The Book Prize Index

From Beirut to Jerusalem

Thomas L. Friedman

Examines Israeli-Palestinian relations, the PLO, Israeli politics, Lebanese factions, news reporting from the Middle East, and other issues of the Middle East.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · high confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentOpen Library: Military relations -> War & MilitaryOpen Library: Politics and government -> Politics & GovernmentIntellectual BiographyMemoir & Personal HistoryTravel, Exploration & Place

Award History

4 wins · 4 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor1989WinnerSecondary source
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism1990WinnerSecondary source
Hillman Prize for Book Journalism1990WinnerOfficial source
Overseas Press Club Awards: Cornelius Ryan Award1989WinnerOfficial source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

This is an unverified interpretation of the catalog description, offered as an opt-in discovery experiment—not as bibliographic fact.

  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Beirut60%
    • Jerusalem60%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    25 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 40%.