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Ambassador Book Award Winners

"The Ambassador Book Award (1986–2011) was presented annually by the English-Speaking Union. It recognized important literary and non-fiction works that contributed to the understanding and interpretation of American life and culture. Winners of the award were considered literary ambassadors who provide, in the best contemporary English, an important window on America to the rest of the world"
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
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The Afterlife (Donald Antrim)
The Afterlife
Donald Antrim
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All the Days and Nights (William Maxwell)
All the Days and Nights
William Maxwell
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American Poetry: The Twentieth Century (Robert Hass)
American Poetry: The Twentieth Century
Robert Hass
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
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American Sphinx (Joseph J Ellis)
American Sphinx
Joseph J Ellis
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American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America (Robert Hughes)
American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America
Robert Hughes
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Among Schoolchildren (Tracy Kidder)
Among Schoolchildren
Tracy Kidder
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The Angel on the Roof (Russell Banks)
The Angel on the Roof
Russell Banks
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Archibald MacLeish: An American Life (Scott Donaldson)
Archibald MacLeish: An American Life
Scott Donaldson
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Around the Cragged Hill: A Personal and Political Philosophy (Robert Stone)
Around the Cragged Hill: A Personal and Political Philosophy
Robert Stone
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At Home: Essays 1982-1988 (Gore Vidal)
At Home: Essays 1982-1988
Gore Vidal
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Atlantis (Mark Doty)
Atlantis
Mark Doty
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Averno (Louise Glück)
Averno
Louise Glück
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Black Zodiac (Charles Wright)
Black Zodiac
Charles Wright
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Blackbird and Wolf (Henri Cole)
Blackbird and Wolf
Henri Cole
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
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A Bright Shining Lie (Neil Sheehan)
A Bright Shining Lie
Neil Sheehan
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Burning the Days (James Salter)
Burning the Days
James Salter
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Carry Me Home (Diane McWhorter)
Carry Me Home
Diane McWhorter
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The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst (David Nasaw)
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
David Nasaw
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Cities on a Hill (Frances Fitzgerald)
Cities on a Hill
Frances Fitzgerald
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Close Range (Annie Proulx)
Close Range
Annie Proulx
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Collected Poems (Donald Justice)
Collected Poems
Donald Justice
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Collected Poems (Robert Lowell)
Collected Poems
Robert Lowell
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The Collected Poems (Robert Penn Warren)
The Collected Poems
Robert Penn Warren
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Collected Prose (Robert Lowell)
Collected Prose
Robert Lowell
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The Collected Stories (Deborah Eisenberg)
The Collected Stories
Deborah Eisenberg
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The Collected Stories (Amy Hempel)
The Collected Stories
Amy Hempel
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The Collected Stories (Grace Paley)
The Collected Stories
Grace Paley
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The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960–1963 (Michael R. Beschloss)
The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960–1963
Michael R. Beschloss
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The Cycles of American History (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
The Cycles of American History
Arthur M. Schlesinger
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Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression (Morris Dickstein)
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression
Morris Dickstein
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Dangerous Laughter (Steven Millhauser)
Dangerous Laughter
Steven Millhauser
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The Dark Side (Jane Mayer)
The Dark Side
Jane Mayer
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The Darkness and the Light (Anthony Hecht)
The Darkness and the Light
Anthony Hecht
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De Kooning: An American Master (Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan)
De Kooning: An American Master
Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
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Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Edith Wharton: A Life
Hermione Lee
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Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
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Every Riven Thing (Christian Wiman)
Every Riven Thing
Christian Wiman
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