Awards in your library

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100 Essential New England Books

• Moby Dick: (Romantische Romane) by Herman Melville (Boston Globe)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Jazz (Contemporary Fiction, Plume) by Toni Morrison (2006 Edition)
• Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter by Peter Handke (2006 Edition)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (2006/2008 Edition)
• Homo faber by Max Frisch (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Cecil Parrott (2006/2008 Edition)
• Neuromancer by William Gibson (2006/2008 Edition)
• Moby Dick: (Romantische Romane) by Herman Melville (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2006/2008 Edition)
• Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (2006/2008 Edition)
• Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse (2006/2008 Edition)
• Das Jahr des Hasen by Arto Paasilinna (2008 Edition)
• Schachnovelle. by Stefan Zweig (2008 Edition)
• Der Tod in Rom. Roman. by Wolfgang Koeppen (2008 Edition)

Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

• A Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela (scholarship/non-fiction)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (34)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (68)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (39)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (70)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (1997)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Unsere Kleine Stadt (German Edition) by Thornton Wilder (Drama, 1999)
• A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay by Lorraine Hansberry (Drama, 1999)
• Pygmalion : A Romance in Five Acts by George Bernard Shaw (Drama, 1999)
• Black Boy: A Record of Youth and Childhood (Picador Books) by Richard Wright (Biography, 1999)
• The Souls of Black Folk (Penguin Classics) by W. E. B. Du Bois (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (Social Sciences, 2004)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Die Moewe Jonathan (German Edition) by Richard Bach ( Books for the Soul, 1997)

Alan Paton Award

• A Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela (1995)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1994)

BBC's Big Read

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Best loved novel, 2003, No 43)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Best loved novel, 2003, No 70)
• Der Alchimist (German Edition) by Paulo Coelho (Best loved novel, 2003, No 94)
• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (Best loved novel, 2003, No 143)
• Moby Dick: (Romantische Romane) by Herman Melville (Best loved novel, 2003, No 161)
• Die Moewe Jonathan (German Edition) by Richard Bach (Best loved novel, 2003, No 179)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2002)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1993)

Bücher, die Geschichte machten

• Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

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

• Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Updated Edition) (South End Press Classics Series) by Noam Chomsky
• The Souls of Black Folk (Penguin Classics) by W. E. B. Du Bois

Ditmar Award

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (International Fiction, 1985)

Duff Cooper Prize

• Der Gulag by Anne Applebaum (2003)

Firecracker Alternative Book Award

• Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (Nonfiction, 2002)
• 9-11 by Noam Chomsky (Politics, 2002)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials) by Jim Collins (The Corporation)

Giuseppe Acerbi

• Das Jahr des Hasen by Arto Paasilinna (Finlandia, 1994)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Roman étranger, 1997)

Green Prize for Sustainable Literature

• Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century

Guardian 1000

• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (Comedy)
• Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse (Family and self)
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Family and self)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Love)
• Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston (Love)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Moby Dick: (Romantische Romane) by Herman Melville (War and travel)
• The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Cecil Parrott (War and travel)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust by Viktor E. Frankl

Harry Chapin Media Award

• Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (Book, 2001)

Hugo

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Novel, 1985)

Ignotus Award

• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Foreign novel, 2001)

IPPY Bronze

• The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community by David C Korten (Current Events, 2007)

John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (1985)

Jolt Awards

• Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects by Tom DeMarco (2003)
• Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition) (The Agile Software Development Series) by Alistair Cockburn (2006)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (22)
• Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston (31)
• Neuromancer by William Gibson (36.1)

Lectrices de Elle

• Der Alchimist (German Edition) by Paulo Coelho (Roman, 1995)

LOST Book Club

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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

• Black Boy: A Record of Youth and Childhood (Picador Books) by Richard Wright (13)
• The Souls of Black Folk (Penguin Classics) by W. E. B. Du Bois (31)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Board's List, 2)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Twentieth Century Classics) by Thornton Wilder (The Board's List, 37)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (The Board's List, 41)
• Illusionen by Richard Bach (The Reader's List, 98)

National Book Award finalist

• Der Gulag by Anne Applebaum (Nonfiction, 2003)
• Illusionen by Richard Bach (Religion/Inspiration (Paperback), 1980)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• Der Gulag by Anne Applebaum (General Nonfiction, 2003)

NEA Big Read

• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Twentieth Century Classics) by Thornton Wilder (2009)
• Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston (2009)

Nebula

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Novel, 1984)

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award

• A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay by Lorraine Hansberry (American Play, 1958-1959)
• Der Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Foreign Play, 1958-1959)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Überwachen und Strafen. Die Geburt des Gefängnisses. by Michel Foucault (1978)
• The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks (1986)
• Jazz (Contemporary Fiction, Plume) by Toni Morrison (1992)

New York Times bestseller

• Die Moewe Jonathan (German Edition) by Richard Bach (Fiction, 1972)
• Illusionen by Richard Bach (Fiction, 1977)
• Tar Baby by Toni Morrison (Fiction, 1981)
• Jazz (Contemporary Fiction, Plume) by Toni Morrison (Fiction, 1992)
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Fiction, 2000)
• Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Nonfiction, 1996)
• Kitchen Confidential : Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain (Nonfiction, 2000)
• Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (Nonfiction, 2001)
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (Paperback Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, 1990)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2009, No. 18)
• The Souls of Black Folk (Penguin Classics) by W. E. B. Du Bois (2009, No. 44)
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (2009, No. 62)

Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time

• Moby Dick: (Romantische Romane) by Herman Melville

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding (2003)
• Moby Dick: (Romantische Romane) by Herman Melville (2003)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2003)

Oprah's Book Club selection

• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (2000)

Outer Critics Circle Award

• Der Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Play, 1958-1959)

Pajiba's Best Books of the Generation

• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (2007, No 03)

Philip K. Dick Award

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)

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