National Book Critics Circle Award - Nonfiction

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National Book Critics Circle, 49 Books

The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote the finest books and reviews published in English.

This list is a yearly book award, and was added to this site over 12 years ago.

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Cover of 'Edith Wharton' by R. W. B. Lewis

Edith Wharton

Cover of 'Samuel Johnson' by Walter Jackson Bate

Samuel Johnson

Walter Jackson Bate

Cover of 'Facts of Life' by Maureen Howard

Facts of Life

Cover of 'Munich' by Telford Taylor

Munich

Cover of 'Walter Lippmann and the American Century' by Ronald Steel

Walter Lippmann and the American Century

Cover of 'The Mismeasure of Man' by Stephen Jay Gould

The Mismeasure of Man

Stephen Jay Gould

Cover of 'The Path to Power' by Robert Caro

The Path to Power

Cover of 'The Price of Power' by Seymour M. Hersh

The Price of Power

Seymour M. Hersh

Cover of 'Weapons and Hope' by Freeman Dyson

Weapons and Hope

Cover of 'Common Ground' by J. Anthony Lukas

Common Ground

J. Anthony Lukas

Cover of 'War Without Mercy' by John W. Dower

War Without Mercy

Cover of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb' by Richard Rhodes

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

Cover of 'Parting the Waters' by Taylor Branch

Parting the Waters

Cover of 'The Broken Cord' by Michael Dorris

The Broken Cord

Cover of 'The Content of Our Character' by Shelby Steele

The Content of Our Character

Cover of 'Backlash' by Susan Faludi

Backlash

Cover of 'Young Men and Fire' by Norman Maclean

Young Men and Fire

Cover of 'The Land Where the Blues Began' by Alan Lomax

The Land Where the Blues Began

Cover of 'The Rape of Europa' by Lynn Nicholas

The Rape of Europa

Cover of 'A Civil Action' by Jonathan Harr

A Civil Action

Cover of 'Bad Land' by Jonathan Raban

Bad Land

Cover of 'The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down' by Anne Fadiman

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

Cover of 'Time, Love, Memory' by Jonathan Weiner

Time, Love, Memory

Jonathan Weiner

Cover of 'Newjack' by Ted Conover

Newjack

Cover of 'Double Fold' by Nicholson Baker

Double Fold

Nicholson Baker

Cover of 'Sons of Mississippi' by Paul Hendrickson

Sons of Mississippi

Paul Hendrickson

Cover of 'The Reformation' by Diarmaid MacCulloch

The Reformation

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Cover of 'Voices from Chernobyl' by Svetlana Alexievich

Voices from Chernobyl

Svetlana Alexievich

Cover of 'Rough Crossings' by Simon Schama

Rough Crossings

Cover of 'Medical Apartheid' by Harriet A. Washington

Medical Apartheid

Harriet A. Washington

Cover of 'The Forever War' by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War

Cover of 'The Age Of Wonder' by Richard Holmes

The Age Of Wonder

Cover of 'The Warmth Of Other Suns' by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth Of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson

Cover of 'Liberty's Exiles' by Maya Jasanoff

Liberty's Exiles

Cover of 'Far From the Tree' by Andrew Solomon

Far From the Tree

Cover of 'Five Days at Memorial' by Sheri Fink

Five Days at Memorial

Cover of 'The Woman Warrior' by Maxine Hong Kingston

The Woman Warrior

Maxine Hong Kingston

Cover of 'We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families' by Philip Gourevitch

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families

Philip Gourevitch

Cover of 'The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation' by David Brion Davis

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation

David Brion Davis

Cover of 'Dreamland' by Sam Quinones

Dreamland

Cover of 'Evicted' by Matthew Desmond

Evicted

Matthew Desmond

Cover of 'The Evangelicals' by Frances FitzGerald

The Evangelicals

Frances FitzGerald

Cover of 'Directorate S' by Steve Coll

Directorate S

Cover of 'Say Nothing' by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing

Patrick Radden Keefe

Cover of 'Island on Fire' by Tom Zoellner

Island on Fire

Cover of 'How The Word Is Passed' by Clint Smith

How The Word Is Passed

Cover of 'The Method' by Isaac Butler

The Method

Cover of 'We Were Once A Family' by Roxanna Asgarian

We Were Once A Family

Roxanna Asgarian

Cover of 'Challenger' by Adam Higginbotham

Challenger

Adam Higginbotham