1998 Pulitzer Prize – General Nonfiction Winner and Nominees

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Jared Diamond

“Fascinating…. Lays a foundation for understanding human history.”—Bill Gates In this “artful, informative, and delightful” (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors…

How the Mind Works

Stephen Pinker

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer