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The Top Books of Journalism in the United States in the 20th Century - Page 2

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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Joe Gould's Secret (Joseph Mitchell)
Joe Gould's Secret
41
Joseph Mitchell
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X & Alex Haley)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
42
Malcolm X & Alex Haley
Paris Journal: 1944-1965 (Janet Flanner (Genet))
Paris Journal: 1944-1965
43
Janet Flanner (Genet)
The Kandy Kolored Tangerine Flake Strealine Baby (Tom Wolfe)
The Kandy Kolored Tangerine Flake Strealine Baby
44
Tom Wolfe
Paper Lion (George Plimpton)
Paper Lion
45
George Plimpton
Unsafe at Any Speed (Ralph Nader)
Unsafe at Any Speed
46
Ralph Nader
Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays (Gay Talese)
Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays
47
Gay Talese
Division Street: America (Studs Terkel)
Division Street: America
48
Studs Terkel
Oranges (John McPhee)
Oranges
49
John McPhee
M (John Sack)
M
50
John Sack
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
51
Tom Wolfe
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
52
Joan Didion
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night
53
Norman Mailer
The Selling of the Presidency (Joe McGinniss)
The Selling of the Presidency
54
Joe McGinniss
Fame and Obscurity (Gay Talese)
Fame and Obscurity
55
Gay Talese
Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers (Tom Wolfe)
Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers
56
Tom Wolfe
Of a Fire on the Moon (Norman Mailer)
Of a Fire on the Moon
57
Norman Mailer
Pentagon Papers (New York Times)
Pentagon Papers
58
New York Times
The Boys on the Bus (Timothy Crouse)
The Boys on the Bus
59
Timothy Crouse
Boys of Summer (Roger Kahn)
Boys of Summer
60
Roger Kahn
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
61
Hunter S. Thompson
Charlie Simpsons Apocalypse (Joe Esztherhas)
Charlie Simpsons Apocalypse
62
Joe Esztherhas
Any Old Way You Choose It (Robert Christgau)
Any Old Way You Choose It
63
Robert Christgau
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
64
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Crazy Salad (Nora Ephron)
Crazy Salad
65
Nora Ephron
Mystery Train (Greil Marcus)
Mystery Train
66
Greil Marcus
Friendly Fire (C.B.D. Bryan)
Friendly Fire
67
C.B.D. Bryan
The John McPhee Reader (John McPhee)
The John McPhee Reader
68
John McPhee
Rumor of War (Philip Caputo)
Rumor of War
69
Philip Caputo
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
Dispatches
70
Michael Herr
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court (Bob Woodward)
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
71
Bob Woodward
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Michele Wallace)
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
72
Michele Wallace
The Great Shark Hunt (Hunter S. Thompson)
The Great Shark Hunt
73
Hunter S. Thompson
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
74
Tom Wolfe
The Executioners Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioners Song
75
Norman Mailer
The Powers That Be (David Halberstam)
The Powers That Be
76
David Halberstam
Thank God for the Atom Bomb (Paul Fussell)
Thank God for the Atom Bomb
77
Paul Fussell
America Held Hostage: The Secret Negotiations (Pierre Salinger)
America Held Hostage: The Secret Negotiations
78
Pierre Salinger
The Soul of a New Machine (Tracy Kidder)
The Soul of a New Machine
79
Tracy Kidder
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
80
Randy Shilts
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