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1956 Awards

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1956 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction

1956 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction Winner and Nominees

1956 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerCentury of ConflictJoseph Lister Rutledge...AmazonThe Mysterious NorthPierre BertonPersonal memories of life and travel in the Canadian north in the late 1940s and early 1950s, with postscripts updating each section to the late 1980s....Amazon
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1956 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Juvenile

1956 Governor General’s Literary Award – Juvenile Winner and Nominees

1956 Governor General's Literary Award - Juvenile WinnerLost in the BarrensFarley MowatA Cree Indian boy and a city boy are stranded in the northern wilderness with no food and no hope of rescue after their canoe capsizes. Survival will test every ounce of their ingenuity and resilience....Amazon
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1956 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1956 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction WinnerThe SacrificeAdele WisemanThe Sacrifice is a haunting depiction of one family and its often tragic attempts to come to terms with a new life in a new country. It is a moving, almost biblical story of a father possessed by his hope for his only son; of a son who rebels against his f...Amazon
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1956 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Hugo Awards, Hugo Awards - Novel

1956 Hugo Awards – Novel Winner and Nominees

1956 Hugo Awards - Novel WinnerDouble StarRobert A. HeinleinMany of Heinlein's fans consider the novels he wrote in the fifties amongst the author's strongest work; when he was at the peak of his talents. "Double Star" is considered by many to be the finest of his titles. Brian Aldiss called it his "most enjoyable ...Amazon1956 Hugo Awards - Novel ShortlistCall Him DeadEric Frank RussellAmazonNot This AugustC. M. KornbluthAmazonThe End of EternityIsaac AsimovAmazonThe Long TomorrowLeigh BrackettAmazon
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