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Top six nonfiction, January 26, 1976
The Times
The Times

1. VIEWS

Roger Dean

Shiny dragons and mystical oceans from the lord of fantasy record sleeve design — a terrifying reminder of an age when Yes walked the earth.

2. THE ASCENT OF MAN

Jacob Bronowski

Companion to the television history of mankind — a happy reminder of an age when intelligent life walked the the BBC.

3. SAILING: A COURSE OF MY LIFE

Edward Heath

Ted yachts his way out of monster grump after overthrow by Thatcher.

4. SUPERWOMAN

Shirley Conran

The original domestic goddess spreads life-too-short-to-stuff-a-mushroom gospel.

5. SPIRIT OF THE AGE: EIGHT CENTURIES OF BRITISH ARCHITECTURE

Historians retreat to a time when architecture was more than playing Lego with concrete.

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6. PLAIN TALES FROM THE RAJ

Charles Allen

Oral histories of British India: jewel in the crown or thorn in the side?