Awards in your library

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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)
Collapse (Penguin Press Science) by Jared Diamond (History & Cultures, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Night by Elie; Translated from the French by Wiesel Wiesel, Marion (Religion: Relationship with the Divine, 2007)

Alan Paton Award

White Tribe Dreaming: Apartheid's Bitter Roots as Witnessed 8 Generations Afrikaner Family by Marq De Villiers (1989)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

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

BBC's Big Read

Anna Karenina (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 54)
Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Best loved novel, 2003, No 97)
The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (Best loved novel, 2003, No 125)

Book Sense Book of the Year

The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver ( Adult Winner, 2000)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2008)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Nonfiction, Gold, 2006)
Collapse (Penguin Press Science) by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Silver, 2005)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (2000)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen (Globalization)
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition by Marc Reisner (Project Management)

George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award

Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte (1991)

Governor General's Literary Award

Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource by Marq de Villiers (Non-fiction, 1999)
The Ingenuity Gap: Facing the Economic, Environmental, and Other Challenges of an Increasingly Complex and Unpredictable by Thomas Homer-Dixon (Non-fiction, 2001)

Green Prize for Sustainable Literature

Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century by Al Gore

Guardian 1000

Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (Family and self)
Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Love)
Anna Karenina (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (Love)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

Night by Elie; Translated from the French by Wiesel Wiesel, Marion

IPPY Finalist

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins (Current Events, 2005)
The Hype About Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate by Joseph J. Romm (Science, 2005)

James Beard Foundation Award

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Writing on Food, 2007)

Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize

Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (1977)

Lionel Gelber Prize Shortlist

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs (2006)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Fiction, 1988)

Meilleur Livre Étranger

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass by Bruno Schulz (1974)

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

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition by Marc Reisner (61)

National Book Critics Circle Award

Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (Fiction, 1977)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition by Marc Reisner (General Nonfiction, 1986)
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (General Nonfiction, 2006)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (1977)
Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1988)
The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (1998)
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (2006)

New York Times bestseller

Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Fiction, 1988)
The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (Fiction, 1998)
Fury by Salman Rushdie (Fiction, 2001)
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Nonfiction, 2003)
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins (Nonfiction, 2005)
Collapse (Penguin Press Science) by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, 2005)
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs (Nonfiction, 2005)
Night by Elie; Translated from the French by Wiesel Wiesel, Marion (Nonfiction, 2006)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (Nonfiction, 2007)
Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming by Fred Krupp (Nonfiction, 2008)

New York Times Notable Book of the Year

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Non-Fiction, 2006)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

Anna Karenina (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2009, No. 48)
Hamlet (Signet Classics) by William Shakespeare (2009, No. 49)
Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (2009, No. 57)
Night by Elie; Translated from the French by Wiesel Wiesel, Marion (2009, No. 76)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

Anna Karenina (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2003)
Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (2003)

Olivier Award

Hamlet (Signet Classics) by William Shakespeare (Best Revival, 2005)

Oprah's Book Club selection

Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (1996)
The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (1999)
Anna Karenina (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2004)
Night by Elie; Translated from the French by Wiesel Wiesel, Marion (2006)
Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2007)

Orange Prize Shortlist

The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (1999)

Orion Book Award

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (2007, finalist)

PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize

Anna Karenina (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2002)

PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (1999)

Prix du Meilleur livre étranger

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass by Bruno Schulz (Novel, 1974)

Pulitzer Prize finalist

The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver (Fiction, 1999)

Rachel Carson Prize

From Heresy to Dogma: An Institutional History of Corporate Environmentalism. Expanded Edition (Stanford Business Books) by Andrew Hoffman (2001)

Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

Song of Solomon (Picador Books) by Toni Morrison (25)

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)
Collapse (Penguin Press Science) by Jared Diamond (General, 2006)

Salon Book Award

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (2006)

Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction shortlist

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

SIBA Book Award

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (Nonfiction, 2008)

The Ten Greatest Books of All Time - TIME

Anna Karenina (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2007)
Hamlet (Signet Classics) by William Shakespeare (2007)

Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (Non-fiction (7), 2007)

Waterstones Books of the Century

Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1997, No 43)

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