The Outstanding Simulation Publication Award is presented by the INFORMS SImulation Society and in 2008, it was given to

S. Asmussen & P.W. Glynn
Stochastic Simulation. Algorithms and Analysis
Springer-Verlag 2007

The nomination letter reads as follows:

"This book fills an important gap in the currently available textbooks in simulation. The first part of the book covers a range of broadly applicable simulation methodology in an accessible manner that makes the book particularly suitable for graduate students and interested researchers from a variety of disciplines. The second half explores a variety of specialized topics that enable the reader to rapidly become familiar with state-of-the-art issues in research frontiers in simulation. The treatment is simultaneously rigorous and a model of clarity, which is a combination not often found in books at this level. These features, combined with the depth of material and quality of the insight into methodology, make this book a jewel that will become a standard reference in simulation methodology."