Weapons and Hope Freeman Dyson Weapons and Hope by Freeman Dyson NBCC Nonfiction 1984 (awarded 1985) · Winner Sign in to put this book on your shelf. Prize history National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction 1984 · awarded 1985 Winner National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction 1984 finalists Brothers and Keepers John Edgar Wideman Brothers and Keepers John Edgar Wideman Son of the Morning Star Evan Connell Son of the Morning Star Evan Connell The Abandonment of the Jews David Wyman The Abandonment of the Jews David Wyman The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History Robert Darnton The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History Robert Darnton