2000 National Book Critics Circle Award – General Nonfiction Winner
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing
Ted Conover
After he was denied access to report on Sing Sing, one of America’s most notorious high security jails, journalist Ted Conover applied to become a prison guard. As a rookie officer, or ‘newjack’, Conover spent a year in the unpredictable, intimidating and …
2000 National Book Critics Circle Award – General Nonfiction Shortlist
Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
Laurie Garrett
Crucible of War
Fred Anderson
The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach
Alice Kaplan
