Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris has 3 books on the award lists tracked here, recognised between 1981 and 2002. Shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for Coming of Age in the Milky Way (1989), the National Book Award for Nonfiction for Galaxies (1981), and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest for Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space, and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril (2002).
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Award-Listed Books by Timothy Ferris
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- ShortlistedPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (1989)Major

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- ShortlistedNational Book Award for Nonfiction (1981)Major

Nominated Alongside Timothy Ferris
- 1Leon Edel60 score
- 2Justin Kaplan44 score
- 3Robert K. Massie40 score
- 4Stephen Jay Gould38 score
- 5Maxine Hong Kingston37 score
- 6Samantha Power37 score
- 7Neil Sheehan36 score
- 8Carl Sagan32 score
- 9René Dubos30 score
- 10Lewis Thomas28 score
Most Prolific Authors
- 1Jill Lepore7 books
- 2John McPhee7 books
- 3Adam Hochschild5 books
- 4Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.5 books
- 5David Levering Lewis5 books
- 6Deirdre Bair5 books
- 7Garry Wills5 books
- 8George F. Kennan5 books
- 9Greg Grandin5 books
- 10Peter Gay5 books