Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award Winners

The Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award was first presented in 1978. Named in honour of Evelyn Richardson, who in 1945 won the Governor General’s Non- ...more

Winners

	Shadowboxing: The Rise and Fall of George Dixon by Steven Laffoley (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History by Harry Thurston 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Money Than Brains: Why Schools Suck, College is Crap, and Idiots Think They're Right by Laura Penny 3.64 avg rating — 135 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coal Black Heart: The Story of Coal and Lives it Ruled by John Demont 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halifax at War: Searchlights, Squadrons and Submarines 1939-1945 by William D. Naftel 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witch in the Wind: The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose by Marq de Villiers 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Causeway: A Passage From Innocence by Linden MacIntyre 3.89 avg rating — 141 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birds of a Feather: Tales of a Wild Bird Haven by Linda Johns 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sable Island: The Strange Origins and Curious History of a Dune Adrift in the Atlantic by Marq de Villiers 3.51 avg rating — 89 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Island of the Blessed: the Secrets of Egypt's Everlasting Oasis by Harry Thurston 3.68 avg rating — 31 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sailors, Slackers, and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War by Stephen Kimber (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting Out of Town by Book & Bike by Kent Thompson 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Serious Pair of Shoes: An African Journal by Joan Baxter 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Studio Rally: Art and Craft of Nova Scotia by Robin Metcalfe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Beach by Silver Donald Cameron (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia by Harry Bruce 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nature of Shorebirds: Nomads of the Wetlands by Harry Thurston really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Shining Place by Simone Poirier-Bures 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Landmarks: Historic Buildings Of Nova Scotia by Elizabeth Pacey 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Variations On A Planet by Peter Brock 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Acadians of Nova Scotia by Sally Ross really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illness and Healing: images of cancer by Robert Pope really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tidal Life: A Natural History Of The Bay Of Fundy by Harry Thurston 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Side Of Life In Victorian Halifax by Judith Fingard 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shades of Justice: Seven Nova Scotia Murder Cases by Dean Jobb (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1989)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dancing on the Shore by Harold Horwood 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meeting of Generals by Tony Foster 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1987)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister by P.B. Waite 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1986)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mabel Bell: Alexander's Silent Partner by Lilias M. Toward 3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1985)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Loyalist Governor: Biography Of Sir John Wentworth by Brian Cuthbertson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award (1984)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars