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ALA Notable Books for Adults: 1955-1959

Here is a list of ALA's Notable Books for Adults from 1955-1959. How many of these books have you read?
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7 Years' Solitary (Edith Bone)
7 Years' Solitary
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Edith Bone
95 Poems (E.E. Cummings)
95 Poems
2
E.E. Cummings
1,000,000 Delinquents (Benjamin Fine)
1,000,000 Delinquents
3
Benjamin Fine
Act One (Moss Hart)
Act One
4
Moss Hart
Add a Dash of Pity (Peter Ustinov)
Add a Dash of Pity
5
Peter Ustinov
Adventures of a Biographer (Catherine Drinker Bowen)
Adventures of a Biographer
6
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Adventurous Alliance: The Story of the Agassiz Family of Boston (Louise Hall Tharp)
Adventurous Alliance: The Story of the Agassiz Family of Boston
7
Louise Hall Tharp
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
8
Allen Drury
The Affluent Society (John Kenneth Galbraith)
The Affluent Society
9
John Kenneth Galbraith
The Age of Fighting Sail (C.S. Forester)
The Age of Fighting Sail
10
C.S. Forester
Albert Gallatin: Jeffersonian Financier and Diplomat (Ray Walters)
Albert Gallatin: Jeffersonian Financier and Diplomat
11
Ray Walters
Algeria: The Realities (Germaine Tillion)
Algeria: The Realities
12
Germaine Tillion
The American Conscience (Roger Burlingame)
The American Conscience
13
Roger Burlingame
The American Presidency (Clinton Rossiter)
The American Presidency
14
Clinton Rossiter
The Americans: The Colonial Experience (Daniel Boorstin)
The Americans: The Colonial Experience
15
Daniel Boorstin
America as a Civilization (Max Lerner)
America as a Civilization
16
Max Lerner
America's Music: From the Pilgrims to the Present (Gilbert Chase)
America's Music: From the Pilgrims to the Present
17
Gilbert Chase
An Epitaph for Dixie (Harry S. Ashmore)
An Epitaph for Dixie
18
Harry S. Ashmore
An Historian's Approach to Religion (Arnold Toynbee)
An Historian's Approach to Religion
19
Arnold Toynbee
And There Was Light (Rudolf Thiel)
And There Was Light
20
Rudolf Thiel
The Angry Scar: The Story of Reconstruction (Hodding Carter)
The Angry Scar: The Story of Reconstruction
21
Hodding Carter
Apes, Angels, and Victorians: Darwin, Huxley, and Evolution (William Irvine)
Apes, Angels, and Victorians: Darwin, Huxley, and Evolution
22
William Irvine
The Arctic Year (Peter Freuchen)
The Arctic Year
23
Peter Freuchen
Arms and Men: A Study in American Military History (Walter Millis)
Arms and Men: A Study in American Military History
24
Walter Millis
The Autobiography (Mark Van Doren)
The Autobiography
25
Mark Van Doren
Autumn Across America (Edwin Way Teale)
Autumn Across America
26
Edwin Way Teale
Behind the Mountains (Oliver La Farge)
Behind the Mountains
27
Oliver La Farge
Bernard Shaw: His Life, Work and Friends (St. John Ervine)
Bernard Shaw: His Life, Work and Friends
28
St. John Ervine
Bitter Lemons (Lawrence Durrell)
Bitter Lemons
29
Lawrence Durrell
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
30
Truman Capote
The Bridge at Andau (James A. Michener)
The Bridge at Andau
31
James A. Michener
By Love Possessed (James Gould Cozzens)
By Love Possessed
32
James Gould Cozzens
China Under Communism: The First Five Years (Richard L. Walker)
China Under Communism: The First Five Years
33
Richard L. Walker
Citadel: The Story of the U.S. Senate (William S. White)
Citadel: The Story of the U.S. Senate
34
William S. White
The Coming of the New Deal (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
The Coming of the New Deal
35
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
The Conscience of the Rich (C.P. Snow)
The Conscience of the Rich
36
C.P. Snow
The Cornerstone (Zoé Oldenbourg)
The Cornerstone
37
Zoé Oldenbourg
The Crime of Galileo (Giorgio De Santillana)
The Crime of Galileo
38
Giorgio De Santillana
A Crossbowman's Story (George Reid Millar)
A Crossbowman's Story
39
George Reid Millar
The Dark Eye in Africa (Laurens Van Der Post)
The Dark Eye in Africa
40
Laurens Van Der Post
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