Awards in your library

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501 Must-Read Books

• The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Children's Fiction)

Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award Nominee

• World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (2012)

ALA Notable Books for Adults

• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer (2004)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Fiction, 1999)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (History & Cultures, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• The Essential Bordertown (Borderlands) by Terri Windling ( Gateway to Faerie, 2005)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren (2002)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (2003)
• In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman (2004)

American Book Award

• Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old Chinatown by Arnold Genthe (1985)
• Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Revised and Updated Edition by James W. Loewen (1996)

Anthony Award

• The Alienist by Caleb CARR (Best First Novel, 1995)

Audie Winner

• World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Multi-Voiced Performance,2007)

BBC's Big Read

• Mort by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 65)
• Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 69)
• The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 93)

Ben Franklin Award

• The Guide to Getting It On! (The Universe's Coolest and Most Informative Book About Sex) by Paul Joannides

Bloomsbury's 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize shortlist

• Thud! by Terry Pratchett (2006)

Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• The Alienist by Caleb CARR (Novel, 1994)

Caldecott Honor

• Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper) by David Macaulay (1974)
• Castle by David Macaulay (1978)

Christopher Award

• Pyramid by David Macaulay (Books for Young People, 1976)

Classics of Science Fiction

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (58)

Colorado Book Award

• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer (2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Rape Of The Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt by Brian M. Fagan (Nonfiction, Gold, 1975)

Edgar Award

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Fact Crime, 2004)

Esquire's 75 Books Every Man Should Read

• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

The Essential Man's Library: 100 Must-Read Books

• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

Fantasy: The 100 Best Books

• The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (1983)
• The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (1983)

Firecracker Alternative Book Award

• The Guide to Getting It On! (The Universe's Coolest and Most Informative Book About Sex) by Paul Joannides (Sex, 1997)
• Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective's Scrapbook by Sean Tejaratchi (Special Recognition/Wildcard Categories, 1997)

Fletcher Pratt Award

• Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam by Stephen W. Sears (1983)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Decision-Making)
• Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition by Marc Reisner (Project Management)

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

• The Alienist by Caleb CARR (International Prize, 1996)

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)

Guardian 1000

• The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Guardian Essential Library

• THE FACE OF BATTLE by JOHN KEEGAN (History)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper) by David Macaulay (1974)
• Underground by David Macaulay (1977)
• Castle by David Macaulay (1978)
• Unbuilding (Sandpiper) by David Macaulay (1981)

Hugo

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1960)

International Horror Guild Award

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Nonfiction, 2003)

IPPY Finalist

• The Guide to Getting It On! (The Universe's Coolest and Most Informative Book About Sex) by Paul Joannides (Erotica/Sexuality, 2001)

Lambda Literary Award Nominee

• The Alienist by Caleb CARR (Gay Men's Mystery, 1994)

Locus 1975 Poll, All-Time Best Novel

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (22)

Locus 1987 Poll, All-Time Best SF Novel

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (21)

Locus 1998 Poll, All-Time Best SF Novel Before 1990

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (24)

Locus Recommended Reading

• Thud! by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy Novel, 2005)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren (History, 2002)

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)
• THE FACE OF BATTLE by JOHN KEEGAN (81)

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

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (62)
• Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach (98)

National Book Award finalist

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Nonfiction, 2003)
• Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach (Religion/Inspiration (Paperback), 1980)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition by Marc Reisner (General Nonfiction, 1986)

National Jewish Book Award

• Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren (Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year, 2002)

NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

• Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper) by David Macaulay (2000)

Nebula Nominee

• How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove (Novel, 1998)

New York Times bestseller

• Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach (Fiction, 1977)
• The Alienist by Caleb CARR (Fiction, 1994)
• Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara (Fiction, 1996)
• The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr (Fiction, 1997)
• The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara (Fiction, 1998)
• Thud! by Terry Pratchett (Fiction, 2005)
• World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Fiction, 2006)
• Connections by James Burke (General, 1979)
• Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren (Nonfiction, 2002)
• Bushwacked: Life in George W. Bush's America by Molly Ivins (Nonfiction, 2003)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Nonfiction, 2003)
• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer (Nonfiction, 2003)
• War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dr by Lou Dobbs (Nonfiction, 2006)

NPR Top 100 Killer Thrillers

• The Alienist by Caleb CARR (26)

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