2006 national book awards.The winner in each category is selected by a panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Fiction WINNER THE ECHO MAKER | RICHARD POWERS: During the spectacular annual crane migration in Nebraska, a man enters a coma from a car accident. When he awakens with mixed intellectual and visual signals, he tries to understand the origin of the accident. (GOOD/EXCELLENT Jan/Feb 2007) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Powers has taken a straightforward medical-suspense narrative and used it as the scaffolding for a book about perception, memory, hope, and that nebulous thing we call the soul." GAIL GAIL Gas Authority of India Limited (Indian government) GAIL Glide Angle Indicator Light CALDWELL, BOSTON GLOBE ONLY REVOLUTIONS | MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI: Sam and Hailey, 16-year-old lovers, present their stories from opposite sides of the page, literally. (EXCELLENT SELECTION Jan/Feb 2007) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Danielewski's intention simply may be to illuminate the limits to which the novel can be stretched, the many different ways a book can now be read." DEBORAH VANKIN, LOS ANGELES TIMES Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). A DISORDER PECULIAR TO THE COUNTRY | KEN KALFUS: A narcissistic couple are engaged in a hostile divorce fight, and each hopes that the other has died in 9/11. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The boldly original premise with which this exceptionally smart, provocative novel begins isn't going to sit well with some readers." JONATHAN YARDLEY, WASHINGTON POST EAT THE DOCUMENT | DANA SPIOTTA: When a 1970s radical goes underground and emerges three decades later, she must address the consequences of her actions. (GOOD May/June 2006) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Eat the Document is fragmentary, smart and beautiful, and it brilliantly contrasts nascent and mature postmodernity through the lens of culture/counterculture." SARAH Sarah or Sarai: see Sara. Sarah (flourished early 2nd millennium BC) In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was childless until age 90. CYPHER, OREGONIAN THE ZERO | JESS WALTER: Soon after 9/11, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. cop Brian Remy accidentally shoots himself in the head, becomes involved in an evil government plot, and deals with his teenage son. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The best of The Zero breathes life into the author's idea of post-9/11 life as a fever dream for its characters ... [and] wonders why that dream is so enveloping en·vel·op tr.v. en·vel·oped, en·vel·op·ing, en·vel·ops 1. To enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city" ." JANET MASLIN, NEW YORK TIMES Nonfiction WINNER THE WORST HARD TIME The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl | TIMOTHY EGAN EGAN ETSI Guide Access Network EGAN Ethernet Global Access Network : In 1935, America's High Plains turned to dust, setting in motion a vast human and environmental catastrophe. Egan puts a human face on these events. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (EXCELLENT SELECTION Mar/Apr 2006) "Here is an epic, yet grim saga of human folly and heroism, environmental madness and disaster, related with riveting prose, telling incidents, resplendent empathy." JOHN MARSHALL, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER AT CANAAN'S EDGE America in the King Years, 1965-68 | TAYLOR BRANCH: The final installment of Branch's three-volume biography focuses on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership during the civil rights movement. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (EXCELLENT Mar/Apr 2006) "Arriving at more than 1,000 pages, At Canaan's Edge completes one of the most heavily researched, best-written, compelling biographies in the history of book publishing." STEVE WEINBERG, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state. IMPERIAL LIFE IN THE EMERALD CITY Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a critical look at the civilian leadership of the American reconstruction project in Iraq. Inside Iraq's Green Zone | RAJIV CHANDRASEKARAN: The former Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post offers an extraordinary perspective on American misadventures in the Green Zone during and after the Iraq war. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (EXCELLENT SELECTION Jan/Feb 2007) "... an eye-opening tour of ineptitude, misdirection MISDIRECTION, practice. An error made by a judge in charging the jury in a special case. 2. Such misdirection is either in relation to matters of law or matters of fact. 3.-1. , and the perils of democracy-building." ANDREW METZ, NEWSDAY ORACLE BONES A Journey Between China's Past and Present | PETER HESSLER: The author follows China's transformation from Communist stronghold to economic juggernaut as he simultaneously retains a picture of its intriguing past. (EXCELLENT July/Aug 2006) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "While Oracle Bones is more a travelogue than a political commentary, it's an informative read." KELLY LEMIEUX, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS The Rocky Mountain News is a daily morning tabloid-format newspaper published in Denver, Colorado. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. (Despite Scripps still running the paper, it's the only newspaper in the Scripps family not to have the corporate lighthouse logo on THE LOOMING TOWER Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 | LAWRENCE WRIGHT: Wright offers a groundbreaking account of the major players, ideas, and intelligence failures that led to tragedy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (EXCELLENT Nov/Dec 2006) "Simply put, this is the most thorough and accessible account of the people, politics, and roiling theology behind Islamic terrorism. It should be required reading for every American; yes, it is that good." ERIK SPANBERG, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Young People's Literature WINNER THE ASTONISHING a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, TRAITOR TO THE NATION, VOL VOL Volume VOL Volunteer VOL Volcano VOL Volvo (stock symbol) VOL Verdingungsordnung für Leistungen (German) VOL Volatile Organic Liquid Vol Volscan (linguistics) . 1 The Pox Party | M. T. ANDERSON: In Revolutionary Boston, the son of an African princess discovers his role in a group of rational philosophers' shocking experiments on blacks. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KETURAH AND LORD DEATH | MARTINE LEAVITT: When the beautiful village storyteller Keturah encounters Lord Death in the forest one day, she spins a web of tales that jeopardizes not only herself, but her fellow villagers as well. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SOLD | PATRICIA MCCORMICK: When the teenage Lakshmi's family loses everything they own in their Nepalese village, her father sells her into prostitution in India  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. . Despite her pain and terror, she finds hope. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE RULES OF SURVIVAL | NANCY WERLIN: Matt, 17, writes a letter to his younger sister, Emmy, which relates the abuse that he and their sister Callie experienced at the hands of their beautiful but psychotic mother. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AMERICAN BORN CHINESE | GENE LUEN YANG: In this graphic novel, three characters--the socially alienated Jin Wang, the son of immigrants; Danny, a popular all-American high school athlete; and the Monkey King, who wishes to be a god--try to accept their identities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Poetry SPLAY ANTHEM | NATHANIEL MACKEY (winner) AVERNO | LOUISE GLUCK CHROMATIC | H. L. HIX HIX Hollosi Information EXchange ANGLE OF YAW angle of yaw n. The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and its line of travel, as seen from above. | BEN LERNER CAPACITY | JAMES MCMICHAEL |
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