A Hole in the World: An American Boyhood
An award-winning author recounts the abuse he and his brother endured at the hands of their terrorizing stepmother and negligent father, and tells of the courageous role his brother played in delivering them to the care of others who would protect and support them.
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- ISBN-13
- 9780671747251
- Genre
- Topics
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyShortlistedMajor(1990)
Other awarded books from Richard Rhodes
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1986)3 wins · 36 score
- Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (2012)0 wins · 4 score
- Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague (2012)0 wins · 3 score
- John James Audubon: The Making of an American (2004)0 wins · 3 score
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