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Pulitzer Prize Finalists for General Nonfiction 1962 - Present

The Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It has been presented since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author, published during the preceding calendar year, that is not eligible for consideration in another category.
Finalists have been announced from 1980, ordinarily two others beside the winner.
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The Making of the President 1960 (Theodore White)
The Making of the President 1960
Theodore White
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Barbara W. Tuchman (The Guns of August)
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Guns of August
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Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (Richard Hofstadter)
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
Richard Hofstadter
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O Strange New World (Howard Mumford Jones)
O Strange New World
Howard Mumford Jones
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Wandering Through Winter (Edwin Way Teale)
Wandering Through Winter
Edwin Way Teale
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The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture (David Brion Davis)
The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture
David Brion Davis
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The Story of Civilization: Rousseau and Revolution (Will and Ariel Durant)
The Story of Civilization: Rousseau and Revolution
Will and Ariel Durant
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So Human an Animal (René Jules Dubos)
So Human an Animal
René Jules Dubos
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The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night
Norman Mailer
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Gandhi's Truth (Erik H. Erikson)
Gandhi's Truth
Erik H. Erikson
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The Rising Sun (John Toland)
The Rising Sun
John Toland
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Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45 (Barbara W. Tuchman)
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45
Barbara W. Tuchman
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Fire in the Lake (Frances Fitzgerald)
Fire in the Lake
Frances Fitzgerald
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Children of Crisis, Vols 2 (Robert Coles)
Children of Crisis, Vols 2
Robert Coles
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Children of Crisis, Vol. 3 (Robert Coles)
Children of Crisis, Vol. 3
Robert Coles
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The Denial of Death (Ernest Becker)
The Denial of Death
Ernest Becker
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Annie Dillard
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Why Survive? Being Old in America (Robert Neil Butler)
Why Survive? Being Old in America
Robert Neil Butler
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Beautiful Swimmers (William W. Warner)
Beautiful Swimmers
William W. Warner
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The Dragons of Eden (Carl Sagan)
The Dragons of Eden
Carl Sagan
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On Human Nature (Edward O. Wilson)
On Human Nature
Edward O. Wilson
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Douglas Hofstadter)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas Hofstadter
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The Madwoman in the Attic (Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar)
The Madwoman in the Attic
Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar
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The Medusa and the Snail (Lewis Thomas)
The Medusa and the Snail
Lewis Thomas
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Fin-De-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture (Carl E. Schorske)
Fin-De-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture
Carl E. Schorske
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China Men (Maxine Hong Kingston)
China Men
Maxine Hong Kingston
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Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War (William Manchester)
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
William Manchester
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Southerners: A Journalist's Odyssey (Marshall Frady)
Southerners: A Journalist's Odyssey
Marshall Frady
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The Soul of a New Machine (Tracy Kidder)
The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
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Basin and Range (John McPhee)
Basin and Range
John McPhee
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Mrs. Harris: The Death of the Scarsdale Diet Doctor (Diana Trilling)
Mrs. Harris: The Death of the Scarsdale Diet Doctor
Diana Trilling
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Is There No Place on Earth for Me (Susan Sheehan)
Is There No Place on Earth for Me
Susan Sheehan
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The Fate of the Earth (Jonathan Schell)
The Fate of the Earth
Jonathan Schell
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Terrorists and Novelists (Diane Johnson)
Terrorists and Novelists
Diane Johnson
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The Social Transformation of American Medicine (Paul Starr)
The Social Transformation of American Medicine
Paul Starr
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Conversations With the Enemy (Winston Groom and Duncan Spencer)
Conversations With the Enemy
Winston Groom and Duncan Spencer
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Wild Justice (Susan Jacoby)
Wild Justice
Susan Jacoby
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The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two (Studs Terkel)
The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two
Studs Terkel
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Endless Enemies: The Making of an Unfriendly World (Jonathan Kwitny)
Endless Enemies: The Making of an Unfriendly World
Jonathan Kwitny
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Dawn to the West (Donald Keene)
Dawn to the West
Donald Keene
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