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

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, 1775-1817 (2006 Edition)
• The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers (2006/2008 Edition)
• Thank You, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) by P. G. Wodehouse (2006/2008 Edition)
• Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut (2006/2008 Edition)
• Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
• The House on the Borderland (Dover Mystery, Detective, & Other Fiction) by William Hope Hodgson (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt (2006/2008 Edition)
• Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Dover Thrift Editions) by Thomas Hardy (2006/2008 Edition)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript by Umberto Eco (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2006/2008 Edition)
• Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
• Emma (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (2008 edition)

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

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2009, No 981, Age 12 and over)
• Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (2009, Ages 5↑)
• Now We Are Six Deluxe Edition by A.A. Milne (2009, Ages 5↑)

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

• THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY-THE CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) by Isaac Asimov (15)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (17)

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

• More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon (3)
• The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (7)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (9)
• THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY-THE CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) by Isaac Asimov (12)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (3)
• THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY-THE CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) by Isaac Asimov (6)
• Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester (7)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (8)
• More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon (9)
• The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (14)
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (22)
• A Case of Conscience by James Blish (28)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin (3)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (26)
• A Wrinkle In Time (33)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (2)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (4)
• THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY-THE CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) by Isaac Asimov (6)
• Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester (10)
• More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon (12)
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (14)
• The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (18)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (34)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (1998, 12)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• A Wrinkle In Time (23)
• Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut (67)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• A Wrinkle In Time (22)
• Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut (69)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Journey To Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda (1973)
• The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold (2003)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Fiction, 1999)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Social Sciences, 2004)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen ( Romance -- Passion and Heartbreak, 2000)
• A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold (All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (What Ails you?, 2006)

Alex Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
• Pavane by Keith ROBERTS (1968)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

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

Bancarella

• Sophies World by Jostein Gaarder (1995)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

BBC's Big Read

• Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Best loved novel, 2003, No 02)
• 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 Wind in the Willows (Signet Classics) by Kenneth Grahame (Best loved novel, 2003, No 16)
• Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Dover Thrift Editions) by Thomas Hardy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 26)
• Emma (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Best loved novel, 2003, No 40)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 46)
• Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller) by Arthur Ransome (Best loved novel, 2003, No 57)
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Best loved novel, 2003, No 76)
• Three Men in a Boat: (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (Dover Value Editions) by Jerome K. Jerome (Best loved novel, 2003, No 101)
• High Fidelity: A Novel by Nick Hornby (Best loved novel, 2003, No 143)
• Soul Music by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 151)
• The Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript by Umberto Eco (Best loved novel, 2003, No 174)
• Sophies World by Jostein Gaarder (Best loved novel, 2003, No 175)
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Best loved novel, 2003, No 178)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
• The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

• A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (2005)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss ( Children's Literature Honor Book, 2007)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2004)
• The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold (Adult Fiction Winner, 2003)

Booker Prize Longlist

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2003)
• A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (2005)

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

• A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Fiction, 1969)

Bram Stoker Award

• The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold (First Novel, 2002)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold (Novel, 2002)

British Book Award

• A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (Newcomer of the Year, 2006)
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (Book of the Year, 2004)
• The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold (Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year, 2004)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick (Novel, 1978)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• A Case of Conscience by James Blish (BSFA Fiftieth Anniversary Award - Best Novel of 1958)

Carnegie Medal

• The Owl Service by Alan Garner (1967)

CILIP Carnegie Medal for children's literature - one of the 10 most important children's novels of the past 70 years

• The Owl Service by Alan Garner (2007)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold (First Fiction, Silver, 2002)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Best First Book, 2004)

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

• THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS. by E.P. Thompson

Crossword Prize

• An Equal Music by Vikram Seth (English-language fiction, 1999)

Crossword Prize shortlist

• An Equal Music by Vikram Seth (1999)

David Higham Prize for Fiction

• The Cast Iron Shore by Linda Grant (1996)

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

• Sophies World by Jostein Gaarder (Jugendbuch, 1994)

Ditmar Shortlist

• Radix by A.A. Attanasio (International Fiction, 1982)

Edgar Award Nominee

• The Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript by Umberto Eco (Novel, 1984)

EMMA - BT Ethnic and Multicultural Media Award

• An Equal Music by Vikram Seth (2001)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ( co-recipient)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004)

Galaxy British Book Award

• When Will There be Good News? by Kate Atkinson (2009, shortlist)

Gaylactic Spectrum

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hall of Fame, 2003)

Gaylactic Spectrum Shortlist

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hall of Fame, 2001)

Gigamesh

• A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Fantasía, Novela, 1984)
• The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Fantasía, Novela, 1988)

Guardian 1000

• Thank You, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) by P. G. Wodehouse (Comedy)
• High Fidelity: A Novel by Nick Hornby (Comedy)
• The Uncommon Reader: A Novella by Alan Bennett (Comedy)
• Three Men in a Boat: (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (Dover Value Editions) by Jerome K. Jerome (Comedy)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Comedy)
• The Wind in the Willows (Signet Classics) by Kenneth Grahame (Comedy)
• The Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript by Umberto Eco (Crime)
• You Only Live Twice (James Bond Novels) by Ian Fleming (Crime)
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Crime)
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, 1775-1817 (Love)
• Emma (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Love)
• Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Love)
• Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Love)
• Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Dover Thrift Editions) by Thomas Hardy (Love)
• Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Love)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (State of the nation)
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (P.S.) by Robert M. Pirsig (War and travel)
• Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut (War and travel)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (War and travel)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

• The Owl Service by Alan Garner (1968)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2003)

H.R.F. Keating's 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books

• The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers (22)
• The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham (47)

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