The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of James Gleick

James Gleick

American author and historian of science (born 1954).

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5

Recognized books

4

Wins

13

Lists

58

Index score

1987—2012

Recognition span

Author in the index

James Gleick has 5 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1987 and 2012. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Pulitzer Prize3
Los Angeles Times Book Prize2
National Book Awards2
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by James Gleick

5 books · sorted by recognition

The Information: A History, a Theory, a FloodHistory201130 ptsGenius: The Life and Science of Richard FeynmanBiography199212 ptsChaos: Making a New ScienceScience19888 ptsIsaac NewtonBiography20034 ptsIssac NewtonBiography—4 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2011The Information: A History, a Theory, a FloodHistory3036Fourth Estate
1992Genius: The Life and Science of Richard FeynmanBiography1203Little, Brown
1988Chaos: Making a New ScienceScience802Viking
2003Isaac NewtonBiography401HarperCollins
—Issac NewtonBiography411Pantheon

All books on this page are credited to James Gleick.

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