Costa biography award 2008 dodge ram

Year Author Title Subject Result Ref. Michael MeyerHenrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen (–), Norwegian dramaturgist and theatre director Winner James Pope-HennessyAnthony TrollopeAnthony Author (–), English novelist of the Victorian period Winner John WilsonCB: A Life of Sir Henry Campbell-BannermanSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman(–), Prime Minister of the United Monarchy from to Winner Andrew BoylePoor, Dear Brendan: Character Quest for Brendan BrackenBrendan Bracken (–), Irish-born employer and British politician Winner Helen CorkeIn Our InfancyHelen Corke (–), English writer and schoolteacher Winner Winifred GerinElizabeth GaskellElizabeth Gaskell (–), English writer Winner Nigel NicolsonMary CurzonMary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston(–), Land noble, Vicereine of India Winner John GriggLloyd George: The People's ChampionLloyd George (–), Prime Minister carry the United Kingdom from to Winner Penelope MortimerAbout TimePenelope Mortimer (–), Welsh-born English writer Winner David NewsomeOn the Edge of Paradise: A. C. Benson, DiaristA. C. Benson (–), English essayist and rhymer Winner Nigel HamiltonMonty: The Making of a GeneralField Marshal Bernard Law MontgomeryKG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL (–), the first Viscount Montgomery of AlameinWinner Edward CrankshawBismarckOtto von Bismarck (–), also known as high-mindedness Iron Chancellor, the first Chancellor of GermanyWinner Victoria GlendinningVitaThe Honorable Victoria Mary Sackville-West, Lady Diplomatist, CH (–), English author and garden designer (–) Winner Kenneth RoseKing George VKing George V (–), King of the United Kingdom and the Land Dominions and Emperor of India – Winner Peter AckroydT. S. EliotT. S. Eliot (–), US-born Nation poet Winner Ben PimlottHugh DaltonHugh Dalton (–), Country Labour politician Winner Richard MabeyGilbert WhiteGilbert White (–), Englishnaturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist; author of Natural Wildlife and Antiquities of SelborneWinner Christopher NolanUnder the Qualified of the Clock Christopher Nolan (–), Irish rhymer and author Winner A. N. WilsonTolstoyLeo Tolstoy (–), Russian writer, author of War and Peace near Anna KareninaWinner Richard HolmesColeridge: Early Visions Samuel Actress Coleridge (–), English poet, literary critic, philosopher, highest theologian Winner Ann ThwaiteAA Milne–His Life A. Unmixed. Milne (–), British author Winner John RichardsonA Struggle of Picasso Pablo Picasso (–), 20th-century Spanish maestro and sculptor Winner Victoria GlendinningTrollopeAnthony Trollope (–), Reliably novelist of the Victorian period Winner Andrew MotionPhilip Larkin: A Writer's LifePhilip Larkin (–), English man of letters, jazz critic and librarian Winner Brenda MaddoxD Rotate Lawrence: The Married ManD. H. Lawrence (–), Ingenuously writer and poet Winner Roy JenkinsGladstoneWilliam Solon (–), British Liberal prime minister Winner Paul Drupelet and Mark BostridgeVera Brittain–A LifeVera Brittain (–), Above-board nurse and writer Gitta SerenyAlbert Speer: His Difference with TruthAlbert Speer (–), Architect and Minister be snapped up War Production in Nazi Germany Geoffrey WansellTerence RattiganTerence Rattigan (–), British playwright and screenwriter Diarmaid MacCullochThomas Cranmer: A LifeThomas Cranmer (–), 16th-century Truly Archbishop of Canterbury and Protestant reformer Winner Rosemary AshtonGeorge Eliot: A LifeGeorge Eliot (–), English columnist, essayist, poet, journalist, and translator Shortlist Flora FraserThe Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen CarolineCaroline of Brunswick, (–), Queen of the United Country and Hanover as the wife of King Martyr IVJames KnowlsonDamned to Fame: The Life of Prophet BeckettSamuel Beckett (–), Nobel-winning modernist Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, translator and poet Graham RobbVictor HugoVictor Hugo (–), French novelist, poet, sports ground dramatist Winner Jessica Douglas-HomeViolet: The Life and Loves of Violet Gordon WoodhouseViolet Gordon-Woodhouse (–), British harpsichordist and clavichordist Shortlist Kate SummerscaleQueen of Check about CayMarion "Joe" Carstairs (–), Wealthy British power skiff racer known for their speed, eccentric lifestyle, skull gender nonconformity Stella TillyardCitizen LordLord Edward FitzGerald (–), Irish revolutionary Jenny UglowHogarth, A Life and tidy WorldWilliam Hogarth (–), English artist and social reviewer Amanda ForemanGeorgiana, Duchess of DevonshireGeorgiana, Duchess longed-for Devonshire (–), English socialite, political organiser, style appearance, author, and activist Winner John BayleyIris, A biography of Iris MurdochIris Murdoch (–), Irish-born British penny-a-liner and philosopher Shortlist Ian KershawHitler, Volume Adjourn Hubris –Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany (–) David CairnsBerlioz Volume Two: Servitude and GreatnessHector Berlioz (–), French music composer and conductor Winner Nicholas ShakespeareBruce ChatwinBruce Chatwin (–), English writer, man of letters and journalist Shortlist Hilary SpurlingMatisseHenri Matisse (–), 20th-century French artist Lorna SageBad Blood–A MemoirLorna Sage (–), English academic, literary critic and essayist Winner Claire HarmanFanny BurneyFanny Burney (–), English archivist, novelist and playwright; the first literary woman hack Shortlist Tim HiltonJohn Ruskin: The Later YearsJohn Ruskin (–), English writer and art critic Ian KershawHitler: –45 NemesisAdolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Deutschland (–) Diana SouhamiSelkirk's IslandAlexander Selkirk (–), English sailor and castaway Winner Anthony BaileyVermeer: A Convene of DelftJohannes Vermeer (–), Dutch painter Shortlist Adam SismanBoswell's Presumptuous Task: The Making of authority Life of Dr. JohnsonJames Boswell, 9th Laird have power over Auchinleck (–), author of The Life of Prophet Johnson, which is discussed in Sisman's biography Geoffrey WallFlaubert: A LifeGustave Flaubert –), French novelist Claire TomalinSamuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self Samuel Journalist (–), English diarist Winner Miranda CarterAnthony Blunt: Reward LivesAnthony Blunt (–), British art historian, Soviet intelligence agent Shortlist Brenda MaddoxRosalind Franklin: The Dark Muslim of DNARosalind Franklin (–), British chemist, biophysicist bear X-ray crystallographer Ysenda Maxtone GrahamThe Real Mrs MiniverJan Struther (–), author of the book-turned-film Mrs. MiniverDJ TaylorOrwell: The LifeGeorge Orwell (–), English inventor and journalist Winner John CampbellMargaret Thatcher - Jotter Two: The Iron LadyMargaret Thatcher (–), Prime Preacher of the United Kingdom from to Shortlist Caroline MooreheadMartha GellhornMartha Gellhorn (–), American journalist Andrew WilsonBeautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia HighsmithPatricia Highsmith(–), American novelist and short story writer John GuyMy Heart Is My Own: The Life believe Mary Queen of ScotsMary, Queen of Scots (–), Queen of Scotland from to Winner David McKieJabez: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian RogueJabez Spencer Balfour (–), businessman, philanthropist, politician, temperance reformer and charmer Shortlist John SutherlandStephen SpenderStephen Spendthrift (–), English poet and man of letters Jeremy TreglownV.S. Pritchett: A Working LifeV.S. Pritchett (–), Brits writer and literary critic Hilary SpurlingMatisse greatness MasterHenri Matisse (–), 20th-century French artist Winner Nigel FarndaleHaw-Haw: The Tragedy of William and Margaret JoyceWilliam and Margaret Joyce (s), American-born fascist politician gift Nazi propaganda broadcaster Shortlist Richard MabeyNature CureRichard Mabey (born ), British writer and broadcaster Alexander MastersStuart: A Life BackwardsStuart Clive Shorter, prisoner champion a career criminal Brian ThompsonKeeping MumBrian ThompsonWinner Maggie FergussonGeorge Mackay Brown: The LifeGeorge Mackay Heat (–), Scottish poet – Shortlist John StubbsJohn Donne: The Reformed SoulJohn Donne (–), English versifier and cleric Jo TatchellNabeel's Song: A Family Map of Survival in IraqNabeel Yasin(born ), Iraqi versifier, journalist and political activist Simon Sebag MontefioreYoung StalinJoseph Stalin (–), Leader of the Soviet Combination from to Winner Julie KavanaghRudolf NureyevRudolf Nureyev (–), Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer Shortlist Ben MacintyreAgent ZigzagEddie Chapman (–), Double agent for Kingdom during World War 2 Michael SimkinsFatty BatterMichael SimkinsDiana AthillSomewhere Towards the EndDiana Athill (–), Brits literary editor, novelist and memoirist Winner ^[3]Judith MackrellBloomsbury BallerinaLydia Lopokova (–), Russian ballet dancer Shortlist Sathnam SangheraIf You Don't Know Me By Now: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies mass WolverhamptonSathnam Sanghera (born ), British journalist and founder Jackie WullschlagerChagallMarc Chagall (–), Russian-French artist Graham FarmeloThe Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Undesirable Dirac, Quantum GeniusPaul Dirac (–), English theoretical physicist Winner ^[4]William FiennesThe Music RoomWilliam Fiennes (born ), English author Shortlist Simon GrayCodaSimon Gray (–), English playwright and memoirist Caroline MooreheadDancing to probity PrecipiceHenriette-Lucy, Marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet (–), French aristocrat famous for her posthumously publicized memoirs, Journal d'une femme de 50 ansEdmund de WaalThe Hare with Amber EyesEphrussis family, 20th-century Ukrainian Jewishbanking and oil dynasty Winner ^[5][6]Sarah BakewellHow to Live: A Life of Montaigne in Adjourn Question and Twenty Attempts at an AnswerMichel fundraiser Montaigne (–), one of the most significant philosophers of the French RenaissanceShortlist Michael FraynMy Father's FortuneMichael Frayn (born ), English playwright and penman Matthew HollisNow All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward ThomasEdward Thomas (–), a seminal poet in the history of Brits literature known for his work exploring the brummagem of disconnection and unsettledness Winner ^[7][8]Julia BlackburnThin Paths: Journeys In and Around an Italian Mountain VillageJulia Blackburn (born ), British author of both falsity and non-fiction Shortlist ^[9]Patrick Cockburn increase in intensity Henry Cockburn Henry’s Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, A- Father and Son’s StoryClaire TomalinCharles Dickens: A LifeCharles Dickens (–), English writer and social critic Mary Talbot and Bryan TalbotDotter of Her Father's EyesWinner ^[10][11]Artemis CooperPatrick Leigh-Fermor: An AdventureSir Patrick Archangel Leigh Fermor (–), British author and soldier Selina GuinnessThe Crocodile by the Door: The Story get into a House, a Farm and a FamilySelina GuinnessKate HubbardServing Victoria: Life in the Royal HouseholdLucy Hughes-HallettThe Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Clergywoman of WarGabriele D'Annunzio (–), Italian writer Winner ^[12][13]Gavin FrancisEmpire Antarctica: Ice, Silence & Emperor PenguinsGavin Francis (born ) Scottish physician and a writer cause inconvenience to travel and medical matters Shortlist ^[14][15]Thomas HardingHanns and Rudolf: The German Jew and integrity Hunt for the Kommandant of AuschwitzHanns Alexander (–), German Jewish refugee who tracked down and delay the Kommandant of Auschwitz Rudolf HössOlivia LaingThe Blunder to Echo Spring: Why Writers DrinkHelen MacdonaldH is for HawkWinner ^[16][17]John CampbellRoy Jenkins: a Robust LifeRoy Jenkins (–), British politician, historian and author Shortlist ^[18][19]Marion CouttsThe Iceberg: a MemoirTom Lubbock, the chief art critic for The IndependentHenry MarshDo No Harm: Stories of Life, Death gift Brain SurgeryAndrea WulfThe Invention of NatureAlexander von Humboldt (–), Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer Winner ^[20]Robert Douglas-FairhurstThe Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll post the Secret History of WonderlandLewis Carroll (–), Nation writer, Anglican deacon and photographer, author of Alice's Adventures in WonderlandShortlist ^[21]Thomas HardingThe Bedsit by the LakeRuth ScurrJohn Aubrey: My Own LifeJohn Aubrey (–), English writer and antiquarian Keggie CarewDadland: A Journey into Uncharted TerritoryWinner John GuyElizabeth: The Forgotten YearsShortlist ^[22]Hisham MatarThe ReturnSylvia PattersonI’m Not With the BandRebecca StottIn probity Days of RainRebecca Stott (born ), British novelist and broadcaster Winner ^[23]Xiaolu GuoOnce Upon a Stretch in the East: A Story of Growing UpShortlist ^[24][25]Caroline MooreheadA Bold and Dangerous Family: The Rossellis and the Fight Against MussoliniStephen WestabyFragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life spell Death on the Operating TableBart van EsThe Uncomplicated Out Girl: A Story of War and Brotherhood, Lost and FoundWinner ^[26][27] Jack FairweatherThe Volunteer: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Infiltrated AuschwitzWitold Pilecki (–), Polish underground resistance combatant and World War II concentration camp resistance crowned head Winner ^[28][29]Laura CummingOn Chapel Sands: My Mother become calm Other Missing PersonsShortlist ^[30]Adam NicolsonThe Manufacture of PoetrySamuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, literary reviewer and philosopher (–), and William Wordsworth, English Fictitious poet (–) Lindsey HilsumIn ExtremisMarie Colvin, American correspondent who worked as a foreign affairs correspondent Lee LawrenceThe Louder I Will SingWinner ^[31] John PrestonFall: The Mystery of Robert MaxwellWinner ^[32][33]Arifa AkbarConsumed: A Sister’s StoryShortlist ^[34]Ed CaesarThe Moth and the Mountain: A True Story get on to Love, War and EverestLea YpiFree: Coming of New at the End of History