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Ambassador Book Award Winners - Page 2

"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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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (Thomas E. Ricks)
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Thomas E. Ricks
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The Figured Wheel (Robert Pinsky)
The Figured Wheel
Robert Pinsky
43
Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (David M. Kennedy)
Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
David M. Kennedy
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
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A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (Stacy Schiff)
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
Stacy Schiff
46
Hawthorne: A Life (Brenda Wineapple)
Hawthorne: A Life
Brenda Wineapple
47
The House of Barrymore (Margot Peters)
The House of Barrymore
Margot Peters
48
The House of Morgan (Ron Chernow)
The House of Morgan
Ron Chernow
49
I Married a Communist (Philip Roth)
I Married a Communist
Philip Roth
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
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In the Beauty of the Lilies (John Updike)
In the Beauty of the Lilies
John Updike
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In the Devil's Snare (Mary Beth Norton)
In the Devil's Snare
Mary Beth Norton
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick
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Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War (T. J. Stiles)
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War
T. J. Stiles
55
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
David McCullough
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The Journals (John Cheever)
The Journals
John Cheever
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Killing Mister Watson (Peter Matthiessen)
Killing Mister Watson
Peter Matthiessen
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Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days
Garrison Keillor
59
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann
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Liberation (Joanna Scott)
Liberation
Joanna Scott
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The Life of Langston Hughes (Arnold Rampersad)
The Life of Langston Hughes
Arnold Rampersad
62
Like Most Revelations (Richard Howard)
Like Most Revelations
Richard Howard
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Lincoln at Gettysburg (Garry Wills)
Lincoln at Gettysburg
Garry Wills
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Louis D. Brandeis (Melvin I. Urofsky)
Louis D. Brandeis
Melvin I. Urofsky
65
Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright (Brendan Gill)
Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Brendan Gill
66
The Memory Chalet (Tony Judt)
The Memory Chalet
Tony Judt
67
Mercury Dressing (J.D. McClatchy)
Mercury Dressing
J.D. McClatchy
68
Miami (Joan Didion)
Miami
Joan Didion
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Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
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Migration (W.S. Merwin)
Migration
W.S. Merwin
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Morgan: American Financier (Jean Strouse)
Morgan: American Financier
Jean Strouse
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The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher (Debby Applegate)
The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher
Debby Applegate
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Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence (John Hockenberry)
Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence
John Hockenberry
74
N. C. Wyeth: A Biography (David Michaelis)
N. C. Wyeth: A Biography
David Michaelis
75
A New York Life: Of Friends & Others (Brendan Gill)
A New York Life: Of Friends & Others
Brendan Gill
76
No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time
Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Old War (Alan Shapiro)
Old War
Alan Shapiro
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (Allan Gurganis)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Allan Gurganis
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The Oracle at Stoneleigh Court (Peter Taylor)
The Oracle at Stoneleigh Court
Peter Taylor
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Outerbridge Reach (Robert Stone)
Outerbridge Reach
Robert Stone
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