RBC Taylor PrizeFinalist

Given by Charles Taylor Foundation

Outros Nomes: Charles Taylor Prize (Inglês), Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction (Inglês)
70 Works 13,286 Books 448 Reviews ½ 3.8
The Charles Taylor Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Charles Taylor Foundation to the best Canadian work of literary non-fiction. It is named for Charles Taylor, a noted mostrar mais Canadian historian and writer. The prize comes with a monetary value of $25,000. mostrar menos
Stages:
Todos, Winner (19), Finalist (70), Longlist (52)
Years:
Todos, 2020 (4), 2019 (4), 2018 (3), 2017 (4), 2016 (4), 2015 (4), 2014 (4), 2013 (4), 2012 (4), 2011 (4), 2010 (3), 2009 (2), 2008 (4), 2007 (2), 2006 (3), 2005 (3), 2004 (4), 2002 (5), 2000 (5)

Finalist 70

ObraAno
Had It Coming: What's Fair in the Age of #MeToo? de Robyn Doolittle2020
Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls de Jessica Mcdiarmid2020
The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World de Ziya Tong2020
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator de Timothy C Winegard2020
Just Let Me Look at You: On Fatherhood de Bill Gaston2019
Jan in 35 Pieces: A Memoir in Music de Ian Hampton2019
All Things Consoled: A daughter's memoir de Elizabeth Hay2019
Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age de Darrel J. McLeod2019
Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) de Stephen R. Bown2018
Life on the Ground Floor de James Maskalyk2018
In the Name of Humanity de Max Wallace2018
By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz de Max Eisen2017
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story de Matti Friedman2017
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World de Marc Raboy2017
This Is Not My Life: A Memoir of Love, Prison, and Other Complications de Diane Schoemperlen2017
Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning? de Ian Brown2016
This Is Happy de Camilla Gibb2016
Dispatches from the Front: The Life of Matthew Halton, Canada's Voice at War de David Halton2016
The Reason You Walk: A Memoir de Wab Kinew2016
One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy at Dieppe de David O'Keefe2015
The Last Asylum de Barbara Taylor2015
And Home Was Kariakoo: A Memoir of East Africa de M. G. Vassanji2015
Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage de Kathleen Winter2015
The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country de Charlotte Gray2014
The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be de J. B. MacKinnon2014
The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War in Afghanistan de Graeme Smith2014
Arthur Erickson: An Architect's Life de David Stouck2014
The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca de Carol Bishop-Gwyn2013
Warlords: Borden;mackenzie King And Canada's World Wars de Tim Cook2013
Journey with No Maps: A Life of P.K. Page de Sandra Djwa2013
Leonardo and the Last Supper de Ross King2013
Into the silence de Wade Davis2012
Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe de Charlotte Gill2012
The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit de Jj Lee2012
Afflictions and Departures de Madeline Sonik2012
On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women de Stevie Cameron2011
Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven de Ross King2011
The Geography of Arrival de George Sipos2011
The Love Queen of Malabar: Memoir of a Friendship with Kamala Das de Merrily Weisbord2011
Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau: 1968-2000 de John English2010
René Lévesque de Daniel Poliquin2010
The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst de Kenneth Whyte2010
Sugar: A Bittersweet History de Elizabeth Abbott2009
Angel of Vengeance: The "Girl Assassin," the Governor of St. Petersburg, and Russia's Revolutionary World de Ana Siljak2009
Lost Genius: The Curious and Tragic Story of an Extraordinary Musical Prodigy de Kevin Bazzana2008
The Film Club: A Memoir de David Gilmour2008
From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island de Lorna Goodison2008
Kasztner's Train: The True Story of an Unknown Hero of the Holocaust de Anna Porter2008
Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Volume One: 1919-1968 de John English2007
The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism de Ross King2007
The Greek for Love: A Memoir of Sorrow and Joy de James Chatto2006
Curse of The Narrows: The Halifax Disaster of 1917 de Laura M. Mac Donald2006
The Boys: Or, Waiting for the Electrician's Daughter de John Terpstra2006
Acquainted with the Night: Excursions Through the World After Dark de Christopher Dewdney2005
What the Stones Remember: A Life Rediscovered de Patrick Lane2005
A War Against Truth: An Intimate Account of the Invasion of Iraq de Paul William Roberts2005
In The Shadow Of Silence de Gertrud Baer2004
Lake of the Prairies de Warren Cariou2004
If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground de J. Edward Chamberlin2004
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World de Margaret MacMillan2004
Time Lord: The Remarkable Canadian Who Missed His Train and Changed the World de Clark Blaise2002
Things That Must Not Be Forgotten de Michael David Kwan2002
The Spinster and the Prophet: H.G. Wells, Florence Deeks, and the Case of the Plagiarized Text de A. B. McKillop2002
Notes from the Hyena's Belly: An Ethiopian Boyhood de Nega Mezlekia2002
The Geometry of Love: Space, Time, Mystery, and Meaning in an Ordinary Church de Margaret Visser2002
Losing the Dead de Lisa Appignanesi2000
Paper Shadows: A Memoir of a Past Lost and Found de Wayson Choy2000
The Warrior's Honor de Michael Ignatieff2000
A Clearing In The Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century de Witold Rybczynski2000
Always give a penny to a blind man : a memoir de Eric Wright2000

Descrições

The Charles Taylor Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Charles Taylor Foundation to the best Canadian work of literary non-fiction. It is named for Charles Taylor, a noted Canadian historian and writer. The prize comes with a monetary value of $25,000. (English, Member-written)
RBC TAYLOR PRIZE commemorates Charles Taylor’s pursuit of excellence in the field of literary non-fiction. The Prize will be awarded to the author whose book best combines a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style, and a subtlety of thought and perception. The Prize consists of $25,000 for the winner and $2,000 for each of the runners up. (English, Member-written)

Etiquetas

19th century(76) 20th century(97) Africa(45) American history(45) architecture(63) art(266) art history(195) autobiography(50) biography(468) Canada(195) Canadian(132) Canadian History(54) Canadian literature(37) disaster(37) ebook(53) Ethiopia(39) Europe(98) European History(138) Everest(69) exploration(36) family(36) film(37) France(123) French History(38) Halifax(43) history(1,386) Holocaust(53) Impressionism(96) indigenous(36) Italy(55) Kindle(71) landscape architecture(45) memoir(354) military history(39) mountaineering(76) nature(53) non-fiction(1,038) painting(42) Paris(100) politics(124) read(84) science(104) to-read(883) Treaty of Versailles(72) true crime(48) unread(60) war(119) world history(60) wwi(648) wwii(93)

Membros principais

alo1224 (36 obras), buriedinprint (22), torontoc (15), aabdelrahmanm (14), btscribbins (12), funky_george (11), alcottacre (10), Brazen (10), Chrisethier (10), Greenmantle (10), mamabear54 (10), merrileer (10), RLNunezKPL (9), Scotland (9), TheBookJunky (9), Chatterbox (8), c_why (8), DavidWRoberts (8), Den85 (8), e-zReader (8), ficekrichard47 (8), fledglingphoenix (8), jwilder (8), jztemple (8), mffowler (8), rothwell (8), UbiqueConsulting (8), Yells (8), BCbookjunky (7), bhowell (7), BIzard (7), bung (7), catalib (7), HonorBright (7), kamintra (7), kiwidoc (7), Luetzen (7), LunaSlashSea (7), macphear (7), mathgirl40 (7), MichaelAScott (7), PeskyLibrary (7), SWade0126 (7), Sweetums (7), wbell539 (7), aimg (6), carminowe (6), cherwell (6), coralice (6), CSMackay (6), figsfromthistle (6), FrankJLucatelli (6), ganderlibrary (6), HannahJo (6), heggiep (6), jgtarwater (6), Kobzar (6), LegoDruid (6), LoriAnnK (6), MadLudwig (6), margaretjaques (6), MarkusV (6), marybx (6), mkkaufman (6), mlcarriere19 (6), Penske (6), reluctantm (6), ShanLand (6), SoschaF (6), Speedicut (6), Steve_Walker (6), swilson (6), ThufirHawat (6), VivienneR (6), arubabookwoman (5), AsYouKnow_Bob (5), baydi (5), benitastrnad (5), BertsBooks (5), bibliolist (5), booker4 (5), Bookish59 (5), bookmess (5), Brazgo67 (5), bridgitshearth (5), cacraig (5), chazzard (5), cnfoht (5), DarrinLett (5), davidabrams (5), dcy (5), EdKupfer (5), Familyhistorian (5), gb24 (5), heringk (5), holmesclub207 (5), hoolyaa (5), jamesretson (5), JavidSalardis (5), jpblib (5), Kaethe (5), lafstaff (5), LouisNosko (5), luckygirl1221 (5), mackerdoodledoo (5), MaggieFlo (5), mahallett (5), MDGentleReader (5), MeepReads (5), MLCathi (5), mtgillis59 (5), musecure (5), NaranReads (5), octavianflavius (5), oregonobsessionz (5), pjbm (5), rabbitprincess (5), rakerman (5), ringthebell (5), RitaMariaBasile (5), robinsoa (5), safelykept44689 (5), sawangwong (5), sisterp (5), susanursel (5), terribly (5), ticalibrary (5), tistje (5), WAAC (5), wendat (5), whitreidtan (5), Yardape (5), yulischeidt (5), ZaraD.Garcia-Alvarez (5), 2manybooksUK (4), efreibauer (4), Ipcress_File (4), Kjuhase (4), KrisR (4), mar331oly (4), Meggo (4), Nickelini (4), NitaBirdsong (4), noiseguy (4), PennyMck (4), rodrick (4), sdmcn (4), smcwl (4), tloeffler (4), vondeuten (4), wanack (4)