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

• The adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1615)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday by Daniel Defoe
• Libra by Don Delillo (2006 Edition)
• Our mutual friend by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• Hard times by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• Henderson the rain king by Saul Bellow (2006 Edition)
• Lord Jim : a tale by Joseph Conrad (2006 Edition)
• Nostromo : a tale of the seaboard by Joseph Conrad (2006/2008 Edition)
• The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
• The adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006/2008 Edition)
• Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams (2006/2008 Edition)
• Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen (2006/2008 Edition)
• The heat of the day by Elizabeth Bowen (2006/2008 Edition)
• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (2006/2008 Edition)
• The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (2006/2008 Edition)
• In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences by Truman Capote (2006/2008 Edition)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• Jane Eyre : an autobiography by Charlotte Bronte (2006/2008 Edition)
• The plague by Albert Camus (2006/2008 Edition)
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• Great expectations by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• The postman always rings twice by James M Cain (2006/2008 Edition)
• Go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (2006/2008 Edition)
• The way of all flesh by Samuel Butler (2008 Edition)

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

• Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday by Daniel Defoe (2009, No 732, Age 12 and over)

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

• The demolished man by Alfred Bester (7)
• Childhood's end by Arthur C Clarke (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Childhood's end by Arthur C Clarke (2)
• Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester (7)
• The demolished man by Alfred Bester (14)
• The man in the high castle by Philip K. Dick (22)
• A case of conscience by James Blish (28)

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

• Childhood's end by Arthur C Clarke (3)
• Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester (10)
• The man in the high castle by Philip K. Dick (14)
• The demolished man by Alfred Bester (18)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen (1998, 12)
• Jane Eyre : an autobiography by Charlotte Bronte (2004, 87)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (37)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (37)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Bury my heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown (1971)
• Imperial Earth by Arthur C Clarke (1976)
• The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (1986)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Bury my heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown (Non-fiction, 1999)
• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1999)
• A death in the family by James Agee (Fiction, 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen ( Romance -- Passion and Heartbreak, 2000)
• The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Humor, 2001)
• Bury my heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown (War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• Doomsday book by Connie Willis ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• Childhood's end by Arthur C Clarke ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences by Truman Capote (I'm Not Making This Up, 2007)

ALS Gold Medal

• The hand that signed the paper by Helen Darville (1995)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• The heat of the day by Elizabeth Bowen (1949)
• Another country by James Baldwin (1962)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (1987)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Doomsday book by Connie Willis (1993)
• Voyage by Stephen Baxter (1997)
• Titan by Stephen Baxter (1998)

Aurora Award Shortlist

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (1986)

Australian Children's Book of the Year Award

• Longtime passing by Hesba Brinsmead (Older Readers, 1972)

Australian/Vogel Literary Award

• The hand that signed the paper by Helen Darville (1993)

Bancroft Prize

• The Americans : the colonial experience by Daniel J. Boorstin (1959)

BBC's Big Read

• Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen (Best loved novel, 2003, No 02)
• The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 04)
• Jane Eyre : an autobiography by Charlotte Bronte (Best loved novel, 2003, No 10)
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Best loved novel, 2003, No 12)
• Great expectations by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 17)
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 34)
• The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (Best loved novel, 2003, No 77)
• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (Best loved novel, 2003, No 131)
• Papillon by Henri Charrière (Best loved novel, 2003, No 147)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 182)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis ( Rediscovery Honor Book, 2003)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Earthly powers by Anthony Burgess (1980)
• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (1986)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Shardik by Richard Adams (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1975)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Brontomek! by Michael Coney (1976)
• Helliconia spring by Brian W. Aldiss (Novel, 1982)
• Helliconia winter by Brian W. Aldiss (Novel, 1985)
• Trillion year spree : the history of science fiction by Brian W Aldiss (Special Award, 1974)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• The fountains of paradise by Arthur C Clarke (1979)
• No enemy but time by Michael Bishop (1982)
• Helliconia summer by Brian W. Aldiss (1983)
• Doomsday book by Connie Willis (1992)
• The stone canal by Ken MacLeod (1996)
• A case of conscience by James Blish (BSFA Fiftieth Anniversary Award - Best Novel of 1958)

Bücher, die Geschichte machten

• Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday by Daniel Defoe

C. Wright Mills Award

• Labor and monopoly capital; the degradation of work in the twentieth century by Harry Braverman (1974)

Canada Reads Nominee

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (2002)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Catechism of the Catholic Church (Catholicism Explained/Theology)
• St Francis of Assissi by G K Chesterton (Holy Men and Women)
• The adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Literary Classics)
• The imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis (Spiritual Reading)

CBCA Book of the Year

• Longtime passing by Hesba Brinsmead (Book of the Year, 1972)

Combat des livres

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Fiction, Gold, 1971)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (Best Book, Caribbean and Canada Region, 1987)

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

• Labor and monopoly capital; the degradation of work in the twentieth century by Harry Braverman

Cyril Connolly's 100 key books of the modern movement from England, France and America 1880-1950

• The plague by Albert Camus

Ditmar Award

• False fatherland by A Bertram Chandler (Australian SF, 1969)
• The gods themselves by Isaac Asimov (International Fiction, 1973)
• The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams (International Fiction, 1980)

Ditmar Shortlist

• No enemy but time by Michael Bishop (International Fiction, 1983)

Edgar Award

• In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences by Truman Capote (Fact Crime, 1966)
• The light of day by Eric Ambler (Novel, 1964)

Edgar Award Nominee

• Funeral in Berlin by Len Deighton (Novel, 1966)

Eurocon III Merit Award

• Trillion year spree : the history of science fiction by Brian W Aldiss (1973)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• Midnight in the garden of good and evil : a Savannah story by John Berendt (1995)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• Two years before the mast by Richard Henry Dana (014)

Francis Parkman Prize

• The Americans : the national experience by Daniel J. Boorstin (1966)

Gaylactic Spectrum

• Imperial Earth by Arthur C Clarke (Hall of Fame, 2001)

Geffen Award

• Childhood's end by Arthur C Clarke (Best Translated Science Fiction Book, 2005)

Governor General's Literary Award

• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 1985)

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

• Imajica by Clive Barker (Roman étranger, 1998)

Guardian 1000

• Mister Johnson by Joyce Cary (Comedy)
• The adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Comedy)
• The postman always rings twice by James M Cain (Crime)
• The Manchurian candidate by Richard Condon (Crime)
• The mysterious affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Crime)
• The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (Crime)
• Great expectations by Charles Dickens (Family and self)
• The way of all flesh by Samuel Butler (Family and self)
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Love)
• Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen (Love)
• Jane Eyre : an autobiography by Charlotte Bronte (Love)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (Love)
• The heat of the day by Elizabeth Bowen (Love)
• The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The man in the high castle by Philip K. Dick (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Childhood's end by Arthur C Clarke (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Hard times by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin (State of the nation)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• The plague by Albert Camus (State of the nation)
• Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell (State of the nation)
• Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett (State of the nation)
• Earthly powers by Anthony Burgess (State of the nation)
• A tale of two cities by Charles Dickens (State of the nation)
• Nostromo : a tale of the seaboard by Joseph Conrad (War and travel)
• Lord Jim : a tale by Joseph Conrad (War and travel)
• Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday by Daniel Defoe (War and travel)

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