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 Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith (1776)
• The Communist Manifesto (Oxford World's Classics) by Karl Marx (1848)
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (1962)
• Beyond Freedom & Dignity by B. F. Skinner (1971)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Momentous Events, Vivid Memories by David B. Pillemer (1976)
• Do or Die by Leon Bing (1992)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Death of a Salesman (Penguin Modern Classics) by Arthur Miller (Drama, 1999)
• Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman (Biography, 1999)
• Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared M. Diamond (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan (Social Sciences, 2004)
• The Power of Myth (Illustrated Edition) by Joseph Campbell (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur ( Criminal Elements, 2006)

Ambassador Book Award

• The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw (Biography/Autobiography, 2001)

Anne Izard Storytellers' Award

• The Power of Personal Storytelling by Jack Maguire (2000)
• The Wisdom of Storytelling in an Information Age: A Collection of Talks by Amy E. Spaulding (2005)

Bancarella

• Momentous Events, Vivid Memories by David B. Pillemer (1978)

Bancroft Prize

• The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw (2001)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)
• Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss ( Children's Literature Honor Book, 2007)

British Book Award

• Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (Book of the Year, 2004)

Business Week Top Ten Books of the Year

• The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz

CBA Libris Award

• A Short History of Progress (Massey Lectures) by Ronald Wright (Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2005)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) by Eric Hoffer (Nonfiction, Gold, 1951)
• Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared M. Diamond (Nonfiction, Gold, 1997)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Silver, 2005)

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

• We the Jury: The Impact of Jurors on Our Basic Freedoms : Great Jury Trials of History by Godfrey D. Lehman
• Deschooling Society: Social Questions (Open Forum) by Ivan Illich
• Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch
• Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
• A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) by Christopher Alexander

Eisner Award

• Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud (Best Comics-Related Book, 1994)

Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year

• The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman (2005)

forbes.com Top Ten Books of the Year

• The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials) by Jim Collins (The Corporation)
• The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith (Economics)
• Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life, First Edition by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Investing)
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini (Power)
• The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (Strategy)
• Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company by Andrew S. Grove (Strategy)
• Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton (Technology & Innovation)

Francis Parkman Prize

• The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand (2002)

Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award

• Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson (honorable mention, 2004)

The Grawemeyer Award For Ideas Improving World Order

• Thinking In Time : The Uses Of History For Decision Makers by Richard E. Neustadt (1988)
• Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? by Philip E. Tetlock (2008)

The Grawemeyer Award in Religion

• Dignity of Difference by Jonathan Sacks (2004)

Hagley Prize in Business History

• The World's Newest Profession: Management Consulting in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge Studies in the Emergence of Glo by Christopher D. McKenna (2007)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• The Road Less Travelled by M.Scott Peck
• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Harvey Award

• Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud (Graphic Album of Original Work, 1994)

Heartland Prize

• The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand (Non-Fiction, 2001)

Herman E. Krooss Prize for Best Dissertation in Business History

• The World's Newest Profession: Management Consulting in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge Studies in the Emergence of Glo by Christopher D. McKenna (2001)

IPPY

• Unleashing the Ideavirus by Seth Godin (Outstanding Books of the Year, 2001)
• The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting On What Matters by Peter Block (Outstanding Books of the Year, 2002)

IPPY Finalist

• A Short History of Progress (Massey Lectures) by Ronald Wright (Essay/Creative Non-Fiction, 2005)
• Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice And 21st Century Potential by Gene Sharp (Outstanding Books of the Year, 2006)

J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize

• The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw (2001)

Jolt Awards

• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications (2nd Edition) by Grady Booch (1993)
• Head First Design Patterns (Head First) by Elisabeth Freeman (2004)

Lillian Smith Award

• Momentous Events, Vivid Memories by David B. Pillemer (1977)

Lionel Gelber Prize Shortlist

• The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad by Fareed Zakaria (2003)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life by Robert N. Bellah (Current Interest, 1985)
• How the Mind Works (Penguin Press Science) by Steven Pinker (Science and Technology, 1997)

Minnesota Book Awards

• A World Treasury of Folk Wisdom by Reynold Feldman ( Collections, 1993)

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

• The Ants by Bert Hölldobler (27)
• The Affluent Society (Penguin Business) by John Kenneth Galbraith (46)
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn (69)
• The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Lewis Mumford (76)

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

• Classical Individualism: The Supreme Importance of Each Human Being (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought, by Tibor R. Machan (13)
• Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do : The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in Our Free Country by Peter McWilliams (15)
• The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) by Eric Hoffer (20)
• Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto (30)
• How to Lie With Statistics by Darrell Huff (44)
• Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley (66)
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paladin Books) by Joseph Campbell (93)

National Book Award

• The Uses of Enchantment (Penguin Psychology) by Bruno Bettelheim (Contemporary Thought, 1977)
• Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch (Current Interest (Paperback), 1980)
• The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Lewis Mumford (Nonfiction, 1962)
• Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture (Patterson, Orlando//Freedom) by Orlando Patterson (Nonfiction, 1991)
• Godel, Escher, Bach (Penguin Press Science) by Douglas R. Hofstadter (Science (Hardcover), 1980)

National Book Award finalist

• The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt (Nonfiction, 1952)
• The Affluent Society (Penguin Business) by John Kenneth Galbraith (Nonfiction, 1959)
• The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Modern Library Series) (Nonfiction, 1962)

National Book Critics Circle Award

• The Uses of Enchantment (Penguin Psychology) by Bruno Bettelheim (Criticism, 1976)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw (Biography/Autobiography, 2000)
• The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History by Leo Braudy (Criticism, 1986)
• Momentous Events, Vivid Memories by David B. Pillemer (General Nonfiction, 1976)
• Godel, Escher, Bach (Penguin Press Science) by Douglas R. Hofstadter (General Nonfiction, 1979)
• Forms of Talk (University of Pennsylvania Publications in Conduct & Communication) by Erving Goffman (General Nonfiction, 1981)
• How the Mind Works (Penguin Press Science) by Steven Pinker (General Nonfiction, 1997)

Nautilus Book Award

• The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships That Will Change Your Life by Riane Eisler (Self-Help/Personal Growth, 2003)

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award

• Death of a Salesman (Penguin Modern Classics) by Arthur Miller (American Play, 1948-1949)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• The Uses of Enchantment (Penguin Psychology) by Bruno Bettelheim (1976)
• Momentous Events, Vivid Memories by David B. Pillemer (1976)
• Godel, Escher, Bach (Penguin Press Science) by Douglas R. Hofstadter (1979)
• Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch (1979)
• The Language Instinct (Penguin Science) by Steven Pinker (1994)
• The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand (2001)

New York Times bestseller

• Death of a Salesman (Penguin Modern Classics) by Arthur Miller (General, 1949)
• The Sane Society (Routledge Classics) by Erich Fromm (General, 1955)
• The Affluent Society (Penguin Business) by John Kenneth Galbraith (General, 1958)
• Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy (General, 1963)
• Games People Play by Eric Berne (General, 1965)
• Beyond Freedom & Dignity by B. F. Skinner (General, 1971)
• Momentous Events, Vivid Memories by David B. Pillemer (General, 1976)
• Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch (General, 1979)
• Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern by Douglas R. Hofstadter (Nonfiction, 1985)
• Trump: The Art of the Deal by Tony Schwartz (Nonfiction, 1987)
• The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom (Nonfiction, 1987)
• The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace by M. Scott Peck (Nonfiction, 1987)
• Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis (Nonfiction, 1989)
• You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen (Nonfiction, 1990)
• Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman (Nonfiction, 1995)
• Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by Edward O. Wilson (Nonfiction, 1998)
• The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes (Nonfiction, 1998)
• The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (Nonfiction, 2000)
• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins (Nonfiction, 2001)
• A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine (Nonfiction, 2002)
• The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad by Fareed Zakaria (Nonfiction, 2003)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart (Nonfiction, 2004)
• Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (Nonfiction, 2004)
• On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt (Nonfiction, 2005)
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (Nonfiction, 2005)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, 2005)
• The Long Tail: How Endless Choice Is Creating Unlimited Demand by Chris Anderson (Nonfiction, 2006)
• Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert (Nonfiction, 2006)
• The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-making by Al Gore (Nonfiction, 2007)
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey (Paperback Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous, 1990)

Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List

• The Social Contract: Or Principles of Political Right (Classics of World Literature) (Classics of World Literature) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (2009, No. 29)
• The Affluent Society (Penguin Business) by John Kenneth Galbraith (2009, No. 95)

Phi Beta Kappa Award

• Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared M. Diamond (Science, 1997)

Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Prize

• The Victorian Frame of Mind, 1830-1870 (Yale Paperbound, Y-99) by Walter E. Houghton (1957)

Pulitzer Prize

• Death of a Salesman (Penguin Modern Classics) by Arthur Miller (Drama, 1949)
• Godel, Escher, Bach (Penguin Press Science) by Douglas R. Hofstadter (General Non-Fiction, 1980)
• The Ants by Bert Hölldobler (General Non-Fiction, 1991)
• Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared M. Diamond (General Non-Fiction, 1998)
• The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand (History, 2002)
• Momentous Events, Vivid Memories by David B. Pillemer (Special Citation, 1977)

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