The Information

by James Gleick, published by Pantheon Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

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About

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A comprehensive study describing the melodious interplay between science and literature documents the transmission of human knowledge from talking drums to the Internet.

Awards Won

Title Year
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction (Gold round Medal depicting a winged horse) Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

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The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year.

2012 - Finalist(s)