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1991 Awards

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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - Fiction

1991 Pulitzer Prize – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1991 Pulitzer Prize - Fiction WinnerRabbit at RestJohn UpdikeWinner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Howells Medal, and the National Book Critics Circle Award In John Updike’s fourth and final novel about Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, the hero has acquired a Florida condo, a second grandchild, and a troubled, overworked heart....Amazon1991 Pulitzer Prize - Fiction ShortlistMean SpiritLinda HoganAmazonThe Things They CarriedTim O'BrienAmazon
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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - General Nonfiction

1991 Pulitzer Prize – General Nonfiction Winner and Nominees

1991 Pulitzer Prize - General Nonfiction WinnerThe AntsBert Hölldobler and Edward O. WilsonDiscusses the anatomy, physiology, social organization, ecology, and natural history of ants This book talks about the ants and their habitats and where they came from and arrived....Amazon1991 Pulitzer Prize - General Nonfiction ShortlistLooking for a ShipJohn McPheeAmazonRiver of Traps: A Village LifeWilliam duBuys and Alex HarrisAmazon
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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - History

1991 Pulitzer Prize – History Winner and Nominees

1991 Pulitzer Prize - History WinnerA Midwife's TaleLaurel Thatcher UlrichWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier. Between 1785 and ...Amazon1991 Pulitzer Prize - History ShortlistAmerica in 1857: A Nation on the BrinkKenneth M. StamppAmazonMaking a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919–1939Lizabeth CohenAmazonThe Civil Rights Era: Origins and Development of National PolicyHugh David GrahamAmazon
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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - Biography or Autobiography

1991 Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography Winner and Nominees

1991 Pulitzer Prize - Biography or Autobiography WinnerJackson Pollock: An American SagaSteven Naifeh and Gregory White SmithBased on interviews with more than 850 people, this biography profiles the troubled life of the enigmatic avant-garde artist whose controversial work changed the definition of modern art...Amazon
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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - Poetry

1991 Pulitzer Prize – Poetry Winner and Nominees

1991 Pulitzer Prize - Poetry WinnerNear ChangesMona Van DuynPresents a new collection of poetry by the National Book Award- and Bolligen Prize-winning poet-author of "Merciful Disguises"...Amazon1991 Pulitzer Prize - Poetry ShortlistLeaving Another KingdomGerald SternAmazonThe Transparent ManAnthony HechtAmazon
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28Mar By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial - Novel

1991 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial – Novel Winner and Nominees

1991 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial - Novel WinnerBears Discover FireTerry BissonA Study Guide for Terry Bisson's "Toxic Doughnut, The (Bears Discover Fire)," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical cont...Amazon1991 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial - Novel ShortlistEpisodes of the ArgoR. A. LaffertyAmazonMy Advice to the CivilizedJohn BarnesAmazon
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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, World Fantasy Awards, World Fantasy Awards - Novel

1991 World Fantasy Awards – Novel Winner and Nominees

1991 World Fantasy Awards - Novel WinnerOnly Begotten DaughterJames MorrowWinner of the World Fantasy Award: James Morrow imagines the advent of an unconventional savior—a female deity—and chronicles her trials and temptations in a modern world gone mad Rejoice! A new messiah has come, and her name is Julie. Born to Murray Katz,...AmazonThomas the RhymerEllen KushnerA minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by his lies. But when the bold and gifted young Thomas the Rhymer awakens the desire of the powerful Queen of Elfland, he finds that words are not enough to keep him from his fate. As the Queen sweeps...Amazon1991 World Fantasy Awards - Novel ShortlistGood OmensTerry Pratchett & Neil GaimanAmazonMary ReillyValerie MartinAmazonTiganaGuy Gavriel KayAmazon
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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Biography

1991 James Tait Black Memorial Prize – Biography Winner and Nominees

1991 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Biography WinnerDarwin: The Life of a Tormented EvolutionistAdrian Desmond, James MooreA biography of the naturalist disputes misconceptions, discussing how Darwin concealed his theory of evolution for twenty years, agonizing over its implications and the impact it would have on his social standing....Amazon
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1991 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Hugo Awards, Hugo Awards - Novel

1991 Hugo Awards – Novel Winner and Nominees

1991 Hugo Awards - Novel WinnerThe Vor GameLois McMaster BujoldSent to the other side of the galaxy when he angers the High Command on his home planet, mercenary leader Miles becomes the only hope for betrayed childhood friend Emperor Gregor and will become emperor himself if he fails. Reissue....Amazon1991 Hugo Awards - Novel ShortlistEarthDavid BrinAmazonQueen of AngelsGreg BearAmazonThe Fall of HyperionDan SimmonsAmazonThe Quiet PoolsMichael P. Kube-McDowellAmazon
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