction, 1997)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Nonfiction, 2000)
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (Paperback Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, 1990)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (2009, No. 31)
• Autobiography of Malcolm X (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Alex Haley (2009, No. 97)

NYPL Books of the Century

• There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America by Alex Kotlowitz

NYPL Helen Bernstein Award

• There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America by Alex Kotlowitz (1992)

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award

• All I ever needed to know in kindergarden by Fulgum R. (1989)

Ralph J. Bunche Award

• Politics and Society in the South by Earl; Black Black, Merle (1988)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (2008)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (2008)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (55)