2008 Editor's Choice Winners include:
Grand Prize Winner: Lynne Eldridge M.D., author of "Avoiding Cancer One Day At a Time" (http://www.avoidcancernow.com) received a customized media campaign from Planned Television Arts (http://www.plannedtvarts.com).
First Prize Winner: Ken Beller and Heather Chase, authors of "Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World" (http://www.greatpeacemakers.com) received a take-home package "The Wow Factor" with Lynn Rose (http://www.lynnrose.com).
Second Prize Winner: Susan Schaab (http://www.susanschaab.com), author of "Wearing the Spider" received an interview on NPR's "Beyond Words" with Frances Halpern on KCLU, 88.3 (http://www.kclu.org).
Honorable Mention Winners: Sourena Vasseghi, author of "Love Your Life and It Will Love You Back" (http://www.loveyourlifeseminars.com) and Megan Raphael and Jennifer Byron, authors of "The Courage Code. It's Yours. Break It. Own It. Use It." (http://www.courageproject.com) received a one hour of telephone book marketing with John Kremer (http://www.bookmarket.com).
AFRICAN
AMERICAN FICTION 
Winner:
Living,
Breathing Lies by Gloria Mallette
www.gloriamallette.com
Gemini
Press
978-0-9678789-2-8
Finalist:
Sable’s
Karma…The Secret’s OUT by Stephanie Deniese Brown
www.stephaniedbrowniptlr.com
Independence
Publishing, TLR
978-0-9786980-1-0
ANIMALS/PETS
Winner:
One With the Herd: A Spiritual Journey by Liz Mitten Ryan
www.lizmittenryan.com
Communication
Creativity
978-0-9188805-5-0
Finalist:
Tatianna-Tales
and Teachings of My Feline Friend by Linda A. Mohr
www.lindamohr.com
iUniverse
978-0-595-68130-0
Finalist:
Dobie
the Canine Saint by Paul Greenbaum
www.thecenterfornaturalhealing.com
Healing
from the Heart Publishing
978-0-9796483-8-0
0-9796483-8-6
Finalist:
Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook by Marcie Davis
and Melissa Bunnell
www.workinglikedogs.com
Alpine
Publications
978-1-57779-086-0
Finalist:
Adventures
of Riley: Tigers in Terai by Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz
www.eaglemont.com
Eaglemont
Press
978-1-60040-300-2
ANTHOLOGIES
Winner:
Lifelines: Stories of Love, Life, Loss, Family and Hope by Amy Landa
www.lifelinesweb.com
AppleStar Publishing, LLC
978-0-9786114-0-8
Finalist:
View
from the Middle of the Road vol II U.S. in US by Anthology
www.prapublishing.com
P.R.A.
Publishing
978-0-9727703-6-1
Finalist:
No
Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You! By Louise Lewis
www.noexpertsneeded.com
iUniverse
978-0-595-42971-4
Finalist:
The
Spirit of Women Entrepreneurs: Real-Life Stories of Determination, Growth and
Prosperity by Ginny Robertson
www.onpurposenow.com
Finalist:
Power
and Soul: 42 Successful Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets for Creating the
Business and Life of Your Dreams by Alexandria Brown
www.alexandriabrown.com
Love Your Life
978-0-9664806-8-9
Finalist:
The
Sioux in South Dakota History: A Twentieth-Century Reader by Richmond L. Clow
(Ed.)
South
Dakota State Historical Society Press
www.sdshspress.com
978-0-9777955-4-3
ART
Winner:
Memories
Lost: The Art of Hoang Nguyen by Hoang Nguyen
www.liquidbrush.com
LiquidBrush
Productions
0-9787222-1-3
Finalist:
Celebrate
the Scribble by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
VSP
Books
1-8936222-2-7
Finalist:
W.
O’K’s Weird Wacky Wonderful World: The Art of William O’Keefe by James R.
Holland
A
Bit of Boston Books
978-0-9788637-0-8
AUDIO BOOK NON-FICTION
Winner:
DriveTime Yoga by Elaine Masters
www.drivetimeyoga.com
The YoGo Project
978-0-9787989-0-1
0-9787989-0-2
Finalist:
When the Mob Ran Vegas: Stories of Money, Mayhem, and Murder by Steve Fischer
www.whenthemobranvegas.com
Berkline
Press
978-0-9770658-1-3
AUDIO BOOK FICTION
Winner:
Many
Faces to Many Places by Judy Azar LeBlanc
www.manyfacestomanyplaces.com
Spoken
Books Publishing
978-1-6003100-1-0
160031001X
Finalist:
The
Virginian Who Might Have Saved Lincoln by Bob O’Connor
www.boboconnorbooks.com
Spoken
Books Publishing
1-60031-035-4
Finalist:
Rainy
Day People-A Novel by Susan C. Haley
www.sucarha.com
Spoken
Books Publishing
1-60031-016-8
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Winner:
A
Broad Abroad in Thailand: An Expat’s Misadventures in the Land of Smiles by
Dodie Cross
www.abroadinthailand.com
FourWaysWest-CrossRoads
Publishers
978-1-885614-75-9
1-4196-7235-5
Finalists:
The Twisted Path by Charlotte Goodwin
www.spiritsandmiracles.com
Hideaway Press, Inc.
978-0-9798348-0-6
BEST COVER COPYWRITING
Winner:
Seven
Ox Seven; Part One: Escondido Bound by P.A. Ritzer
www.sevenoxseven.com
Athanasius,
LLC
978-1-933363-01-1
Finalists:
High Way From Hell by Moonstone Star White
www.spiritwindpublishing.com
www.moonstonestarwhite.com
Spirit
Wind Publishing
978-0-9792797-1-3
BEST COVER DESIGN
Winner:
Scientology: A New Slant on Life by L. Ron Hubbard
www.bridgepub.com
www.lronhubbard.com
Bridge
Publications, Inc.
978-1-4031-4488-1
Finalist:
Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science by L. Ron Hubbard
www.bridgepub.com
www.lronhubbard.com
Bridge
Publications, Inc.
978-1-4031-4417-1
Finalist:
The
Find by Marilyn Jax
www.marilynjax.com
Beaver’s
Pond Press
978-1-5929816-0-1
1-592981607
BEST INTERIOR DESIGN
Winner:
Science of Survival by L. Ron Hubbard
www.bridgepub.com
www.lronhubbard.com
Bridge
Publications, Inc.
978-1-4031-4485-0
Finalist:
Self Analysis by L. Ron Hubbard
www.bridgepub.com
www.lronhubbard.com
Bridge
Publications, Inc.
978-1-4031-4410-2
BEST NEW FICTION
Winner:
Wearing
the Spider by Susan Schaab
www.susanshaab.com
Galavant
Press, LLC
978-1-934291-05-4
Finalist:
The Find by Marilyn Jax
www.marilynjax.com
Beaver’s
Pond Press
978-1-5929816-0-1
1-592981607
Finalist:
Time
Masters: Book One: The Call by Geralyn Beauchamp
www.geralynbeauchamp.com
Cold
Tree Press
978-1-58385-198-2
Finalist:
Dark
Secr3t by J. Anderson Cross
www.darksecretthenovel.com
Elkhorn
Publishing Company
978-0-9795176-0-0
Finalist:
The
Wisdom of Yawdy Rum by Micheal Lane
www.yawdyrum.com
Expert
Publishing
1-931945-70-5
Finalist:
Moondance
by Karen M. Black
www.karenmblack.com
Ricochet
Publishing
978-0-9784838-1-4
Finalist:
Angel
Park: A Novel by Patricia Kokinos
www.changetheschools.com
iUniverse
978-0-595-39102-8
BEST NEW NON-FICTION
Winner:
Sailing
Grace by John Otterbacher
www.sailing-grace.com
Samadhi
Press
978-0-979348600
Finalist:
Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook by Marcie Davis and Melissa
Bunnell
www.workinglikedogs.com
Alpine
Publications
978-1-57779-086-0
Finalist:
Weaving
a Woman’s Life: Spiritual Lessons from the Loom by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia
www.weavingthedream.com
Nettles
& Green Threads Press
0-9777775-0-2
Finalist:
Hope…and
Joy (and a Few Little Thoughts) for Pregnant Teens: Consciously Creating Your
Legacy by Rachel Brignoni
www.hopejoythoughts.com
Secret
Key Publishing, LLC
978-0-9795626-0-0
BIOGRAPHY
Winner:
Laura
Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life by Pamela Smith Hill
www.pamelasmithhill.com
South
Dakota State Historical Society Press
www.sdshspress.com
978-0-9777955-6-7
Finalist:
Great Peacemakers: True Stories From Around the World by Ken Beller and Heather
Chase
www.greatpeacemakers.com
LTS
Press
978-0-9801382-0-7
BOOK PUBLISHING
Winner:
The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print & Sell Your Own Book by Dan
Poynter
http://parapublishing.com
Para
Publishing
978-1-56860-134-2
BUSINESS
Winner:
Love
Your Life and It Will Love You Back by Sourena Vasseghi
www.loveyourlifeseminars.com
Sourena
Publishing
978-0-9791369-0-0
Finalist:
How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Child Care Service: With
Companion CD-ROM by Tina Musial
Atlantic
Publishing Company
978-1-60138-115-6
Finalist:
Retire
in a Weekend: The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Making Work Optional by Bill Losey,
CFP, CSA
www.retireinaweekend.com
Love
Your Life
978-0-9798554-1-2
Finalist:
Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself As A Business of One by Jeff Beals
www.selfmarketingpower.com
Keynote
Publishing, LLC
978-0-9797438-0-1
0-9797438-0-X
Finalist:
Lasting
Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work by Tad
Waddington
www.lastingcontribution.com
Agate
B2
978-1-932841299
Finalist:
Debt
is Slavery: and 9 Other Things I Wish My Dad Had Taught Me About Money by Michael Mihalik
www.octobermist.com
October
Mist Publishing
978-0-9785457-0-3
CHICK-LIT
Winner:
Following My Toes by Laurel Osterkamp
www.laurelosterkamp.com
PMI
Books
1-933826-27-4
Finalist:
Pike Place by Marilyn Howard Tschudi
www.pikeplace.info
Quarrystone
Publishing Company
978-0-6151-4455-9
Finalist:
Relocating
Mia by Rebecca Lerwill
www.rebeccalerwill.com
Bridgeway
Books, Austin, TX
1-933538-87-2
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Winner:
Eleanor
Jo: A Christmas to Remember by Eleanor Clark
www.eleanorseries.com
Honornet
978-0-9753036-6-5
0-9753036-6-X
Finalist:
Melanie
Ann: A Legacy of Love by Eleanor Clark
www.eleanorseries.com
Honornet
978-0-9788726-2-5
0-9788726-2-2
CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION
Winner:
I
am a Loving Person: The Ultimate Kid’s Guide to Making a World a Better Place
by Vera Taylor
www.beavirtuekid.com
VAST
Concepts
978-0-9769429-3-1
Finalist:
Frankie, The Walk ‘N Roll Dog by Barbara Techel
www.joyfulpaws.com
Joyful
Paw Prints
978-09800052-0-2
Finalist:
Meghan’s
World: The Story of One Girl’s Triumph Over Sensory
Processing Disorder by Diane M. Renna
www.meghanstriumphoverspd.com
Indigo
Impressions
0-9788339-0-2
Finalist:
Virginia:
An Alphabetical Journey Through History by Betty
Shepard and Marsha Lederman
VSP
Books
1-893622-14-2
Finalist:
What
Color is Your Dream? By Kittie Nesius Beletic
www.kittiebgoods.com
Brown
Books
978-1-933285-56-6
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK
Winner:
Adventures
of Riley: Tigers in Terai by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz
www.eaglemont.com
Eaglemont
Press
978-1-60040-300-2
Finalist:
Willow May Goes to the Midnight Carnival by Icats Nitram
www.icatsnitram.com
All
Us All the Time Publishing
978-0-9797285-0-1
Finalist:
Who
Made the Morning? By Jan Godfrey
www.newdaypublishing.net
New Day Publishing, Inc.
978-0-9798247-0-8
Finalist:
How
the Elephants Saved Christmas by Linda K. Olson
www.goldstarpress.com
Gold
Star Press
978-1-4243-4044-6
Finalist:
Ocho
Loved Flowers by Anne Fontaine
www.annieseries.com
Stoneleigh
Press
978-0-9789174-1-8 and 978-0-9789174-0-1
Finalist:
Tino
Turtle Travel to Paris, France by Carolyn L. Ahern
www.tinoturtletravels.com
Tino
Turtle Travels, LLC
978-0-9793158-1-7
COFFEE TABLE BOOK
Winner:
Who
Were the Magi? By Lyn Benson
www.whowerethemagi.com
Lyn
Benson
978-0-615-13524-3
COOKBOOKS
Winner:
Vegetables:
Recipes and Techniques from the World’s Premier Culinary College by the
Culinary Institute of America
www.lfbooks.com, www.ciachef.edu
Lebhar-Friedman
Books
978-0-86730-918-8
0-86730-918-0
Finalist:
Sunny Days, Balmy Nights: Entertaining Miami Style by The Young Patronesses of
the Opera in Miami
www.ypo-miami.org
Favorite
Recipies Press
978-0-9795725-0-0
Finalist:
Cooking
Danish-A Taste of Denmark by Stig Hansen
www.cookingdanish.com
Stig
Hansen, Cooking Danish, LLC
978-0-979101908
Finalist:
Savor
the Seasons by the Junior League of Tampa Culinary Colelction
www.jltampa.org
Favorite
Recipes Press
978-0-9609556-5-7
0-9609556-5-8
Finalist:
Tastes
and Treasures: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona by the Historical
League, Inc.
www.historicalleague.org
Historical
League
978-0-97683-630-8
0-9768363-0-0
Finalist:
Worth
Tasting by Junior League of the Palm Beaches
www.jlpb.org
Junior
League of the Palm Beaches
978-0-9608090-2-8
Finalist:
The Santa Monica Farmers' Market Cookbook: Seasonal Foods, Simple Recipes, and Stories from the Market and Farm by Amelia Saltsman
www.ameliasaltsman.com
Blenheim Press
978-0-9790429-0-4
CURRENT EVENTS: POLITICAL/SOCIAL
Winner:
The Brides of March: Memoir of a Same-Sex Marriage by Beren deMotier
www.thebridesofmarch.com
iUniverse
978-0-595-43987-4
E-BOOK FICTION
Winner:
Henry
Potter and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody by Valerie Estelle
Frankel
www.harrypotterparody.com
WingSpan
Press
978-1-59594-088-9
E-BOOK NON-FICTION
Winner:
How
to Mediate Like a Pro: 42 Rules for Mediating Disputes by Mary Greenwood
www.marygreenwood.com
iUniverse
978-0-5954696-2-8
EDUCATION/ACADEMIC
Winner:
A
Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child by Carol Strip Whitney, Ph.D
with Gretchen Hirsch
www.giftedbooks.com
Great
Potential Press
978-0-910707-80-0
Finalist:
Yoga Calm for Children: Educating Heart, Mind and Body by Lynea Gillen, MS and
Jim Gillen, RYT
www.yogacalm.org
Three
Pebble Press, LLC
978-0-9799289-0-1
Finalist:
Intelligent
Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids and Their Teachers by Karen Isaacson and
Tamara Fisher
www.giftedbooks.com
Great
Potential Press
978-0-910707-75-6
FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION
Winner:
Quondam:
An Ancient Mirrors Tale by Jayel Gibson
www.ancientmirrors.com
Synergy
Books
978-19335388-3-9
Finalist:
Cat's Paw by L.A. Taylor
/www.ftlpublications.com/
FTL Publications
978-0-9653575-6-2
FICTION
Winner:
More Than Angels: Once Upon a Lifetime (Book #2) by Ruby
Moon-Houldson
www.publishedfictionauthor.com
E-BookTime,
LLC
1-59824-415-9
Finalist:
Stolen Boy by Michael Mehas
www.MichaelMehas.com
iUniverse
978-0-595-43571-5
Finalist:
Breathing
Out the Ghost by Kirk Curnutt
www.rivercitypublishing.com
River
City Publishing
978-1-57966-070-3
1-57966-070-3
GAY/LESBIAN
Winner:
Bringing
Him Home by Aaron Cooper
Late
August Press
978-0-9797926-1-8
Finalist:
"The Brides of March: Memoir of a Same-Sex Marriage" by Beren deMotier
www.thebridesofmarch.com
iUniverse
978-0-595-43987-4
GENERAL FICTION
Winner:
Egrets to the Flame by Barbara Anton
www.oceanviewpub.com
Oceanview
Publishing
978-1-933515-11-3
1-933515-11-2
HEALTH
Winner:
A
Nurse Practitioner’s Guide to Smart Health Choices by Carla Mills, ARNP
www.maverickhealth.com
Maverick
Health
978-0-9789758-0-7
Finalist:
Mental,
Physical & Spiritual Health by Gurdip Hari
www.jasminpublishing.com
Jasmin Publishing House
0-97661863-X
Finalist:
Roadmap
for a New Wellness Story™: 7 Steps to Enhance Health and Longevity by David
Krueger, MD
www.mentorpath.com
MentorPath
Publications
978-0-615-17804-2
Finalist:
Hiking
Out: Surviving Depression with Humor and Insight Along the Way by Dick Sederquist
www.hikingout.com
Publishing
Works
978-1-9330024-5-3
Finalist:
Unlocking
the Mystery of Skin Color by Thiênna Ho
www.thienna.com
Thiênna
Inc.
978-0-9792103-0-3
HISTORICAL FICTION
Winner:
Seven
Ox Seven; Part One: Escondido Bound by P.A. Ritzer
www.sevenoxseven.com
Athanasius,
LLC
978-1-933363-01-1
Finalist:
Avenging Victorio: A Novel of the Apache Insurgency in New Mexico, 1881 by Dave DeWitt
www.nmsantos.com
Rio
Grande Books
978-1-890689-26-1
Finalist:
El
Tigre by John H. Manhold
www.johnhmanhold.com/
Shoot
Magazine Corportation
978-0-9726383-4-0
Finalist:
Dark
Secr3t by J. Anderson Cross
www.darksecretthenovel.com
Elkhorn
Publishing Company
978-0-9795176-0-0
HISTORY
Winner:
Great
Peacemakers: True Stories From Around the World by Ken Beller and Heather Chase
www.greatpeacemakers.com
LTS
Press
978-0-9801382-0-7
Finalist:
1948: The Crossroads Year by James F. Nagle
BookSurge
1-4196-7142-1
Finalist:
Sunshine
Always: The Courtship Letters of Alice Bower and Joseph Gossage of Dakota
Territory by Paul Nelson (Ed.)
South
Dakota State Historical Society Press
www.sdshspress.com
0-9749195-6-X
Finalist:
Between
Two Countries: A History of Coronado National Memorial 1939-1990
Joseph
Sanchez, Bruce Erickson, Jerry Gurule
www.nmsantos.com
Rio
Grande Books
978-1-890689-41-4
HUMOR
Winner:
One
Clown Short by Linda C. Wright
Cold
Tree Press
1-5838522-0-4
Finalist:
Life
in the Fast Brain: Keeping Up With Gifted Minds by Karen Isaacson
www.giftedbooks.com
Great
Potential Press
978-0-910707-82-4
Finalist:
Don’t’
Fry Bacon in the Nude: And Other Bits of Advice From My Mother by Peggy Ward
BookSurge
978-1-4196-7592-8
1-4196-7592-3
Finalist:
The
Women’s Daily Iron Supplement by Judy Gruen
www.judygruen.com
Creative
Minds Press (Beagle Bay, Inc.)
978-0-9749610-4-0
Finalist:
Little
Miss Smarty-Pants by Suzanne Kopoulos
www.myspace.com/smartysuze
Cold
Tree Press
978-1-58385-265-1
1-58385-265-4
Finalist:
Accidental
Droppings by Alex J. Hart
www.dumdumdodo.com
Max
Pax Productions, Inc.
978-0-9793112-0-8
Finalist:
A
Broad Abroad in Thailand: An Expat’s Misadventures in the Land of Smiles by
Dodie Cross
www.abroadinthailand.com
FourWaysWest-CrossRoads
Publishers
978-1-885614-75-9
1-4196-7235-5
MEDICAL
Winner:
Avoiding
Cancer One Day at a Time by Lynne Eldridge, M.D.
www.avoidcancernow.com
Beavers
Pond Press
1-5929815-9-3
Finalist:
He’s Not Autistic, But…: How We Pulled Our Son From the Mouth of the Abyss by
Tenna Merchent
www.hesnotautisticbut.com
Joyous
Messenger
978-1-933697-00-0
Finalist:
Medicines
for Mental Health: The Ultimate Guide to Psychiatric Medication by Kevin
Thompson, Ph.D
www.mentalmeds.org
BookSurge
978-1-4196-6954-5
Finalist:
Standard
of Care: A Novel by David Kerns
www.davidkerns.com
Sentient
Publications
1-59181054-X
MEMOIR
Winner:
Regina’s
Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal by Diana M. Raab
www.dianaraab.com
Beaufort
Books, NY
0-8253-0575-6
Finalist:
Light in Blue Shadows by Edie Hartshorne
www.edie.hartshorne.net
Ellsberg
Publishing
978-0-9788699-0-8
Finalist:
Inside
Out Down Under: Stories from a Spiritual Sabbatical by Diana Somerville
www.dianasomerville.com, www.beechworthpress.com
Beechworth
Press
978-0-9773533-0-3
Finalist:
A
Phoenix Rising: Defining the Moments by Bryan Nash
www.aphoenixrisingthebook.com
Bryan
Nash Publication, LLC
978-0-9797604-0-2
MULTICULTURAL FICTION
Winner:
Winner:
The Pale Surface of Things by Janey Bennett
www.palesurfaceofthings.com
Hopeace
Press
978-0-9734007-2-4
Finalist:
Spider Stories by Matthew Kirby
www.anothermyth.com
BookSurge
1-4196-6359-3
Finalist:
The
Circle of Olympians by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed
www.peaceofthedreamer.com
Peace
of the Dreamer
0-9762247-1-2
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
Winner:
Mylestones: ”How Mice Become Men” by Gary Ian Braxton
http://www.mylestonesthebook.com
978-0-6151-7756-4
Finalist:
Three Years in the Alaskan Bush by Colleen T. Weber
BookSurge
978-1419662744
MUSIC
Winner:
Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path by Linda Johnsen and Maggie Jacobus
www.yespublishers.com
Yes
International Publishers
978-0-936663-43-2
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Winner:
Stuff
to Die For by Don Bruns
www.donbrunsbooks.com
Oceanview
Publishing
978-1-933515-10-6
1-933515-10-4
Finalist:
The
Castro Gene by Todd Buchholtz
www.toddbuchholtz.com
Oceanview
Publishing
978-1-933515-06-9
1-933515-06-6
Finalist:
The
Identity Factor by James Houston Turner
www.jameshoustonturner.com
Aria
Publishers
978-0-958666411
Finalist:
Lady-killer
by Lawrence Light and Meredith Anthony
www.lawrencelight.com
www.meredithanthony.com
Oceanview
Publishing
978-1-933515-05-2
1-933515-05-8
Finalist:
The
Find by Marilyn Jax
www.marilynjax.com
Beaver’s
Pond Press
978-1-5929816-0-1
1-592981607
Finalist:
Oolong
Tea at 10:30 by Alice Cleveland Reed
Rob
Price, Booksforabuck
978-1-602150461
Finalist:
Wearing the Spider by Susan Schhab
www.susanschaab.com
Galavant Press, LLC
978-1-934291-05-4
NEW AGE FICTION
Winner:
The
What If Guy by Taylor G. Wilshire
www.thewhatifguy.com
Nautilus
Press
978-0-9778018-0-0
Finalist:
Wealtheow: Her Telling of Beowulf by Ashley Crownover
www.iroquoispress.com
Turner
Publishing
978-1-59652-390-6
978-1-59652-391-3
Finalist:
Our Lady of Dreams: A Prophecy for the New Age by Chanson Duvall
www.beauxrevespublishing.com
Beaux
Rêves Publishing
978-1-933651-09-5
978-1-933651-08-8
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
Winner:
Tarot
for the New Aeon: A Practical Guide to the Power and Wisdom of the Thoth Tarot
by P.C. Tarantino
www.tarotforthenewaeon.com
Alternative
Insights Publishing
978-0-9766184-0-9
Finalist:
Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth by Robert
Schwartz
www.courageoussouls.com
Whispering
Winds Press
978-0-97767945-4
Finalist:
Tanta
for Erotic Empowerment: The Key to Enriching Your Sexual Life by Mark A.
Michaek and Patricia Johnsen
www.tantrapm.com
Llewellyn
Worldwide
978-0-7387-1197-3
NON-FICTION
Winner:
Great
Peacemakers: True Stories From Around the World by Ken Beller and Heather Chase
www.greatpeacemakers.com
LTS
Press
978-0-9801382-0-7
PARENTING & FAMILY
Winner:
Parenting Children with Health Issues: Essential Tools, Tips and Tactics for
Raising Kids with Chronic Illness, Medical Conditions and Special Healthcare
Needs by Foster W. Cline, MD and Lisa C. Greene
www.parentingchildrenwithhealthissues.com
The
Love and Logic Press
1-930429-89-4
Finalist:
The Basic Baby Food Cookbook by Julianne Hood
www.thebasicbabyfoodcookbook.com
AuthorHouse
978-1-425960674
Finalist:
Callum’s
Cure by Shelley Sykes
www.shelleysykes.com
Amir Amirzoghi Unlimited
0-9775258-3-X
Finalist:
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James Webb. Ph.D, Janet Gore, M.Ed.,
Edward Amend, Psy.D, and Arlene DeVries, M.S.E.
www.giftedbooks.com
Great
Potential Press
978-0-910707-52-7
Finalist:
Long-Distance
Grandparenting: Connecting with Your Grandchildren from Afar by Willma Willis
Gore
Quill
Driver Books
www.QuillDriverBooks.com
978-1-88495675-1
Finalist:
The
Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling, and Stopping Bullies and
Bullying: A Complete Guide for Teachers and Parents by Margaret R. Kohut
Atlantic
Publishing Company
978-1-60138-021-0
Finalist:
I
Just Want My Kids to Be Happy! Why you shouldn’t say it, why you shouldn’t
think it, what you should embrace instead by Aaron Cooepr and Eric Keitel
www.mykidshappiness.com
Late
August Press
978-0-9797926-0-1
PHOTOGRAPHY
Winner:
Historic Photos of the Opry: Ryman Auditorium 1974 by Jim McGuire
www.turnerpublishing.com
Turner
Publishing
978-1-59652-373-9
Finalist:
City of Lovers- City of Wonder by Albert Russo
www.albertrusso.com
www.xlibris.com
978-1-4257-4357-4
Finalist:
Body
Glorious/Corps á corps by Albert Russo
www.albertrusso.com
www.xlibris.com
1-4257-2515-5
Finalist:
New
York at Heart/New York au Coeur by Albert Russo
www.albertrusso.com
www.xlibris.com
978-1-4257-4359-8
POETRY
Winner:
Outside
the Inner Dialogue by Donald Alan Straub III
www.monstirpoetry.com
Xlibris
978-1-4257-3167-0
1-4257-3167-8
Finalist:
Divine Inspirations by Annohrtamus
www.divinelyinspiredpoems.com
Annohrtamus,
LLC
978-0-9792274-2-4
PSYCHOLOGY
Winner:
Light in Blue Shadows by Edie Harshorne
www.edie.hartshorne.net
Ellsberg
Publishing
978-0-9788699-0-8
Finalist:
Secrets from the Sofa by Dr. Kenneth Herman
www.secretsfromthesofa.com
iUniverse
0-595-41432-X
Finalist:
The
Warrior Sage: Life as Spirit by Phil Nurernberger, Ph.D
www.mindmaster.com/home.html
www.yespublishers.com
Yes
International Publishers
978-0-936663-45-6
REFERENCE
Winner:
The
Restaurant Manager’s Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate and Manage a Financially
Successful Food Service Operation: with Companion CD-ROM by Douglas R. Brown
Atlantic
Publishing Company
978-0-910627-97-9
Finalist:
Forensic Photoshop-a comprehensive imaging workflow for forensic professionals
by Jim Hoerricks
www.forensicphotoshopbook.com
Blurb
978-1-60530-793-0
REGIONAL
Winner:
Alaska: A Photographic Excursion by Mark Kelley
www.markkelley.com
Mark
Kelley
978-1-57833-358-5
Finalist:
A Chicago Tavern by Rick Kogan
Lake
Claremont Press
1-893121-49-6
Finalist:
A
Cook’s Guide to Chicago by Marilyn Pocius
http://acooksguide.com
Lake
Claremont Press
1-893121-47-X
Finalist:
Atarque:
Now All Is Silent… by Pauline Chavez Bent
www.nmsantos.com
Rio
Grande Books
978-1-890689-16-2
RELIGION
Winner:
Treasures!
By Glory C. Odemene
www.gloryodemene.com
Xulon
Press Inc.
978-1-60266-170-7
Finalist:
Tradition
& Heritage: A History of the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Pena
Blanca, New Mexico by Virginia Ortiz
www.nmsantos.com
LPD
Press, Rio Grande Books
978-1-891689-32-2
Finalist:
Give Me Destiny: The Heart Cry of the Real Christian by James A. Jimason
www.myspace.com/dantesdestiny
Xulon
Press
1-594673-61-6
Finalist:
Shekinah!
By Glory C. Odemene
www.gloryodemene.com
Xulon
Press, Inc.
1-60034-060-1
Finalist:
Sermon
Snacks: Help, Hope and Encouragement for Today by Don Collette
www.sermonsnacks.com
Trafford
Publishing
978-1-4251-4539-2
Finalist:
Circle
of Mysteries: The Women’s Rosery Book Including Mysteries of Light by Christin
Lore Weber
www.christinloreweber.com
www.yespublishers.com
Yes
International Publishers
978-0-936663-41-8
Finalist:
Make
a Joyful Noise! Music, Movement, and Creative Play to Teach Bible Stories by
Kathryn Nider Wolf and Heather P. Robbins
www.newdaypublishing.net
New Day Publishing, Inc.
978-0-978056-8-2
RELIGIOUS FICTION
Winner:
Gracious
Gifts…Expressions of the Divine by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
www.peaceofthedreamer.com
Peace
of the Dreamer
0-9762247-0-4
ROMANCE
Winner:
Child Secrets by Mara Purl
www.marapurl.com
Haven
Books
978-1-58436-003-2
Finalist:
Closer
Than You Think by Mara Purl
www.marapurl.com
Haven
Books
978-1-58436-002-5
Finalist:
Coinage
of Commitment by R. Costelloe
www.rcostelloe.com
Saga
Books
978-1-894936-83-5
Finalist:
A
Handful of Sand by Mary Louise McCaffrey
www.ahandfulofsand.com
www.marylouisemccaffrey.com
iUniverse, Inc.
0-595-39348-9
Finalist:
More Than Angels: Once Upon a Lifetime (Book #2) by Ruby
Moon-Houldson
www.publishedfictionauthor.com
E-BookTime,
LLC
1-59824-415-9
SELF-HELP
Winner:
An Illumined Life ~ A Personal Yearly Retreat and Reflection Guide by Melanie
McGhee
www.illuminedlife.com
Hickory
Hill Press
978-0-9789699-0-5
Finalist:
The
Wisdom of Yawdy Rum
Micheal
Lane
www.yawdyrum.com
Expert
Publishing
1-931945-70-5
Finalist:
The
Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big,
Bold, Beautiful Life by Corrie Woods
www.womansfieldguide.com
Morgan
James Publishing
978-1-60037-395-4
Finalist:
Odd
One Out: The Maverick’s Guide to Adult ADD by Jennifer Koretsky
www.addmanagement.com
978-1-4276249-7-0
SHORT STORY FICTION
Winner:
Gracious Gifts…Expressions of the Divine by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
www.peaceofthedreamer.com
Peace
of the Dreamer
0-9762247-0-4
Finalist:
Tales of Real and Dream Worlds by Bart Stewart
www.bartstewart.com
Paper
View Books
978-0-9785817-0-1
Finalist:
The
New America by Brighten Cambridge
www.authorhouse.com/bookstore/bookstoresearchresults.aspx?searchtype=smpl&searchterm=brighten+cambridge
AuthorHouse
Publishing
978-1-4343-1430-7
Finalist:
Down
to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B. Freese
www.mathiasbfreese.com
Wheatmark , Inc.
978-1-58736-733-5
Finalist:
Midnight Gate: An Anthology of Short Stories by Richard Corwin
www.midnightgates.com
Xlibris
978-1-4257-7649-7
SHORT STORY NON-FICTION
Winner:
Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World by Darius Graham
BookSurge
1-4196-7340-8
Finalist:
The Horse with the Golden Mane by Russell A. Vassallo
ISBN: 978-0-9776739-1-9
SOCIAL CHANGE
Winner:
Echoes in Exile by Sheema Kalbasi
www.echoesinexile.com
P.R.A.
Publishing
978-0-97727703-7-8
Finalist:
Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World by Darius Graham
BookSurge
1-4196-7340-8
SPIRITUALITY
Winner:
The Rest of Your Life: Finding Repose in the Beloved by John Roger, D.S.S. with
Paul Kaye, D.S.S.
www.mandevillepress.org
Mandeville
Press
978-1893020-43-6
Finalist:
Being
Here, Modern Tales of Enlightenment by Ariel & Shya Kane
www.ask-inc.com
ASK
Productions
978-1-888043-18-1
Finalist:
Seeing
True: Ninety Contemplations in Ninety Days by Ronald Chapman
www.magneticnorthllc.com
Ozark
Mountain Publishing
978-1-886940-80-2
Finalist:
High
Way From Hell by Moonstone Star White
www.spiritwindpublishing.com
www.moonstonestarwhite.com
Spirit
Wind Publishing
978-0-9792797-1-3
Finalist:
Tree
Spirited Woman by Colleen Baldrica
http://colleenbaldrica.com
Beaver’s
Pond Press
1-59298-144-5
Finalist:
You
Are the Blessings: Meditations and Reflections on Life, God and Us by John Morton
www.mandevillepress.org
Mandeville
Press
978-1-893020-46-7
SPORTS
Winner:
Parachuting: The Skydiver’s Handbook by Dan Poynter and Mike Turoff
http://parapublishing.com
Para
Publishing
978-1-56860-141-0
Finalist:
Diary of a Husker by David Kolowski
www.huskerstories.com
Big
Red Press, LLC
978-0-9795931-0-9
0-9795931-0-7
TRAVEL
Winner:
Alaska:
A Photographic Excursion by Mark Kelley
www.markkelley.com
Mark
Kelley
978-1-57833-358-5
Finalist:
Don’t Miss the Boat: Cruisin’ Thought the Leisure Years by Janet Go and Perry
McGinnis
Lifetime
Chronicle Press
0-9779965-5-7
Finalist:
Inside
Out Down Under: Stories from a Spiritural Sabbatical by Diana Somerville
www.dianasomerville.com, www.beechworthpress.com
Beechworth
Press
978-0-9773533-0-3
Finalist:
Diamonds
are Waiting for You: Crater of Diamonds-Where Dreams
Can and Do Come True by James R. Holland
A
Bit of Boston Books
978-0-9788637-2-2
Finalist:
Walking
the Camino in an Age of Anxiety: The Search for the Medieval Pilgrim by John H.
Pratt
1-4196-6931-1
Finalist:
The
Flying Apple Pie and Other Tales of Life and Gastronomy by David Paul Larousse
www.larousseart.com
BookSurge
1-4196-3316-3
TRAVEL GUIDES
Winner:
The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 by Julie and Mike Neal
www.coconutpress.com
Coconut
Press
978-0-9709596-9-0
Finalist:
Travel
to China with my Pocket Book: Speak Mandarin Right Away by Wang-Ching Liu
and Marie-France Fay
www.nan-pat-vic-publishing.com
Nan-Pat-Vic
Publishing
978-0-9731480-3-9
TRUE CRIME
Winner:
Stolen
Innocence-The True-Life Terror I Experienced as Child by Elaine Carole
www.elainecarole.com
Infinity
0-7414-3917-4
VISIONARY FICTION
Winner:
Moondance by Karen M. Black
www.karenmblack.com
Ricochet
Publishing
978-0-9784838-1-4
Finalist:
Standard of Care: A Novel by David Kerns
www.davidkerns.com
Sentient
Publications
159181054X
WESTERN
Winner:
Massacre at Pilgrim’s Pass by Tim Lister
www.booksurge.com
BookSurge
978-1-4196-6853-1
1-4196-6853-6
Finalist:
Guns Across the Rio by Dac Crossley
http://www.daccrossley.com/
BookSurge
1-4196-6913-3
Finalist:
El
Tigre by John H. Manhold
www.johnhmanhold.com/
Shoot
Magazine Corportation
978-0-9726383-4-0
WOMEN'S ISSUES
Winner:
The Courage Code. It’s Yours. Break
It. Own It. Use It. By Megan Raphael and Jennifer
Byron
www.courageproject.com
Utopia
Press
978-0-966160-5-3
0-9661060-5-9
Finalist:
The
Cinderella System: 7 Steps to Attracting the Man and Relationship of Your
Dreams by Dr. Cindy Brown
www.thecinderellasystem.com
Love
Your Life
978-0-9798554-3-6
Finalist:
The
MavHERick Mind: How to Win the Battle for Success by Using What You’ve Got to
Get What You Want by Liz Pabon
www.mavherickhimd.com
Love
Your Life
978-0-9798554-9
Finalist:
Pregnancy
Wishes & IVF Dreams: A Story & Lessons About Life, Love & Infertility by Kelley R. Taylor
www.pregnancywishes.com
Trafford
Publishing
1-4251-0854-7
Finalist:
Give
Wings to Your Dreams; Reawaken Your Joy and Passion for Life by Lauren E.
Sullivan
www.inspiredlifedesign.com
Golden
Wings Press
978-0-9778538-1-6
0-9778538-1-0
Finalist:
The
Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big,
Bold, Beautiful Life by Corrie Woods
www.womansfieldguide.com
Morgan
James Publishing
978-1-60037-395-4
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Winner:
The Collin Chronicles: Book I: Magic, Bones, and Catacombs by T.K. Garrison
www.tkgarrison.com
BookSurge
1-4196-5887-5
Finalist:
Reggie & Ryssa and the Summer Camp of Faery by Bo Savino
www.aislingpress.com
Aisling
Press
978-1-934677-06-3
Finalist:
The
Mask of Tamirella by Dana Davis
http://danadaviswriting.com
iUniverse, Inc.
978-0-595-40505-3
Finalist:
Narwhal
by Margaret Gill
www.margaretgill.co.uk
iUniverse, Inc.
978-0-595-48177-4
YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION
Winner:
Teen
Success! Ideas to Move Your Mind by
Beatrice J. Elyé
www.giftedbooks.com
Great
Potential Press
978-0-910707-83-1
Finalist:
A Phoenix Rising: Defining the Moments by Bryan Nash
www.aphoenixrisingthebook.com
Bryan
Nash Publication, LLC
978-0-9797604-0-2
Finalist:
Diamonds
are Waiting for You: Crater of Diamonds-Where Dreams
Can and Do Come True by James R. Holland
A
Bit of Boston Books
978-0-9788637-2-2
Finalist:
Hope…and
Joy (and a Few Little Thoughts) for Pregnant Teens: Consciously Creating Your
Legacy by Rachel Brignoni
www.hopejoythoughts.com
Secret
Key Publishing, LLC
978-0-9795626-0-0
Finalist:
Be
a Poet! By Nancy Bogen
www.pen.org/memberprofile.php/prmprofileid/2159
Twickenham
Press
0-936726-07-5
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