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THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND THE LAUREATES:
An Illustrated Biographical History 1901-2001
Centennial Edition
By Irwin Abrams
Foreword by Kenneth Boulding
Science History Publications, 2001.
350 pages. $35.00. Paperbound.
This Centennial Edition of the award-winning reference work, first published in 1988, has been extensively revised and updated to include all the recent recipients, including Kofi Annan and the United Nations, winner of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. More info...
A centennial edition of this wonderful reference work is most appropriate. ... The introductory material and all the biographic entries are concise, well-written, meet high academic standards, and are enjoyable as well. [Recommended for] all collections. -- Choice
"Irwin Abrams is the leading authority worldwide on the history of the Nobel Peace Prize. This book shows why!" -- Geir Lundestad, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute
"A thoroughly researched and eminently readable history, combining thoughtful assessments with vigor and color." – Merle Curti, Professor of History Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
SELECTED EXCERPTS:
Preface to the Centennial Edition
1962: Linus Pauling [PDF]
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THE IRAQ WAR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES:
Thoughts of Nobel Peace Laureates and Eminent Scholars
Edited by Irwin Abrams and Wang Gungwu
World Scientific Publishing Co., 2003
464 pages. $65 (Hardcover), $26 (Trade Paperback).
An extraordinary collection of essays on the recently concluded Iraq War by Nobel Peace laureates and leading scholars. The Iraq War and its Consequences is the first and only book that brings together Nobel Peace laureates and eminent scholars to offer opinions, analyses and insights on the controversial war in Iraq. Contributors include Frederik Willem de Klerk, Jose Ramos-Horta, Jody Williams, Joseph Rotblat, the Dalai Lama, Noam Chomsky, and many others. More info ...
SELECTED EXCERPT:
Introduction by Irwin Abrams [PDF]
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THE WORDS OF PEACE:
The Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of the 20th Century --
Selections from their Acceptance Speeches
Fourth Edition
Selected and Edited by Irwin Abrams
Foreword by President Jimmy Carter
Newmarket Press, 2008
160 pages. $14.95. Hardcover.
Selected from the acceptance speeches and lectures by individual prize winners and representatives of honored organizations since the establishment of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. The excerpts are grouped in the following categories: Peace, The Bonds of Humanity, Faith and Hope, The Tragedy of War, Violence and Nonviolence, Human Rights and Politic and Leadership. First published in 1990. More info...
"This book should be required reading for everyone ... one is immediately struck by the sheer power of their words." -- Nashville Banner
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NOBEL LECTURES IN PEACE
Five Volumes: 1971-1980, 1981-1990, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005.
Edited by Irwin Abrams
(with Scott London)
World Scientific, 1997-2009.
Hardcover and trade paperback.
The authorized edition, based upon the official volumes of Les Prix Nobel. Includes for each prize winner: the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s announcement, the presentation by a representative of the Committee, the acceptance and Nobel lecture by the individual prize winners or representatives of the honored organizations, a biography or description of the laureate, often provided by the laureates themselves, a picture of the individual laureate and a selective bibliography. More info...
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