Awards in your library

Summary: 38 Awards.

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

• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil (19 BCE)
• Praise of Folly (Penguin Classics) by Desiderius Erasmus (1509)
• The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (1532)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Metamorphoses (Classics S.) by Ovid (2006 Edition)

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

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (2009, No 727, Age 8 and over)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE Masterpieces of Science Fiction (Literature) by Larry Niven (13)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE Masterpieces of Science Fiction (Literature) by Larry Niven (1974)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer (Poetry, 1999)
• Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (Non-fiction, 1999)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)

Alan Paton Award

• The Scramble for Africa, 1876 - 1912 by Thomas Pakenham (1992)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2004)

Best Books 2006 Awards Finalist (Lombardo, Unabridged Audio) Parmenides Publishing

• Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Catechism of the Catholic Church, The by Catholic Church (Catholicism Explained/Theology)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church by F. L. Cross (No. 9, 1998, tie)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

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

Guardian 1000

• Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics) by Voltaire (War and travel)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

Hugo Nominee

• THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE Masterpieces of Science Fiction (Literature) by Larry Niven (Novel, 1975)

International IMPAC Dublin

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (Longlist, 2008)

Irish Book Award

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (Tubridy Show Listener's Choice, 2007)

Irish Book Award Nominee

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (Novel, 2007)

LOST Book Club

• Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

National Book Award

• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil (Translation, 1973)

National Book Award finalist

• Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer (Translation, 1968)

Nebula Nominee

• THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE Masterpieces of Science Fiction (Literature) by Larry Niven (Novel, 1975)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• The Boer War by Thomas Pakenham (1979)
• Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (1988)

New York Times bestseller

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Nonfiction, 2003)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer (2009, No. 8)
• The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (2009, No. 31)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) by Virgil
• Metamorphoses (Classics S.) by Ovid
• Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer

Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (2009)

Pulitzer Prize finalist (Poetry, 1994) Allen Mandelbaum translation

• Metamorphoses (Classics S.) by Ovid

Royal Society Prize for Science Books

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (General, 2004)

Royal Society Prize for Science Books Shortlist

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2004)
• Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (General, 1989)

Runciman Award

• Classical World by Robin Lane Fox (2006)

Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction shortlist

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2004)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (2008)
• Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer (2008)

Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year

• Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer ([trans.Robert Fagles] Fiction (5), 1996)

Waterstones Books of the Century

• Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (1997, No 79)

WH Smith Literary Award

• The Scramble for Africa, 1876 - 1912 by Thomas Pakenham (1992)

Whitcoulls top 100

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2008, #77)