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The Top Books of Journalism in the United States in the 20th Century

As selected by Madeleine Blais, Alan Brinkley, David Brinkley, Lydia Chavez, Karen Durbin, Clay Felker, Jeff Greenfield, Pete Hamill, Mary McGrory, Nancy Maynard, Eric Newton, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Gene Roberts, Morley Safer, David Shaw, George Will and Ben Yagoda; and the New York University Journalism faculty: David Dent, Todd Gitlin, Lamar Graham, Brooke Kroeger, Susie Linfield, Michael Ludlum, Robert Manoff, Anne Matthews, Pamela Newkirk, Michael Norman, Richard Petrow, Mary Quigley, Marcia Rock, Jay Rosen, Stephen Solomon, Mitchell Stephens, Carol Sternhell, Jane Stone and Ellen Willis. Project director: Mitchell Stephens. Announced March 1999
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The Shame of the Cities (Lincoln Steffens)
The Shame of the Cities
1
Lincoln Steffens
History of Standard Oil (Ida Tarbell)
History of Standard Oil
2
Ida Tarbell
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
3
W.E.B. Du Bois
Ten Days That Shook the World (John Reed)
Ten Days That Shook the World
4
John Reed
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago (Ben Hecht)
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
5
Ben Hecht
Personal History (Vincent Sheean)
Personal History
6
Vincent Sheean
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41
7
William L. Shirer
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
8
Rebecca West
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
9
James Agee
Newspaper Days (H.L. Mencken)
Newspaper Days
10
H.L. Mencken
McSorley's Wonderful Saloon (Joseph Mitchell)
McSorley's Wonderful Saloon
11
Joseph Mitchell
The Road Back to Paris (A.J. Liebling)
The Road Back to Paris
12
A.J. Liebling
Keep Your Head Down (Walter Bernstein)
Keep Your Head Down
13
Walter Bernstein
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
14
John Hersey
Politics and the English Language. (George Orwell)
Politics and the English Language.
15
George Orwell
Wayward Pressman (A. J. Liebling)
Wayward Pressman
16
A. J. Liebling
The New Yorker Book of War Pieces (The New Yorker)
The New Yorker Book of War Pieces
17
The New Yorker
Here Is New York (E. B. White)
Here Is New York
18
E. B. White
Death Be Not Proud (John Gunther)
Death Be Not Proud
19
John Gunther
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
20
Aldo Leopold
A Walker in the City (Alfred Kazin)
A Walker in the City
21
Alfred Kazin
Picture (Lillian Ross)
Picture
22
Lillian Ross
The Second Tree From the Corner (E. B. White)
The Second Tree From the Corner
23
E. B. White
Part of Our Times: Some Ruins and Monuments of the Thirties (Murray Kempton)
Part of Our Times: Some Ruins and Monuments of the Thirties
24
Murray Kempton
The Sweet Science (A.J. Liebling)
The Sweet Science
25
A.J. Liebling
The Hidden Persuaders (Vance Packard)
The Hidden Persuaders
26
Vance Packard
The Face of War (Martha Gellhorn)
The Face of War
27
Martha Gellhorn
Nobody Knows My Name (James Baldwin)
Nobody Knows My Name
28
James Baldwin
The Bottom of the Harbor (Joseph Mitchell)
The Bottom of the Harbor
29
Joseph Mitchell
The Making of the President 1960 (Theodore White)
The Making of the President 1960
30
Theodore White
The Earl of Louisiana (A.J. Liebling)
The Earl of Louisiana
31
A.J. Liebling
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
32
Rachel Carson
America Comes of Middle Age (Murray Kempton)
America Comes of Middle Age
33
Murray Kempton
Here to Stay (John Hershey)
Here to Stay
34
John Hershey
Eichmann in Jerusalem (Hannah Arendt)
Eichmann in Jerusalem
35
Hannah Arendt
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
36
James Baldwin
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
37
Betty Friedan
Notes on Camp (Susan Sontag)
Notes on Camp
38
Susan Sontag
A Sense of Where You Are (John McPhee)
A Sense of Where You Are
39
John McPhee
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
40
Truman Capote
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