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

• Leviathan (The Pelican Classics) by Thomas Hobbes (1651)
• Common Sense (Dover Thrift) by Thomas Paine (1776)
• The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin (1859)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Long, Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams (2006 Edition)
• DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE. by Robert Louis. Stevenson (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse (2006/2008 Edition)
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2006/2008 Edition)
• Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics) by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics) by William S. Burroughs (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics) by F.Scott Fitzgerald (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth Classics) by Oscar Wilde (2006/2008 Edition)
• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (2006/2008 Edition)

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

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (2009, No 981, Age 12 and over)

1949 Arkham Sampler Survey by August Derleth

• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (2)

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

• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (22)

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

• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (15)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (54)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (52)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Last Chance to See.... by Douglas Adams (1992)
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman (1992)
• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (2004)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (2004)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (Fiction, 1999)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (Social Sciences, 2004)
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Science & Technology, 2004)
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Men at Arms (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett ( Humor, 2001)
• CARPE JUGULUM by Terry Pratchett ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (What Ails you?, 2006)
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman (What’s so Funny?, 2007)

Alex Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (2004)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (2004)

Andre Simon Award

• Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by Nigel Slater (2003)

Aventis Prize for Science Books

• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (2004)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

BBC's Big Read

• The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics) by F.Scott Fitzgerald (Best loved novel, 2003, No 43)
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman (Best loved novel, 2003, No 68)
• Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics) by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 79)
• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (Best loved novel, 2003, No 87)
• The Colour of Magic (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 93)
• Small Gods (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 102)
• Men at Arms (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 148)
• Thief of Time (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 152)
• The Truth (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 193)
• Witches Abroad (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 197)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (2003)

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Shortlist

• Going Postal (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (2005)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2003)
• Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2005)
• Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss ( Children's Literature Honor Book, 2007)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2004)

Booker Prize

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2002)

Booker Prize Longlist

• How to Be Good by Nick Hornby (2001)
• The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith (2002)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (2003)

Borges' A Personal Library

• The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse

British Book Award

• Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by Nigel Slater (Biography of the Year, 2004)
• Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation by Michael Moore (Book of the Year, 2003)
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (Book of the Year, 2004)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Pyramids (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett (Novel, 1989)

Canada Reads Nominee

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2003)

Combat des livres

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond (Nonfiction, Silver, 2005)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (Best First Book, 2004)

Costa Shortlist

• A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (Novel, 2006)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2003)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ( co-recipient)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (2004)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Strategy)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Strategy)

Gaylactic Spectrum Nominee

• The Truth (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Novel, 2001)

Geffen Award

• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (Best Translated Fantasy Book, 2008)

Guardian 1000

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (Comedy)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth Classics) by Oscar Wilde (Family and self)
• The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics) by F.Scott Fitzgerald (Love)
• The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Colour of Magic (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE. by Robert Louis. Stevenson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics) by William S. Burroughs (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics) by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Microserfs by Douglas Coupland (State of the nation)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (War and travel)
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig (War and travel)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Adult Edition by Mark Haddon (2003)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (2003)

Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2001)

IPPY

• The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Multicultural Non-Fiction, 2003)

Irish Book Award Nominee

• The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Tubridy Show Listener's Choice, 2007)

James Beard Foundation Award Nominee

• Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by Nigel Slater (Writing on Food, 2005)

James Tiptree, Jr. Award Long List

• Monstrous Regiment (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (2004)

Jolt Awards

• Effective Java Programming Language Guide by Joshua Bloch (2001)
• Head First Design Patterns (Head First) by Elisabeth Freeman (2004)

Lambda Literary Award Nominee

• Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs (Humor, 2004)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics) by F.Scott Fitzgerald (22)
• Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley (44)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE. by Robert Louis. Stevenson

Locus

• The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (Young Adult Book, 2004)

Locus Recommended Reading

• The Truth (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy Novel, 2000)
• Thief of Time (Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy Novel, 2001)
• Monstrous Regiment (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy Novel, 2003)
• Going Postal (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy Novel, 2004)

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