Great Lakes Book AwardGeneral Nonfiction

Vergeben durch Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association

26 Werke / 27 Elemente 0 Bücher
"Founded in 1995, The Great Lakes Book Awards annually honor the year’s brightest and most deserving books about America’s heartland. Established by the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, mehr anzeigen the purpose of the awards is to recognize and reward excellence in the writing and publishing of books that capture the spirit and enhance awareness of the Great Lakes region."
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Etappen:
Alle, Winner (46), Honor Book (1), Finalist (71)
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Jahre:
Alle, 2008 (6), 2007 (1), 2006 (1), 2005 (1), 2004 (5), 2003 (8), 2002 (1), 2001 (2), 2000 (1), 1997 (1)

Winner 10

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The Third Coast: Sailors, Strippers, Fishermen, Folksingers, Long-Haired Ojibway Painters, and God-Save-the-Queen Monarchists of the Great Lakes von Ted McClelland2008
The Great Lakes Water Wars von Peter Annin2007
Made in Detroit von Paul Clemens2006
Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America von Fergus M. Bordewich2005
One Man's Castle: Clarence Darrow in Defense of the American Dream von Phyllis Vine2004
Die Eroberung des Himmels: Die Gebrüder Wright und die Anfänge der Fliegerei von James Tobin2003
Lake Effect von Rich Cohen2002
Taken for a Ride : How Daimler-Benz Drove off with Chrysler von Bill Vlasic2001
Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality von Thomas Lynch2000
City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America von Donald L. Miller1997

Finalist 17

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Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul von Karen Abbott2008
Little Heathens von Mildred Armstrong Kalish2008
American Band: Music, Dreams, and Coming of Age in the Heartland von Kristen Laine2008
The Third Coast: Sailors, Strippers, Fishermen, Folksingers, Long-Haired Ojibway Painters, and God-Save-the-Queen Monarchists of the Great Lakes von Ted McClelland2008
Ty and The Babe: Baseball's Fiercest Rivals: A Surprising Friendship and the 1941 Has-Beens Golf Championship von Tom Stanton2008
In the Middle of the Middle West: Literary Nonfiction from the Heartland von Becky Bradway2004
Enslaved by Ducks von Bob Tarte2004
Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating: How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and Much More von Ari Weinzweig2004
Your Negro Tour Guide: Truths in Black and White von Kathy Y. Wilson2004
Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress von Douglas Brinkley2003
The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas von Jerry Dennis2003
Der Teufel von Chicago. Ein Architekt, ein Mörder und die Weltausstellung, die Amerika veränderte von Erik Larson2003
Indian Summer: The Tragic Story of Louis Francis Sockalexis, the First Native American in Major League Baseball von Brian McDonald2003
Population: 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time von Michael Perry2003
Walk on Water: Inside an Elite Pediatric Surgical Unit von Michael Ruhlman2003
Voelker's Pond: A Robert Traver Legacy von Ed Wargin2003
The Huron River: Voices from the Watershed von John R. Knott2001

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