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ALA Notable Books for Adults: 1955-1959 - Page 2

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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Darwin's Century: Evolution and the Men Who Discovered It (Loren Eiseley)
Darwin's Century: Evolution and the Men Who Discovered It
41
Loren Eiseley
The Day Lincoln Was Shot (Jim Bishop)
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
42
Jim Bishop
Days of the Phoenix: The Nineteen-Twenties I Remember (Van Wyck Brooks)
Days of the Phoenix: The Nineteen-Twenties I Remember
43
Van Wyck Brooks
The Dead Sea Scrolls (Millar Burrows)
The Dead Sea Scrolls
44
Millar Burrows
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
45
James Agee
The Devil's Advocate (Morris West)
The Devil's Advocate
46
Morris West
The Dignity of Man (Russell W. Davenport)
The Dignity of Man
47
Russell W. Davenport
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
48
Boris Pasternak
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (Farley Mowat)
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
49
Farley Mowat
The Earth We Live On: The Story of Geological Discovery (Ruth Moore)
The Earth We Live On: The Story of Geological Discovery
50
Ruth Moore
The Echo of Greece (Edith Hamilton)
The Echo of Greece
51
Edith Hamilton
The Edge of Darkness (Mary Ellen Chase)
The Edge of Darkness
52
Mary Ellen Chase
The Edge of the Sea (Rachel Carson)
The Edge of the Sea
53
Rachel Carson
Eisenhower: The Inside Story (Robert J. Donovan)
Eisenhower: The Inside Story
54
Robert J. Donovan
Elizabeth the Great (Elizabeth Jenkins)
Elizabeth the Great
55
Elizabeth Jenkins
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Alfred Lansing)
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
56
Alfred Lansing
Engineering in History (Richard Shelton Kirby)
Engineering in History
57
Richard Shelton Kirby
The Exploding Metropolis (William H. Whyte)
The Exploding Metropolis
58
William H. Whyte
Face to Face (Ved Mehta)
Face to Face
59
Ved Mehta
The Family of Man (Edward Steichen)
The Family of Man
60
Edward Steichen
First Blood: The Story of Fort Sumter (W.A. Swanberg)
First Blood: The Story of Fort Sumter
61
W.A. Swanberg
First Lady of the South: The Life of Mrs. Jefferson Davis (Ishbel Ross)
First Lady of the South: The Life of Mrs. Jefferson Davis
62
Ishbel Ross
Five Ideas That Change the World (Barbara Ward)
Five Ideas That Change the World
63
Barbara Ward
France (Albert Guérard)
France
64
Albert Guérard
France Against Herself (Herbert Luethy)
France Against Herself
65
Herbert Luethy
From Ape to Angel (H.R. Hays)
From Ape to Angel
66
H.R. Hays
Frontiers of Astronomy (Fred Hoyle)
Frontiers of Astronomy
67
Fred Hoyle
Gallipoli (Alan Moorehead)
Gallipoli
68
Alan Moorehead
Gift From the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Gift From the Sea
69
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Give Us This Day (Sidney Stewart)
Give Us This Day
70
Sidney Stewart
The Golden Sovereign (Richard Church)
The Golden Sovereign
71
Richard Church
Government by Investigation (Alan Barth)
Government by Investigation
72
Alan Barth
The Great Decision: The Secret History of the Atomic Bomb (Michael Amrine)
The Great Decision: The Secret History of the Atomic Bomb
73
Michael Amrine
The Harmless People (Elizabeth Marshall Thomas)
The Harmless People
74
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Harry of Monmouth (A. M. Maughan)
Harry of Monmouth
75
A. M. Maughan
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
76
James. A. Michener
Helen Keller: Sketch for a Portrait (Van Wyck Brooks)
Helen Keller: Sketch for a Portrait
77
Van Wyck Brooks
The Hidden Persuaders (Vance Packard)
The Hidden Persuaders
78
Vance Packard
Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician (Michihiko Hachiya)
Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician
79
Michihiko Hachiya
A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Age of Revolution (Winston S. Churchill)
A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Age of Revolution
80
Winston S. Churchill
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