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

• Plato: Republic by Plato (380 BCE)
• Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx (1848)
• The Origin Of Species vol. II by Darwin (1859)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel by Arthur Golden (2006 Edition)
• Metamorphoses (Oxford World's Classics) by Ovid (2006 Edition)
• The Turn of the Screw (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) by Henry James (2006 Edition)
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (Bantam Classics) by D.H. Lawrence (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (2006/2008 Edition)
• Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (2006/2008 Edition)
• Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (2009, No 981, Age 12 and over)
• The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore (2009, Ages 5↑)
• My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (2009, Ages 5↑)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Velvet Promise by Jude Deveraux (1998, 83)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (Adult, 1997)

Agatha Award Nominee

• The Face of a Stranger (William Monk Novels) by Anne Perry (Novel, 1990)
• Defend and Betray (William Monk Novels) by Anne Perry (Novel, 1992)

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

• Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions by Gloria Steinem (1983)
• Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns (1985)
• A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (1994)
• Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (1997)
• Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery) by Gail Carson Levine (1998)
• Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) by Orson Scott Card (2000)
• Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (2001)
• Harley: Like a Person by Cat Bauer (2001)
• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (2004)

ALA Notable Children's Book

• Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery) by Gail Carson Levine (1998)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Dover Thrift Editions) by Frederick Douglass (Biography, 1999)
• Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (Biography, 1999)
• The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (Non-fiction, 1999)
• A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (Fiction, 1999)
• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (Social Sciences, 2004)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)
• Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Humanities, 2004)
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• The Big Necessity The Unmentionable World Of Human Waste by Rose George (Science & Technology, 2009)
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King ( Adult Mysteries for Teens, 1998)
• Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery) by Gail Carson Levine (Romance -- Passion and Heartbreak, 2000)
• The Bone Collector (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) by Jeffrey Deaver ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Eyes of a Child by Richard North Patterson ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Harley: Like a Person by Cat Bauer (Relationships: Friends and Families, 2002)
• Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) by Orson Scott Card ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (What Ails you?, 2006)
• The Pact: A Love Story (P.S.) by Jodi Picoult ( Criminal Elements, 2006)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery) by Gail Carson Levine (1998)
• Harley: Like a Person by Cat Bauer (2001)
• New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer (2007)

Albert J. Beveridge Award

• Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 through the Stono Rebellion (Norton Library) by Peter H. Wood (1974)

Alex Award

• The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (1998)
• Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) by Orson Scott Card (2000)
• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (2001)
• Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (2001)
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka (2003)
• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (2004)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)
• Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres (2006)
• The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (2007)

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (#46)

Ambassador Book Award

• W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race : 1868-1919 (Web Dubois Biography of a Race) by David L. Lewis (Biography/Autobiography, 1994)
• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (American Studies, 2001)

Amelia Bloomer List

• That Book Woman by Heather Henson (2009)

American Book Award

• Mama by Terry McMillan (1987)
• Comfort Woman by Nora Okja Keller (1998)

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

• Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2008)

Anthony Award

• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (Best Novel, 2001)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (2001)
• The Scar by China Mieville (2003)

Atlantic Monthly Best Book of the Year

• Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan

Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion

• Wonderful Blood: Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond (The Middle Ages Series) by Caroline Walker Bynum (2007, Historical Studies)

Bad Sex in Fiction Award

• The Castle in the Forest by Norman Mailer (2007)

Bancarella

• The Hammer of Eden by Ken Follett (1999)

Bancroft Prize

• The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860 (Studies in Legal History) by Morton J. Horwitz (1978)
• W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race : 1868-1919 (Web Dubois Biography of a Race) by David L. Lewis (1994)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Barry Award

• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (British Crime Novel, 2000)

Barzun and Taylor's Classics of Crime

• In the Last Analysis (Kate Fansler Novels) by Amanda Cross (1964)

BBC's Big Read

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 33)
• Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel by Arthur Golden (Best loved novel, 2003, No 62)
• High Fidelity: A Novel by Nick Hornby (Best loved novel, 2003, No 143)
• Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan (Best loved novel, 2003, No 154)
• Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad (Best loved novel, 2003, No 158)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

Book Sense Book of the Year

• My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (Rediscovery Winner, 2002)
• Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2003)
• Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2004)
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2006)
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2006)
• New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer (Children's Literature Honor Book, 2007)
• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2004)

Book Sense Pick

• T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) by Sue Grafton (Dec 2007)

Booker Prize Longlist

• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (2003)
• Sea of Poppies: A Novel by Amitav Ghosh (2008)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan (2001)
• Sea of Poppies: A Novel by Amitav Ghosh (2008)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad

Boston Globe Best Book of the Year

• Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• The Church of Dead Girls: A Novel by Stephen Dobyns (Novel, 1997)

Bram Stoker Nominee

• Needful Things by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)

British Fantasy Award

• The Scar by China Mieville (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2003)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• The Scar by China Mieville (2002)

Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year

• Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan

Christianity Today Book Awards

• The Case For A Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God (Strobel, Lee) by Lee Strobel (Apologetics/Evangelism, 2005)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Fiction, Gold, 1971)
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See (Fiction, Silver, 2005)
• King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild (Nonfiction, Gold, 1998)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon (Best First Book, 2004)

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

• Sexual Behavior in the Human Female By the Staff of the Institute for Sex Research, Indiana by Alfred C. Kinsey

CWA

• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (Gold/Silver Dagger Shortlist, 2000)
• A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King (New Blood Dagger, 1995)

Dilys Award

• A Place of Execution by Val McDermid (2001)

Duff Cooper Prize

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

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