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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation by Paulo Coelho (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2008 edition)
• The Namesake: A Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri (2008 edition)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (91)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (91)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1990)
• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (2008)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Social Sciences, 2009)
• Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan ( Multicultural Fiction, 1997)
• When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago ( Tales of the Cities, 2002)
• My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult ( What Ails you?, 2006)
• The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult ( Criminal Elements, 2006)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• The Boy Next Door by Meggin Cabot (2004)

Alex Award

• When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago (1999)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)
• My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (2005)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (2007)

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman (#61)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant by Jenni Ferrari-Adler (On Amazon's top books of the year list * Book Sense Picks Highlights, 2007)

American Library Association Notable Book

• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2007)

Andre Simon Award

• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (1986)
• The Penguin Companion to Food by Alan Davidson (1999)
• The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why by Erik Millstone (2003)
• Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon by Claudia Roden (2005)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

BBC's Big Read

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 33)
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Best loved novel, 2003, No 94)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2006)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2007)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Adult Fiction Winner, 2007)
• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2008)
• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Adult Fiction, 2008)

Booker Prize

• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2006)
• The Gathering (Man Booker Prize) by Anne Enright (2007)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali (2003)

British Book Award

• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Best Read of the Year, 2008)

British Guild of Food Writers

• Culinary Pleasure: Cookbooks and the Transformation of British Food by Nicola Humble (Food Book of the Year Award, 2006)
• The Penguin Companion to Food by Alan Davidson (Food Book of the Year, 2000)

Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award

• Peony in Love: A Novel by Lisa See (2008)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, Silver, 1989)
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See (Fiction, Silver, 2005)
• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Nonfiction, Gold, 2006)

Crossword Prize

• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Popular Award, 2006)

Delete Key Award

• Change of Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (2009, finalist)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ( co-recipient)

Florida Teens Read

• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (2008-2009)

Gourmand World Cookbook

• Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques by Jacques Pépin
• Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine by Rick Bayless (Chef book, 1998)
• The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller (Chef book, 1999)

Great Lakes Book Award

• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Fiction, 2007)

Guardian 1000

• The Gathering (Man Booker Prize) by Anne Enright (Family and self)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (War and travel)

IACP Cookbook Award

• Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China by Jeffrey Alford (2009, finalist)
• Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, The by Peter Berley (Single Subject, 2001)

IACP Cookbook of the Year

• Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine by Rick Bayless (1997)
• Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison (1998)
• The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller (2000)

James Beard Foundation Award

• Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, The by Peter Berley (Vegetarian, 2001)
• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (Reference, 2005)
• Cheese: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best by Max Mccalman (Reference, 2006)
• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Writing on Food, 2007)

James Beard Foundation Award Nominee

• How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman (2009)
• Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages by Anne Mendelson (2009)
• The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs by Karen Page (2009)
• Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China by Jeffrey Alford (2009)
• Feast: Food to Celebrate Life by Nigella Lawson (Cooking from a Profesional Point of View, 2005)
• The Professional Chef by The Culinary Institute of America (Cooking from a Professional Point of View, 2007)
• Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon by Claudia Roden (International, 2007)
• Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent by Jeffrey Alford (Photography, 2006)
• What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science by Robert L. Wolke (Reference, 2006)
• How To Break An Egg : 1,453 Kitchen Tips, Food Fixes, Emergency Substitutions and Handy Techniques by Fine Cooking Editors (Reference, 2006)

Kiriyama Prize

• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Nonfiction, 2007)

Kiriyama Prize Finalist

• Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali (Fiction, 2004)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Fiction, 2007)
• The Last Chinese Chef: A Novel by Nicole Mones (Fiction, 2008)

Lectrices de Elle

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Roman, 1995)

Macavity Award Nominee

• Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach (Non-Fiction, 2006)

Minnesota Book Awards

• Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford ( History and Biography Winner, 2005)

National Book Award finalist

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

National Book Critics Circle Award

• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Fiction, 2006)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)
• Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali (Fiction, 2003)
• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (General Nonfiction, 2006)

Nautilus Book Award

• Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe (Social Change, 2003)

NEA Big Read

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (2009)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali (2003)
• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (2006)

New York Times bestseller

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See
• The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, 2006)
• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Fiction, 1989)
• The Namesake: A Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri (Fiction, 2003)
• My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (Fiction, 2004)
• Vanishing Acts: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (Fiction, 2005)
• Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Amy Tan (Fiction, 2005)
• The Undomestic Godess (Fiction, 2005)
• The Guy Not Taken: Stories by Jennifer Weiner (Fiction, 2006)
• Baby Proof by Emily Giffin (Fiction, 2006)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Fiction, 2006)
• Peony in Love: A Novel by Lisa See (Fiction, 2007)
• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Fiction, 2007)
• The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright (Fiction, 2007)
• Second Chance by Jane Green (Fiction, 2007)
• Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Fiction, 2007)
• Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin (Fiction, 2008)
• Change of Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult (Fiction, 2008)
• Kitchen Confidential Updated E Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) by Anthony Bourdain (Nonfiction, 2000)
• Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford (Nonfiction, 2004)
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Nonfiction, 2006)
• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (Nonfiction, 2006)
• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (Nonfiction, 2007)
• Skinny Bitch by Kim Barnouin (Paperback Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, 2007)

New York Times Notable Book of the Year

• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Fiction & Poetry, 2006)
• The Gathering (Man Booker Prize) by Anne Enright (Fiction & Poetry, 2007)
• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Non-Fiction, 2006)
• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (Non-Fiction, 2006)

The New Yorker Best Debut of the Year

• Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (2000)

NPR's 10 Best Cookbooks

• Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart by Pauline Nguyen (2008)
• How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman (2008)

NPR's Complete Holiday Book Recommendations

• Knife Skills Illustrated: A User's Manual by Peter Hertzmann (2007)
• Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart by Pauline Nguyen (2008)
• How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman (2008)

Oprah's Book Club selection

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (2007)

Orange Prize Longlist

• The Namesake: A Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri (2004)
• Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali (2004)
• The Gathering (Man Booker Prize) by Anne Enright (2008)

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