Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics) by Daniel Defoe
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy (2006/2008 Edition)
• Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) by Philip K. Dick (2006/2008 Edition)
• Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs (2006/2008 Edition)
• Treasure Island (Signet Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (2006/2008 Edition)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (2006/2008 Edition)
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (2008 Edition)

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

• Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics) by Daniel Defoe (2009, No 732, Age 12 and over)
• The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (2009, No 801, Age 12 and over)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven (2001)
• Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel by Joshua Piven (2002)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers - Top Ten

• The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven (2001)

Alex Award

• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (2001)
• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War by Robert Kurson (2005)

Ambassador Book Award

• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (American Studies, 2001)

Apollo Award

• The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (1987)

BBC's Big Read

• Treasure Island (Signet Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (Best loved novel, 2003, No 36)
• Master and Commander (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian (Best loved novel, 2003, No 149)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War by Robert Kurson ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2005)
• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2008)

Booker Prize

• Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle (1993)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers (Novel, 1997)
• Hannibal by Thomas Harris (Novel, 1999)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (1985)
• Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers (1997)

Bücher, die Geschichte machten

• Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics) by Daniel Defoe

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Fiction, Gold, 2000)

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

• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson

Ditmar Award

• The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (International Fiction, 1978)

Ditmar Shortlist

• On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (International Fiction, 1989)

Drama Desk Award

• A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard (New Play, 1985-1986)

Edgar Award

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Fact Crime, 1966)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM: A TRIUMPH by T.E. Lawrence (024)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Decision-Making)

Gandalf

• The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (Book, 1978)

Gaylactic Spectrum Shortlist

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Novel, 2001)

Geffen Award

• The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2001)

Gigamesh

• The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (Fantasía, Novela, 1985)
• The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (Fantasía, Novela, 1989)

Guardian 1000

• L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy (Crime)
• Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) by Philip K. Dick (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Captain Blood (Penguin Classics) by Rafael Sabatini (War and travel)
• Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics) by Daniel Defoe (War and travel)
• Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig (War and travel)
• Master and Commander (Aubrey Maturin Series) by Patrick O'Brian (War and travel)
• Treasure Island (Signet Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (War and travel)

The Guardian's Text on the Beach: 50 Best Summer Reads Ever

• Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics) by Daniel Defoe (2009)
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (2009)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics) by Daniel Defoe

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

Hugo Nominee

• Virtual Light (Bantam Spectra Book) by William Gibson (Novel, 1994)

International Horror Guild Award

• Declare: A Novel by Tim Powers (Novel, 2000)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize shortlist

• Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson (Biography, 1997)

Kirby Award

• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller (Best Graphic Album, Best Art Team, 1987)

Lambda Literary Award

• Naked by David Sedaris (Humor, 1997)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (20)

Locus

• The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (Fantasy Novel, 1978)
• Last Call by Tim Powers (Fantasy Novel, 1993)
• Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers (Fantasy Novel, 1998)
• Expiration Date by Tim Powers (Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1996)

Locus Award

• Last Call by Tim Powers (Best Fantasy Novel, 1993)
• Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers (Best Fantasy Novel, 1998)

Locus Recommended Reading

• Declare: A Novel by Tim Powers (Fantasy Novel, 2000)

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

• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (96)

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

• The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs by Daniel Odier (94)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (The Board's List, 45)
• Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig (The Reader's List, 73)
• Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs (The Reader's List, 80)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee

• Last Call by Tim Powers
• Declare: A Novel by Tim Powers

Mythopoeic Scholarship Award

• Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth (Inklings Studies, 2004)

National Book Award

• In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Nonfiction, 2000)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Fiction, 2000)
• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Nonfiction, 2007)

Nebula Nominee

• Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) by Philip K. Dick (Novel, 1968)
• Expiration Date by Tim Powers (Novel, 1996)
• Declare: A Novel by Tim Powers (Novel, 2001)

New York City Book Award

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Fiction, 2000)

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award

• A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard (Play, 1985-1986)

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