Awards in your library

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100 Essential New England Books

• Moby Dick: Or the Whale by Herman Melville (Boston Globe)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• Moby Dick: Or the Whale by Herman Melville (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Stranger by Albert Camus (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (2009, No 685, Age 8 and over)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (15)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Children's, 1999)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (1993)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1999)

ALA Notable Children's Book

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1999)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser (Social Sciences, 2004)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (1994)

BBC's Big Read

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 01)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Best loved novel, 2003, No 22)
• The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (Best loved novel, 2003, No 108)
• Moby Dick: Or the Whale by Herman Melville (Best loved novel, 2003, No 161)

BILBY

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 2002)

Birmingham Cable Children's Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1997)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2002)

British Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Children's Book of the Year, 1998)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (1993)

Carnegie Medal Shortlist

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1997)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Literary Classics)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Pound Era by Hugh Kenner (Fiction, Silver, 1972)

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

• A. B. C. of Reading by Ezra Pound

Cyril Connolly's 100 key books of the modern movement from England, France and America 1880-1950

• The Stranger by Albert Camus

FCBG Children's Book Award

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Overall winner and Longer Novel Category, 1997)

Firecracker Alternative Book Award

• Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser (Nonfiction, 2002)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (Roman étranger, 1997)

Guardian 1000

• The Stranger by Albert Camus (Family and self)
• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Moby Dick: Or the Whale by Herman Melville (War and travel)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien

Harry Chapin Media Award

• Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser (Book, 2001)

Ignotus Award

• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (Foreign novel, 2001)

International Fantasy Award

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fiction, 1957)

International IMPAC Dublin

• The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (Shortlist, 1999)

IPPY Finalist

• Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer by Trevor Pinch (Popular Culture, 2003)

James Tiptree, Jr. Award Shortlist

• The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (Retrospective)

Lambda Literary Award Nominee

• What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics by Adrienne Rich (Lesbian Studies, 1993)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
• The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Locus Poll Nominee

• The Gunslinger (Dark Tower (Paperback)) by Stephen King (Best Novelette, 1979)

LOST Book Club

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling

Meilleur Livre Étranger

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1972)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Reader's List, 4)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Children’s Literature, 2008)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• 31 Songs by Nick Hornby (Criticism, 2003)

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Gold Award, 9-11 years category, 1997)

New York Times bestseller

• The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (Fiction, 1992)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (Fiction, 1998)
• Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser (Nonfiction, 2001)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, No. 35)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• Moby Dick: Or the Whale by Herman Melville
• The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (2003)
• Moby Dick: Or the Whale by Herman Melville (2003)

Parenting Book of the Year Award

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling (1998)

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

• The Stranger by Albert Camus (1989)

Prix du Meilleur livre étranger

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Novel, 1972)

Prometheus Award

• The Lord of The Rings (50th Anniversary Single volume edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Hall of Fame, 2009)

Prometheus Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (Novel, 1993)

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