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1977 Awards

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1977 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction

1977 National Book Critics Circle Award – General Nonfiction Winner and Nominees

1977 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction WinnerSamuel JohnsonW. Jackson BateA biographical study of the eighteenth-century lexicographer and critic combines narrative with psychological insights....Amazon1977 National Book Critics Circle Award - General Nonfiction ShortlistComing Into the CountryJohn McPheeAmazonDispatchesMichael HerrAmazonThe Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human IntelligenceCarl SaganAmazonThe Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914David McCulloughAmazon
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1977 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Critics Circle Award - Poetry

1977 National Book Critics Circle Award – Poetry Winner and Nominees

1977 National Book Critics Circle Award - Poetry WinnerDay by DayRobert LowellThe last book published before the poet's death, Day by Day was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award prize for poetry in 1977 and cements Lowell's reputation as one of the great poetic voices of the century....Amazon1977 National Book Critics Circle Award - Poetry ShortlistHouseboat DaysJohn AshberyAmazonLucky LifeGerald SternAmazonOut-of-the-Body TravelStanley PlumlyAmazonThe Fuhrer Bunker: A Cycle of Poems in ProgressW.D. SnodgrassAmazon
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1977 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Nebula, Nebula - Novel

1977 Nebula – Novel Winner and Nominees

1977 Nebula - Novel WinnerMan PlusFrederik PohlThe Nebula Award–winning masterwork by the author of Gateway In the not-too-distant future, a desperate war for natural resources threatens to bring civilization to a crashing halt. Nuclear warships from around the globe begin positioning themselves as the...Amazon1977 Nebula - Novel ShortlistInfernoLarry Niven & Jerry PournelleAmazonIslandsMarta RandallAmazonShadrach in the FurnaceRobert SilverbergAmazonTritonSamuel R. DelanyAmazonWhere Late the Sweet Birds SangKate WilhelmAmazon
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1977 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - Biography or Autobiography

1977 Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography Winner and Nominees

1977 Pulitzer Prize - Biography or Autobiography WinnerA Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T. E. LawrenceJohn E. MackPresents portrait of the soldier and leader most widely known as Lawrence of Arabia, set against the history, politics, and society of the times....Amazon
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1977 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction

1977 James Tait Black Memorial Prize – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1977 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerThe Honourable SchoolboyJohn le CarréTrying to rebuild his espionage organization after a traitor is unmasked, George Smiley sends one of his most trusted agents on a mission to the Far East....Amazon
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1977 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Hugo Awards, Hugo Awards - Novel

1977 Hugo Awards – Novel Winner and Nominees

1977 Hugo Awards - Novel WinnerWhere Late the Sweet Birds SangKate WilhelmBefore becoming one of today's most intriguing and innovative mystery writers, Kate Wilhelm was a leading writer of science fiction, acclaimed for classics like The Infinity Box and The Clewiston Test. Now one of her most famous novels returns to print, th...Amazon1977 Hugo Awards - Novel ShortlistChildren of DuneFrank HerbertAmazonMan PlusFrederik PohlAmazonMindbridgeJoe HaldemanAmazonShadrach in the FurnaceRobert SilverbergAmazon
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1977 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction

1977 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1977 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction WinnerThe WarsTimothy FindleyIn 1915, Robert Ross, a young Canadian, enlists in the army as an officer. His experiences of life in a training camp, of the trenches in Europe, and with death are vividly told....Amazon
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