Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Fanny Hill) by John Cleland (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett (2009, No 590, Age 8 and over)
• The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea (2009, No 646, Age 8 and over)
• Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett (2009, No 667, Age 8 and over)
• Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Pratchett (2009, No 683, Age 8 and over)

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

• Treasury Of Science Fiction by Groff Conklin (20)

Agatha Award Nominee

• The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters (Novel, 2002)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Holding Wonder by Zenna Henderson (1971)
• Riddle of the Dinosaur by John Noble Wilford (1986)
• Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll (1991)
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman (1992)
• Hunting Dinosaurs by Louie Psihoyos (1996)
• The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (2002)
• The Wee Free Men: A Story of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (2004)
• A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (2005)
• Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (2007)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (2008)
• Nation by Terry Pratchett (2009)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Social Consequences (Vintage) by John Allen Paulos (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (History & Cultures, 2009)
• Lost Discoveries by Dick Teresi (Science & Technology, 2009)
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (Science & Technology, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Maskerade by Terry Pratchett ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Men at Arms (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett ( Humor, 2001)
• The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• Carpe Jugulum: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman (What’s so Funny?, 2007)
• MythBusters: The Explosive Truth Behind 30 of the Most Perplexing Urban Legends of All Time by Keith Zimmerman ( I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)
• Wyrd Sisters (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett ( Twists on the Tale, 2010)
• The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde ( Twists on the Tale, 2010)
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Jane Austen ( Twists on the Tale, 2010)
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama ( Change Your World, 2010)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• Inside the Titanic: A Giant Cut-away Book (Giant Cutaway Book) by Ken Marschall (1998)

Alex Award

• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (2001)
• The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (2003)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Legends-Vol. 3 Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy (Legends (Tor)) (#3 on "Science Fiction and Fantasy: Top 10 of, 1998)

Ambassador Book Award

• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (American Studies, 2001)
• In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 by Mary Beth Norton (American Studies, 2003)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• The Wee Free Men: A Story of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (2004)
• A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (2005)

Andre Norton Award

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (2007)

Andre Simon Award

• A Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients & Culture by Richard Hosking (1997)

Ankh-Morpork Librarians’ Award [OOK!]

• Where's My Cow? by Terry Pratchett (Children's)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson (2004)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1993)
• The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (1996)

Bancarella

• Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder (1995)

BBC's Big Read

• Mort by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 65)
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman (Best loved novel, 2003, No 68)
• Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 69)
• Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 73)
• The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 93)
• Small Gods: A Discworld Novel (The Discworld Series) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 102)
• Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 126)
• Wyrd Sisters (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 135)
• Hogfather by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 137)
• Men at Arms (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 148)
• Soul Music by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 151)
• Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 152)
• The Fifth Elephant: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 153)
• Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder (Best loved novel, 2003, No 175)
• The Truth: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 193)
• Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 197)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• The Wee Free Men: A Story of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (2003)
• Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (2006)
• Nation by Terry Pratchett (2008)

BILBY

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (older readers, 2008)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• One Corpse Too Many (Brother Cadfael Mysteries) by Ellis Peters

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

• The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde (2004)

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Shortlist

• Going Postal: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (2005)
• Thud! A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (2006)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2002)
• Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2002)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2004)
• The Birth of Venus: A Novel by Sarah Dunant ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2005)
• Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2006)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge (1996)

Borders Original Voices

• Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn (2002)
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (2002)

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

• Nation by Terry Pratchett (Fiction and Poetry, 2009)

Bram Stoker Award

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Novel, 2001)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman (Collection, 1998)

British Book Award

• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Book of the Year, 2005)

British Fantasy Award

• Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul ANDERSON (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1974)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Hogfather by Terry Pratchett (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1997)
• Someplace to be Flying by Charles De Lint (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1999)
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2002)
• Moonlight & Vines (Newford) by Charles De Lint (Collection, 2000)

British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee

• Something Rotten: A Thursday Next Mystery by Jasper Fforde (2005)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (Novel, 1989)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• The Difference Engine (Spectra special editions) by William Gibson (1990)
• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1992)
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)

Carnegie Medal

• The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff (1959)
• The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (2001)

Carnegie Medal Nominee

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (2008)

Carnegie Medal Shortlist

• Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Pratchett (1997)

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

• The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould
• A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) by Christopher Alexander

CWA

• Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters (Silver Dagger, 1980)

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

• Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder (Jugendbuch, 1994)

Dilys Award

• Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next) by Jasper Fforde (2004)

Edgar Award

• Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Best Novel, 1979)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Fact Crime, 2004)

Edgar Award Nominee

• Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer by Ann Rule (Fact Crime, 2005)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Decision-Making)
• The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage (Technology & Innovation)

Galaxy British Book Award

• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (2009, shortlist)

Gaylactic Spectrum Nominee

• The Fifth Elephant: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (Novel, 2001)
• The Truth: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (Novel, 2001)
• Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Book 12) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Novel, 2005)

Geffen Award

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2003)
• Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2004)
• The Wee Free Men: A Story of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2008)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (Best Translated YA or Children SF&F Book, 2008)

Great Lakes Book Award Finalist

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (General Nonfiction, 2003)
• Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott (General Nonfiction, 2008)

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