2001 - Shortlist

SIX OUTSTANDING BOOKS COMPETE FOR £30,000 PRIZE

The judges for the UK’s most valuable prize for non-fiction today announce the shortlist for the 2001 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. The prize is worth £30,000 to the winner and £2,500 to each of the five other shortlisted authors.

The Samuel Johnson Prize celebrates the variety and originality of non-fiction publishing today. The six shortlisted books include three outstanding biographies, a re-examination of the Third Reich, evolution explained through the eyes of a crustacean-like animal, and an investigation of the catalogue of death and destruction in twentieth century Russia.

The distinguished panel of judges for the 2001 Samuel Johnson Prize are Andrew Marr (Chair), historian Niall Ferguson, scientist Steve Jones, journalist and author Annalena McAfee, and Managing Director of the British Museum Suzanna Taverne.

The shortlist is:
you can click on the book title to read a sysnopsis of the book

Author	Title	Publisher
Michael Burleigh	THE THIRD REICH	Macmillan
Richard Fortey	TRILOBITE!	HarperCollins
Catherine Merridale	NIGHT OF STONE	Granta
Graham Robb	RIMBAUD	Picador
Simon Sebag Montefiore	THE LIFE OF POTEMKIN	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Robert Skidelsky	JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES	Macmillan