Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Public

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Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The prize was first awarded in 1962.

  1. The denial of death. by 

    3 stars

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    1974 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  2. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by 

    4 stars

    Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is a personal narrative. It highlights one year's explorations on foot in the author's own neighborhood, …

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    1975 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  3. Why Survive? by 

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    In this angry and thoroughly documented bonk. Dr. Butler, a noted gerontologist and psychiatrist, balances the grim reality of what …

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    1976 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  4. Beautiful swimmers by 

    5 stars

    There was a time when the Chesapeake Bay produced more fish, crabs, clams, oysters... well, more seafood than any other …

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    1977 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  5. The dragons of Eden by 

    5 stars

    Carl Sagan offers his insights into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of …

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    1978 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  6. On human nature by 

    4 stars

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    1979 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  7. Gödel, Escher, Bach by ,

    4 stars

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this book applies Godel's seminal contribution to modern mathematics to the study of the human …

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    1980 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  8. Fin-de-siècle Vienna by 

    4 stars

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    1981 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  9. The Soul of a New Machine by 

    4 stars

    "The Soul of a New Machine" is a non-fiction book written by Tracy Kidder and published in 1981. It chronicles …

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    1982 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  10. Is There No Place on Earth for Me? by 

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    Recounts the lonely, harrowing life of a diagnosed schizophrenic, "Sylvia Frumkin", whose experience has included frequent hospitalizations from childhood on, …

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    1983 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  11. The social transformation of American medicine by 

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    An esoteric, intelligent, and scholarly book on how the industry of medicine in the US. If you really want to …

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    1984 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  12. "The Good War" by 

    4 stars

    "The Good War" is Studs Terkel's most exciting, most popular, and most moving book, an account of the lives of …

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    1985 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  13. Move Your Shadow by 

    3 stars

     

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    1986 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  14. Common ground by 

    5 stars

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    1986 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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  15. Arab and Jew by 

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    In this monumental work, David K. Shipler, award-winning correspondent for The New York Times, examines the intricate relation ships and …

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    1987 Pulitzer Prize Winner in General Nonfiction

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