The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson

American author, journalist and professor (born 1952).

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

5

Recognized books

0

Wins

7

Lists

22

Index score

1992—2023

Recognition span

Author in the index

Walter Isaacson has 5 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1992 and 2023. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence2
FT Business Book of the Year2
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1
Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Walter Isaacson

5 books · sorted by recognition

Kissinger: A BiographyBiography19928 ptsElon MuskBiography20234 ptsThe Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital RevolutionTechnology20144 ptsSteve Jobs: The Exclusive BiographyBiography20114 ptsLeonardo Da VinciBiography20172 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1992Kissinger: A BiographyBiography802Simon & Schuster
2023Elon MuskBiography401Unknown
2014The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital RevolutionTechnology402Simon & Schuster
2011Steve Jobs: The Exclusive BiographyBiography401Unknown
2017Leonardo Da VinciBiography201Simon & Schuster

All books on this page are credited to Walter Isaacson.

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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