For a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two , by Studs Terkel (Pantheon )
The Jury
The Jury
Robert Wyatt(Chair)
Book Editor, The Tennessean
Diane Johnson
Professor of English, University of California, Davis
Richard Lingeman
Executive Editor, The Nation
Winners in General Nonfiction
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.