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#1 business book of 2004

• The Automatic Millionaire : A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich by David Bach (BusinessWeek)

100 Essential New England Books

• A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (Boston Globe)

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

• Tao Te Ching (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Lao Tzu (3rd century BCE)
• The Aeneid by Virgil (19 BCE)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood (2006 Edition)
• The Moor's Last Sigh: A novel by Salman Rushdie (2006 Edition)
• Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (2006 Edition)
• TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY by John LeCarre (2006 Edition)
• American Pastoral by Philip Roth (2006 Edition)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by Thomas Hardy (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Cider House Rules by John Irving (2006/2008 Edition)
• Last Chronicle of Barset (Wordsworth Classics) by Anthony Trollope (2006/2008 Edition)
• Assommoir, L' (Penguin Classics) by Emile Zola (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Lord of the Rings (Movie Art Cover) by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• Neuromancer by William Gibson (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Alexandre Dumas père (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx (2006/2008 Edition)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (2006/2008 Edition)
• Do androids dream of electric sheep? by Philip K. Dick (2006/2008 Edition)
• Tess of the D'urbervilles (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by Thomas Hardy (2006/2008 Edition)
• Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard (2006/2008 Edition)
• Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (2006/2008 Edition)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude (Oprah's Book Club) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel by Haruki Murakami (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte (2008 edition)
• Baltasar and Blimunda by Jose Saramago (2008 Edition)
• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2008 edition)

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

• Watership Down by Richard Adams (2009, No 593, Age 8 and over)

1949 Arkham Sampler Survey by August Derleth

• Slan by A. E. Van Vogt (6)

1952 Astounding/Analog Science Fiction and Fact All-Time Poll

• Slan by A. E. Van Vogt (2)
• The World of Null-A by A.E. Van Vogt (14)
• The Weapon Makers by A. E. Van Vogt (26)

1956 Astounding/Analog Science Fiction and Fact All-Time Poll

• City (Ace 1976 with New Foreward) by Clifford D. Simak (2)
• Slan by A. E. Van Vogt (5)
• The World of Null-A by A.E. Van Vogt (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (7)
• The Lord of the Rings (Movie Art Cover) by J.R.R. Tolkien (15)
• Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin (41)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Lord of the Rings (Movie Art Cover) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1)
• A wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (3)
• Watership Down by Richard Adams (15)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (10)
• Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany (23)
• Way Station by Clifford D. Simak (25)
• Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (28)
• City (Ace 1976 with New Foreward) by Clifford D. Simak (30)
• Downbelow station by C. J. Cherryh (41)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2004, 72)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel by David Guterson (Adult, 1996)
• Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt (Adult, 1997)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (91)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (91)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Ice People by Renee Barjavel (1971)
• Soul Catcher by Frank Herbert (1972)
• Watership Down by Richard Adams (1974)
• The Prometheus Crisis by Thomas N. Scortia & Frank M. Robinson (1975)
• The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks (1977)
• On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony (1984)
• The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two by Studs Terkel (1984)
• Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard (1985)
• Ender's Game (Ender Wiggins Saga) by Orson Scott Card (1985)
• Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Game Sequel) by Orson Scott Card (1986)
• The Silver Pigs (Falco 01) by Lindsey Davis (1990)
• Wings Of Morning: The Story Of The Last American Bomber Shot Down Over Germany In World War II by Thomas Childers (1996)
• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman (1997)
• Song In The Silence: The Tale of Lanen Kaelar (Tor fantasy) by Elizabeth Kerner (1998)
• To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1999)
• Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) by Orson Scott Card (2000)
• Shadow of the Hegemon (Ender, Book 6) by Orson Scott Card (2002)

ALA Notable Book

• Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood (1990)

ALA Notable Books

• Buffalo Afternoon by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (1990)
• A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by John Irving (1990)

ALA Notable Children's Book

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman (1997)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Truman by David McCullough (Biography, 1999)
• Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt (Biography, 1999)
• Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose (Biography, 1999)
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Fiction, 1999)
• Ender's Game (Ender Wiggins Saga) by Orson Scott Card (Fiction, 1999)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)
• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)
• The Sagas of Icelanders: A Selection by Robert Kellogg (History, 2004)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• What Is the What (Vintage) by Dave Eggers (History & Cultures, 2009)
• Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton ( Books for the Soul, 1997)
• Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta) by Patricia Cornwell ( Adult Mysteries for Teens, 1998)
• To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis ( Changing Dimensions, 1999)
• Ender's Game (Ender Wiggins Saga) by Orson Scott Card (Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Absolute Power by David Baldacci ( Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• A wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman (Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) by Orson Scott Card ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• STARTIDE RISING (Uplift Trilogy) by David Brin ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• Enchantment by Orson Scott Card ( Gateway to Faerie, 2005)
• Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Game Sequel) by Orson Scott Card ( Change Your World, 2010)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1) by James Patterson (2006)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Nominee

• Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (2003)

Alex Award

• To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1998)
• Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) by Orson Scott Card (2000)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2004)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (2007)

Amazon's Best Books of the Month: August 2009

• The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (#20)
• The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley (#65)

Ambassador Book Award

• The Accidental Tourist: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Anne Tyler (Fiction, 1986)
• Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose (American Studies, 1997)
• Empire Falls by Richard Russo (Fiction, 2002)
• Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (Fiction, 2003)

American Book Award

• Face of an Angel by Denise Chavez (1995)

American Horticultural Society 75 Great American Garden Books

• Perennials for American Gardens: The definitive A-to-Z reference guide to over 3,000 species, cultivars and hybrids for gardeners across the country by Ruth Rogers Clausen (1997)

American Library Association Notable Book

• The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (2007)

Analog Analytical Laboratory Shortlist

• Anasazi by Dean Ing (Serial, 1981)

Andre Simon

• The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd Edition by Jancis Robinson (1994)

Andre Simon Award

• The Oxford Companion to Food 2nd Ed by Alan Davidson (1999)

Anthony Award

• Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta) by Patricia Cornwell (Best First Novel, 1991)
• The Alienist by Caleb Carr (Best First Novel, 1995)
• Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1) by Lee Child (Best First Novel, 1998)

Anthony Award Nominee

• River of Darkness by Rennie Airth (Novel, 2000)

Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel

• The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (2009)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)

Apollo Award

• Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad (1974)
• Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe (1985)

Aristeion

• The Moor's Last Sigh: A novel by Salman Rushdie (Literary, 1996)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson (2004)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Red Mars (Mars Trilogy) by Kim Stanley Robinson (1993)
• A Million Open Doors (Giraut) by John Barnes (1994)
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (1994)
• The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt (1997)
• Earth Made of Glass (Giraut) by John Barnes (1999)
• The Cassini Division (Fall Revolution) by Ken MacLeod (1999)
• A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought) by Vernor Vinge (2000)
• Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter (2000)
• Passage by Connie Willis (2002)
• Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell (2005)

Aurealis Award

• Teranesia by Greg Egan (SF novel, 1999)

Aurora Award

• The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry, Book 1) by Guy Gavriel Kay (English, 1987)

Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award

• Dirt Music : A Novel by Tim Winton (2002)

Author's Club First Novel Award

• The Silver Pigs (Falco 01) by Lindsey Davis (1989)

Balrog Fantasy Award

• The Practice Effect (Bantam Spectra Book) by David Brin (1985)
• The Illearth War (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book 2) by Stephen R. Donaldson (Best Novel, 1981)
• The One Tree: The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Book Two by Stephen R. Donaldson (Best Novel, 1983)

Balrog Nominee

• Centaur Aisle by Piers Anthony (Novel, 1982)

Bancarella

• The Last of the Just by Andre Schwarz-Bart (1961)
• Aztec by Gary Jennings (1982)
• The Hammer of Eden by Ken Follett (1999)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Barry Award

• Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1) by Lee Child (First Novel, 1998)
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (First Novel, 2005)

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