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100 Essential New England Books

• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (Boston Globe)
• The Bell Jar (P.S.) by Sylvia Plath (Boston Globe, #4)

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

• The I Ching or Book of Changes by C.F. Baynes (1 - 14th century BCE)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (2006/2008 Edition)
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Bell Jar (P.S.) by Sylvia Plath (2006/2008 Edition)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (4)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (5)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Bell Jar (P.S.) by Sylvia Plath (1971)
• Boy's Life by Robert McCammon (1992)

ALA Notable Books

• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (1990)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Own Your Freak, 2005)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1951)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (1962)

BBC's Big Read

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Best loved novel, 2003, No 15)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (Best loved novel, 2003, No 28)
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (Best loved novel, 2003, No 82)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics) by Oscar Wilde

Bram Stoker

• On Writing by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, 2000)

Bram Stoker Award

• 999: Twenty-nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense by Al Sarrantonio (Anthology, 1999)
• Boy's Life by Robert McCammon (Novel, 1991)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (Collection, 2005)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• 999: Twenty-nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense by Al Sarrantonio (Anthology, 2000)
• The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection (Year's Best Fantasy and Horror) (Anthology, 2007)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute (Special Award, 1993)

Gigamesh

• Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison (Ciencia ficción, Antología, 1984)

Guardian 1000

• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (Comedy)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Family and self)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (Family and self)
• The Bell Jar (P.S.) by Sylvia Plath (Family and self)
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (Love)
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Hugo

• Stephen King's Danse Macabre by Stephen King (Best Related Non-Fiction Book , 1982)
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1962)
• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute (Related Book, 1994)
• The DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: How Science Fiction Conquered the World by Thomas M. Disch (Related Book, 1999)

Hugo Nominee

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Related Book (Nomination below cutoff), 2001)

International Fantasy Award

• Fancies and Goodnights (New York Review Books) by John Collier (Fiction, 1952)

International Horror Guild Nominee

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Non-Fiction, 2000)
• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (Collection, 2005)

James Tiptree, Jr. Award Special Mention

• Writing the Other (Conversation Pieces Volume 8) (Conversation Pieces) by Cynthia Ward (2006)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (1)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (60)

Locus

• Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Robert Silverberg (Anthology, 1971)
• Skeleton Crew (Signet) by Stephen King (Best Collection, 1986)
• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Non-Fiction, 2001)
• Stephen King's Danse Macabre by Stephen King (Best Related Non-Fiction Book, 1982)
• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (Collection, 2006)
• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute (Non-Fiction, 1994)
• The DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: How Science Fiction Conquered the World by Thomas M. Disch (Non-Fiction, 1999)

Locus Nominee

• Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Robert Silverberg ( Anthology, 1971)

Locus Poll

• Portable Childhoods by Ellen Klages (Collection, 2008, 10)

Locus Poll Nominee

• Different Seasons (Signet) by Stephen King (Best Single Author Collection, 1983)

LOST Book Club

• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Massachusetts Book Award

• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (1974)

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 Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (The Board's List, 53)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (The Board's List, 64)
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (The Reader's List, 1)
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (The Reader's List, 2)
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (The Reader's List, 16)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (The Reader's List, 28)

National Book Award

• The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno Bettelheim (Contemporary Thought, 1977)

National Book Award finalist

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Fiction, 1952)
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Fiction, 1958)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (Fiction, 1963)
• The Years with Ross by James Thurber (Nonfiction, 1960)

National Book Critics Circle Award

• The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno Bettelheim (Criticism, 1976)

Nebula

• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (Novella, 2005)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno Bettelheim (1976)

New York Times bestseller

• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (Fiction, 1943)
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (Fiction, 1948)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Fiction, 1951)
• Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger (Fiction, 1953)
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Fiction, 1957)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (Fiction, 1962)
• The Bell Jar (P.S.) by Sylvia Plath (Fiction, 1971)
• Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon (Fiction, 1973)
• Different Seasons (Signet) by Stephen King (Fiction, 1982)
• Skeleton Crew (Signet) by Stephen King (Fiction, 1985)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (Fiction, 1989)
• The Years with Ross by James Thurber (General, 1959)
• The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (General, 1963)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (2009, No. 15)

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (2003)

Prometheus Award

• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Hall of Fame, 1983)
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (Hall of Fame, 1987)

Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (2)
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (43)
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (92)

Salon Book Award

• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2005)
• Stranger Things Happen: Stories by Kelly Link (Fiction, 2001)

SF Site Editor's Choice

• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2005)

SF Site Reader's Choice

• Stranger Things Happen: Stories by Kelly Link (2001)
• Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2005)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle (2008)

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