Awards in your library

Summary: 45 Awards.

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Hard times by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• The rainbow by D. H. Lawrence (2006/2008 Edition)
• Testament of youth : an autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925 by Vera Brittain (2006/2008 Edition)
• The little prince [motion picture] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (2006/2008 Edition)
• Simon & the oaks by Marianne Fredriksson (2008 Edition)

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

• The little prince [motion picture] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (2009, Ages 8↑)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The murderers among us; the Simon Wiesenthal memoirs by Simon Wiesenthal (1967)
• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1990)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The story of my life by Hellen Keller (Biography, 1999)
• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Tuesdays with Morrie [motion picture] by Mitch Albom (Social Sciences, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan ( Multicultural Fiction, 1997)
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull : a story by Richard Bach ( Books for the Soul, 1997)

Alex Award

• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini (2004)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini

BBC's Big Read

• Jonathan Livingston Seagull : a story by Richard Bach (Best loved novel, 2003, No 179)
• The little prince [motion picture] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Best loved novel, 2003, No 180)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Reading Lolita in Tehran [sound recording] by Azar Nafisi ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2004)
• The Da Vinci code : a novel by Dan Brown ( Adult Fiction Winner, 2004)

Booker Prize

• Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner (1984)

British Book Award

• The Da Vinci code : a novel by Dan Brown (Book of the Year, 2005)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Catechism of the Catholic Church; CEPAC ed. by Catholic Church (Catholicism Explained/Theology)
• Something beautiful for God : Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Malcolm Muggeridge (Holy Men and Women)

Christian Booksellers Association

• The purpose driven life [sound recording] by Richard Warren (100 Christian Books That Changed the Twentieth Century)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• The Message : the Bible in contemporary language by Eugene H. Peterson (Biblical Studies, 2003)
• Prayer : finding the heart's true home by Richard J. Foster (No. 1, 1993, Readers' Choice)
• And the angels were silent : chronicles of the cross ; special ed. by Max Lucado (No. 5, 1993, Readers' Choice)
• The Jesus I never knew by Philip Yancey (No. 8, 1996)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, Silver, 1989)

ECPA Christian Book Award

• The Message : the Bible in contemporary language by Eugene H. Peterson (Bibles, 2006)

ECPA Gold Medalion Christian Book of the Year Award

• The Jesus I never knew by Philip Yancey (1996)

ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award

• The prayer of Jabez : breaking through to the blessed life by Bruce H. Wilkinson (Christian Living, 2001)
• The purpose driven church : growth without compromising your message & mission by Richard Warren (Christian Ministry, 1996)
• Prayer : finding the heart's true home by Richard J. Foster (Inspirational, 1993)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini ( co-recipient)

Frederic W. Ness Book Award

• Reading Lolita in Tehran [sound recording] by Azar Nafisi (2005)

Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle

• Reading Lolita in Tehran [sound recording] by Azar Nafisi (Document, 2005)

The Grawemeyer Award in Religion

• She who is : the mystery of God in a feminist theological discourse by Elizabeth A. Johnson (1993)

Guardian 1000

• The rainbow by D. H. Lawrence (Love)
• The little prince [motion picture] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Hard times by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini (War and travel)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Gitanjali [sound recording] : offerings from the heart by Rabindranath Tagore
• The Sabbath : its meaning for modern man by Abraham Joshua Heschel
• Something beautiful for God : Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Malcolm Muggeridge

IPPY Finalist

• The prayer of Jabez : breaking through to the blessed life by Bruce H. Wilkinson (Inspirational/Spiritual, 2001)

LOST Book Club

• Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy

Meilleur Livre Étranger

• Reading Lolita in Tehran [sound recording] by Azar Nafisi (2004)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• The rainbow by D. H. Lawrence (The Board's List, 48)

National Book Award finalist

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)

NEA Big Read

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (2009)

New York Times bestseller

• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini
• The secret by Rhonda Byrne (Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, 2006)
• The song of Bernadette [motion picture] by Franz Werfel (Fiction, 1942)
• The little prince [motion picture] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Fiction, 1943)
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull : a story by Richard Bach (Fiction, 1972)
• Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner (Fiction, 1985)
• Paradise postponed by John Clifford Mortimer (Fiction, 1986)
• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction, 1989)
• Silent night [sound recording] : a novel by Mary Higgins Clark (Fiction, 1995)
• Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy (Fiction, 1998)
• The five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom (Fiction, 2003)
• The Da Vinci code : a novel by Dan Brown (Fiction, 2003)
• Angels and demons by Dan Brown (Fiction, 2004)
• For one more day by Mitch Albom (Fiction, 2006)
• Surprised by joy : the shape of my early life by C. S. Lewis (General, 1956)
• Fatherhood by Bill Cosby (Nonfiction, 1986)
• A history of God : the 4000-year quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong (Nonfiction, 1994)
• Tuesdays with Morrie [motion picture] by Mitch Albom (Nonfiction, 1997)
• Rise, let us be on our way by Pope John Paul II (Nonfiction, 2005)
• Jesus of Nazareth : from the baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguaration by Joseph Ratzinger (Nonfiction, 2007)
• Mother Teresa : come be my light : the private writings of the "Saint of Calcutta" by Mother Teresa (Nonfiction, 2007)

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• The rainbow by D. H. Lawrence (2003)

Oscar for Best Picture

• Forrest Gump [motion picture] by Robert Zemeckis

Prix du Meilleur livre étranger

• Reading Lolita in Tehran [sound recording] by Azar Nafisi (Essay, 2004)

Reading Across Rhode Island

• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini (2005)

Recommended by the Book Society

• Surprised by joy : the shape of my early life by C. S. Lewis (1955)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini

Starbucks book selection

• For one more day by Mitch Albom (2006)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• Jonathan Livingston Seagull : a story by Richard Bach (2008)

Waterstones Books of the Century

• Testament of youth : an autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925 by Vera Brittain (1997, No 59)
• The rainbow by D. H. Lawrence (1997, No 85)

Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books

• The little prince [motion picture] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1997, No 93)

Waterstones top 25 books of the last 25 years

• The Da Vinci code : a novel by Dan Brown (2007, No 5)
• The five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom (2007, No 16)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• The Da Vinci code : a novel by Dan Brown (7)
• The kite runner [motion picture] by Khaled Hosseini (13)
• Angels and demons by Dan Brown (21)
• The secret by Rhonda Byrne (80)

Århundrets bibliotek

• The little prince [motion picture] by Antoine de Saint-Exupery