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Steve Coll
Journalist, author, academic, and business executive (born 1958).
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons5
Recognized books
6
Wins
16
Lists
84
Index score
2004—2025
Recognition span
Author in the index
Steve Coll has 5 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2004 and 2025. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.
Top recognition
National Book Critics Circle Awards4
Lionel Gelber Prize2
Los Angeles Times Book Prize2
PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction2
Pulitzer Prize2
Subject profile
Indexed works
Books by Steve Coll
5 books · sorted by recognition
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001War & Military200424 pts
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American PowerBusiness & Economics201218 pts
The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of IraqPolitics & Government202516 pts
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American CenturyBiography200816 pts
Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and PakistanWar & Military201810 pts| Year | Title | Subject | Score | Wins | Lists | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 | War & Military | 24 | 3 | 3 | Penguin Books |
| 2012 | Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power | Business & Economics | 18 | 1 | 3 | Allen Lane |
| 2025 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq | Politics & Government | 16 | 0 | 5 | Penguin Press |
| 2008 | The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century | Biography | 16 | 1 | 4 | Penguin Books |
| 2018 | Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan | War & Military | 10 | 1 | 1 | Penguin Press |
All books on this page are credited to Steve Coll.
Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.
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