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These books have been recognized by the American Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, awarded since 1962 for a distinguished work of nonfiction by an American writer that is not eligible in another category. For biographies of the prize-winning writers, see Category:Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction winners.
Topics examined ranged from ancient, man-made artifacts with obscure origins (e.g., the Nazca lines or Stonehenge), to cryptids (purported animals unknown to science), or obsolete scientific theories that came to have alternate explanations (e.g., Martian canals). In Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World, he describes three kinds of "mysteries":
Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real world, rather than being grounded in imagination. [1] Non-fiction typically aims to present topics objectively based on historical, scientific, and empirical information. However, some non-fiction ranges into more ...
Since its inception in 1962, the Prize for General Nonfiction has been awarded 66 times. [needs update] [1] An additional one to three finalists have been announced alongside the winner beginning in 1980. Two authors have won multiple prizes: Barbara W. Tuchman in 1963 and 1972, and Edward O. Wilson in 1979 and 1991.
For a text to be considered creative nonfiction, it must be factually accurate, and written with attention to literary style and technique. Lee Gutkind, founder of the magazine Creative Nonfiction, writes, "Ultimately, the primary goal of the creative nonfiction writer is to communicate information, just like a reporter, but to shape it in a way that reads like fiction."
Pages in category "French non-fiction books" The following 165 pages are in this category, out of 165 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Crossword Book Award (formerly known as the Crossword Book Award (1998–2003), the Hutch Crossword Book Award (2004–07), the Vodafone Crossword Book Award (2008–10), the Economist Crossword Book Award (2011–13), Raymond & Crossword Book Award (2014–present)) [1] is an Indian book award hosted by Crossword Bookstores and their sponsors. [2]