Awards in your library

Summary: 63 Awards. Page: [1] 2

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

• Penguin Great Ideas : The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (1532)
• The Communist Manifesto (Penguin Great Ideas) by Karl Marx (1848)
• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (2006/2008 Edition)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Everything is Illuminated (Penguin Celebrations) by Jonathan Safran Foer (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (17)

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

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (34)

Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

• A Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela (scholarship/non-fiction)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (68)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (70)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• If I Die In A Combat Zone - Box Me Up And Ship Me Home by Tim O'brien (1973)
• When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition by Le Ly Hayslip (1990)
• First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung (2001)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)
• First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung (History, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung (This Small World: a Glimpse of Many Cultures, 2003)

Alan Paton Award

• A Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela (1995)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

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

Barry Award nominee

• Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (Novel, 2005)

BBC's Big Read

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 46)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Best loved novel, 2003, No 70)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Travels (Classics) by Marco Polo

British Book Award

• Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (Book of the Year, 1994)

Dilys Award

• Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (2005)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• The Travels (Classics) by Marco Polo (010)
• Seven years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer (020)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Penguin Great Ideas : The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (Office Politics)

Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle

• The Pianist (Film Tie-in edition): The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45 by Wladyslaw Szpilman (Document, 2002)

Guardian 1000

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (State of the nation)
• Everything is Illuminated (Penguin Celebrations) by Jonathan Safran Foer (War and travel)

Guardian First Book Award

• Everything is Illuminated (Penguin Celebrations) by Jonathan Safran Foer (2002)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

Hugo

• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Novella, 1946, awarded 1996)

IPPY

• One people, many journeys by Des Hannigan (Coffee Table Books, 2006)

IPPY Finalist

• The travel book : a journey through every country in the world (Coffee Table Books, 2005)

Irish Book Award Nominee

• The God delusion by Richard Dawkins (Tubridy Show Listener's Choice, 2007)

Kiriyama Prize

• River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler (Nonfiction, 2001)

Kiriyama Prize Finalist

• The River at the Centre of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester (1997)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (30)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins (Current Interest, 1987)

LOST Book Club

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Macavity Award Nominee

• Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (Novel, 2005)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (The Board's List, 13)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (The Board's List, 31)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (The Board's List, 41)

National Jewish Book Award

• Everything is Illuminated (Penguin Celebrations) by Jonathan Safran Foer (2001)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• The Great Railway Bazaar. By Train through Asia by Paul Theroux (1975)

New York Times bestseller

• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Fiction, 1946)
• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (Fiction, 1949)
• Everything is Illuminated (Penguin Celebrations) by Jonathan Safran Foer (Fiction, 2002)
• Seven years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer (General, 1954)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Nonfiction, 2003)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (2009, No. 2)
• The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics) by Geoffrey Chaucer (2009, No. 11)
• Penguin Great Ideas : The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (2009, No. 31)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (2009, No. 61)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (2009, No. 62)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics) by Geoffrey Chaucer
• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (2003)
• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (2003)

One of the Best Books of the Year

• The Pianist (Film Tie-in edition): The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45 by Wladyslaw Szpilman (Los Angeles Times)

Pajiba's Best Books of the Generation

• Everything is Illuminated (Penguin Celebrations) by Jonathan Safran Foer (2007, No 08)

Prometheus Award

• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (Hall of Fame, 1984)

Prometheus Award Shortlist

• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Hall of Fame, 2007)

Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (8)
• 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (9)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (17)

Retrospective Hugo

• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Novella, Awarded in 1996 for work done in 1945)

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