1990 National Book Critics Circle Award – General Nonfiction Winner

The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America
Shelby Steele
In this controversial essay collection, award-winning writer Shelby Stelle illuminates the origins of the current conflict in race relations–the increase in anger, mistrust, and even violence between black and whites. With candor and persuasive argument, …
1990 National Book Critics Circle Award – General Nonfiction Shortlist

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
Mike Davis

Disappearing Through the Skylight: Culture and Technology in the 20th Century
O.B. Hardison

Samba
Alma Guillermoprieto
