Finalist: The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton , by Michael Mott (Houghton Mifflin )
The Jury
The Jury
Benjamin L. Reid(Chair)*
Professor of English, Mount Holyoke College
Pauline Maier
Professor of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peter Stansky
Frances and Charles Professor of History, Stanford University
Winners in Biography
1985 Prize Winners
Murray Kempton
For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.
Howard Rosenberg
For his television criticism.