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National Book Award Winners for Nonfiction, 1950-2014

Listed in chronological order. Also included are winners from 1964-1983, during which there were several distinct Non-Fiction categories.
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The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Ralph L. Rusk)
The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Ralph L. Rusk)
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Herman Melville (Newton Arvin)
Herman Melville (Newton Arvin)
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The Sea Around Us (Rachel Carson)
The Sea Around Us (Rachel Carson)
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The Course of Empire (Bernard A. Devoto)
The Course of Empire (Bernard A. Devoto)
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A Stillness at Appomattox (Bruce Catton)
A Stillness at Appomattox (Bruce Catton)
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The Measure of Man (Joseph Wood Krutch)
The Measure of Man (Joseph Wood Krutch)
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American in Italy (Herbert Kubly)
American in Italy (Herbert Kubly)
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Russia Leaves the War (George F. Kennan)
Russia Leaves the War (George F. Kennan)
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The Lion and the Throne (Catherine Drinker Bowen)
The Lion and the Throne (Catherine Drinker Bowen)
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Mistress to an Age: A Life of Madame De Staël (J. Christopher Herold)
Mistress to an Age: A Life of Madame De Staël (J. Christopher Herold)
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JAMES JOYCE by Richard Ellmann
JAMES JOYCE by Richard Ellmann
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
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THE CITY IN HISTORY by Lewis Mumford
THE CITY IN HISTORY by Lewis Mumford
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Henry James (Leon Edel)
Henry James (Leon Edel)
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John Keats: The Making of a Poet (Aileen Ward)
John Keats: The Making of a Poet (Aileen Ward)
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THE RISE OF THE WEST by William H. McNeill
THE RISE OF THE WEST by William H. McNeill
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Man-Made America: Chaos or Control? (Christopher Tunnard)
Man-Made America: Chaos or Control? (Christopher Tunnard)
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Oysters of Locmariaquer
Oysters of Locmariaquer
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The Life of Lenin (Louis Fischer)
The Life of Lenin (Louis Fischer)
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God & Golem, Inc. (Norbert Wiener)
God & Golem, Inc. (Norbert Wiener)
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Paris Journal, 1944-1965
Paris Journal, 1944-1965
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A Thousand Days (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
A Thousand Days (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
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Mr Clemens & Mark Twain
Mr Clemens & Mark Twain
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The Enlightenment, Vol. I (Peter Gay)
The Enlightenment, Vol. I (Peter Gay)
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La Vida: A Puerto Rican Family in the Culture of Poverty (Oscar Lewis)
La Vida: A Puerto Rican Family in the Culture of Poverty (Oscar Lewis)
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Memoirs (George F. Kennan)
Memoirs (George F. Kennan)
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Death at an Early Age (Jonathan Kozol)
Death at an Early Age (Jonathan Kozol)
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Selected Essays
Selected Essays
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The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer
The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer
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White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812 (Winthrop D. Jordan)
White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812 (Winthrop D. Jordan)
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Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima (Robert Jay Lifton)
Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima (Robert Jay Lifton)
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An Unfinished Woman (Lillian Hellman)
An Unfinished Woman (Lillian Hellman)
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Huey Long (T. Harry Williams)
Huey Long (T. Harry Williams)
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Gandhi's Truth by Erik H. Erikson
Gandhi's Truth by Erik H. Erikson
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Cocteau: A Biography (Francis Steegmuller)
Cocteau: A Biography (Francis Steegmuller)
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Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (James MacGregor Burns)
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (James MacGregor Burns)
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Science in the British Colonies of America (Raymond Phineas Sterns)
Science in the British Colonies of America (Raymond Phineas Sterns)
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The Classical Style
The Classical Style
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The Organized War (Allan Nevins)
The Organized War (Allan Nevins)
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Eleanor and Franklin (Joseph P. Lash)
Eleanor and Franklin (Joseph P. Lash)
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