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Richard Rhodes

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Books from Richard Rhodes that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. The Making of the Atomic Bomb cover
    The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    1986

    36

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    • WonPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (1988)Major
    • WonNational Book Award for Nonfiction (1987)Major
    • WonNational Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction (1987)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  2. Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb cover
    Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb

    2012

    4

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    • ShortlistedPulitzer Prize for History (1996)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  3. Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague cover
    Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague

    2012

    3

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    • ShortlistedLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology (1997)
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  4. John James Audubon: The Making of an American

    3

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    • ShortlistedLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2004)
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Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Tiya Miles39 score
  2. 2Adam Higginbotham36 score
  3. 3Roxanna Asgarian35 score
  4. 4Kathleen DuVal33 score
  5. 5Beverly Gage32 score
  6. 6Les Payne and Tamara Payne31 score
  7. 7Ed Yong30 score
  8. 8Ada Ferrer26 score
  9. 9Greg Grandin26 score
  10. 10Ned Blackhawk25 score

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  6. 6Steven Pinker6 books
  7. 7Adam Hochschild5 books
  8. 8David Levering Lewis5 books
  9. 9Deirdre Bair5 books
  10. 10Garry Wills5 books