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 Trial by Franz Kafka (1925)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (2006 Edition)
• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (2006 Edition)
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (2006/2008 Edition)
• LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER by D.H. Lawrence (2006/2008 Edition)
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (2006/2008 Edition)
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Barbara Kingsolver (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Shipping News : A Novel by Annie Proulx (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (2006/2008 Edition)
• Gulliver's Travels (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Jonathan Swift (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wild Swans by Jung Chang (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Trial by Franz Kafka (2006/2008 Edition)
• The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (2006/2008 Edition)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Chronicles of Narnia Set by C. S. Lewis (26)

AAR Annual Reader Poll

• Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (Favorite "Other" Romance, 1998)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (1998, 3)
• Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (1998, 56)
• Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (1998, 56)
• Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (1998, 56)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel by David Guterson (Adult, 1996)
• Angela's Ashes : A Memoir by Frank McCourt (Adult, 1997)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Adult, 1998)

Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (creative writing, top twelve)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (67)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (69)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (1986)
• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus) by Art Spiegelman (1992)
• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (1996)
• Into the Wild (MTI) by Jon Krakauer (1997)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Angela's Ashes : A Memoir by Frank McCourt (Biography, 1999)
• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Biography, 1999)
• Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (Fiction, 1999)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (Fiction, 1999)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Fiction, 1999)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (History & Cultures, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman ( Going Alternative, 1997)
• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus) by Art Spiegelman ( Going Alternative, 1997)
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (Books for the Soul, 1997)
• In My Room by Adrienne Salinger ( Teen Culture, 1999)
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Lock it, Lick it, Click it: Diaries, Letters and Email, 2003)
• Night by Elie Wiesel (Religion: Relationship with the Divine, 2007)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• In My Room by Adrienne Salinger (1996)

Alex Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (2007)

American Book Award

• Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog (1991)
• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus) by Art Spiegelman (1992)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2004)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Barry Award

• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (First Novel, 2005)

BBC's Big Read

• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (Best loved novel, 2003, No 29)
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 51)
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (Best loved novel, 2003, No 62)
• The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Barbara Kingsolver (Best loved novel, 2003, No 125)
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Best loved novel, 2003, No 160)
• The Shipping News : A Novel by Annie Proulx (Best loved novel, 2003, No 164)

Betty Trask Award

• Moth Smoke: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid (2001)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Barbara Kingsolver ( Adult Winner, 2000)
• Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2004)
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2005)
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2005)
• Thunderstruck by Erik Larson ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Books, 2007)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Adult Fiction Winner, 2007)

Booker Prize Longlist

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

Books in Canada First Novel Award Shortlist

• Generation X by Douglas Coupland (1991)

Borders Original Voices

• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Gulliver's Travels (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Jonathan Swift

British Book Award

• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (Literary Fiction Award Shortlist, 2005)
• Wild Swans by Jung Chang (Book of the Year, 1994)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

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

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

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

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (General Literature, Silver, 1939)
• Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Gold, 1997)
• King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild (Nonfiction, Gold, 1998)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Silver, 2005)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra (Overall Best First Book, 1996)

David Higham Prize for Fiction

• Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra (1995)

Duff Cooper Prize

• King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild (1999)

Eisner Award

• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus) by Art Spiegelman (Best Graphic Album: Reprint, 1992)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Angela's Ashes : A Memoir by Frank McCourt (1997)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (1998)
• The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Barbara Kingsolver (2000)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ( co-recipient)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• Seven Years In Tibet (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Heinrich Harrer (020)

Frederic W. Ness Book Award

• Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (2005)

Frederick Jackson Turner Award

• Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market by Walter Johnson (2000)

Gaylactic Spectrum Nominee

• 253: A Novel by Geoff Ryman ( 1999)

Geffen Award

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

Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle

• Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (Document, 2005)

Great Lakes Book Award

• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Fiction, 2007)

Guardian 1000

• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (Comedy)
• The Shipping News : A Novel by Annie Proulx (Family and self)
• LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER by D.H. Lawrence (Love)
• The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Love)
• The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (Love)
• The Chronicles of Narnia Set by C. S. Lewis (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Trial by Franz Kafka (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (State of the nation)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (State of the nation)
• A Tale of Two Cities (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Gulliver's Travels (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Jonathan Swift (War and travel)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (War and travel)
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (War and travel)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (War and travel)

Guardian First Book Award

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

Gumshoe Award nominee

• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (European Crime Novel, 2005)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Wild Swans by Jung Chang

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Night by Elie Wiesel
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Harvey Award

• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus) by Art Spiegelman (Graphic Album of Previously Published Work, 1992)

Heartland Prize

• The Shipping News : A Novel by Annie Proulx (Fiction, 1993)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Fiction, 1997)

Hugo

• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke (Novel, 2005)

Hugo Nominee

• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (Novel, 1970)

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