Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Contact : A Novel by Carl Sagan (2006/2008/2010 Edition)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll by Jim Miller (1977)
• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (1980)
• The Secret House : 24 Hours in the Strange and Unexpected World in Which We Spend Our Nights and Days by David Bodanis (1986)
• The Hot Zone by Richard Preston (1996)

ALA Notable Books for Adults

• In Siberia by Colin Thubron (2001)
• The 9/11 Commission Report : Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (2005)
• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (2008)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking (Non-fiction, 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Hot Zone by Richard Preston ( What Ails you?, 2006)

Amazon.com Best Books

• The 9/11 Commission Report : Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (2004)

Apollo Award

• Blood Music by Greg Bear (1986)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award

• Evergreen : Bringing Information Resources to Rural China by Geoffrey Z. Liu (2004)
• Århus Public Libraries : Embracing Diversity, Empowering Citizens in Denmark by Jack Jackson (2004)
• Shidhulai Swarnivar Sangstha : Bringing Information Technology to Rural Bangladesh by Boat by Arshad Mahmud (2005)

Bloomsbury's 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels

• Blood Music by Greg Bear

Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book

• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2008)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Blood Music by Greg Bear (Novel, 1986)

Casey Award

• The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill James (1986)

Classics of Science Fiction

• Blood Music by Greg Bear (93)

The Essential Man's Library: 50 Fictional Adventure Books

• The Jungle Books, Volume One by Rudyard Kipling

Firecracker Alternative Book Award

• The Narrative Corpse : A Chain-Story by 69 Artists! by Art Spiegelman (Graphic Novel, 1996)

Guardian 100 Greatest Non-Fiction

• A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking (Science)

Guardian Essential Library

• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (Science)
• In Siberia by Colin Thubron (Travel)

H.W. Wilson Award

• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (1981, Excellence in indexing, American Society of Indexers)
• Anglo-American Cataloging Rules : North American Text by C. Sumner Spalding (2004, Excellence in indexing, American Society of Indexers, for 2nd Edition, 2003 Revision, 2004 Update)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking

Hugo

• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (Related Book, 1981)

Hugo Nominee

• Blood Music by Greg Bear (Novel, 1986)
• Moving Mars by Greg Bear (Novel, 1994)

Ignotus Award

• Moving Mars by Greg Bear (Foreign novel, 1996)

IPPY Finalist

• Outdoor Living: The Ultimate Project Guide by John English (Home & Garden, 2006)

ISFDB Top 100 Books - Critical List

• Moving Mars by Greg Bear (25)

John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist

• Blood Music by Greg Bear (1986)
• Moving Mars by Greg Bear (1994)

Library of Congress Books that Shaped America

• Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Locus

• Contact : A Novel by Carl Sagan (First Novel, 1986)

Locus Award Finalist

• Marsbound by Joe Haldeman (Science Fiction Novel, 2009)

Locus Nominee

• Contact : A Novel by Carl Sagan (SF Novel, 1986)

Locus Recommended Reading

• Marsbound by Joe Haldeman (Science Fiction Novel, 2008)

National Book Award finalist

• Chaos : Making a New Science by James Gleick (Nonfiction, 1987)
• The 9/11 Commission Report : Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (Nonfiction, 2004)
• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (Science (Hardcover), 1981)
• Life in Darwin's Universe : Evolution and the Cosmos by Gene Bylinsky (Science (Hardcover), 1982)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Nonfiction, 2007)

National Postal Museum Medal

• The Connoisseur Catalogue of Machin Stamps by James Negus (1986)

Nebula

• Moving Mars by Greg Bear (Novel, 1994)

Nebula Nominee

• Blood Music by Greg Bear (Novel, 1985)
• How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove (Novel, 1998)

New York Times Best Books of the Year

• Chaos : Making a New Science by James Gleick (1987)
• A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking (1988)

New York Times bestseller

• Contact : A Novel by Carl Sagan (Fiction, 1985)
• The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke (Fiction, 1986)
• Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams (Fiction, 1992)
• Rama Revealed by Arthur C. Clarke (Fiction, 1994)
• Better Homes and Gardens New Garden Book : A Complete Guide for Roses, Trees, Lawns, Shrubs, Soils, Vegetables, and Landscaping by Editors of Better Homes and Gardens (General, 1951)
• Cosmos by Carl Sagan (General, 1980)
• Comet by Carl Sagan (Nonfiction, 1986)
• A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking (Nonfiction, 1988)
• Chaos : Making a New Science by James Gleick (Nonfiction, 1988)
• The Hot Zone by Richard Preston (Nonfiction, 1994)
• October 1964 by David Halberstam (Nonfiction, 1994)
• Pale Blue Dot : A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan (Nonfiction, 1995)
• 1421 : The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies (Nonfiction, 2003)
• The Fabric of the Cosmos : Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene (Nonfiction, 2004)
• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Nonfiction, 2007)
• Up Till Now : The Autobiography by William Shatner (Nonfiction, 2008)

NPR Top 100 Killer Thrillers

• Contact : A Novel by Carl Sagan (69)

Orion Book Award Finalist

• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (2008)

Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science

• Black Holes and Time Warps : Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne (1994)

Prix Littéraire Francophone International

• An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie (1981)

Prometheus Award nominee

• Code of the Lifemaker by James P. Hogan (Novel, 1984)

PROSE Award

• Hyperspace : A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension by Michio Kaku (Honorable Mention, Physics & Astronomy, 1994)

Pulitzer Prize finalist

• Chaos : Making a New Science by James Gleick (General Non-Fiction, 1988)

Royal Society Prize for Science Books Shortlist

• A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking (General, 1989)
• Chaos : Making a New Science by James Gleick (General, 1989)
• About Time : Einstein's Unfinished Revolution by Paul Davies (General, 1996)
• Parallel Worlds : A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos by Michio Kaku (General, 2006)

Salon Book Award

• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (2007)

Science Writing Award

• Black Holes and Time Warps : Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne (Scientist, 1994)

Sidewise Award

• How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove (Long Form, 1997)

Sidewise Award Finalist

• The Two Georges by Richard Dreyfuss (Long Form, 1995)
• Worldwar : In the Balance by Harry Turtledove (Long Form, 1996)
• Worldwar : Striking the Balance by Harry Turtledove (Long Form, 1996)
• Worldwar : Upsetting the Balance by Harry Turtledove (Long Form, 1996)
• Conquistador by S. M. Stirling (Long Form, 2003)

Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year

• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Non-fiction (1), 2007)

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