Awards in your library

Summary: 42 Awards.

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

• On War (Penguin Classics) by Carl von Clausewitz (1832)

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

• Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss (2009, Ages 5↑)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (1)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (1)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (2007)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen William Hawking (Science & Technology, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The 'Good Parts' Version) by William Goldman ( Humor, 2001)

Andre Simon Award

• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (1986)

BBC's Big Read

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Best loved novel, 2003, No 39)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2006)
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2007)

Compton Crook Award Nominee

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (2007)

Eisner Award

• The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman (Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books, 2007)

Geffen Award

• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Best Translated Science Fiction Book, 2007)

Guardian 1000

• The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse (Comedy)
• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Hugo

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Novel, 1966)

Hugo Nominee

• Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1985)
• A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin (Novel, 2006)
• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Novel, 2006)
• Halting State by Charles Stross (Novel, 2008)

James Beard Foundation Award

• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (Reference, 2005)

Lionel Trilling Book Award

• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene (2000)

Locus

• Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang (Collection, 2003)
• Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein (Fantasy Novel, 1985)

Locus Award

• Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein (Best Fantasy Novel, 1985)

Locus Award Finalist

• Halting State by Charles Stross (Science Fiction Novel, 2008)

Locus Nominee

• Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder (SF Novel, 2006)
• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (SF Novel, 2006)

Locus Recommended Reading

• A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin (Fantasy Novel, 2005)
• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (First Novel, 2005)
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (First Novel, 2006)
• Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder (Science Fiction Novel, 2005)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Reader's List

• The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series, No. 17) by Joseph Campbell (93)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (The Reader's List, 13)

National Book Award

• Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter (Science (Hardcover), 1980)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter (General Nonfiction, 1979)

Nebula

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Novel, 1965)

Nebula Nominee

• Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1984)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter (1979)

New York Times bestseller

• Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein (Fiction, 1984)
• Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss (Fiction, 1990)
• A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin (Fiction, 2005)
• The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen William Hawking (Nonfiction, 2001)
• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Paperback Fiction, 1984)

Prometheus Award nominee

• Variable Star by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 2007)

Prometheus Award Shortlist

• Lovelock (The Mayflower Trilogy Book 1) by Orson Scott Card (Novel, 1995)

Pulitzer Prize

• Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter (General Non-Fiction, 1980)

Pulitzer Prize finalist

• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene (General Non-Fiction, 2000)

Royal Society Prize for Science Books

• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene (General, 2000)
• The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen William Hawking (General, 2002)

Royal Society Prize for Science Books Shortlist

• The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen William Hawking (2002)

SF Site Reader's Choice

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (#1, 2006)
• A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin (2005)
• Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch (2007)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• On War by Carl Von Clauswitz (2008)

Waterstones Books of the Century

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (1997, No 51)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (50)

World Fantasy Award Nominee

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (Novel, 2007)