Author
William L. Shirer
February 23, 1904 – December 28, 1993 · United States
Journalist, Historian, Writer, Actor
Titles on list
6
Total weeks
157
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
67
Hit #1Dot size = weeks on list
Biography
- Born
- February 23, 1904 · Chicago
- Died
- December 28, 1993 · Boston
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Coe College, Washington High School
Awards & Honours
- 1961National Book Award
- 1961The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism
- 1983George Polk Award
- Peabody Awards
On the Bestseller Lists
6 titles
THE NIGHTMARE YEARS: 1930-1940
William L. Shirer
THE NIGHTMARE YEARS: 1930-1940
#2 · 19 wks
THE COLLAPSE OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC
William L. Shirer
THE COLLAPSE OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC
#4 · 13 wks
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH
William L. Shirer
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH
#1 · 80 wks
MIDCENTURY JOURNEY
William L. Shirer
MIDCENTURY JOURNEY
#15 · 1 wk
END OF A BERLIN DIARY
William L. Shirer
END OF A BERLIN DIARY
#5 · 8 wks
BERLIN DIARY
William L. Shirer
BERLIN DIARY
#1 · 36 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).