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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2006/2008 Edition)
• Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Smiley's People by John Le Carre (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2009, Ages 8↑)
• The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, Ages 8↑)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (2)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1998, 56)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (5)
• Cujo by Stephen King (49)
• Christine by Stephen King (95)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (5)
• Cujo by Stephen King (55)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Shark: Splendid Savage of the Sea by Jacques Yves Cousteau (1970)
• Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (Avon Nonfiction) by Piers Paul Read (1974)
• Firestarter by Stephen King (1980)
• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (1980)
• Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen (1999)
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon : A Novel by Stephen King (2000)
• Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence by Michael Capuzzo (2004)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Stonewall Jackson: The Man, The Soldier, The Legend by James Robertson (Biography, 1999)
• The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Fiction, 1999)
• John Adams by David McCullough (History, 2004)
• The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander (History, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Rose Madder by Stephen King ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Vespers by Jeff Rovin ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Centennial by James A. Michener ( Western, 2001)
• Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell (War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen (War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• It by Stephen King ( All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)
• The Stand by Stephen King ( What Ails you?, 2006)
• Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence by Michael Capuzzo ( I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• The Ultimate Spy (The Ultimate) by Keith H. Melton (1997)
• Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen (1999)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten

• The Ultimate Spy (The Ultimate) by Keith H. Melton (1997)

Alex Award

• The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (1998)
• The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander (1999)
• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War by Robert Kurson (2005)

Ambassador Book Award

• Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Re-Made America by Garry Wills (American Studies, 1993)
• John Adams by David McCullough (Biography/Autobiography, 2002)

Anthony Award

• The Poet by Michael Connelly (Best Novel, 1997)
• City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Best Novel, 2003)

Balrog Nominee

• Firestarter by Stephen King (Novel, 1981)
• Cujo by Stephen King (Novel, 1982)

Bancarella

• THE LONGEST DAY JUNE 6,1944 by Cornelius Ryan (1962)

Bancroft Prize

• Ordeal of the Union, Vol. 1: Fruits of Manifest Destiny, 1847-1852 by A Nevins (1948)
• Ordeal of the Union, Vol. 2: A House Dividing, 1852-1857 by A Nevins (1948)

Barry Award

• City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2003)

BBC's Big Read

• Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 21)
• The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 25)
• It by Stephen King (Best loved novel, 2003, No 144)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence by Michael Capuzzo (2003)

Benjamin Barondess Award

• Lincoln: A Novel by Gore Vidal (1985)
• Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Re-Made America by Garry Wills (1993)
• Lincoln by David Herbert Donald (1996)

BILBY

• The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 1997)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2004)
• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War by Robert Kurson ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2005)
• The March: A Novel by E.L. Doctorow ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2006)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde

Bram Stoker

• Misery by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1988)
• Four Past Midnight by Stephen King (Fiction Collection, 1990)
• Lisey's Story by Stephen King (Novel, 2006)
• Bag of Bones by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1998)

Bram Stoker Award

• Misery by Stephen King (Novel, 1987)
• The Green Mile: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix (Green Mile Series) by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Two Dead Girls (Green Mile Series) by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: Night Journey (Green Mile Series) by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: Coffey's Hands (Green Mile Series) by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: The Mouse on the Mile (Green Mile Series) by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)
• The Green Mile: Coffey on the Mile (Green Mile Series) by Stephen King (Novel, 1996)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• The Terror: A Novel by Dan Simmons (Novel, 2007)
• Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography by Victoria Price (Non-Fiction, 1999)
• If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell (Non-Fiction, 2001)

Bram Stoker Nominee

• Lisey's Story by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2006)
• Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, 1993)
• Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, 2002)
• Rose Madder by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1995)
• Desperation by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1996)
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon : A Novel by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1999)
• Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 2001)
• Needful Things: The Last Castle Rock Story by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)
• The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower Book III (Dark Tower) by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)
• Insomnia by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1994)

British Book Award

• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Book of the Year, 2005)

British Fantasy Award

• Cujo by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1982)
• It by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1987)
• Bag of Bones by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1999)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• The Terror: A Novel by Dan Simmons (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2008)

British Fantasy Nominee

• Firestarter by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1981)
• Rose Madder by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1995)
• Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King (Collection, 2003)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• TO HELL AND BACK by Audie Murphy (Nonfiction, Silver, 1949)
• The War for the Union, Vol. 2: War Becomes Revolution, 1862-1863 by A Nevins (Nonfiction, Silver, 1960)

CWA

• The Honourable Schoolboy by John Le Carre (Gold Dagger, 1977)
• Gorky Park: A Novel by Martin Cruz Smith (Gold Dagger, 1981)
• City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Gold/Silver Dagger Shortlist, 2002)

CWA Gold Dagger

• The Honourable Schoolboy by John Le Carre (1977)
• Gorky Park: A Novel by Martin Cruz Smith (1981)

Dilys Award

• The Poet by Michael Connelly (1997)

Douglas Dillon Book Award

• John Adams by David McCullough (2001)

Edgar Award Nominee

• City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2003)

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)
• Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (Avon Nonfiction) by Piers Paul Read (058)
• Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick (new short list)

Fletcher Pratt Award

• This Hallowed Ground; The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War by Bruce Catton (1956)
• Jeb Stuart, The Last Cavalier by Burke Davis (1957)
• The Civil War: A History by Harry Hansen (1962)
• The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command by Edwin B. Coddington (1968)
• Grant Takes Command by Bruce Catton (1969)
• Gone For A Soldier : the Civil War memoirs of Private Alfred Bellard : from the Alec Thomas Archives by Alfred Bellard (1975)
• Grant by William S. McFeely (1981)
• Landscape Turned Red : The Battle of Antietam by Stephen W Sears (1983)
• General A.P. Hill by James I. Jr Robertson (1987)
• Forts Henry and Donelson: The Key to the Confederate Heartland by Benjamin Franklin Cooling (1988)
• Stonewall Jackson: The Man, The Soldier, The Legend by James Robertson (1997)
• Gettysburg by Stephen W. Sears (2003)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Decision-Making)

Founder's Award

• Antietam: The Photgraphic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day by William A. Frassanito (1978)
• Eye of the Storm : A Civil War Odyssey by Robert Knox Sneden (1999/2000)

Francis Parkman Prize

• Grant by William S. McFeely (1982)

Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award

• John Adams by David McCullough (2002)

Guardian 1000

• Misery by Stephen King (Crime)
• Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King (Crime)
• Gorky Park: A Novel by Martin Cruz Smith (Crime)
• Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Love)
• The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (War and travel)
• Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor (War and travel)
• Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (War and travel)

Gumshoe Award nominee

• City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2003)

Hammett Prize Nominee

• The Poet by Michael Connelly (1996)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (1938)

Hugo

• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (Related Book, 1981)

International Horror Guild Award

• The Terror: A Novel by Dan Simmons (Novel, 2007)

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