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

Meditations (Modern Library) by Marcus Aurelius (167)
The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (1532)
Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx (1848)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

The Return of the Native (Bantam Classic) by Thomas Hardy (2006 Edition)
A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
Growth of the Soil (Penguin Classics) by Knut Hamsun (2006/2008 Edition)
Secret Agent (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (2006/2008 Edition)
Watchmen by Alan Moore (2006/2008 Edition)
Walden, or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau (2006/2008 Edition)
The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (2006/2008 Edition)
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (2006/2008 Edition)
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (2006/2008 Edition)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (2006/2008 Edition)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2006/2008 Edition)
Fathers and sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (2006/2008 Edition)
Emma (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Milan Kundera (2006/2008 Edition)

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

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, No 801, Age 12 and over)
A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (2009, Ages 8↑)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Dover Thrift Editions) by Mark Twain (2009, Ages 8↑)
The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, Ages 8↑)

1949 Arkham Sampler Survey by August Derleth

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (2)

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

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

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (2)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (54)
Carrie by Stephen King (81)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Dover Thrift Editions) by Mark Twain (83)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (52)
Carrie by Stephen King (77)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Dover Thrift Editions) by Mark Twain (84)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1992)
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (1996)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller (Drama, 1999)
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Biography, 1999)
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (Non-fiction, 1999)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Fiction, 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Carrie by Stephen King (Different Drummers, 1999)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Humor, 2001)
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Lock it, Lick it, Click it: Diaries, Letters and Email, 2003)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris ( All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)

Alex Award

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (1998)

Anthony Award

Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (Best Novel, 1989)

Arthur Ross Book Award

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll (Gold medal, 2005)

Bancarella

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (1958)

BBC's Big Read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 04)
The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 25)
Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Best loved novel, 2003, No 39)
Emma (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Best loved novel, 2003, No 40)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Best loved novel, 2003, No 43)
A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 47)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Best loved novel, 2003, No 87)
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (Best loved novel, 2003, No 158)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Milan Kundera (Best loved novel, 2003, No 191)

BILBY

The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 1997)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (secondary, 1996)

Book Sense Book of the Year

Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything by Steven D. Levitt ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)

Borges' A Personal Library

Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad

Bram Stoker Award

Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (Novel, 1988)

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

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto (Civilization of the American Indian) by Vine Deloria

Cyril Connolly's 100 key books of the modern movement from England, France and America 1880-1950

Secret Agent (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad

Ditmar Award

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (International Fiction, 1980)

Edgar Award Nominee

The Little Drummer Girl by John Le Carre (Novel, 1984)

Eisner Award

Peanuts a Golden Celebration the Art and S by Charles Schulz (Best Archival Collection/Project, 2000)
Watchmen by Alan Moore (Best Graphic Album, 1988)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (030)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (Office Politics)

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

A Stranger is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark (International Prize, 1980)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (International Prize, 1991)

Guardian 1000

Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum (Crime)
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King (Crime)
Secret Agent (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (Crime)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Crime)
Fathers and sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (Family and self)
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (Family and self)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Love)
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Love)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Milan Kundera (Love)
Emma (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Love)
The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Dover Thrift Editions) by Mark Twain (State of the nation)
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (War and travel)
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler (War and travel)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Milan Kundera

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

Harvey Award

Watchmen by Alan Moore (Graphic Album, 1988)

Hawthornden Prize

Lost Horizon by James Hilton (1934)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (1938)

Hugo

Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Novel, 1966)
Watchmen by Alan Moore (Other Forms, 1988)

IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1994-1995)

Iowa Teen Award Winner

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1994-1995)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (22)
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (28)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (44)

Lionel Gelber Prize

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll (2004)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad

Locus

Watchmen by Alan Moore (Nonfiction/Related/Reference, 1988)

Locus Poll Nominee

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King (Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1993)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Milan Kundera (Fiction, 1984)

LOST Book Club

Martin Beck Award

A Perfect Spy by John Le Carre (1986)

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

The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. (21)

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