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100 Essential New England Books

• Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (Boston Globe)

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

• The Republic (Penguin Classics) by Plato (380 BCE)
• A Treatise of Human Nature (Oxford Philosophical Texts) by David Hume (1740)
• On Liberty (Penguin Classics) by John Stuart Mill (1859)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
• Philosophical Investigations (3rd Edition) by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1953)
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Untouchable by John Banville (2006 Edition)
• The World According to Garp by John Irving (2006 Edition)
• Vineland by Thomas Pynchon (2006 Edition)
• Sula by Toni Morrison (2006 Edition)
• Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon (2006 Edition)
• Nausea (New Directions Paperbook) by Jean-Paul Sartre (2006/2008 Edition)
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (2006/2008 Edition)
• V. (2006/2008 Edition)
• Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Thomas Pynchon (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
• Ulysses (Vintage International) by James Joyce (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul (2006/2008 Edition)
• Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (2006/2008 Edition)
• Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (2006/2008 Edition)
• Pale Fire (Penguin Modern Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (2006/2008 Edition)
• Beloved (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Toni Morrison (2006/2008 Edition)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Clockwork Orange (Penguin Modern Classics) by Anthony Burgess (2006/2008 Edition)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (2006/2008 Edition)
• Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2006/2008 Edition)
• Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis (2006/2008 Edition)
• London Fields by Martin Amis (2006/2008 Edition)
• Pnin (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library) by Thomas Pynchon (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Signet Classics) by James Joyce (2006/2008 Edition)
• Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon (2008 Edition)

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

• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (7)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (17)

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

• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (3)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Dune by Frank Herbert (1)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (22)
• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (24)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Dune by Frank Herbert (1)
• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (20)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (21)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (34)

Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (creative writing, top twelve)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)
• Beloved (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Toni Morrison (45)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)
• Beloved (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Toni Morrison (42)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Night Shift by Stephen King (1978)
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1997)

An ALA Notable Book

• Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater

ALA Notable Children's Book

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1997)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Beloved (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Toni Morrison (Fiction, 1999)
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Own Your Freak, 2005)

Amazon's Best Books of the Month: March 2009

• Lowboy: A Novel by John Wray

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• Lowboy: A Novel by John Wray (#64)
• Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon (#94)

Ambassador Book Award

• Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (Fiction, 1988)
• Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63 (America in the King Years) by Taylor Branch (Biography/Autobiography, 1989)

American Book Award

• Beloved (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Toni Morrison (1988)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1951)
• Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis (1954)
• Pale Fire (Penguin Modern Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov (1962)
• Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Thomas Pynchon (1973)
• A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul (1979)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Green Eyes by Lucius Shepard (1987)
• Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard (1989)

Balrog

• Night Shift by Stephen King (Collection/Anthology, 1980)

Balrog Nominee

• Night Shift by Stephen King (Collection/Anthology, 1979)

Bancarella

• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (1989)

BBC's Big Read

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Best loved novel, 2003, No 15)
• Dune by Frank Herbert (Best loved novel, 2003, No 39)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 46)
• Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 54)
• Ulysses (Vintage International) by James Joyce (Best loved novel, 2003, No 78)
• Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (Best loved novel, 2003, No 161)
• The World According to Garp by John Irving (Best loved novel, 2003, No 165)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1996)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• Personal Finance For Dummies, 5th edition by Eric Tyson (Business, 2001)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker by Robert Mankoff ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2005)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul (1979)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover (Non-Fiction, 1992)

British Book Award

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (Children's Book of the Year, 1997)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (1979)

Carnegie Medal

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1995)

Carnegie of Carnegies

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (2007)

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

• For Keeps: Thirty Years at the Movies by Pauline Kael

Ditmar Shortlist

• Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard (International Fiction, 1989)

Duff Cooper Prize

• Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius by Ray Monk (1991)

Edgar Award

• Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi (Best Fact Crime, 1975)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63 (America in the King Years) by Taylor Branch (Leadership)
• The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes (Project Management)

Governor General's Literary Award

• The Manticore by Robertson Davies (English language Fiction, 1972)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

• Aztechs by Lucius Shepard (Nouvelle étrangère, 2007)

Guardian 1000

• Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis (Comedy)
• Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (Comedy)
• Pnin (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov (Comedy)
• Pale Fire (Penguin Modern Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov (Comedy)
• The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library) by Thomas Pynchon (Crime)
• V. (Crime)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Family and self)
• Ulysses (Vintage International) by James Joyce (Family and self)
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Signet Classics) by James Joyce (Family and self)
• Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (Love)
• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Dune by Frank Herbert (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• A Clockwork Orange (Penguin Modern Classics) by Anthony Burgess (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Beloved (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Toni Morrison (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul (State of the nation)
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (State of the nation)
• Vineland by Thomas Pynchon (State of the nation)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (State of the nation)
• London Fields by Martin Amis (State of the nation)
• Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (State of the nation)
• Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler (War and travel)
• Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (War and travel)
• Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Thomas Pynchon (War and travel)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (Joint, 1996)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

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

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1997)

Hugo

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1960)
• Dune by Frank Herbert (Novel, 1966)
• Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel, 1980)
• Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (Novella, 1946, awarded 1996)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (1998-1999)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize shortlist

• Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson (Biography, 1997)

John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist

• Green Eyes by Lucius Shepard (1985)

Kurd Laßwitz Preis

• Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard (Foreign novel 1990)

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