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

• Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (3rd century BCE)
• The Dhammapada (Penguin Classics) by Anonymous (252 BCE)
• Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics) by Voltaire (1759)
• Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for None and All by Friedrich Nietzsche (1883-1885)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee (2006 Edition)
• Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood (2006 Edition)
• Ficciones (English Translation) by Jorge Luis Borges (2006 Edition)
• The Body Artist: A Novel by Don DeLillo (2006 Edition)
• Pastoralia by George Saunders (2006 Edition)
• Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (2006/2008 Edition)
• Things Fall Apart (African Writers Series) by Chinua Achebe (2006/2008 Edition)
• Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino (2006/2008 Edition)
• Love in the Time of Cholera (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Gabriel García Márquez (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Castle by Franz Kafka (2006/2008 Edition)
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind (2006/2008 Edition)
• Contact by Carl Sagan (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2006/2008 Edition)
• We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (2006/2008 Edition)
• Death In Venice by Thomas Mann (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien (2006/2008 Edition)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (2006/2008 Edition)
• The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (2006/2008 Edition)
• Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Stranger by Albert Camus (2006/2008 Edition)
• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (2006/2008 Edition)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Catch-22 (2006/2008 Edition)
• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (2006/2008 Edition)
• The New York Trilogy: City of Glass; Ghosts; The Locked Room (Contemporary American Fiction Series) by Paul Auster (2006/2008 Edition)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker (2006/2008 Edition)
• Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs (2006/2008 Edition)
• Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (2006/2008 Edition)
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (2006/2008 Edition)
• White Noise (Contemporary American Fiction) by Don DeLillo (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• The Giver by Lois Lowry (2009, No 670, Age 8 and over)
• Swimmy (Knopf Children's Paperbacks) by Leo Lionni (2009, Ages 5↑)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2009, Ages 8↑)

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

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (17)

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

• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (9)
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (25)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (5)
• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (36)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (7)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (34)
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (40)

Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

• The Famished Road by Ben Okri (creative writing)
• Things Fall Apart (African Writers Series) by Chinua Achebe (creative writing, top twelve)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (5)
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (11)
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker (17)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (37)
• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (43)
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (73)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (5)
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (11)
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker (18)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (37)
• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (47)
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (67)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1986)
• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1990)
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (1994)
• Feed by M.T. Anderson (2003)
• Blankets by Craig Thompson (2004)
• Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1) by Scott Westerfeld (2006)

ALA Notable Book

• Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood (1990)

An ALA Notable Children's Book

• Swimmy (Knopf Children's Paperbacks) by Leo Lionni

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett (Drama, 1999)
• No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre (Drama, 1999)
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X (Biography, 1999)
• SILENT SPRING by Rachel Carson (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness by Epictetus (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (Fiction, 1999)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1999)
• Catch-22 (Fiction, 1999)
• Caucasia: A Novel by Danzy Senna (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Feed by M.T. Anderson (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)
• The Brief and Woderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• Blankets by Craig Thompson (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan ( Multicultural Fiction, 1997)
• The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family by Matt Groening ( Teen Culture, 1999)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Humor, 2001)
• Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (Graphic Novels: Superheroes and Beyond, 2002)
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• Blankets by Craig Thompson (Read ‘Em & Weep, 2005)
• Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1) by Scott Westerfeld (Books That Don’t Make You Blush, 2006)

Alex Award

• Caucasia: A Novel by Danzy Senna (1999)

Ambassador Book Award

• Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (Fiction, 1986)
• Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (Fiction, 1989)

American Book Award

• A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki (1994)

American Library Association - Notable Books for Adults - Fiction

• Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (2006)

And/Or Book Award

• Being Digital by Nicholas Negroponte (Moving Image, 1995)

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

• Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc (2004)
• The Brief and Woderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2008)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (1940)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952)
• Catch-22 (1961)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1987)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• The Raw Shark Texts: A Novel by Steven Hall (2008)

Audio-Recording Recommended for Teens

• Feed by M.T. Anderson

Aurealis Award Finalist

• Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1) by Scott Westerfeld (YA Novel, 2005)

Aurora Award Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1986)

Bancarella

• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (1989)

BBC's Big Read

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 04)
• 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
• Catch-22 (Best loved novel, 2003, No 11)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (Best loved novel, 2003, No 32)
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind (Best loved novel, 2003, No 71)
• The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 85)
• Love in the Time of Cholera (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Gabriel García Márquez (Best loved novel, 2003, No 97)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Best loved novel, 2003, No 131)
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Best loved novel, 2003, No 136)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• Feed by M.T. Anderson (2002)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2003)
• Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2006)
• The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2007)

Booker Prize

• The Famished Road by Ben Okri (1991)
• The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (1997)
• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (1999)

Booker Prize Longlist

• How to Be Good by Nick Hornby (2001)
• Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee (2003)
• The Emperor's Children (Vintage) by Claire Messud (2006)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1986)
• Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood (1989)

Booklist Editors' Choice

• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• Feed by M.T. Anderson (2002)

Books in Canada First Novel Award Shortlist

• Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland (1991)

Borders Original Voices

• A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius : A Memoir Based on a True Story by Dave Eggers (2001)
• Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc (2004)
• The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier (2007)
• The Raw Shark Texts: A Novel by Steven Hall (2008)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The theory of the leisure class by Thorstein Veblen
• Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift

Bram Stoker Award

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Novel, 2001)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2002)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)

Business Week Top Ten Books of the Year

• The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz

C. Wright Mills Award

• Sidewalk by Mitchell Duneier (1999)

Caldecott Honor

• Swimmy (Knopf Children's Paperbacks) by Leo Lionni (1964)

Canada Reads Nominee

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (2002)

Canadian Booksellers Association Award

• Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood (1989)

Combat des livres

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Fiction, Silver, 1953)
• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, Silver, 1989)
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond (Nonfiction, Gold, 1997)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (Best Book, 2000)
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Best Book, Caribbean and Canada Region, 1987)

The Constance Lindsay Skinner Achievement Award

• SILENT SPRING by Rachel Carson (merit in the realm of books, Women's National Book Association)

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