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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Seize the Day (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (2006 Edition)
• The Untouchable by John Banville (2006 Edition)
• The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (2006 edition)
• Cryptonomicon. by Neal Stephenson (2006 Edition)
• Complicity by Iain Banks (2006 Edition)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Crow Road by Iain Banks (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Quiet American (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Graham Greene (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Wasp Factory: A Novel by Iain Banks (2006/2008 Edition)
• Dead Souls (Everyman's Library) by Nikolai Gogol (2006/2008 Edition)
• Neuromancer by William Gibson (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• Tomorrow #1: When The War Began (Tomorrow) by John Marsden (2009, No 932, Age 12 and over)

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

• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (7)
• The Green Hills of Earth by Robert A. Heinlen (8)
• The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (10)

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

• City by Clifford D. Simak (2)
• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (3)
• The Green Hills of Earth by Robert A. Heinlen (17)
• The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (22)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (8)
• Ringworld by Larry Niven (12)
• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (20)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (22)
• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (24)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (28)
• The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (36)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (22)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (4)
• Gateway (Heechee Saga) by Frederik Pohl (8)
• Ringworld by Larry Niven (9)
• THE MOTE IN GODS EYE by Larry Niven (13)
• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (20)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (21)
• Way Station by Clifford Simak (25)
• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (25)
• Earth Abides by George R. Stewart (28)
• The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (29)
• City by Clifford D. Simak (30)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (38)
• Timescape by Gregory Benford (38)
• Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (44)

ABA ABBY Winner

• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Adult, 1998)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• When Eight Bells Toll by ALISTAIR MACLEAN (1966)
• I Sing the Body Electric! And Other Stories by Ray Bradbury (1969)
• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1973)
• If I Die In A Combat Zone by Tim Obrien (1973)
• THE MOTE IN GODS EYE by Larry Niven (1974)
• Tomorrow #1: When The War Began (Tomorrow) by John Marsden (1996)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Fiction, 1999)
• Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge by Alan M. Dershowitz (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.) by Simon Winchester (History, 2004)
• Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner (History & Cultures, 2009)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (History & Cultures, 2009)
• Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill by Jessica Stern (Social Sciences, 2009)
• What Color Is Your Parachute? 2008: A Practical Manual for Job-hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles (Social Sciences, 2009)
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Tomorrow #1: When The War Began (Tomorrow) by John Marsden ( Facing Nature Head On, 1998)
• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World by Trevor Paglen (2009)

Alex Award

• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson (2005)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Matter by Iain M. Banks (Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2008)

Ambassador Book Award

• The Cycles of American History by Arthur SCHLESINGER, Jr. (American Studies, 1987)
• The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960-1963 by Michael R. Beschloss (American Studies, 1992)
• American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird (Biography/Autobiography, 2006)

Analog Analytical Laboratory

• Titan (Gaea) by John Varley (Serial, 1980)

Apollo Award

• Gateway (Heechee Saga) by Frederik Pohl (1979)
• Blood Music by Greg Bear (1986)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• Distraction by Bruce Sterling (2000)
• Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson (2004)
• Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan (2008)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks (1991)
• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (1994)
• The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (1996)
• The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt (1997)
• Cryptonomicon. by Neal Stephenson (2000)
• Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds (2001)
• Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton (2002)
• The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson (2003)
• Pattern Recognition by William Gibson (2004)
• Darwin's Children by Greg Bear (2004)
• Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan (2005)
• Accelerando by Charles Stross (2006)

Arthur Ross Book Award

• Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll (Gold medal, 2005)
• Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah (CERI Series in Comparative Politics and International Studies) by Olivier Roy (Silver medal, 2006)
• Dean Acheson: A Life in the Cold War by Robert L. Beisner (Silver medal, 2007)

Arthur Ross Book Award Shortlist

• The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Vintage) by Lawrence Wright (2007)
• For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War by Melvyn P. Leffler (2008)

Aurealis Award Finalist

• Crossover: A Cassandra Kresnov Novel by Joel Shepherd (SF Novel, 2001)

Author's Club First Novel Award

• Trumpet: A Novel by Jackie Kay (1999)

Bancroft Prize

• The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times by Odd Arne Westad (2006)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• Then We Came to the End: A Novel by Joshua Ferris

Barry Award

• Choke Point a John Rain Thriller by Barry Eisler (Thriller, 2005)

Barry Award Nominee

• Night of Thunder: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel by Stephen Hunter (Thriller, 2009)

Barry Award nominee

• The Last Assassin (John Rain Thrillers (Hardcover)) by Barry Eisler (Novel, 2007)
• Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly (Thriller, 2005)
• Map of Bones by James Rollins (Thriller, 2006)

BBC's Big Read

• The Wasp Factory: A Novel by Iain Banks (Best loved novel, 2003, No 108)

BILBY

• Tomorrow #1: When The War Began (Tomorrow) by John Marsden (Older Readers, 1998)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

• The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe (2001)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Bel Canto (P.S.) by Ann Patchett ( Paperback Winner, 2003)
• Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2005)
• Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Stephen J. Dubner ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)

Booker Prize Longlist

• Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson (2004)

Bookgasm Best Sci-Fi

• Matter by Iain M. Banks (2008)

Bram Stoker

• On Writing by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, 2000)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury (Novel, 2001)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Futures: Four Novellas by Peter F. Hamilton (Anthology, 2002)
• Excession by Iain Banks (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1997)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1973)
• Timescape by Gregory Benford (Novel, 1980)
• Excession by Iain Banks (Novel, 1996)
• Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds (Novel, 2001)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)
• Count Zero 1st UK Edition by William Gibson (1986)
• Blood Music by Greg Bear (1986)
• Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks (1990)
• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (1993)
• The Nano Flower by Peter F Hamilton (1995)
• Holy Fire (Bantam Spectra Book) by Bruce Sterling (1996)
• Interface by Neal Stephenson (1996)
• Inversiones / Inversions by Iain M. Banks (1998)
• Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds (2000)
• The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson (2002)
• Pattern Recognition by William Gibson (2003)
• Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds (2003)
• Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds (2004)
• Accelerando by Charles Stross (2005)
• Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan (Novel, 2007)

A Business Week Bestseller

• More than Enough: The Ten Keys to Changing Your Financial Destiny by Dave Ramsey

C. Wright Mills Award

• Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (2006)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God by Lee Strobel (Apologetics/Evangelism, 2005)

Chronicle Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year

• Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds (2002)

Colby Award

• Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell (2009)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Mila 18 by Leon Uris (Fiction, Gold, 1961)
• Armageddon by Leon Uris (Fiction, Silver, 1964)
• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Gold, 1997)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Silver, 2005)

Compton Crook Award

• Way of the Wolf (The Vampire Earth, Book 1) by E.E. Knight (2004)

COOL Awards

• Tomorrow #1: When The War Began (Tomorrow) by John Marsden (Fiction for Older Readers joint winner, 1995)

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

• The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America by Leo Marx
• The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi

Darrell Award

• Eternity Road by Jack Mcdevitt (1998)
• Way of the Wolf (The Vampire Earth, Book 1) by E.E. Knight (2004)

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