Awards in your library

Summary: 39 Awards.

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (2006/2008 Edition)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (1968)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (Science & Technology, 2009)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Social Sciences, 2009)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2002)

Books for a Better Life Award

• In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating by Michael Pollan (2008)

Borders Original Voices

• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (2002)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN (Nonfiction, Gold, 2006)

Ditmar Award

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (International Fiction, 1985)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Strategy)

Freedom of Speech Award, American Library Association

• The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom? by David Brin

Guardian 1000

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Hugo

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Novel, 1985)

James Beard Foundation Award

• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN (Writing on Food, 2007)

James Beard Foundation Award Nominee

• In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating by Michael Pollan (2009)

John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (2006)

John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (1985)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (36.1)

Locus

• Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (First Novel, 2004)

Locus Recommended Reading

• Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (First Novel, 2003)

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

• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (7)

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

• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (54)

National Book Award finalist

• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (The Sciences, 1969)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN (General Nonfiction, 2006)

Nebula

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Novel, 1984)

Nebula Nominee

• Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (Novel, 2004)
• Cauldron by Jack McDevitt (Novel, 2008)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (1968)
• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (2006)
• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN (2006)

New York Times bestseller

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (Fiction, 2006)
• The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson (General, 1968)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Nonfiction, 2000)
• Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich (Nonfiction, 2002)
• The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene (Nonfiction, 2004)
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (Nonfiction, 2005)
• In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating by Michael Pollan (Nonfiction, 2008)
• Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Tra by Michio Kaku (Nonfiction, 2008)

New York Times Notable Book of the Year

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (Fiction & Poetry, 2006)
• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN (Non-Fiction, 2006)

Newsweek 50 Books for Our Times

• The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google by Nicholas Carr (2009)
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (2009)

NPR's Complete Holiday Book Recommendations

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (2006)

Orion Book Award

• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN (2007, finalist)

Philip K. Dick Award

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)

Prix Aurora Award finalist

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Outstanding Work, 1985)

Salon Book Award

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (2006)
• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN (2006)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (2008)
• Neuromancer by William Gibson (2008)

Time's All-Time 100 Novels selection

• Neuromancer by William Gibson

Tähtivaeltaja: 1900-luvun tieteiskirjallisuuden TOP-50

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (2000)

Warwick Prize for Writing

• Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion by Stuart Kauffman (2009, shortlist)