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

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (2006/2008 Edition)
• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (2006/2008 Edition)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (2008 edition)

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

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (17)

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

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (3)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (8)
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (13)
• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (2)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (4)
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (17)
• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (34)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (37)
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (73)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (37)
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (67)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (1974)
• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1986)
• The End of Nature by Bill McKibben (1990)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Perfect Storm (A True Story of Men Against The Sea) by Sebastian Junger (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1999)
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (Fiction, 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. LeGuin ( Short Takes, 2000)
• An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It by Al Gore ( Change Your World, 2010)

Alex Award

• The Perfect Storm (A True Story of Men Against The Sea) by Sebastian Junger (1998)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (1949)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1987)

Aurora Award Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1986)

BBC's Big Read

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 08)
• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Best loved novel, 2003, No 131)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Best loved novel, 2003, No 157)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen

Booker Prize Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (1986)

Bram Stoker

• On Writing by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, 2000)

Canada Reads Nominee

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (2002)

Combat des livres

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Where I Was From by Joan Didion (Special Acknowledgement, Silver, 2003)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Best Book, Caribbean and Canada Region, 1987)

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

• Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams

Evans Biography Award

• Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams (1991)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• The Perfect Storm (A True Story of Men Against The Sea) by Sebastian Junger (030)
• Jaguars Ripped My Flesh by Tim Cahill (079)

Gaylactic Spectrum

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (Hall of Fame, 2003)

Gaylactic Spectrum Nominee

• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (Hall of Fame, 1999)

Gaylactic Spectrum Shortlist

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (Hall of Fame, 2001)

Gigamesh

• The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. LeGuin (Ciencia ficción, Antología, 1986)

Governor General's Literary Award

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1985)

Guardian 1000

• Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen (Crime)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Family and self)
• THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS by BOOTH TARKINGTON (Family and self)
• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

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

• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (2009)

Hugo

• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1967)
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (Novel, 1970)
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (Novel, 1975)

Hugo Nominee

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Related Book (Nomination below cutoff), 2001)
• The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin (Novel, 1972)

IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

• Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen

International Horror Guild Nominee

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Non-Fiction, 2000)

IPPY Finalist

• Epicurean Simplicity by Stephanie Mills (Autobiography/Memoir, 2003)

James Tiptree, Jr. Award

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (Retrospective)

James Tiptree, Jr. Award Shortlist

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Retrospective)

John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist

• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (1975)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (30)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell

Locus

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Non-Fiction, 2001)
• The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. LeGuin (Collection, 1976)
• The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin (Novel, 1972)
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (Novel, 1975)

Locus Award

• The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin (Best Novel, 1972)
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin (Best Novel, 1975)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1986)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Board's List

• Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron (55)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• Nineteen Eighty-four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell (The Board's List, 13)
• THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS by BOOTH TARKINGTON (The Board's List, 100)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (The Reader's List, 14)
• The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (The Reader's List, 53)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (The Reader's List, 90)

Médicis

• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (Essai, 2007)

National Book Award

• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (Nonfiction, 2005)

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