Awards in your library

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

• The Odyssey by Homer (8th – early 7th century BCE)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (2006 Edition)
• Daniel Deronda (Everyman's Library classics) by George Eliot (2006 Edition)
• The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (2006 Edition)
• The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams (2006 Edition)
• The Devils: The Possessed (Penguin Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Passage to India by EM Forster; Oliver Stallybrass (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's (Essential Penguin) by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
• Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
• Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (2006/2008 Edition)
• THE NAME OF THE ROSE (PICADOR BOOKS) by WILLIAM WEAVER (TRANSLATOR) UMBERTO ECO (2006/2008 Edition)
• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac (2006/2008 Edition)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (Modern Library Classics) by Thomas Hardy (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (2006/2008 Edition)
• Howards End by EM Forster (2006/2008 Edition)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
• Fire-Starter by Stephen King (1980)
• Watchers by Dean Koontz (1987)
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1992)
• The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (1993)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Odyssey by Homer (Poetry, 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Fear Nothing by Dean R. Koontz ( Different Drummers, 1999)
• The Client by John Grisham ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Blood Work by Michael Connelly ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Humor, 2001)
• Watchers by Dean Koontz ( All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)
• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac (Journey > Destination, 2009)

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Journalism Award

• State of Fear by Michael Crichton (2006)

Anthony Award

• The Poet by Michael Connelly (Best Novel, 1997)
• Blood Work by Michael Connelly (Best Novel, 1999)
• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Best Novel, 2003)

Anthony Award Nominee

• The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2006)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (1948)

Balrog Nominee

• Fire-Starter by Stephen King (Novel, 1981)

Bancarella

• The Client by John Grisham (1994)
• Angels Flight (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (2000)

Barry Award

• White Road by John Connolly (British Crime Novel, 2003)
• Trunk Music by Michael Connelly (Novel, 1998)
• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2003)
• The Enemy by Lee Child (Novel, 2005)
• Back Spin (Myron Bolitar) by Harlan Coben (Paperback Original, 1998)

Barry Award nominee

• Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (British Crime Novel, 2001)
• The Killing Kind by John Connolly (British Crime Novel, 2002)
• Blood Work by Michael Connelly (Novel, 1999)
• Angels Flight (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2000)
• The Visitor (Jack Reacher, No. 4) by Lee Child (Novel, 2001)
• A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2002)

BBC's Big Read

• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 04)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (Modern Library Classics) by Thomas Hardy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 48)
• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac (Best loved novel, 2003, No 90)
• The Beach by Alex Garland (Best loved novel, 2003, No 103)
• THE NAME OF THE ROSE (PICADOR BOOKS) by WILLIAM WEAVER (TRANSLATOR) UMBERTO ECO (Best loved novel, 2003, No 174)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac (Audiobook - Adult Fiction, 2001)

Best Books 2006 Awards Finalist (Lombardo, Unabridged Audio) Parmenides Publishing

• The Odyssey by Homer

Betty Trask Award

• The Beach by Alex Garland (1997)

BILBY

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (secondary, 1996)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• The Black Echo (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Devils: The Possessed (Penguin Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (First Novel, 1999)
• Flesh by Richard Laymon (Novel, 1988)
• Funland by Richard Laymon (Novel, 1990)
• Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite (Novel, 1996)
• Fear Nothing by Dean R. Koontz (Novel, 1998)
• Deep in the Darkness by Michael Laimo (Novel, 2004)

Bram Stoker Nominee

• Desperation by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1996)
• Insomnia by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1994)

British Fantasy Nominee

• Fire-Starter by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1981)

CWA

• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Gold/Silver Dagger Shortlist, 2002)
• The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, shortlist, 2006)

Dilys Award

• The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (1996)
• The Poet by Michael Connelly (1997)

Dilys Award nominee

• The Enemy by Lee Child (2005)

Ditmar Award

• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (International Fiction, 1980)

Edgar Award

• The Black Echo (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (First Novel, 1993)
• Someone Like You by Roald Dahl (Short Stories, 1954)

Edgar Award Nominee

• THE NAME OF THE ROSE (PICADOR BOOKS) by WILLIAM WEAVER (TRANSLATOR) UMBERTO ECO (Novel, 1984)
• A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block (Novel, 1995)
• Blood Work by Michael Connelly (Novel, 1999)
• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2003)
• The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2006)
• Mayday by Clive Cussler (Paperback Original, 1974)

Falcon Award

• White Jazz: A Novel by James Ellroy (1997)
• Lost Light (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (2006)

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

• Blood Work by Michael Connelly (International Prize, 1999)

Guardian 1000

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Crime)
• A Time to Kill by John GRISHAM (Crime)
• The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter (Crime)
• LA Confidential by James Ellroy (Crime)
• The King of Torts by John Grisham (Crime)
• The Big Nowhere by James Ellroy (Crime)
• THE NAME OF THE ROSE (PICADOR BOOKS) by WILLIAM WEAVER (TRANSLATOR) UMBERTO ECO (Crime)
• Howards End by EM Forster (Family and self)
• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Family and self)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's (Essential Penguin) by Truman Capote (Love)
• Daniel Deronda (Everyman's Library classics) by George Eliot (Love)
• Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence (Love)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (Modern Library Classics) by Thomas Hardy (Love)
• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• A Passage to India by EM Forster; Oliver Stallybrass (State of the nation)
• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac (War and travel)
• The Beach by Alex Garland (War and travel)

The Guardian's Text on the Beach: 50 Best Summer Reads Ever

• The Beach by Alex Garland (2009)

Gumshoe Award nominee

• The Unquiet: A Thriller (Charlie Parker) by John Connolly (Mystery, 2008)
• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2003)
• Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz (Thriller, 2005)
• The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Thriller, 2006)

Hammett Prize Nominee

• The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (1995)
• The Poet by Michael Connelly (1996)
• Trunk Music by Michael Connelly (1997)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo

IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

• The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly

International Horror Guild Nominee

• Desperation by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1996)
• Nocturnes by John Connolly (Collection, 2004)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1994-1995)

Iowa Teen Award Winner

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1994-1995)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

• A Passage to India by EM Forster; Oliver Stallybrass (Fiction, 1924)
• The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (Fiction, 1948)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac (38)
• A Passage to India by EM Forster; Oliver Stallybrass (45)
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (79)

Locus

• Desperation by Stephen King (Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1997)

Locus Poll Nominee

• Insomnia by Stephen King (Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel, 1995)
• Fire-Starter by Stephen King (Best SF Novel, 1981)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• Echo Park (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Mystery/Thriller, 2006)

LOST Book Club

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac

Macavity Award

• Blood Work by Michael Connelly (Novel, 1999)
• The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2006)

Macavity Award Nominee

• One Shot (Jack Reacher) by Lee Child (Novel, 2006)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• A Passage to India by EM Forster; Oliver Stallybrass (The Board's List, 25)
• Howards End by EM Forster (The Board's List, 38)
• The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (The Board's List, 40)
• On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac (The Board's List, 55)
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (The Board's List, 65)
• The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (The Reader's List, 51)

Médicis

• THE NAME OF THE ROSE (PICADOR BOOKS) by WILLIAM WEAVER (TRANSLATOR) UMBERTO ECO (Étranger, 1982)

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