Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Dispatches / Michael Herr by Michael Herr (1940- ) (2006/2008 Edition)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2006/2008 Edition)
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace (2006/2008 Edition)
• Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• The Man Who Sold The Moon by Robert A. Heinlein (4)
• The Green Hills Of Earth by Robert A. Heinlein (8)
• Beyond This Horizon by Robert A. Heinlein (25)

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

• The Man Who Sold The Moon by Robert A. Heinlein (6)
• The Green Hills Of Earth by Robert A. Heinlein (17)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (3)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (8)
• Ringworld by Larry Niven (12)
• To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1) by Philip Jose Farmer (17)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (22)
• Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein (30)
• The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (36)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein (17)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (2)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (4)
• Ringworld by Larry Niven (9)
• The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven (13)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (21)
• Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein (24)
• To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1) by Philip Jose Farmer (27)
• The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (29)
• Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (44)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Adult, 1998)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (91)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (91)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Stand BY-Y-Y To Start Engines by Daniel V. Gallery (1966)
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (1971)
• If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien (1973)
• The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven (1974)
• Roots by Alex Haley (1976)
• Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Al Santoli (1981)
• Chickenhawk: a Shattering Personal Account of the Helicopter war in Vietnam by Robert Mason (1983)
• Charlie Company: What Vietnam Did to Us (A Newsweek book) by Peter Goldman (1983)
• Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History by Wallace Terry (1984)
• DEAR AMERICA: Letters Home From Vietnam by Bernard Edelman (editor) (1985)
• The Secret House, 24 Hours in the Strange and Unexpected World in Which We Spend Our Nights and Days. by David Bodanis (1986)
• Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Laura Palmer (1987)
• The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War by Jim Murphy (1992)
• Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (1992)
• In Your Face: A Cartoonist at Work by Doug Marlette (1993)
• Great Fire by Jim Murphy (1996)

ALA Notable Children's Book

• Great Fire by Jim Murphy (1996)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Dover Thrift Editions) by Frederick Douglass (Biography, 1999)
• DEAR AMERICA: Letters Home From Vietnam by Bernard Edelman (editor) (Biography, 1999)
• The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside The Mysterious World Of Our Minds And Bodies by David Bodanis (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Fiction, 1999)
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Fiction, 1999)
• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Fiction, 1999)
• The Golden Ratio: The Story of Pi, the World's Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio (Science & Technology, 2004)
• War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars by Andrew Carroll (History, 2004)
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• The Red Tent: A Novel by Anita Diamant (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (History & Cultures, 2009)
• A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horwitz (History & Cultures, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman ( Going Alternative, 1997)
• Centennial: A Novel by James A. Michener ( Western, 2001)
• DEAR AMERICA: Letters Home From Vietnam by Bernard Edelman (editor) (War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History by Wallace Terry ( War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• Great Fire by Jim Murphy (1996)

Alex Award

• The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside The Mysterious World Of Our Minds And Bodies by David Bodanis (1998)

Allan Nevins Prize

• Masters Without Slaves: Southern Planters in the Civil War and Reconstruction by James L. Roark (1974)

Ambassador Book Award

• Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All: A Novel by Allan Gurganus (Fiction, 1990)
• Close Range : Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (Fiction, 2000)

American Book Award

• Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (1992)

Bancarella

• Roots by Alex Haley (1978)

Bancroft Prize

• This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust (2009)

BBC's Big Read

• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Best loved novel, 2003, No 32)
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 33)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• Great Fire by Jim Murphy (1995)

Benjamin Barondess Award

• Lincoln's Men: How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation by William C. Davis (2000)
• Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President by Harold Holzer (2005)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Red Tent: A Novel by Anita Diamant (Adult Fiction Winner, 2001)
• Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Books, 2007)

Borders Original Voices

• Close Range : Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (2000)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Egil's Saga by Anonymous

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein (BSFA Fiftieth Anniversary Award - Best Novel of 1958)

Colby Award

• Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell (2009)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Jayhawker by Patricia Beatty (Juvenile, Silver, 1991)
• The True Believer by Eric Hoffer (Nonfiction, Gold, 1951)
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Gold, 1997)
• The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Nonfiction, Gold, 2006)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Silver, 2005)

Dan and Marilyn Laney Prize

• The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac by Jeffry D. Wert (2006)

Ditmar Award

• Ringworld by Larry Niven (International Fiction, 1972)

Edgar Award Nominee

• The Mediterranean Caper by Clive Cussler (Paperback Original, 1974)

Eisner Award

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

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (1998)

Fletcher Pratt Award

• Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee, 1861-1862 by Thomas Lawrence Connelly (1971)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Decision-Making)

Founder's Award

• Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day by William A. Frassanito (1978)

Francis Parkman Prize

• Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War (The Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies) by Drew Gilpin Faust (1997)

Gaylactic Spectrum

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

Gaylactic Spectrum Shortlist

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

George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award

• Maxfield Parrish by Coy Ludwig (Second Prize, 1974)

Golden Kite Award

• The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War by Jim Murphy (Nonfiction, 1990)

Guardian 1000

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Ringworld by Larry Niven (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman (War and travel)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (War and travel)
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig (War and travel)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (War and travel)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Black Elk Speaks Being The Life Story Of A Holy Man of The Oglala Sioux by Black Elk,
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

Harvey Award

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

Heartland Prize

• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Fiction, 1997)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War by Jim Murphy (1991)
• Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco (1995)
• Great Fire by Jim Murphy (1996)

Hugo

• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
• Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1956)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1960)
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1967)
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Novel, 1970)
• Ringworld by Larry Niven (Novel, 1971)
• To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1) by Philip Jose Farmer (Novel, 1972)

Hugo Nominee

• Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1959)
• Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1964)
• Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1974)
• The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven (Novel, 1975)
• Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven (Novel, 1978)
• The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) by Larry Niven (Novel, 1981)
• Friday by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1983)
• Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel, 1985)
• Footfall by Larry Niven (Novel, 1986)

International Pythagoras Prize

• The Golden Ratio: The Story of Pi, the World's Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio

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