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 Dhammapada by Balangoda Ananda Maitreya (252 BCE)
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius with an introduction by Andy Fiala (167)
• The Prince (Signet Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (1532)
• Wealth of Nations (Great Minds Series) by Adam Smith (1776)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (2006 Edition)
• Glamorama (Vintage Contemporaries) by Bret Easton Ellis (2006 Edition)
• Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee (2006 Edition)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (2006/2008 Edition)
• The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2006/2008 Edition)
• Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (2006/2008 Edition)
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (2006/2008 Edition)
• Jane Eyre (Signet classics) by Charlotte Brontë (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Scarlet Letter (Signet classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2006/2008 Edition)
• Disgrace (Penguin Essential Editions) by J. M. Coetzee (2006/2008 Edition)
• Delta of Venus by Anais Nin (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (2009, Age 12 and over)
• Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss (2009, Ages 5↑)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Jane Eyre (Signet classics) by Charlotte Brontë (2004, 87)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (2006)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (Fiction, 1999)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (Fiction, 1999)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (History & Cultures, 2009)
• Three Cups of Tea by Greg; Relin Mortenson, David Oliver (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (2006)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (2006)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952)

BBC's Big Read

• Jane Eyre (Signet classics) by Charlotte Brontë (Best loved novel, 2003, No 10)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (Best loved novel, 2003, No 29)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Best loved novel, 2003, No 124)

BILBY

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (older readers, 2009)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2004)

Booker Prize

• Disgrace (Penguin Essential Editions) by J. M. Coetzee (1999)

Booker Prize Longlist

• Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee (2003)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Tibetan Book of the Dead (The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between) by Padma Sambhava

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (First Novel, 2000)

British Book Award

• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Book of the Year, 2005)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Spares by Michael Marshall Smith (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1997)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (General Literature, Silver, 1939)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• Disgrace (Penguin Essential Editions) by J. M. Coetzee (Best Book, 2000)

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

• The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution by Shulamith Firestone
• The Air-Conditioned Nightmare by Henry Miller

Edgar Award

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Fact Crime, 1966)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Fact Crime, 2004)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Wealth of Nations (Great Minds Series) by Adam Smith (Economics)
• The Prince (Signet Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (Office Politics)

Garden State Book Award

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (Teen Fiction Grades 9-12, 2008)

Gateway Readers Award

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (1st, 2007-2008)

Great Lakes Book Award Finalist

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (General Nonfiction, 2003)

Guardian 1000

• As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (Family and self)
• Delta of Venus by Anais Nin (Love)
• Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (Love)
• The Scarlet Letter (Signet classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Love)
• Jane Eyre (Signet classics) by Charlotte Brontë (Love)
• The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Disgrace (Penguin Essential Editions) by J. M. Coetzee (State of the nation)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (State of the nation)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (State of the nation)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize shortlist

• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Fiction, 2000)

Kiriyama Prize

• Three Cups of Tea by Greg; Relin Mortenson, David Oliver (Nonfiction, 2007)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (18)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (34)
• Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (37)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• Wealth of Nations (Great Minds Series) by Adam Smith

Locus Recommended Reading

• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (First Novel, 2000)

Michigan Library Association's Thumbs Up! Award

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (Honor, 2006)

Miles Franklin Award Shortlist

• Elizabeth Costello by J. M. Coetzee (2004)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Board's List

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (96)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Reader's List

• The Virtue of Selfishness (Signet) by Ayn Rand (1)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (The Board's List, 10)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (The Board's List, 19)
• As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (The Board's List, 35)
• Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (The Board's List, 50)

National Book Award

• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (Fiction, 1953)

National Book Award finalist

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Nonfiction, 2003)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• Ill Nature by Joy Williams (Criticism, 2001)
• Disgrace (Penguin Essential Editions) by J. M. Coetzee (Fiction, 1999)

NEA Big Read

• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (2009)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Disgrace (Penguin Essential Editions) by J. M. Coetzee (1999)

New York Times bestseller

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer (Children's Chapter, 2005)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (Fiction, 1952)
• Exile and the Kingdom by Albert Camus (Fiction, 1958)
• Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (Fiction, 1961)
• Delta of Venus by Anais Nin (Fiction, 1977)
• Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss (Fiction, 1990)
• False Memory by Dean Koontz (Fiction, 2000)
• Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks (Fiction, 2002)
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Fiction, 2003)
• The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks (Fiction, 2003)
• The Harlequin (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Fiction, 2007)
• The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (General, 1963)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Nonfiction, 2003)
• A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (Nonfiction, 2003)
• My Friend Leonard by James Frey (Nonfiction, 2005)
• Three Cups of Tea by Greg; Relin Mortenson, David Oliver (Nonfiction, 2006)

New York Times Editors' Choice

• Twilight (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (2009, No. 6)
• The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (2009, No. 21)
• The Social Contract (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (2009, No. 29)
• The Prince (Signet Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli (2009, No. 31)
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (2009, No. 63)
• As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (2009, No. 67)
• Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (2009, No. 82)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (2003)
• The Scarlet Letter (Signet classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2003)
• Jane Eyre (Signet classics) by Charlotte Brontë (2003)

Oprah's Book Club selection

• A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (2005)
• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) by Eckhart Tolle (2008)

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