Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (2006 Edition)
• Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky (2006/2008 Edition)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (2009, Age 12 and over)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll (1991)
• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1997)
• Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1998)
• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1998)
• Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet (2008)

ALA Notable Children's Book

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1997)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Ralph Leighton (Biography, 1999)
• Longitude by Dava Sobel (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Fiction, 1999)
• Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky (Fiction, 1999)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World by Eric Schlosser (Social Sciences, 2004)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)
• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (Changing Dimensions, 1999)
• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)

Alex Award

• Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1998)
• High Exposure by David Breashears (2000)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)

Andre Simon Award

• The New France: A Complete Guide to Contemporary French Wine (Mitchell Beazley Wine Guides) by Andrew Jefford (2002)
• Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by Nigel Slater (2003)
• Not on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate by Felicity Lawrence (2004)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)

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

BBC's Big Read

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Best loved novel, 2003, No 11)
• Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky (Best loved novel, 2003, No 60)
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (Best loved novel, 2003, No 62)
• Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat (Best loved novel, 2003, No 113)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1996)
• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1997)

Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature

• A View from the Ridge: Mountaineering Anecdotes in Scotland and America by Dave Brown ( 1991 Joint)
• In Monte Viso's Horizon: Climbing All the Alpine 4000 Metre Peaks by Will McLewin (1992)
• The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans by Jim Perrin ( 2005 Joint)
• Learning to Breathe by Andy Cave ( 2005 Joint)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World by Eric Schlosser (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2002)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2005)

Booker Prize Longlist

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004)
• Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel (2005)

Books in Canada First Novel Award Shortlist

• No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod (1999)

British Book Award

• Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by Nigel Slater (Biography of the Year, 2004)
• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (Children's Book of the Year, 1997)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Literary Fiction Award Shortlist, 2005)
• The Island by Victoria Hislop (Newcomer of the Year, 2007)
• Longitude by Dava Sobel (Book of the Year, 1997)
• Billy by Pamela Stephenson (Book of the Year, 2002)
• Stupid White Men: .and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! by Michael Moore (Book of the Year, 2003)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2005)

British Guild of Food Writers

• Not on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate by Felicity Lawrence (Jeremy Round Award, 2005)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004)

CAA Award

• No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod (Fiction, 2000)

Carnegie Medal

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1995)

Carnegie of Carnegies

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (2007)

CBA Libris Award

• No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod (Fiction Book of the Year, 2000)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize Shortlist

• Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel (Eurasia Region, Best Book, 2006)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ( co-recipient)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (009)
• Escalades dans les Alpes by Edward Whymper (036)
• The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz (053)
• One Man's Mountains by Tom Patey (100)

Firecracker Alternative Book Award

• Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World by Eric Schlosser (Nonfiction, 2002)

Geffen Award

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2007)

Glasgow Herald People's Prize

• Walking Wounded by William McIlvanney (1990)

Gourmand World Cookbook

• Confessions of a Wine Lover by Jancis Robinson (Literary wine book, 1999)

Guardian 1000

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Comedy)
• Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky (Crime)
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (War and travel)
• Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat (War and travel)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (Joint, 1996)

Guardian First Book Award

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Shortlist, 2004)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky

Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award

• Longitude by Dava Sobel

Harry Chapin Media Award

• Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World by Eric Schlosser (Book, 2001)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1997)
• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1998)

Hugo

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Novel, 2005)

International Horror Guild Nominee

• Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel (Novel, 2005)

International IMPAC Dublin

• No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod (Winner, 2001)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

• Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman (1998-1999)

James Beard Foundation Award Nominee

• Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by Nigel Slater (Writing on Food, 2005)

Julian Symons' 100 Best Crime Stories

• Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky (1886)

La Cultura del Mare

• Longitude by Dava Sobel

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (29)

Le Prix Faubert du Coton, France

• Longitude by Dava Sobel

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• The Lighthouse Stevensons: The Extraordinary Story of the Building of the Scottish Lighthouses by the Ancestors of Rober by Bella Bathurst
• The Highland Clearances by John Prebble

Locus

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (First Novel, 2005)

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