[applause] published by ww norton & co.. fourth,@mr. china published by strauss. and edward wilson for the meaning of human existence. [applause] published by the division of ww norton & co.. this year's national book award for nonfiction goes to evan osnos for age of ambition. ♪ ♪ i have to tell you i am a man of hunches and i didn't have a hunch before we left the hotel by wife said maybe you should just have a hunch for a second. i think some people here may know that i am from a family of the book. my parents are here, peter and susan. [applause] my father is the founder of public affairs and if you go into the writing business and your name is osnos you feel like what george w. bush must feel like. and i have to tell you it is such a fabulous sensation to be up here tonight. and i can't think the judges enough. i'm astonished and i'm humbled by the honorees in the category and i have to say especially to mr. chass whose work is beautiful and wonderful. [applause] they signed onto this room before it was a fully cooked idea to jonat

third, john larh for tennessee williams mad pilgrimage of the flesh published by ww norton & co..nd faith in the new china. [applause] published by farrar straus and giroux. and edward wilson for the meaning of existence published by what right, a division of ww norton & co.. [applause] and this year's national book award for nonfiction goes to evan osnos for "age of ambition." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i have to tell you i am a man of hunches and i didn't have a hunch and before we left the hotel my wife said maybe you should have a hunch for a second. i think some people here may know that i'm from a family of the book. my parents are here, peter and susan osnos. my father is the founder of public affairs and if you go into the writing business and/or name is osnos, you feel a little bit like what george w. bush must feel like. [laughter] it is a fabulous sensation to be appear tonight and i can't thank the judges enough. i'm astonished. and i'm humbled by the honorees in the category. and i have to say especially to roz chast, whose work is beautiful and meaningful to me. [applause] i want to

published by ww norton and company. evan oz knows for age of ambition.eaning of human existence. published by live right. and this year's year's national book award for nonfiction goes to evan oz knows. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i have to tell you, i am a man of of hunches, and i did not have a hunch. my wife my wife said, maybe you should have a hunch for a second. i think some people here may know that i am from a family of the book. my parents are here, peter and susan. my father is the founder of public affairs. if you go into the writing business you feel a a little bit like what george w. bush must feel like. i i have to tell you, it is a fabulous sensation to be appear tonight, and i cannot thank the judges enough. i am humbled by the honorees in this category and especially to roz chast whose work is beautiful and very meaningful to me. i i want to say a special thank you tonight. a fabulous publisher that signed on to this idea. thank you. for everything you have done for this book. and jennifer, my agent, we started talking about a book when we were 19 years