National Book Award for Nonfiction 2002

Nominations

WinnerMaster of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon JohnsonRobert Caro
When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against PollutionDevra Davis
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect ScienceAtul Gawande
The Last American ManElizabeth Gilbert
Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past through Our GenesSteve Olson