Awards in your library

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

• The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1684)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (2006 edition)
• Æsop's fables by Aesop (2006 Edition)
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
• Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• Æsop's fables by Aesop (2009, No 382, Age 8 and over)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (2009, No 697, Age 8 and over)
• Grimms' complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm (2009, Ages 5↑)
• Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (2009, Ages 5↑)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Stand by Stephen King (23)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1998, 12)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time by James Gurney (1993)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (2000)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (2000)
• It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong (2001)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series (The Black Sox & the 1919 World Series) by Eliot Asinof (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (Fiction, 1999)
• Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis (History, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ( Romance -- Passion and Heartbreak, 2000)
• Rose Madder by Stephen King ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley ( If It Weren’t For Them: Heroes, 2004)
• It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong ( What Ails you?, 2006)

Alex Award

• Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley (2001)

Ambassador Book Award

• The Story of English by Robert McCrum (Special Citation, 1987)
• Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States) by David M. Kennedy (American Studies, 2000)

Arthur Ross Book Award

• Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret Macmillan (Silver medal, 2003)

Balrog Nominee

• The Stand by Stephen King (Novel, 1979)

BBC's Big Read

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Best loved novel, 2003, No 02)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 23)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 24)
• The Stand by Stephen King (Best loved novel, 2003, No 53)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• From Sea to Shining Sea (Open Court Reading and Writing) (1993)

Benjamin Barondess Award

• Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (2006)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (Audiobook - Children, 2001)

BILBY

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (older readers, 2005)

Booker Prize

• Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (1982)

Bram Stoker Award

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (Work for Young Readers, 1999)

Bram Stoker Nominee

• Rose Madder by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1995)

British Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (Children's Book of the Year, 1999)
• Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel (Book of the Year, 1997)

British Fantasy Nominee

• Rose Madder by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1995)

Carnegie Medal Shortlist

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J.K. Rowling (1999)

Casey Award

• Lords of the Realm:: The Real History of Baseball by John Helyar (1994)
• Play for a Kingdom by Thomas Dyja (1997)
• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis (2003)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Spiritual Classics)
• Mere Christianity by C. S Lewis (Spiritual Classics)

CBA Libris Award

• Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret Macmillan (Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2003)

Charles Taylor Prize finalist

• Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret Macmillan (2004)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins (Apologetics/Evangelism, 2007)
• Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard A. Swenson (Contemporary Issues, No. 5, tie, 1993, Critics' Choice)
• A New Song (Mitford) by Jan Karon (Fiction, 2000)
• He Still Moves Stones by Max Lucado (No. 7, 1994, Readers' Choice, tie)

Christy Award Nominee

• A New Song (Mitford) by Jan Karon (Contemporary - Stand Alone, 2000)
• Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley (Contemporary - Stand Alone, 2001)
• Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed (Left Behind #5) by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Futuristic, 2000)
• Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (Left Behind No. 9) by Tim F. LaHaye (Futuristic, 2002)

Christy Awards

• A New Song (Mitford) by Jan Karon (Contemporary-Stand Alone, 2000)
• Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley (Contemporary-Stand Alone, 2001)

Colorado Book Award

• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer (2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (Oxford History of the United States) by Robert Middlekauff (Nonfiction, Gold, 1982)
• Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States) by David M. Kennedy (Nonfiction, Gold, 1999)

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

• A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field by Roger Tory Peterson

Duff Cooper Prize

• The Fatal Shore: The epic of Australia's founding by Robert Hughes (1987)
• Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret Macmillan (2001)

ECPA Christian Book Award

• Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity (Study Guide Edition) by Nancy R. Pearcey (Christianity and Society, 2005)

ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award

• Jesus Among Other Gods The Absolute Claims Of The Christian Message by Ravi Zacharias (Christian Education, 2002)
• The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life by Bruce H. Wilkinson (Christian Living, 2001)
• A New Song (Mitford) by Jan Karon (Fiction, 2000)

Eisner Award

• Peanuts: A Golden Celebration: The Art and the Story of the World's Best-Loved Comic Strip by Charles M. Schulz (Best Archival Collection/Project, 2000)
• Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz by Charles M. Schulz (Best Comics-Related Book, 2002)

FCBG Children's Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.K. Rowling (Overall winner and Longer Novel Category, 1998)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis (Investing)

Francis Parkman Prize

• Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War by Eric Larrabee (1988)
• Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry (1998)
• Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States) by David M. Kennedy (2000)
• The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America by Louis Menand (2002)

Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award

• Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis (2001)

Gandalf Nominee

• The Stand by Stephen King (Book-Length Fantasy, 1979)

George Louis Beer Prize

• A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II by Gerhard L. Weinberg (1994)

Governor General's Literary Award

• Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret Macmillan (Non-fiction, 2003)

Guardian 1000

• The Swiss family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (Family and self)
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Love)
• Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally (War and travel)

Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award

• Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Mere Christianity by C. S Lewis

Heartland Prize

• The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America by Louis Menand (Non-Fiction, 2001)

Herbert Feis Award

• The Fatal Shore: The epic of Australia's founding by Robert Hughes (1987)

Herbert Hoover Book Award

• A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II by Gerhard L. Weinberg (1994)

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