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Paul Theroux (born 1941) – prolific travel writer; author of nearly two dozen books of travel writing. The Great Railway Bazaar (1975) – Theroux's most popular travel work. The Old Patagonian Express (1979) Travelling The World - The Illustrated Travels of Paul Theroux (1990) The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992) The Pillars of Hercules (1995)
The first Dolman award was given in 2006, just two years after the only other travel book award - the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award which ran for 25 years - was abandoned by its sponsor. [1] From its founding through 2014, the £1,000 to £2,500 prize was organized by the Authors' Club and was sponsored by and named after club member William ...
The list was compiled by a team of critics and editors at The New York Times and, with the input of 503 writers and academics, assessed the books based on their impact, originality, and lasting influence. The selection includes novels, memoirs, history books, and other nonfiction works from various genres, representing well-known and emerging ...
B. Elizabeth Baird (writer) Christopher Paul Baker; Ann Bancroft; Richard Bangs; Melissa Elizabeth Banta; James Turner Barclay; Bill Barich; David Prescott Barrows
Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria.This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by ...
The book was also adapted in 2012 into a blockbuster film starring Suraj Sharma, which won four Oscar awards including best director for Ang Lee. Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is among ...
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
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