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The Top Books of Journalism in the United States in the 20th Century

As selected by Madeleine Blais, Alan Brinkley, David Brinkley, Lydia Chavez, Karen Durbin, Clay Felker, Jeff Greenfield, Pete Hamill, Mary McGrory, Nancy Maynard, Eric Newton, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Gene Roberts, Morley Safer, David Shaw, George Will and Ben Yagoda; and the New York University Journalism faculty: David Dent, Todd Gitlin, Lamar Graham, Brooke Kroeger, Susie Linfield, Michael Ludlum, Robert Manoff, Anne Matthews, Pamela Newkirk, Michael Norman, Richard Petrow, Mary Quigley, Marcia Rock, Jay Rosen, Stephen Solomon, Mitchell Stephens, Carol Sternhell, Jane Stone and Ellen Willis. Project director: Mitchell Stephens. Announced March 1999
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The Shame of the Cities (Lincoln Steffens)
The Shame of the Cities (Lincoln Steffens)
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History of Standard Oil (Ida Tarbell)
History of Standard Oil (Ida Tarbell)
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The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
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Ten Days That Shook the World (John Reed)
Ten Days That Shook the World (John Reed)
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A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago (Ben Hecht)
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago (Ben Hecht)
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Personal History (Vincent Sheean)
Personal History (Vincent Sheean)
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Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
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Newspaper Days (H.L. Mencken)
Newspaper Days (H.L. Mencken)
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McSorley's Wonderful Saloon (Joseph Mitchell)
McSorley's Wonderful Saloon (Joseph Mitchell)
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The Road Back to Paris (A.J. Liebling)
The Road Back to Paris (A.J. Liebling)
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Keep Your Head Down (Walter Bernstein)
Keep Your Head Down (Walter Bernstein)
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Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
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Politics and the English Language. (George Orwell)
Politics and the English Language. (George Orwell)
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Wayward Pressman (A. J. Liebling)
Wayward Pressman (A. J. Liebling)
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The New Yorker Book of War Pieces (The New Yorker)
The New Yorker Book of War Pieces (The New Yorker)
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Here Is New York (E. B. White)
Here Is New York (E. B. White)
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Death Be Not Proud (John Gunther)
Death Be Not Proud (John Gunther)
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A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
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A Walker in the City (Alfred Kazin)
A Walker in the City (Alfred Kazin)
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Picture (Lillian Ross)
Picture (Lillian Ross)
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The Second Tree From the Corner (E. B. White)
The Second Tree From the Corner (E. B. White)
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Part of Our Times: Some Ruins and Monuments of the Thirties (Murray Kempton)
Part of Our Times: Some Ruins and Monuments of the Thirties (Murray Kempton)
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The Sweet Science (A.J. Liebling)
The Sweet Science (A.J. Liebling)
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The Hidden Persuaders (Vance Packard)
The Hidden Persuaders (Vance Packard)
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The Face of War (Martha Gellhorn)
The Face of War (Martha Gellhorn)
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Nobody Knows My Name (James Baldwin)
Nobody Knows My Name (James Baldwin)
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The Bottom of the Harbor (Joseph Mitchell)
The Bottom of the Harbor (Joseph Mitchell)
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The Making of the President 1960 (Theodore White)
The Making of the President 1960 (Theodore White)
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The Earl of Louisiana (A.J. Liebling)
The Earl of Louisiana (A.J. Liebling)
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Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
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America Comes of Middle Age (Murray Kempton)
America Comes of Middle Age (Murray Kempton)
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Here to Stay (John Hershey)
Here to Stay (John Hershey)
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Eichmann in Jerusalem (Hannah Arendt)
Eichmann in Jerusalem (Hannah Arendt)
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The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
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The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
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Notes on Camp (Susan Sontag)
Notes on Camp (Susan Sontag)
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A Sense of Where You Are (John McPhee)
A Sense of Where You Are (John McPhee)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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