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100 Essential New England Books

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Boston Globe)

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

Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition by Lao Tsu (3rd century BCE)
The Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu) by Confucius (5th–4th century BCE)
The Republic of Plato by Plato (380 BCE)
The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library Classics) by Adam Smith (1776)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1869)
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (Great Minds Series) by John Maynard Keynes (1936)
The Road to Serfdom (Routledge Classics S.) by F.A. Hayek (1943)
1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (2006 Edition)
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (2006 Edition)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: The Florida Edition (Penguin Classics) by Laurence Sterne (2006/2008 Edition)
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (2006/2008 Edition)
Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (2006/2008 Edition)
The Master and Margarita (Oneworld Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov (2006/2008 Edition)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2006/2008 Edition)
A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book) by John Kennedy Toole (2006/2008 Edition)
Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2006/2008 Edition)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
Emile: Or, On Education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (2006/2008 Edition)
A Sentimental Journey (Penguin Classics) by Laurence Sterne (2006/2008 Edition)
Crime and Punishment (Signet Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (2006/2008 Edition)
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky (2006/2008 Edition)
Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics) by Jonathan Swift (2006/2008 Edition)
The Plague by Albert Camus (2006/2008 Edition)
1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (2006/2008 Edition)
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev (2006/2008 Edition)
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
Lolita (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (2006/2008 Edition)
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (2006/2008 Edition)
Dead Souls: A Novel by Nikolai Gogol (2006/2008 Edition)

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

1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (17)

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

1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (34)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition by Wil Huygen (1977)

ALA Notable Books

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (1990)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays) by Arthur Miller (Drama, 1999)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman (Biography, 1999)
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol (Non-fiction, 1999)
Crime and Punishment (Signet Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Fiction, 1999)
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom (Social Sciences, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Own Your Freak, 2005)
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)

Ambassador Book Award

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (Fiction, 1988)

American Book Award

Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times by Helen Thomas (2000)

Anthony Award

Homicide by David Simon (Best True Crime, 1992)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (1949)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1951)
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (1962)
A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book) by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

Bad Sex in Fiction Award

I Am Charlotte Simmons: A Novel by Tom Wolfe (2004)

Bancarella

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (1958)

Bancroft Prize

The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (1968)

BBC's Big Read

1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Best loved novel, 2003, No 15)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 20)
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Best loved novel, 2003, No 28)
Crime and Punishment (Signet Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Best loved novel, 2003, No 60)
The Master and Margarita (Oneworld Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov (Best loved novel, 2003, No 130)
Lolita (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Vladimir Nabokov (Best loved novel, 2003, No 178)

Benjamin Barondess Award

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin (2006)

Book Sense Book of the Year

Life of Pi by Yann Martel ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2003)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2005)
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Stephen J. Dubner ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)

Booker Prize

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2002)

Booker Prize Longlist

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (2004)
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud (2006)

Booker Prize Shortlist

Nice Work by David Lodge (1988)

Borges' A Personal Library

British Book Award

Churchill: A Biography by Roy Jenkins (Biography of the Year, 2003)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (Literary Fiction Award Shortlist, 2005)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2005)

British Guild of Food Writers

The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten (Food Book of the Year, 1999)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (2004)

Canada Reads Nominee

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2003)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor (Literary Classics)

Christianity Today Book Awards

The Tragedy of American Compassion by Marvin Olasky (Contemporary Issues, No. 3, 1993, Critics' Choice)
Integrity by Stephen L. Carter (No. 6, 1997, tie)

Colorado Book Award

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

Combat des livres

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (selection, 2004)

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

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

The Plague by Albert Camus

Drama Desk Award

The Coast of Utopia: Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage by Tom Stoppard (New Play, 2006-2007)

Duff Cooper Prize

Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum (2003)

Edgar Award

Homicide by David Simon (Best Fact Crime, 1992)
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Fact Crime, 1966)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2003)

Fomentor Award

Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library Classics) by Adam Smith (Economics)
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (Great Minds Series) by John Maynard Keynes (Economics)
The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Strategy)

Geffen Award

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2007)

Gourmand World Cookbook

The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller (Chef book, 1999)

Guardian 1000

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: The Florida Edition (Penguin Classics) by Laurence Sterne (Comedy)
Dead Souls: A Novel by Nikolai Gogol (Comedy)
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (Comedy)
The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (Comedy)
Changing Places by David Lodge (Comedy)
A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book) by John Kennedy Toole (Comedy)
Nice Work by David Lodge (Comedy)
Crime and Punishment (Signet Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Crime)
Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (Family and self)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Family and self)
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Family and self)
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev (Family and self)
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Family and self)
Lolita (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Vladimir Nabokov (Love)
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Love)
The Master and Margarita (Oneworld Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
The Plague by Albert Camus (State of the nation)
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (State of the nation)
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky (State of the nation)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (War and travel)
Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics) by Jonathan Swift (War and travel)
A Sentimental Journey (Penguin Classics) by Laurence Sterne (War and travel)

Guardian First Book Award

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (Shortlist, 2004)

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

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2009)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

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