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

Confessions (The World's Classics) by Saint Augustine (400 AD)
Candide (Dover Thrift Editions) by Voltaire (1759)
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: A Selected Edition (The World's Classics) by Adam Smith (1776)
Either or by Soren Kierkegaard (1843)
War and Peace (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (1869)
Cybernetics, Second Edition: or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by Norbert Wiener (1948)
1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
Hard Times (World's Classics) by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
The Brothers Karamazov (Signet Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (2006 Edition)
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (2006/2008 Edition)
Great Expectations (English Library) by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
こころ by 夏目漱石 (2006/2008 Edition)
The Catcher in the Rye (2006/2008 Edition)
Walden (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry David Thoreau (2006/2008 Edition)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (2006/2008 Edition)
Siddhartha (Dover Thrift Editions) by Hermann Hesse (2006/2008 Edition)
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (2006/2008 Edition)
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
Sense and Sensibility (Dover Thrift Editions) by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (2006/2008 Edition)
The Scarlet Letter (Dover Thrift Editions) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2006/2008 Edition)
War and Peace (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2006/2008 Edition)

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

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (2009, No 819, Age 12 and over)
A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (2009, Ages 8↑)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (2009, Ages 8↑)

1949 Arkham Sampler Survey by August Derleth

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (2)

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

1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (17)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (22)

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

1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (9)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (15)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (25)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (34)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (40)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

The Catcher in the Rye (10)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (40)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (54)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (83)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

The Catcher in the Rye (10)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (41)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (52)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (84)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

Anne Frank the Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Biography, 1999)
The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (Non-fiction, 1999)
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (Non-fiction, 1999)
Lives of a Cell, The by Lewis Thomas (Non-fiction, 1999)
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (Non-fiction, 1999)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Fiction, 1999)
Siddhartha (Dover Thrift Editions) by Hermann Hesse (Fiction, 1999)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Fiction, 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Siddhartha (Dover Thrift Editions) by Hermann Hesse (Books for the Soul, 1997)
Anne Frank the Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Lock it, Lick it, Click it: Diaries, Letters and Email, 2003)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
The Catcher in the Rye (Own Your Freak, 2005)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Winner

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts (1988)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (1940)
1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952)

Association of American Medical Writers Award

Five Patients by Michael Crichton (1970)

Bancarella

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1953)

BBC's Big Read

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Best loved novel, 2003, No 06)
1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
The Catcher in the Rye (Best loved novel, 2003, No 15)
Great Expectations (English Library) by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 17)
War and Peace (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 20)
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 46)
A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 47)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Best loved novel, 2003, No 87)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Best loved novel, 2003, No 173)
Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 182)

Booker Prize Shortlist

When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (2000)

Bothers Judd Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Gift Edition by U.S. Catholic Church (Catholicism Explained/Theology)
Confessions (The World's Classics) by Saint Augustine (Spiritual Classics)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Fiction, Silver, 1953)
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts (Nonfiction, Silver, 1987)

The Constance Lindsay Skinner Achievement Award

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (merit in the realm of books, Women's National Book Association)

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

The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould

Diagram Prize

Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind by Dorothy L. Cheney (shortlist, 2008)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl (017)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: A Selected Edition (The World's Classics) by Adam Smith (Economics)

Geffen Award

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Best Translated Science Fiction Book, 2002)

Guardian 1000

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Crime)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Family and self)
Great Expectations (English Library) by Charles Dickens (Family and self)
The Brothers Karamazov (Signet Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Family and self)
The Catcher in the Rye (Family and self)
Sense and Sensibility (Dover Thrift Editions) by Jane Austen (Love)
The Scarlet Letter (Dover Thrift Editions) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Love)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (State of the nation)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (State of the nation)
Hard Times (World's Classics) by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
Candide (Dover Thrift Editions) by Voltaire (War and travel)
War and Peace (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (War and travel)
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (War and travel)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

The Catcher in the Rye

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

Siddhartha (Dover Thrift Editions) by Hermann Hesse

Hugo

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Novel, 1953, awarded 2004)
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (Novella, 1946, awarded 1996)

IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

International and US Councils of Woman Citation

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Isaak Walton League Annual Founders Award

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Jolt Awards

Effective Java Programming Language Guide by Joshua Bloch (2001)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (30)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (44)
The Catcher in the Rye (60)
Dubliners (Dover Thrift Editions) by James Joyce (63)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

LOST Book Club

The Brothers Karamazov (Signet Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Meilleur Livre Étranger

雪国 by 川端康成 (1961)

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

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (5)
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (7)
Lives of a Cell, The by Lewis Thomas (11)
The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (24)

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

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (The Board's List, 5)
1984 Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (The Board's List, 13)
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell (The Board's List, 31)
The Catcher in the Rye (The Board's List, 64)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (The Reader's List, 5)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (The Reader's List, 77)

National Book Award

Lives of a Cell, The by Lewis Thomas (Arts and Letters, 1975)

National Book Award finalist

The Catcher in the Rye (Fiction, 1952)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Fiction, 1953)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Fiction, 1961)
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (Fiction, 1962)
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (Nonfiction, 1963)
Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick (Nonfiction, 1987)
The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (Science (Hardcover), 1982)
The Growth of Biological Thought: Diversity, Evolution, and Inheritance by Ernst Mayr (Science (Hardcover), 1983)
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (The Sciences, 1969)

National Book Critics Circle Award

The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (General Nonfiction, 1981)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts (General Nonfiction, 1987)

National Outdoor Book Award

Walden (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry David Thoreau (Classic, 2004)

NEA Big Read

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (2009)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (2009)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (2009)

New England Outdoor Writers Association Award for Distinguished Service

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

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