The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of Dava Sobel

Dava Sobel

American writer.

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

2

Recognized books

1

Wins

3

Lists

16

Index score

1999—2017

Recognition span

Author in the index

Dava Sobel has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1999 and 2017. The records span 3 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1
Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Dava Sobel

2 books · sorted by recognition

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and LoveBiography199914 ptsThe Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the StarsScience20162 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1999Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and LoveBiography1412Fourth Estate
2016The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the StarsScience201Unknown

All books on this page are credited to Dava Sobel.

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