Tom Wicker

Tom Wicker

Tom Wicker also wrote as: Paul Connolly.

Tom Wicker was born in Hamlet, NC on June 18th, 1926 and passed away at the age of 85 on November 20th, 2011.

Book Notification is an Amazon Associate and eBay Partner. If you click on a book title it will take you to Amazon or your default book store where you can read more about the book or purchase it. We earn money from qualifying purchases.
Click to get new book alerts by Tom Wicker sent straight to your email.

Tom Wicker Stats: The most read book by Tom Wicker on Book Notification is A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Tears Are For Angels, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Tom Wicker books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Get Out of Town ( As: Paul Connolly)
1951
Go
2
8
Tears Are For Angels ( As: Paul Connolly)
1952
Go
3
The Kingpin
1955
Go
4
So Fair, So Evil ( As: Paul Connolly)
1955
Go
5
The Devil Must
1957
Go
6
The judgment,: A novel
1961
Go
7
Facing the Lions
1973
Go
8
On Press
1978
Go
9
Unto This Hour
1984
Go
10
Donovan's Wife
1992
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Kennedy Without Tears: The Man Behind the Myth
1964
Go
2
JFK and LBJ: The Influence of Personality Upon Politics
1969
Go
3
10
A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt
1976
Go
4
One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream
1991
Go
5
Tragic Failure: Racial Integration in America
1996
Go
6
Easter Lilly
1998
Go
7
Prison Writings in 20th Century America
1998
Go
8
Watergate: A Political Tragedy
1999
Go
9
On the Record: An Insider's Guide to Journalism
2001
Go
10
Dwight D. Eisenhower
2002
Go
11
George Herbert Walker Bush
2004
Go
12
George Herbert Walker Bush
2004
Go
13
Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joe McCarthy
2006
Go

List of Character Above All Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Richard Reeves on JFK (By: Robert A. Wilson, Richard Reeves)
1996
Go
2
Tom Wicker on Richard Nixon
1996
Go
3
Peggy Noonan on Ronald Reagan (By: Robert A. Wilson, Peggy Noonan)
1996
Go
4
Character Above All #7 (By: Robert A. Wilson, Robert Dallek, Hendrik Herzberg)
1996
Go
5
James Cannon on Gerald Ford (By: Robert A. Wilson, James M. Cannon)
1996
Go
6
Michael Beschloss on George Bush (By: Robert A. Wilson, Michael R. Beschloss)
1996
Go
Show All Books in this Series

List of Penguin Lives Books in Publication Order

Explores the lives of iconic figures throughout history.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Abraham Lincoln (By: Thomas Keneally)
1960
Go
2
Mao Zedong: A Life (By: Jonathan D. Spence)
1999
Go
3
Mozart: A Life (By: Peter Gay)
1999
Go
4
Marcel Proust (By: Edmund White)
1999
Go
5
Crazy Horse (By: Larry McMurtry)
1999
Go
6
Saint Augustine (By: Garry Wills)
1999
Go
7
James Joyce (By: Edna O'Brien)
1999
Go
8
Rosa Parks (By: Douglas Brinkley)
2000
Go
9
Virginia Woolf (By: Nigel Nicolson)
2000
Go
10
Woodrow Wilson (By: Louis Auchincloss)
2000
Go
11
Herman Melville (By: Elizabeth Hardwick)
2000
Go
12
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
2000
Go
13
Dante (By: R.W.B. Lewis)
2001
Go
14
8
Jane Austen (By: Carol Shields)
2001
Go
15
Buddha (By: Karen Armstrong)
2001
Go
16
Simone Weil (By: Francine du Plessix Gray)
2001
Go
17
Andy Warhol: A Biography (By: Wayne Koestenbaum)
2001
Go
18
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life (By: Marshall Frady)
2001
Go
19
Joseph Smith (By: Robert V. Remini)
2002
Go
20
Winston Churchill: A Life (By: John Keegan)
2002
Go
21
Pope John XXIII (By: Thomas Cahill)
2002
Go
22
Charles Dickens (By: Jane Smiley)
2002
Go
23
Elvis Presley (By: Bobbie Ann Mason)
2002
Go
24
8
Saint Therese of Lisieux (By: Kathryn Harrison)
2003
Go
25
Robert E. Lee (By: Roy Blount Jr.)
2003
Go
26
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life (By: Ada Louise Huxtable)
2004
Go
27
George Herbert Walker Bush
2004
Go
28
Napoleon (By: Paul Johnson)
2006
Go
29
Julia Child (By: Laura Shapiro)
2007
Go
30
Joan of Arc (By: Mary Gordon)
2008
Go
31
6
Martin Luther (By: Martin E. Marty)
2008
Go
32
Branch Rickey: A Life (By: Jimmy Breslin)
2011
Go
Show All Books in this Series

List of The American Presidents Books in Publication Order

Presents concise biographical essays on each president, focusing on their time in office, their leadership, and their impact on the nation.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Theodore Roosevelt (By: Louis Auchincloss)
2002
Go
2
James Madison (By: Garry Wills)
2002
Go
3
Bill Clinton (By: Hal Marcovitz)
2002
Go
4
Grover Cleveland ( By: Henry F. Graff)
2002
Go
5
John Quincy Adams (By: Robert V. Remini)
2002
Go
6
Rutherford B. Hayes (By: Hans L. Trefousse)
2002
Go
7
Dwight D. Eisenhower
2002
Go
8
8
Thomas Jefferson (By: Joyce Appleby)
2003
Go
9
James K. Polk (By: John Seigenthaler)
2003
Go
10
William McKinley (By: Kevin Phillips)
2003
Go
11
Abraham Lincoln (By: George S. McGovern)
2003
Go
12
Woodrow Wilson (By: H.W. Brands)
2003
Go
13
John Adams (By: John Patrick Diggins)
2003
Go
14
George H. W. Bush (By: Timothy Naftali)
2003
Go
15
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (By: Roy Jenkins)
2003
Go
16
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (By: Roy Jenkins)
2003
Go
17
Warren G. Harding (By: John W. Dean)
2004
Go
18
James Buchanan (By: Jean H. Baker)
2004
Go
19
George Washington (By: James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn)
2004
Go
20
Chester Alan Arthur (By: Zachary Karabell)
2004
Go
21
Ulysses S. Grant (By: Josiah Bunting)
2004
Go
22
8
Martin Van Buren (By: Ted Widmer)
2005
Go
23
Benjamin Harrison (By: Charles W. Calhoun)
2005
Go
24
James Monroe (By: Gary Hart)
2005
Go
25
Andrew Jackson ( By: Sean Wilentz)
2005
Go
26
James A. Garfield (By: Ira Rutkow)
2006
Go
27
Calvin Coolidge (By: David Greenberg)
2006
Go
28
Gerald R. Ford ( By: Douglas Brinkley)
2007
Go
29
Richard M. Nixon (By: Elizabeth Drew)
2007
Go
30
Herbert Hoover (By: William E. Leuchtenburg)
2008
Go
31
6
Zachary Taylor (By: John S.D. Eisenhower)
2008
Go
32
Harry S. Truman (By: Robert Dallek)
2008
Go
33
John Tyler (By: Gary May)
2008
Go
34
Andrew Johnson (By: Annette Gordon-Reed)
2008
Go
35
Herbert Hoover (By: William E. Leuchtenburg)
2009
Go
36
Millard Fillmore (By: Paul Finkelman)
2009
Go
37
Franklin Pierce (By: Michael F. Holt)
2010
Go
38
Lyndon B. Johnson (By: Charles Peters)
2010
Go
39
John F. Kennedy (By: Alan Brinkley)
2010
Go
40
Jimmy Carter (By: Julian E. Zelizer)
2010
Go
41
William Henry Harrison (By: Gail Collins)
2012
Go
42
William Howard Taft (By: Jeffrey Rosen)
2012
Go
43
George W. Bush ( By: James Mann)
2015
Go
44
Ronald Reagan (By: Jacob Weisberg)
2016
Go
Show All Books in this Series

List of Tom Wicker Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
What If? 2: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been
2000
Go
2
West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition
2002
Go
Show All Anthologies
Click to get new book alerts by Tom Wicker sent straight to your email.

Tom Wicker

Tom Wicker was born on June 18th, 1926. Tom passed away November 20th, 2011 at 85 years old. Tom Wicker was born in Hamlet, NC.

Tom Wicker has written 13 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1964 with the book Kennedy Without Tears: The Man Behind the Myth. The most recently released was Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joe McCarthy which was released in 2006.

Related Authors

Fans of Tom Wicker also enjoy these authors:

  1. Linwood Barclay, author of the Promise Falls Series.
  2. David Baldacci, author of the Amos Decker Series.
  3. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
  4. John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
  5. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.

Tom Wicker: F.A.Q

When was Tom Wicker Born?

Tom Wicker was born on June 18th, 1926.

When did Tom Wicker die?

Tom Wicker died on November 20th, 2011 at 85 years old.

Where was Tom Wicker Born?

Tom Wicker was born in Hamlet, NC, .

What was the first book Tom Wicker wrote?

The first book written by Tom Wicker was Get Out of Town, published in 1951.

What was the most recent book Tom Wicker wrote?

Their most recently released work was Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joe McCarthy on March 20th, 2006.

What is the most popular book by Tom Wicker?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Tom Wicker book is A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt. Here are their most popular books:
  1. A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt (10)
  2. Tears Are For Angels (8)

How many books has Tom Wicker written?

Tom Wicker has written 24 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 10 Standalone Novels, 13 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Character Above All Series, 3 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Penguin Lives Series, 1 book in The American Presidents Series.

Have a Question?

Author Discussion

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Book Notification is an Amazon Associate. Book links to Amazon, eBay and other book stores are affiliate links, and we earn money from any qualifying purchases.

Welcome to Book Notification!

Are we missing any books or looking for an author that isn't on the site? Have any feedback or ideas that will enhance your experience? Contact us below.

To see what we are currently working on as well as some of our future plans, see our roadmap.
Quick Follow

Quickly follow any authors by searching their name in this box then clicking the +Follow button.

Monthly Contest
affiliate disclaimer

We are giving away 10 $25 USD gift cards. Every time you comment on an author page in the Author Discussion section at the bottom, you are entered into the sweepstakes. So get commenting! Winners announced in the next newsletter. Note: you must be a registered user of Book Notification. Click here to login or register.


Upcoming Books
Mar 09
Devil in the Details

Written by MercyAnn Summers

Mar 09
Year Ten

Written by Morgan Rice

Mar 09
The Trouble With Spies

Written by Dawn Brower

Mar 09
Waiting for a Spy to Fall

Written by Tabetha Waite

Mar 09
Lady and the Spy

Written by Amanda Mariel

Popular Authors:
Todays Most Followed Authors:
Navigation
All Authors
Awards
Book Clubs
Book News
Book Release Calendar
Reader’s Roulette
User Guide
About Us / Staff
Blog & Lists
Weekly Picks
Playlists
Quotes
Podcast
Care's Book Loot
Site Roadmap
Contact Us
Book Notification
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses a cookie so that you don't have to login on every visit. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs the function ofrecognising you when you return to our website and keeping you logged in.