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100 Essential New England Books

• Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (Boston Globe)

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

• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (2006 Edition)
• Walden by Henry Thoreau, David (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
• Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (2006/2008 Edition)
• Hound of the Baskervilles (Aladdin Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2006/2008 Edition)
• Atonement by Ian Mcewan (2006/2008 Edition)
• In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
• Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse (2006/2008 Edition)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (1)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (33)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (1)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (23)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (22)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (1971)
• Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut (1979)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
• Born to Run by Dave Marsh (1979)
• The Right Stuff by Tom WOLFE (1980)
• Adrift: Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan (1986)
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1998)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Truman by David McCullough (Biography, 1999)
• Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose (Biography, 1999)
• Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Mythology by Edith Hamilton (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (P.S.) by Sebastian Junger (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Fiction, 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Adrift: Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan ( Facing Nature Head On, 1998)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Humor, 2001)
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• Night (Oprah's Book Club) by Elie Wiesel (Religion: Relationship with the Divine, 2007)
• In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote (I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)

Alex Award

• The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (P.S.) by Sebastian Junger (1998)
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1998)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand (2001)

Ambassador Book Award

• The Accidental Tourist: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Anne Tyler (Fiction, 1986)
• The Writing Life by Annie Dillard (American Arts & Letters, 1990)
• Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) by Garry Wills (American Studies, 1993)
• No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Biography/Autobiography, 1995)
• Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose (American Studies, 1997)
• Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks (Current Affairs, 2007)

American Book Award

• Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror by Richard Clarke (2005)

Arthur Ross Book Award

• Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks (Honorable mention, 2007)

Atlanta-Journal Constitution 10 Great Reads

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

Atlantic Monthly Best Book of the Year

• Atonement by Ian Mcewan

Bad Sex in Fiction Award

• Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks (1998)

Barnes & Noble Best Books in History, Biography, and Sports

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand (2001)

Barnes & Noble Discover Award Finalist

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

Barzun and Taylor's Classics of Crime

• Hound of the Baskervilles (Aladdin Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)

BBC's Big Read

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 04)
• Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Best loved novel, 2003, No 39)
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Best loved novel, 2003, No 94)
• Hound of the Baskervilles (Aladdin Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Best loved novel, 2003, No 128)
• Atonement by Ian Mcewan (Best loved novel, 2003, No 154)
• Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (Best loved novel, 2003, No 161)

Benjamin Barondess Award

• Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) by Garry Wills (1993)
• Lincoln by David Herbert Donald (1996)
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin (2006)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson ( Adult Honor Book, 2000)
• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2002)
• Atonement by Ian Mcewan ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2003)
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2004)
• Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Atonement by Ian Mcewan (2001)

Boston Globe Best Book of the Year

• Atonement by Ian Mcewan

British Book Award

• Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel (Book of the Year, 1997)
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Book of the Year, 2005)

Bücher, die Geschichte machten

• Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis (Spiritual Classics)

Charleston Gazette best Books

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand (2001)

Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year

• Atonement by Ian Mcewan

Christian Booksellers Association

• The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (Purpose Driven Life) by Rick Warren (100 Christian Books That Changed the Twentieth Century)

Christian Science Monitor Recommended Books

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

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

• A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) by Christopher Alexander

Ditmar Award

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (International Fiction, 1980)

The Econonmist Best Books

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand (2001)

ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award

• The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission by Rick Warren (Christian Ministry, 1996)
• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge (Inspirational, 2002)

Edgar Award

• Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi (Best Fact Crime, 1975)
• In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote (Fact Crime, 1966)

Edgar Award Nominee

• Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart (Fact Crime, 1992)
• Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas (Fact Crime, 1996)
• A Death in Belmont, CD by Sebastian Junger (Fact Crime, 2007)

Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year

• Atonement by Ian Mcewan

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Atonement by Ian Mcewan (2002)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (009)
• The Right Stuff by Tom WOLFE (026)
• The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (P.S.) by Sebastian Junger (030)
• Adrift: Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan (067)

Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year

• The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman (2005)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough (The Corporation)
• Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins (The Corporation)
• The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam (Decision-Making)
• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Decision-Making)
• Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean (Ethics)
• Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart (Ethics)
• A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr (Negotiating & Managing)
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials) by Robert B. Cialdini (Power)
• The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (Power)
• Sun Tzu the Art of War by Samuel B. Griffith (Strategy)
• Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein (Wall Street)

Francis Parkman Prize

• Truman by David McCullough (1993)
• Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry (1998)

George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award

• Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte (1991)

Guardian 1000

• Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Comedy)
• Hound of the Baskervilles (Aladdin Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Crime)
• Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse (Family and self)
• The Accidental Tourist: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Anne Tyler (Love)
• Atonement by Ian Mcewan (Love)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville (War and travel)
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig (War and travel)

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

• Atonement by Ian Mcewan (2009)

H.R.F. Keating's 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books

• Hound of the Baskervilles (Aladdin Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6)

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