Best book on foreign affairs
AWARD YEAR: 1989
AWARD NAME: The Cornelius Ryan Award 1989
RECIPIENT: Thomas Friedman
AFFILIATION: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
HONORED WORK: “From Beirut to Jerusalem”
A longtime correspondent for The New York Times, now reporting from Washington, Friedman relied on his extensive knowledge and coverage of the Middle East to produce this extraordinary book.
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