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1953 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerCanada, A Story of ChallengeJ.M.S. CarelessAn account of the emergence of the Canadian nations efforts to build a community in the North American continent, separate from the United States....AmazonSex and the Nature of ThingsN.J. Berrill...Amazon

1954 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerThirty and ThreeHugh MacLennan...AmazonThis Most Famous StreamA.R.M. LowerFocusing on the major movements and personalities of the time, as well as the lasting influence of the period,Canadas 1960s examines the legacy of this rebellious decades impact on contemporary notions of Canadian identity....Amazon

1955 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerJohn A. Macdonald, The Old ChieftainDonald G. CreightonJohn A. Macdonalds flamboyant personality dominated Canadian public life from the years preceding Confederation to the end of the 19th century. Probably the greatest Canadian biography yet published in English - Dictionary of Canadian Biography....AmazonMan's Emerging MindN.J. BerrillWinner of the Governor Generals Award for non-fiction, Mans Emerging Mind is a startlingly prescient examination of how humanitys evolutionary past shapes not only human nature but the human future. Berrill draws on the findings of paleontology and evol...Amazon