National Book Critics Circle Award – General Nonfiction

1993 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction WinnerThe Land Where the Blues BeganAlan LomaxLomax's account of African American oral traditions provides information on such legendary bluesmen as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Son House...Amazon1993 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction ShortlistGenie: An Abused Child’s Flight From SilenceRuss RymerAmazonLenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet EmpireDavid RemnickAmazonThe Last PandaGeorge B. SchallerAmazonWhoredom in Kimmage: Irish Women Coming of AgeRosemary MahoneyAmazon

1994 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction WinnerThe Rape of EuropaLynn NicholasWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The real story behind the major motion picture The Monuments Men. The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci t...Amazon1994 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction ShortlistHow We DieSherwin NulandAmazonMy Own CountryAbraham VergheseAmazonStrange JusticeJane Mayer & Jill AbramsonAmazonThe Unredeemed CaptiveJohn DemosAmazon

1995 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction WinnerA Civil ActionJonathan HarrThis true story of an epic courtroom showdown, where two of the nation's largest corporations were accused of causing the deaths of children from water contamination, was a #1 national bestseller and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Descri...Amazon1995 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction ShortlistA Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for BooksNicholas BasbanesAmazonAll God’s Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of ViolenceFox ButterfieldAmazonIn These Girls, Hope Is a MuscleMadeleine BlaisAmazonMr. Wilson’s Cabinet of WonderLawrence WeschlerAmazon

1996 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction WinnerBad LandJonathan RabanJonathan Raban takes the reader on an enthralling journey into the least populated and least known region in the United States, Montana, and finds there the heart and soul of the country. Bringing to life the extraordinary landscape of the prairie and the ...Amazon1996 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction ShortlistAshes to AshesRichard KlugerAmazonHitler’s Willing ExecutionersDaniel GoldhagenAmazonThe Great BooksDavid DenbyAmazonThe Middle EastBernard LewisAmazon