Book Awards for DakarIRC

100 Books That Shaped World History

• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass

100 Must-Read Memoirs by Bookriot

• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama

1000 Books to Read Before You Die

• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama
• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass

The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years

• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (10)

ALA Notable Government Documents

• AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOSAIC.|THE por Debra Newman editor . Ham (1994)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass (Biografia – 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (Change Your World – 2010)

American Book Award

• The Columbia Literary History of the United States por Emory Elliott (1989)

Arthur Ross Book Award

• Sous le signe de la Providence: comment la diplomatie américaine a changé le monde por Walter Russell Mead (Honorable Mention – Honorable Mention – 2002)

ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for Music Writing

• Histoire de la musique noire américaine: a history por Eileen Southern (1972)

Audie Award

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (Finalist – Spanish Language – 2010)

Axiom Business Book Award

• Wikinomics in Simplified Chinese - How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything por Don/ Williams Tapscott, Anthony D (Economics (micro, macro, global finance), Silver – 2008)
• Wikinomics: Wikipédia, Linux, YouTube...: comment l'intelligence collaborative bouleverse l'économie por Don Tapscott (Economics (micro, macro, global finance), Silver – 2008)

Bancroft Prize

• The rise of American democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln por Sean Wilentz (2006)

BCALA Literary Awards

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (Winner – Não Ficção – 2007)

Best Fiction for Young Adults

• I dream a world : portraits of Black women who changed America por Brian Lanker (Selection – 1990)

Best History Book Award

• Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance por Aberjhani

Book of the Year Award

• Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance por Aberjhani (2003/2004)

Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books

• No fixed points : dance in the twentieth century por Nancy Reynolds (Arts and Literature – 2003)

Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults

• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (1995)

Booklist Editors’ Choice: Reference Sources

• Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history por Jack Salzman (1996)
• Encyclopedia of American studies por George Thomas Kurian (2001)
• International encyclopedia of dance : a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. por Selma Jeanne Cohen (1998)
• Magill's Survey of American Literature por Steven G. Kellman (2007)
• Notable Black American men por Jessie Carney Smith (1999)
• Organizing Black America : an encyclopedia of African American associations por Nina Mjagkij (2001)

Books of the Decade: The 50 books that defined the decade

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (2008)
• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (2008)

Books That Changed the World

• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass

British Book Award

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (Shortlist – shortlist – 2009)
• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (Winner – Biografia – 2009)

Choice Outstanding Academic Title

• Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance por Aberjhani

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• A Diplomatic History of the American People por Thomas A. Bailey (Gold Medal – Scholarship – 1940)

Dartmouth Medal

• Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara por John Middleton (Honorable Mention – 1998)
• Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history por Jack Salzman (Honorable Mention – 1997)
• International encyclopedia of dance : a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. por Selma Jeanne Cohen (Honorable Mention – 1999)
• The Reader's companion to American history por Eric Foner (Honorable Mention – 1992)

The Economist Best Books

• The rise of American democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln por Sean Wilentz (2005.6)
• Sous le signe de la Providence: comment la diplomatie américaine a changé le monde por Walter Russell Mead (2001.20)

Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year

• Wikinomics in Simplified Chinese - How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything por Don/ Williams Tapscott, Anthony D (Shortlist – 2007)
• Wikinomics: Wikipédia, Linux, YouTube...: comment l'intelligence collaborative bouleverse l'économie por Don Tapscott (Shortlist – 2007)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Le mystère du capitalisme por Hernando de Soto (Globalization)

George Freedley Memorial Award

• No fixed points : dance in the twentieth century por Nancy Reynolds (Finalist – 2004)

Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize

• The rise of American democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln por Sean Wilentz (Finalist – 2006)

Grammy Award

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (Winner – Best Spoken Word or Nonmusical Album – 2008)
• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (Winner – Best Spoken Word or Nonmusical Album – 2006)

Guardian 100 Greatest Non-Fiction

• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass (Memoir)

The Guardian's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All-Time

• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (5)
• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass (68)

Independent Publisher Book Awards

• No fixed points : dance in the twentieth century por Nancy Reynolds (Finalist – Performing Arts – 2004)

KIB - Non Fiction books everyone should read

• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (49)

Library of Congress Books that Shaped America

• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass (1800 to 1850)

Lionel Gelber Prize

• Sous le signe de la Providence: comment la diplomatie américaine a changé le monde por Walter Russell Mead (Winner – 2002)

Longman - History Today Picture Research Prize

• Freedom: une histoire photographique de la lutte des noirs américains por Manning Marable (Shortlist – 2003)

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

• The End of Racism: Principles for a Multiracial Society por Dinesh D'Souza (81)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (Winner – Não Ficção – 2007)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

• The West: An Illustrated History por Geoffrey C. Ward (12th Edition: 1996-1998)

NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8

• The encyclopedia of Native America por Trudy Griffin-Pierce (2nd Edition – 1993-1995)

New York Times bestseller

• The National Geographic Society : 100 years of adventure and discovery por C. D. B. Bryan (Não Ficção – 1987)
• Album of American history por James Truslow Adams (Geral – 1944)
• The American heritage dictionary (2nd edition) por William Morris, 1913- (Geral – 1969)
• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream por Barack Obama (Não Ficção – 2006)
• L'exigence du choix: trois disciplines de valeur pour dominer ses marchés por Michael Treacy (Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous – 1995)
• Les rêves de mon père por Barack Obama (Não Ficção – 2008)
• Encyclopedia of American history por Richard Brandon Morris (Geral – 1953)

Notable Book Award

• Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance por Aberjhani

Oxford American Best Southern Books of All Time

• La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même por Frederick Douglass (Não Ficção – 8)

Philip Ward's Lifetime Reading Plan

• The new Oxford book of American verse por Richard Ellmann (Year 37)

Premio Acqui Storia

• Sous le signe de la Providence: comment la diplomatie américaine a changé le monde por Walter Russell Mead (Sezione scientifica – 2003)

Presidential Research Group Reference Book Award

• Vital Statistics on the Presidency: Washington to Clinton por Lyn Ragsdale (2010)

Prix France-Amériques

• Histoire de la littérature américaine: notre demi-siècle, 1939-1989 por Pierre-Yves Pétillon (Auteur français – 1993)