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Congratulations to all Winners & Finalists
of The National "Best Books" 2007 Awards!
 

African American Studies

Winner: 
Color Me Butterfly by L.Y. Marlow
el Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9787320-5-9

Finalist:
View from the Middle of the Road, Volume II, U.S. in US an anthology edited by Lucinda Clark
P.R.A. Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9727703-6-1

Finalist:
Fade To Black by Woody Campbell 
Against the Wind Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9645493-5-7 

Finalist:
From Slave to Superstar of the Wild West by Tom DeMund 
Legends of the West Publishing
ISBN: 0-9786904-0-0 

Animals/Pets: General

Winner:
Puppy Care & Training by Teoti Anderson
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-3681-9
  

Finalist:
The Horse with the Golden Mane by Russell A. Vassallo 
Krazy Duck Productions
ISBN: 978-0-9776739-1-9 

Finalist:
What's the Matter with Henry? The True Tale of a Three-Legged Cat by Cathy Conheim and BJ Gallagher 
Breakthrough Press
ISBN: 0-9679576-2-1 

Finalist:
A Parrot for Life: Raising and Training the Perfect Parrot Companion by Rebecca K. O'Connor, illustrations by April Chmura 
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-0582-2

Finalist:
The Complete Cat Organizer by Cricky Long & Citydog 
Sellers Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-56906-971-4

Finalist:
Shelter Dogs by Traer Scott 
Merrell Publishers
ISBN: 978-1858943527

Finalist:
Street Dogs by Traer Scott
Merrell Publishers
ISBN: 978-1858944081

Animals/Pets: Health

Winner:
Pamper Your Pooch: Grooming Techniques, Spa Cuisine, plus Fitness and Style Ideas for the Chic Canine by Sarah Whitehead
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-0615-7

Finalist:
For Pet's Sake Do Something! Book One: How to Communicate with Your Pets and Help Them Heal by Dr. Monica Diedrich
Two Paws Up Press
ISBN: 978-0-9713812-7-8

Finalist:
For Pet's Sake Do Something! Book Two: How to Heal Your Sick, Overfed, and Bored Pets with Nutrition, Supplements, Herbs & Exercise by Dr. Monica Diedrich
Two Paws Up Press
ISBN: 978-0-9713812-9-2

Animals/Pets: Novelty

Winner:
The Little Dog's Activity Book: Fun & Frolic for a Fit Four-Legged Friend by Deborah Wood
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-0603-4

Finalist:
Abbey the Cavi and Friends by Steven Balaam
Balaam Books, LLC
ISBN: 0-9785585-0-2 

Finalist:
Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse by Ellen F. Feld, illustrated by Jeanne Mellin
Willow Bend Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9709002-6-5

Finalist:
Precious Companion: A Book of Comfort and Remembrance After the Loss of a Pet by Laynee Gilbert
L.O.A. Publications
ISBN: 0-9678966-2-2 

Finalist:
The Proverbial Cat by Sydney Hauser
Sellers Publishing
ISBN: 1-56906-974-3 

Finalist:
My Doggie Says…Messages from Jamie: How a dog named Jamie "talks" to her people by Fred M. Haney
Marion Venture Publishing
ISBN: 0-9785515-0-8 

Finalist:
101 Dog Tricks: Step-by-Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog by Kyra Sundance and Chalcy, photography by Nick Saglimbeni
Quarry Books
ISBN: 978-1592533251

Art: General

Winner:
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Collections by Barbara Buhler Lynes
Abrams
ISBN: 978-0-8109-0957-1

Finalist:
Sharie Hatchett Bohlmann: Rooms With A View by Enfantino Publishing, illustrator Sharie Hatchett Bohlmann
Publisher's Design Group
ISBN: 978-1929170-302

Finalist:
The Art of Richard Enfantino
White Stag Press/ PDG
ISBN: 978-0979258305

Finalist:
Graffitecture, Chicago Artists Attack Photographic Spaces by Douglas Fogelson
Front 40 Press
ISBN: 978-0977868971

Finalist:
Short Stories Illustrated by Artists, edited by Doug Folgelson
Front 40 Press
ISBN: 978-0977868933

Finalist:
Sonneteer: A Visual Composition on Selected Components of Our Built Environment
Front 40 Press
ISBN: 978-0977868988

Finalist:
W.O'K's Weird Wacky Wonderful World: The Art of William O'Keefe by James R. Holland
A Bit of Boston Books
ISBN: 978-0-9788637-0-8

Art: Instructional/How-To

Winner:
The Drawing Breakthrough Book: A Shortcut to Artistic Excellence by John Hastings
Draw 3 Lines Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9749418-2-0

Audio Book: Fiction

Winner:
Zalacain the Adventurer: The History of the Good Fortune and Wanderings of Martin Zalacain of Urbia by Pio Baroja, Translated and with an Introduction by James P. Diendl
Spoken Books Publishing
ISBN: 1-60031-005-2
 

Audio Book: Mystery

Winner:
A Corpse in the Soup by Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner
Books in Motion, Inc.
ISBN: 1-59607-857-X

Audio Book: Non-Fiction, Unabridged

Winner:
Forgiving Troy: The Art-O-Biography of Thom Bierdz by Thom Bierdz
Thom Bierdz, Inc.
ISBN: Pending

Finalist:
Raphael's Stanza Della Segnatura: Audio Guide to the Stanza Della Segnatura at the Vatican and its Remarkable Fresco Cycle by Jane's Smart Art Guides™
Context Audio Guides, LLC
ISBN: 978-0976-90524-0

Finalist:
Becoming What You Want to See in the World: The Art of Joyful Living by Mary Claire O'Neal
River Birch Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9772566-1-7

Audio Book: Romance

Winner:
Closer Than You Think (A Milford-Haven Novel, Book Two) by Mara Purl
Haven Books
ISBN: 1-58436-072-0
 

Audio Book: Self-Help/Motivational

Winner:
Success! Through Auto-Hypnosis by Stephen Hawley Martin
Oaklea Press
ISBN: 978-1-892538-39-0

Finalist:
The Black Man's Little Book of Success Secrets: 7 Spiritual Secrets for Breaking the Curse of Poverty by Larry E. Coleman
Crowner-Coleman Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 0-9790644-0-6 

Finalist:
Becoming What You Want to See in the World: The Art of Joyful Living by Mary Claire O'Neal
River Birch Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9772566-1-7

Audio Book: Spirituality

Winner:
Becoming What You Want to See in the World: The Art of Joyful Living by Mary Claire O'Neal
River Birch Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9772566-1-7

Audio Book: Travel

Winner:
Fra Angelico: San Marco: Audio Guide to San Marco in Florence and its Remarkable Fresco Cycle by Jane's Smart Art Guides™
Context Audio Guides, LLC
ISBN: 978-097690523-3

Audio Course: Spirituality

Winner:
The Debt Stops Here: Personal Finance Series Part I by Dr. Taffy Wagner
JTW Publishing, LLC

Autobiography/Memoirs

Winner:
Front & Center: How I Learned to Live There by Carlton Wilborn
Treelife Publishing
ISBN: 0-9790052-0-5
 

Finalist:
Cold War Confessions: Inside Our Classified Defense Programs by Jay Carp
River Pointe Publications
ISBN: 978-0-9758805-3-1

Finalist:
That Mean Old Yesterday by Stacey Patton 
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books 
ISBN: 0-7432-9310-X

Finalist:
Irmgard's Flute: A Memoir by Bernard W. Bail, M.D.
The Masters Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9795485-0-5

Finalist:
The Fourteenth Year: A Memoir by Kelly Watt
Mill City Press Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-934248-25-6

Finalist:
Getting a Winning Verdict in My Personal Life: A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul by J. Gary Gwilliam
Pavior Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-4243-4283-9

Finalist:
Stepping Off the Edge by Sandy Nathan
Vilasa Press
ISBN: 978-0-976280989

Biography: General

Winner:
The Gold Chaser by Joyce Sidey Brogdon
Borrego Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9778545-2-3

Biography: Historical

Winner:
Inside the Space Race: A Space Surgeon's Diary by Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-39-6

Finalist:
Journey toward Justice: Juliette Hampton Morgan and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Mary Stanton
University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0-82032857X

Finalist:
No One To Cry To: A Long, Hard Ride into the Sunset with Foy Willing of the Riders of the Purple Sage by Sharon Lee Willing
Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-58736-686-4

Finalist:
New Mexico: A Biographical Dictionary 1540-1980, Vol 1 by Don Bullis
Rio Grande Books
ISBN: 978-1-890689-71-1

Finalist:
Trapped Inside the Story by Leslie Cohen
Level 4 Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-933769-16-5

Business: Careers

Winner:
The Personality Code: Unlock the Secret to Understanding Your Boss, Your Colleagues, Your Friends…and Yourself by Travis Bradberry
Putnam
ISBN: 978-0399154119

Finalist:
Getting Ahead by Going Abroad: A Woman's Guide to Fast-track Career Success by C. Perry Yeatman and Stacie Nevadomski Berdan
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 978-0061340536

Finalist:
When Reality Hits: What Employers Want Recent College Graduates to Know by Nancy Barry
Brown Books Publishing Group
ISBN: 978-1-933285-87-0

Finalist:
Highway Hypodermics: Travel Nursing 2007 by Epstein LaRue, RN, BS
Star Publish
ISBN: 1-932993657

Finalist:
Independent Medical Coding: The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success as a Medical Coder by Donna Avila-Weil, RHIT & Rhonda Regan, CCS, CCS-P
Rayve Productions
ISBN: 978-1-877810-15-2

Finalist:
How to Break into Pharmaceutical Sales: A Headhunter's Strategy by Tom Ruff
Waverly Press
ISBN: 0-9786070-1-5 

Finalist:
Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work by Tad Waddington
Agate B2
ISBN: 978-1932841299

Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Winner:
The Road Map to Rich: A Lawyer's Perspective on Getting and Staying Rich by Joseph Michael Dickerson
Ovation Books
ISBN: 978-0-9790275-0-5

Finalist:
No More Rotten Eggs: 13 Steps to Hiring Grade AA Talent by Debra Thompson and Bill Greif
TG & Associates
ISBN: 978-0-9666098-6-8

Finalist:
Six Disciplines for Excellence: Building Small Businesses that Learn, Lead and Last by Gary Harpst
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-81-5

Business: General

Winner:
Results Rule! Build a Culture that Blows the Competition Away by Randy G. Pennington
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0-471-78274-2
 

Finalist:
The Mao of Business: Guerrilla Trade Techniques for the New China by Peter Levenda
Continuum
ISBN: 978-0-8264-2851-6

Finalist:
Kiss Theory Good Bye: Five Proven Ways to Get Extraordinary Results in Any Company by Bob Prosen
Gold Pen Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9776848-0-9

Finalist:
No More Rotten Eggs: 13 Steps to Hiring Grade AA Talent by Debra Thompson and Bill Greif
TG & Associates
ISBN: 978-0-9666098-6-8

Finalist:
A Cup of Joe: The Prosperity Formula, Creating an Organization Where Everyone Wins by Joe Mork
Break-Through, LLC.
ISBN: 978-0-9771940-1-8

Finalist:
Moving From Vision To Reality: Happy About® Fulfilling Your True Purpose by Cyril Rayan
Happy About
ISBN: 1-60005-047-6 

Finalist:
Some Assembly Required: How to Make, Keep and Grow Your Business Relationships (Second Edition) by Thom Singer
New Year Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9760095-3-5

Finalist:
Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work by Tad Waddington
Agate B2
ISBN: 978-1932841299

Business: International

Winner:
Get Ahead by Going Abroad: A Woman's Guide to Fast-track Career Success by C. Perry Yeatman and Stacie Nevadomski Berdan
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 978-0061340536

Business: Investing

Winner:
Preferreds: Wall Street's Best-Kept Income Secret by Kenneth G. Winans
KGW Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9793014-8-3
 

Finalist:
Wealth Secrets Revealed: Lunch with Gaffer by Sydney Tremayne
Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60037-259-9

Business: Law/Reference

Winner:
Copyright Companion for Writers by Tonya M Evans-Walls, Esq.
Legal Write Publications
ISBN: 978-0-9674579-9-4

Finalist:
The Complete Guide to Securing Your Own U.S. Patent: A Step-by-Step Road Map to Protect Your Ideas and Inventions—With Companion CD-ROM by Jamaine Burrell
Atlantic Publishing Company 
ISBN: 978-0-910627-05-4

Finalist:
The New York City Motorist's Parking Survival Guide: How to Avoid and Deal with Parking Tickets Effectively by Louis Camporeale
Parking Pal Company, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9664-678-2

Business: Management & Leadership

Winner:
Green to Gold: How Smart Companies use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage by Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston
Yale University Press

ISBN: 0-300-11997-6 

Finalist:
50 DOs for Everyday Leadership: Practical Lessons Learned the Hard Way ( So You Don't Have To) by John Barrett, David Wheatley and Lynn Townsend
Hunanergy, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9772062-0-9

Finalist:
Right Makes Might: Reviving Ethics to Improve Your Business by Dorothea Gaulden, Ph.D.
Bridgeway Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-86-0

Finalist:
Six Disciplines for Excellence: Building Small Businesses that Learn, Lead and Last by Gary Harpst
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-81-5

Finalist:
The Ugly Truth about Managing People: 50 "Must Get Right" Management Challenges and How to Really Handle Them by Ruth King
Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-4022-0913-0

Finalist:
Leader's Playbook: How to Apply Emotional Intelligence--Keys to Great Leadership by Reldan S. Nadler, Psy.D.
Psyccess Press 
ISBN: 978-0975947746

Finalist:
The Better People Leader by Charles A. Coonradt with Lisa Ann Thomson 
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-4236-0158-6

Business: Marketing & Advertising

Winner:
The Ultimate Guide to Search Engine Marketing: Pay Per Click Advertising Secrets Revealed by Bruce C. Brown
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-910627-99-3

Finalist:
How to Use the Internet to Advertise, Promote, and Market Your Business or Web Site—With Little or No Money by Bruce C. Brown
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-910627-57-3

Finalist:
The Complete Sizzle Satchel: A Get-Real Workbook for Red-Hot Marketeers by Carolyn Gorsuch
StrataTrek, Inc.
ISBN: 0-9769535-0-1 

Finalist:
Turn Browers into Buyers: Secrets for Turning an Internet Profit by Michelle Howe
OC Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9759509-2-0

Business: Motivational

Winner:
Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work by Tad Waddington
Agate B2
ISBN: 978-1932841299

Finalist:
The NEW Think and Grow Rich by Ted Ciuba
Morgan James Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0-9758570-7-X

Finalist:
Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 have us nine spiritual lessons of work and business by Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler
Chilmark Books
ISBN: 0-9761984-2-8 

Finalist:
A Cup of Joe: The Prosperity Formula, Creating an Organization Where Everyone Wins by Joe Mark
Break-Through, LLC.
ISBN: 978-0-9771940-1-8

Finalist:
How to Break into Pharmaceutical Sales: A Headhunter's Strategy by Tom Ruff
Waverly Press
ISBN: 0-9786070-1-5 

Finalist:
The ABC's of Networking by Thom Singer
New Year Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9760095-2-8

Business: Personal Finance

Winner:
Who's Sitting on Your Nest Egg?: Why You Need a Financial Advisor and Ten Easy Tests for Finding the Best One by Robin S. Davis, CFP
Bridgeway Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-80-8

Finalist:
Retire Rich With Your Self-Directed IRA: What Your Broker & Banker Don't Want You to Know About Managing Your Own Retirement Investments by Nora Peterson
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-910627-72-6

Finalist:
Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck: A Conversation About Income, Wealth, and the Steps in Between by Michael B. Rubin
Wachtel & Martin LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9787927-8-7

Finalist:
The Two Headed Quarter: How to See Through Deceptive Numbers and Save Money on Everything You Buy by Joseph Ganem
Chartley Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9677551-3-7

Finalist:
On Golden Pond…Or Up the Creek?: Making the Right Choices for Your Retirement Security by F. Bill Billimoria
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-78-5

Finalist:
Surviving Your Business Debt by Kenneth Easton
Publishing Works, Inc.
ISBN: 1-933002506

Finalist:
80 Proven Ways to Become a Millionaire by Paul S. Damazo
SG&A Productions, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9793139-8-1

Finalist:
No Money Limits For Real Estate Investors: Discover The Money-Making Secret In The Real Estate Game That Transforms Your Money Struggles Into Financial Abundance by Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D.
Morgan James Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1-60037-100-0 

Business: Real Estate

Winner:
No Money Limits For Real Estate Investors: Discover The Money-Making Secret In The Real Estate Game That Transforms Your Money Struggles Into Financial Abundance by Kalinda Rose Stevenson, Ph.D.
Morgan James Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1-60037-100-0
 

Finalist:
The Complete Guide to Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens & Deeds: How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely by Jamaine Burrell
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-910627-73-3

Finalist:
The Real Estate Developer's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Real Estate Development—With Companion CD-ROM by Tanya Davis
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-1-60138-034-0

Business: Reference

Winner:
The Non-Commercial Food Service Manager's Handbook: A Complete Guide for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Military, Prisons, Schools, and Churches with Companion CD-ROM by Douglas R. Brown & Shri L. Henkel
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-910627-81-8

Finalist:
How to Break into Pharmaceutical Sales: A Headhunter's Strategy by Tom Ruff
Waverly Press
ISBN: 0-9786070-1-5 

Finalist:
Basic Accounting Concepts, Principles, and Procedures: Volume 1, Building the Conceptual Foundation by Gregory R. Mostyn
Worthy & James Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9791494-8-1

Finalist:
Basic Accounting Concepts, Principles, and Procedures: Volume 2, Applying Principles and Procedures by Gregory R. Mostyn
Worthy & James Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9791494-9-8

Business: Sales

Winner:
Sell the Feeling: The 6-Step System that Drives People to Do Business with You by Larry Pinci and Phil Glosserman
Mindworks Media
978-0-9797653-0-9

Finalist:
Managing the Customer Experience: A Measurement-Based Approach by Morris Wilburn
ASQ Quality Press
978-0-87389-702-0

Finalist:
How to Break into Pharmaceutical Sales: A Headhunter's Strategy by Tom Ruff
Waverly Press
0-9786070-1-5 

Finalist:
Applying the Science of Six Sigma to the Art of Sales and Marketing by Michael J. Pestorius
ASQ Quality Press
978-0-89389-696-2

Business: Technical/Computer

Winner:
Old-School Software Development: Lessons from a Software Survivor by William Roetzheim
Level 4 Press, Inc.
978-1-933769-25-7

Business: Writing/Publishing

Winner:
The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success by Carolyn Howard-Johnson 
Red Engine Press
ISBN: 978-0-978515874

Finalist:
The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living by Peter Bowerman
Fanove Publishing
ISBN: 0-9670598-6-0 

Finalist:
A Book is Born: 24 Authors Tell All by Nancy C. Cleary
Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-932279-50-4

Finalist:
Calling All Authors: How to Publish with Your Eyes Wide Open by Valerie Connelly
Nightengale Press
ISBN: 1-933449-43-8 

Finalist:
The Writer Within You: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing in Your Retirement Years by Charles Jacobs
Caros Books
ISBN: 978-0-9793636-0-3

Finalist:
The Author's Guide to Planning Book Events by Carol Hoenig
iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1-58348-476-0

Finalist:
The Writer Behind the Words: Steps to Success in the Writing Life by Dara Girard
ILORI Press
ISBN: 978-0-9770191-5-1

Finalist:
Sell Your Book on Amazon: Top-Secret Tips Guaranteed to Increase Sales for Print-On-Demand and Self-Publishing Writers by Brent Sampson
Outskirts Press
ISBN: 978-1432701963

Children's Activity Book

Winner:
Hello Rousseau by Catherine de Duve
Birdcage Press 
ISBN: 1-59960-002-1

Children's Educational

Winner:
GALS!™ Girls As Leaders!™ by Christine "Kris" Brumfield
Authorhouse
ISBN: 978-1-4259-2775-2

Finalist:
A Clue for You: Tail in the Teapot written & illustrated by Barbara A. Palmer
BP Folkart Press
ISBN: 978-0-9728228-2-4

Finalist:
Snowy White World to Save by Stephanie Lisa Tara, illustrations by Alex Walton
Brown Books Publishing Group
ISBN: 978-1-933285-89-4

Finalist:
The First Woman President of the United States by Carole Marsh
Gallopade International
ISBN: 0-635-06404-9 

Finalist:
Three Grin Salad: A Kid's Recipe for a Happy and Healthy Life by Aja King with illustrator Lisa Taron
ICAN Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-09780710-1-1

Finalist:
Just Me and 6,000 Rats: A Tale of Conjunctions by Rick Walton, illustrated by Mike Gordon and Carl Gardon
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-4236-0219-4

Finalist:
Loving Marley by Donald and Sara Hassler, illustrations by Carol Newsom
PugTale Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9766390-7-7

Children's Fiction

Winner:
Runt the Hunted by Daniel Schwabauer
Clear Water Press
ISBN: 978-09742972-3-1

Finalist:
Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness by Kaza Kingsley
Firelight Press
ISBN: 978-0-9786555-7-0

Finalist:
The Magic Gown by J.L. Kimmel
Spring Tree Press
ISBN: 0-9785007-0-9 

Finalist:
Mommy and Daddy Are Always Supposed to Say Yes…Aren't They? by B. Annye Rothenberg, Ph.D., illustrated by Marion Eldridge
Perfect Parenting Press
ISBN: 978-0-9790420-0-3

Finalist:
The Giant Book of Bedtime Stories edited by William Roetzheim
Level 4 Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-933769-20-2

Finalist:
The Call to Shakabaz by Amy Wachpress
Woza Books
ISBN: 978-0-9788350-2-6

Finalist:
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
Shadow Mountain
ISBN: 978-1-59038-742-9

Finalist:
Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want by Obert Skye
Shadow Mountain
ISBN: 978-1-59038-800-6

Finalist:
The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull
Shadow Mountain
ISBN: 978-1-59038-783-2

Children's Non-Fiction 

Winner:
Tatanka and the Lakota People: A Creation Story, illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux
South Dakota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0-9749195-8-6
 

Finalist:
What's the Matter with Henry? The True Tale of a Three-Legged Cat by Cathy Conheim and BJ Gallagher
Breakthrough Press
ISBN: 0-9679576-2-1 

Finalist:
I Can't Wait Till I'm Five by Colleen H. Robley Blake, illustrated by Nicholas Levy & Carol Torgerson
Imaajinn This
ISBN: 0-9767342-0-6 

Finalist:
Barefoot Farmer of Pawtuckaway: The Story of George Goodrich by Paula Casey Wood
Publishing Works, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1933002347

Finalist:
Monique "Sweetie Pie" Walton by Janet Spann-Walton
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-3282-0

Children's Novelty & Gift Books

Winner:
Magnix® Little Learners: Ready to Read & Write
GoBo®
ISBN: 978-1-932915-44-0

Finalist:
Who's Behind the Fairy Doors? by Jonathan B. Wright
Urban Fairies Operations, LLC
ISBN: 0-9793585-0-7 

Finalist:
Tino Turtle Travels to London, England by Carolyn L. Ahern, illustrated by Neallia Burt Sullivan
Tino Turtle Travels, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9793158-0-0

Finalist:
Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody by Valerie Estelle Frankel
WingSpan Press
ISBN: 978-1-59594-088-9

Finalist:
Baby Sing & Play: Animal Songs
GoBo®
ISBN: 978-1-932915-43-3

Finalist:
Baby Sing & Play: Sleepytime Songs 
GoBo®
ISBN: 978-1-932915-42-6

Finalist:
Magnix® Little Learners: Ready for Numbers
GoBo®
ISBN: 978-1-932915-45-7

Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction

Winner:
The Runaway Garden by Jeffery L. Schatzer, illustrations by Jeffrey Ebbeler
Mitten Press
ISBN: 978-1-58726-436-8

Finalist:
The Dragonfly Door by John Adams, illustrated by Barbara L. Gibson
Feather Rock Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1-934066-12-5 

Finalist:
Obara the Gatekeeper by Michelle Bodden
Water Daughter Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9753089-1-2

Finalist:
I Can Survive written and illustrated by Jennifer May Allen 
American Cancer Society
ISBN: 978-0-944235-76-8

Finalist:
Yatandou by Gloria Whelan, illustrated by Peter Sylvada
Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 978-1585362110

Finalist:
I'm Going to be a Big Brother! by Brenda Bercun, illustrated by Sue Gross 
Nurturing Your Children Press
ISBN: 978-0-9767198-7-8

Finalist:
The Frog Prince by The Brothers Grimm as retold by Kathy-Jo Wargin, illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert 
Mitten Press
ISBN: 978-1-58726-279-1

Finalist:
Adventures of Riley: Operation Orangutan by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz
Eaglemont Press
ISBN: 978-0-9748411-4-4

Finalist:
The Patched Heart, A Gift of Friendship and Caring by H.E. Stewart
Tudor House Press
ISBN: 978-0-9693852-5-7

Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction w/ Audio CD

Winner:
Tino Turtle Travels to Paris, France by Carolyn L. Ahern, illustrated by Neallia Burt Sullivan
Tino Turtle Travels, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9793158-1-7

Finalist:
Dare to Dream by Carl Sommer, illustrated by Jorge Martinez, Greg Budwine, & Kennon James
Advance Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-57537-723-0

Finalist:
Tino Turtle Travels to London, England by Carolyn L. Ahern, illustrated by Neallia Burt Sullivan
Tino Turtle Travels, LLC
978-0-9793158-0-0

Finalist:
Island Potty Party by Tim Friedlander
Playdate Kids Publishing
ISBN: 978-1933721-15-6

Finalist:
The I Like Me Dance by Tim Friedlander
Playdate Kids Publishing
978-1933721-07-1

Finalist:
Roberto's Great Adventure by Rosemary Carter, illustrations by Brenda Gentile
Iguana Enterprises, Inc.
ISBN: 1-4243-0741-4 

Finalist:
The Fruit Flies' Picnic by Kathleen Stefancin, M.S., R.D., illustrated by Kirk Werner
Smart Picks, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9764785-0-8

Finalist:
The Big Move by J. Kirk Richards
The Bright-Brights Media Company
ISBN: 978-0-9752553-1-5

Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction

Winner:
What Color is Your Dream? by Kittie Nesius Beletic
Brown Books Publishing Group
ISBN: 978-1-933285-56-6

Finalist:
And Baby Makes a Family by Phyllis Ann Mariani
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-5937-7

Finalist:
One is Fun by Leona DeRosa Bodie, illustrated by Catherine Baptista Davis
WRB Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4243-2961-8

Finalist:
All Children Have Different Eyes: Learn to play and make friends by Edie A. Glaser and Maria Burgio, Ph.D., illustrated by Doina Paraschiv
Vidi Press
ISBN: 978-1-934561-15-7

Finalist:
D is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet by Nancy I. Sanders, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 978-1585362936

Finalist:
M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet by Helen L. Wilbur, illustrated by Robert Papp 
Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 978-1585363049

Finalist:
Incredibly Lonely, That's Me by Ben Keckler, illustrated by Dick Davis
Eagle Creek Publications, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9769093-2-3

Finalist:
Cha-Cha & Zee Explore San Antonio by Indigo Tyler
TKPublishing
ISBN: 978-0-9765100-3-1

Finalist:
Focus on Minerals by Jerry Wermund
Rockon Publishing
ISBN: 0-9726255-2-6 

Children's Picture Book: Paperback Fiction

Winner:
Stinky the Bulldog by Jackie Valent, illustrated by Michael Richlen
AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-14208269-7-5

Finalist:
Sweet Pea and the Bumblebee by Jason Akley, illustrations by Bobbi Switzer
Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1-432703412

Finalist:
The Candlestick by Jason Akley, illustrations by Bobbi Switzer
Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1-432703129

Finalist:
Arthur, The Christmas Elf, story and illustrations by Valerie Connelly
Nightengale Press
ISBN: 1-933449-23-3 

Finalist:
"When…" Children's Picture Book Series by Lisa Galjanic
LSG Publications
ISBN: 978-1-9333632-06-6

Finalist:
ABC Animals by Felicia Okeke-Ibezim
Ekwike Books & Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9661598-9-9

Finalist:
Tewiggly-Wriggley Rex by Kerry Kruskal, illustrated by Aija Jasuna
Princeton Pedagogical Publications
ISBN: 0-9792314-0-X

Children's Picture Book: Paperback Non-Fiction

Winner:
Nature's Yucky 2: The Desert Southwest by Lee Ann Landstron & Karen I. Schragg, illustrated by Rachel Rogge
Mountain Press Publishing Company 
ISBN: 978-0-87842-529-7

Finalist:
Diamonds are Waiting for You: Crater of Diamond-Where Dreams Can and Do Come True by James R. Holland
A Bit of Boston Books
ISBN: 978-0-9788637-2-2

Finalist:
The Charcoal Forest : How Fire Helps Animals and Plants by Beth A. Peluso
Mountain Press Publishing Company 
ISBN: 978-087842532-7

Finalist:
My Dad, The Folk Potter: A Picture Book of Pottery Making From Beginning to End by Blaka Y. Abee 
Xlibris
ISBN: 1-4257-2157-5 

College Guides

Winner:
The College Applicant's Organizer by Elizabeth Long
Sellers Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-56906-985-1

Finalist:
When Reality Hits: What Employers Want Recent College Graduates to Know by Nancy Barry
Brown Books Publishing Group
ISBN: 978-1-933285-87-0

Finalist:
The Applica-Phobia of College Admissions: Why "Getting In" Starts With Your Resume by P.J. Finer
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-7056-3

Finalist:
Secrets from the Sofa: A Psychologist's Guide to Achieving Personal Peace by Dr. Kenneth Herman
iUniverse, Inc,
ISBN: 0-595-41432-X

Comics: Graphic Novels

Winner:
The Famous Hooper Brothers by David Evans
The Jonah Press
ISBN: 0-929422-00-7
 

Cookbooks: Desserts

Winner:
The Cupcake Book & Baking Kit by Susanna Tee
Sellers Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-56906-991-2

Cookbooks: General

Winner:
The Great American Eat-Right Cookbook by Jeanne Besser and Colleen Doyle
American Cancer Society
ISBN: 978-0-944235-93-5

Finalist:
Tables of Content: Service, Settings and Supper by The Junior League of Birmingham
The Junior League of Birmingham
ISBN: 0-9774688-0-1 

Finalist:
PupSnacks: 35 Delicious and Healthy Recipes to Bark Home About by Stephanie Mehanna
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-0614-0

Finalist:
Timeless: Four Generations of Creative Kosher Cuisine by the Auxiliary of the Madlyn & Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life 
Wimmer Cookbooks
ISBN: 0-9763839-0-X

Finalist:
500 Appetizers by Susannah Blake
Sellers Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-56906-976-9

Finalist:
Trattoria Grappolo: Simple Recipes for Traditional Italian Cuisine by Leonardo Curti & James O. Fraioli
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-4236-0215-6

Finalist:
Luby's Recipes & Memories: A Collection of Our Favorite Dishes and Heartwarming Stories
Luby's Inc.
ISBN: 0-9788162-0-X

Cookbooks: International

Winner:
Cooking Danish: A Taste of Denmark by Stig Hansen
Cooking Danish, LLC 
ISBN: 978-0-9791019-0-8

Cookbooks: Poultry, Meat, Fish

Winner:
Game for All Seasons Cookbook by Harold Webster
Great American Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-9779053-1-7

Cookbooks: Regional

Winner:
Tassajara Cookbook: Lunches, Picnics & Appetizers by Karla Oliveira
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-4236-0097-8

Finalist:
Marshes to Mansions: Treasured Recipes of South Louisiana by The Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc.
Favorite Recipes Press
ISBN: 978-0-9607524-4-7

Finalist:
New England Summertime Cooking by Sherri Eldridge
Harvest Hill Press
ISBN: 978-1-886862-52-4

Finalist:
Simply Sarasota: Creatively Casual Cuisine by the Junior League of Sarasota Florida
Junior League of Sarasota, FL
ISBN: 0-9779104-0-7 

Finalist:
Tastes & Treasures: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona by Historical League, Inc.
Historical League
ISBN: 0-9768363-0-0 

Finalist:
Worth Tasting by The Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9608090-2-8

Finalist:
Celebrate…Italian Style by Jacqueline Miconi
AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1-4343-0738-5

Cookbooks: Vegetables/Grains/Pasta

Winner:
Vegetables: Recipes and Techniques from the World's Premier Culinary College by The Culinary Institute of America
Lebhar-Friedman Books
ISBN: 978-0-86730-918-8

Cooking, Food & Wine: Natural Foods

Winner:
The World's Healthiest Foods: Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating by George Mateljan
GMF Publishing
ISBN: 09769185-4-4

Finalist:
From the Land of Milk and Honey by Jennifer Cote
Winepress Publishing
ISBN: 1-57921-830-X

Finalist:
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samual Thayer
Forager's Harvest Press
ISBN: 978-0-9766266-0-2

Cooking, Food & Wine: Reference

Winner:
Wine & Cheese Pairing Guide: Your Exciting Search for WOW! Combinations by Norm & Barbara Ray
Rayve Productions
ISBN: 978-1-877810-00-8

Crafts/Hobbies/How-To

Winner:
Scrapbooking by Helen Bradley
Sellers Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-56906-979-X

Finalist:
Art Quilt Workbook: Exercises & Techniques to Ignite Your Creativity by Jane Dávila & Elin Waterston
C&T Publishing, INC.
ISBN: 978-1-57120-377-X

Finalist:
Fresh Felt Flowers by Lynne Farris
C&T Publishing, INC.
ISBN: 978-1-57120-415-6

Finalist:
Make It You - Your Space by Shannon Mullen
C&T Publishing, INC.
ISBN: 978-1-57120-421-0

Finalist:
Ruth B. McDowell's Design Workshop by Ruth B. McDowell
C&T Publishing, INC.
ISBN: 978-1-57120-419-6

Creative Non-Fiction

Winner:
Woodstock History and Hearsay by Anita M. Smith
Woodstock Arts
ISBN: 978-0967926841

Current Events: Political/Social

Winner:
Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century by Alex Steffen
Abrams
ISBN: 978-0-81029-3095-7

Finalist:
Orléans Embrace with the Secret Gardens of the Vicux Carré by TJ Fisher, with Roy Guste and Louis Sahue Photography
Margana Press
ISBN: 978-0-9773514-7-3

Finalist:
Terrorism 101: A Library Reference & Selected Annotated Bibliography by Leon Newton, Ph.D.
Outskirts Press
ISBN: 978-1-59800-611-7

Finalist:
Right to Recover: Winning the Political and Religious Wars over Stem Cell Research in America by Yvonne Perry
Nightengale Press
ISBN: 978-1-933449-41-8

Finalist:
Border Film Project: Migrant and Minutemen Photos from the U.S.-Mexico Border by Rudy Adler, Victoria Criado and Brett Huneycutt
Abrams
ISBN: 978-0-8109-9315-0

Finalist:
Water is Key: A Better Future for Africa by Gil Garcetti
Balcony Press
ISBN: 978-1-890449-45-2

E-Books Fiction

Winner:
Living in the Shadow by Pooja Mahadeshwar
SMI Publishing
ISBN: 0-9749201-3-4
 

Education/Academic

Winner:
Navigating Newbie-ism: 12 Simple Ways to Thrive in Your First Job and Career, The College Student's Guide by Marcia Hall
Parker Stanton Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9788066-3-7

Finalist:
Mr. A's Final Exam: Public School: The Good, the Comical, and the Absurd by Harvey Allen
HBA
ISBN: 978-1-4243-0198-0

Finalist:
Chinese Easy to Learn by Wang-Ching Liu
Nan-Pat-Vic Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-973-1480-1-5

Finalist:
Basic Accounting Concepts, Principles, and Procedures: Volume 1, Building the Conceptual Foundation by Gregory R. Mostyn
Worthy & James Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9791494-8-1

Finalist:
Basic Accounting Concepts, Principles, and Procedures: Volume 2, Applying Principles and Procedures by Gregory R. Mostyn
Worthy & James Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9791494-9-8

Education: PreK-12

Winner:
Boot Camp for Leaders in K-12 Education: Continuous Improvement by Lee Jenkins, Lloyd O. Roettger and Caroline Roettger
ASQ Quality Press
ISBN: 978-0-89389-681-8

Finalist:
Why Am I at the Red Table? By Julie Firstenberg Kamins, illustrated by Carlos Long
Librujas
ISBN: 978-0-9771566-9-6

Fiction & Literature: African American Fiction

Winner:
Living, Breathing Lies by Gloria Mallette
Gemini Press
ISBN: 978-0-9678789-2-8

Finalist:
Their Dogs Came With Them: A Novel by Helana Maria Viramontes
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 0-7432-8766-5 

Finalist:
Broken Paradise by Cecilia Samartin
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 0-7432-8779-7

Finalist:
He's Fine…But is He Saved? by Kimberley Brooks
Kimani Press/Harlequin
ISBN: 978-0373830619

Finalist:
Whatever It Takes by Dwayne Murray, Sr.
MADBO Enterprises
ISBN: 0-976985519

Finalist:
No Love Lost by Therone Shellman
Third Eye Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0-977100421

Fiction & Literature: Chick Lit/Women's Lit

Winner:
Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 1-4165-493-X

Finalist:
Pike Place by Marilyn Howard Tschudi
Quarrystone Publishing Company
978-0-6151-4455-9

Finalist:
Relocating Mia by Rebecca Lerwill
Bridgeway Books
ISBN: 1-933538-87-2 

Finalist:
Heart of Blue by Amey Libman
Cold Tree Press
ISBN: 978-1-58385-125-8

Finalist:
Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero
Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0-7582-1557-6 

Finalist:
Do Not Boast About Tomorrow by Teresa Tallent
Bridgeway Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-65-5

Finalist:
The Queen of Cups by Collette Yvonne
Panic House
ISBN: 978-0-9734623-0-2

Fiction & Literature: Fantasy/Science Fiction

Winner:
Veil of Darkness, Book One of The Earthsoul Prophecies by Greg Park
Bladestar Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9787931-8-0

Finalist:
Dream of the Dragon Pool: A Daoist Quest by Albert A. Dalia
Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Press
ISBN: 978-1-929355-34-1

Finalist:
Dragon Queen: An Ancient Mirrors Tale by Jayel Gibson
Synergy Books
ISBN: 1-93353-8465

Finalist:
The Wrekening: An Ancient Mirrors Tale by Jayel Gibson
Synergy Books
ISBN: 1-93353-8309

Finalist:
Cleansing Hunt, Book Two of The Earthsoul Prophecies by Greg Park
Bladestar Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9787931-9-7

Finalist:
Salt of the Air by Vera Nazarian
Prime Books
ISBN: 978-0809557387

Finalist:
The Shades of Another World: When Evil Rises by Christian Wingate
Publish America
ISBN: 1-4241-6435-4 

Finalist:
Planet Zanzibar: A Novel from Discovery to Survival by Jesse Mathes
Publish America
ISBN: 1424114977

Fiction & Literature: Gay/Lesbian Fiction

Winner:
Naked in the Rain by Eowyn Wood
Crooked Hills Publishing
ISBN: 978-0977873801

Finalist: 
Man In Shadow by Russell Thomas
GLB Publishers
ISBN: 978-1-9342030-0-2

Finalist:
Summer Club and the Creatures by James A. Richards
GLB Publishers
ISBN: 978-1-9342030-1-9

Finalist: 
Shalom Tower Syndrome by Albert Russo
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-7726-5

Fiction & Literature: General Fiction

Winner:
The Vengeance Trap by Axel & Linda Hansen
Ophir Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9787658-1-1

Finalist:
Them by Nathan McCall
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 1-4165-4915-3

Finalist:
Intimate Relations with Strangers by David Valentine Bernard
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 1-4165-4036-9 

Finalist:
Julia Fairchild by Louise Gaylord
Little Moose Press
ISBN: 978-0-9786049-7-4

Finalist:
Egrets to the Flames by Barbara Anton
Oceanview Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-933515-11-3

Finalist:
The Last Christmas Ride by Edie Hand
Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN: 978-58182-624-1

Finalist:
A Man You Could Love by John Callahan
Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-55591-620-6

Finalist:
My Half of the Sky by Jana McBurney-Lin
Komenar Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9772081-1-1

Fiction & Literature: Historical Fiction

Winner:
The Scar of David by Susan Abulhawa
Journey Publications, LLC
ISBN: 9772078-8-6

Finalist:
The House of Pendragon Book II: The Recruit by Debra A. Kemp
Amber Quill Press
ISBN: 978-1-59279-699-1

Finalist:
Primordial Vault by Frank Deft
Appalachian Authors Guild & Associates
ISBN: 978-0-9761321-1-0

Finalist:
Ziiza: A Story of the Oregon Country by Fred Barrett
Alder Press
ISBN: 978-0-9636614-6-3

Finalist:
Paper Children, An Immigrant's Legacy by Marcia Fine
Hudson House 
978-1-58776-864-4

Finalist:
Murder on Pratas Reef by Rick Ainsworth
VRA Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9770376-1-2

Finalist:
Not by Force but by Good Will: The Odyssey of a Runaway Slave at the Time of Constantine the Great by Hannah Bonsey Suthers
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-0631-9

Finalist:
Terror Counter Terror by Steve Pieczenik
iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-595-34888-6

Fiction & Literature: Horror

Winner:
Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 978-0060182984

Fiction & Literature: Multicultural Fiction

Winner:
The Pale Surface of Things by Janey Bennett
Hopeace Press
ISBN: 978-0-9734007-2-4

Finalist:
Selling the Fantasy by Stacey L. Ford
Scooter Pie Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9796593-0-0

Finalist:
Smallfish Clover by Heather Shaw
IAMO Press
ISBN: 978-1-4243-4242-6

Finalist:
An Angry Drum Echoed: May Musgrove, Queen of The Creeks by Pamela Bauer Mueller
Piñata Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9685097-7-7

Finalist:
Avenging Victorio by Dave DeWitt
Rio Grande Books
ISBN: 978-1-890689-26-1

Finalist:
One Way to Pakistan by Harold M. Bergsma
AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1-4259-7422-0

Fiction & Literature: Mystery/Suspense

Winner:
White Heat by Cherry Adair
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 978-0-345-47644-9

Finalist:
Stuff to Die For by Don Bruns
Oceanview Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-933515-10-6

Finalist:
The Castro Gene by Todd Buchholz
Oceanview Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-933515-06-9

Finalist:
Philippine Fever by Bruce Cook
Capital Crime Press
ISBN: 978-0-9776276-7-7

Finalist:
Poisen Pen by Sheila Lowe
Capital Crime Press
ISBN: 978-0-9776276-0-8

Finalist:
The Mind Keepers by Kenneth MacLean
New World Press
ISBN: 978-0-9170980-7-9

Finalist:
Sinner by Sharon Carter Rogers
RiverOak
ISBN: 978-1589190979

Finalist:
Wearing the Spider by Susan
Schaab Galavant Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-934291-05-4

Fiction & Literature: New Age Fiction

Winner:
Imagining Einstein: Essays on M-Theory, World Peace & The Science of Compassion by Barbara With
Mad Island Communications LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9677458-7-9

Finalist:
Choice: A Simply Way to Peace by Victoria A. Barna
Evolving Journeys Publishing House
ISBN: 0-9793301-2-2 

Finalist:
Flying Between Heaven and Earth by Gina E. Jones
Xlibris
ISBN: 1-4257-3057-4 

Fiction & Literature: Religious Fiction

Winner:
Snow Angel by Jamie Carie
B & H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0-805445331

Finalist:
Mr. Inside: A Novel by L. Frank James
The Salt Works/PDG
ISBN: 978-1934080-016

Finalist:
The Lost Epistle of Jesus by Evan Drake Howard
Crown Oak Press
ISBN: 978-1-60266-126-4

Finalist:
Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys by Janet Kay Jensen
Cedar Fort, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-59955-075-6

Finalist:
Do Not Boast About Tomorrow by Teresa Tallent
Bridgeway Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-65-5

Finalist:
The Passion of Maryam by Loren Woodson
Plain View Press
ISBN: 978-1-891386-74-9

Finalist:
The 13th Demon: The Alter of the Spiral Eye by Bruce Hennigan
iUniverse
ISBN: 0-595-40396-4 

Fiction & Literature: Romance

Winner:
Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 0-7432-3716-0
 

Finalist:
If only I could… by Greg M. Sarwa
Ampol Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9766202-3-5

Finalist:
Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry
Dorchester Publishing 
ISBN: 978-0-505-52711-0

Finalist:
The Vengeance Trap by Axel & Linda Hansen
Ophir Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9787658-1-1

Finalist:
Coming Home by Cissy Hassell
Roseheart Publishing
ISBN: 0-9767634-6-X

Finalist:
The Sapphire Pendant by Dara Girard
ILORI Press
ISBN: 0-9770191-2-8 

Finalist:
Closer Than You Think (A Milford-Haven Novel, Book Two) by Mara Purl
Haven Books
ISBN: 978-1-58436-002-5

Finalist:
Moon Shadow by Lucinda Betts
Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 978-0-7582-1467-6

Fiction & Literature: Short Story Fiction

Winner:
Short Stories Illustrated by Artists, edited by Doug Folgelson
Front 40 Press
ISBN: 978-0977868933

Finalist:
A Garden amid Fires by Gladys Swan
BkMk Press-University of Missouri, Kansas City
ISBN: 978-1-886157-58-3

Finalist:
Dream Lives of Butterflies by Jaimee Wriston Colbert
BkMk Press-University of Missouri, Kansas City
ISBN: 978-1-886157-59-0

Finalist:
Who Taught Me to Swim: New and Selected Stories by James McKinley
BkMk Press-University of Missouri, Kansas City
ISBN: 978-1-886157-61-3

Finalist:
Eight Dogs Named Jack by Joe Borri 
Momentum Books
ISBN: 978-1-89-7074-79-6

Finalist:
Pacifist Chicken and Other Largely Humorous Stories of Small Hopes by Andrea Kampic
Blue Agave Press
ISBN: 0-976790939

Finalist:
Midnight Gates: An Anthology of Short Stories by Richard Corwin
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-7649-7

Finalist:
The Horse with the Golden Mane by Russell A. Vassallo
Krazy Duck Productions
ISBN: 978-0-9776739-1-9

Fiction & Literature: Thriller/Adventure

Winner:
The First Commandment by Brad Thor
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 1-4165-4379-1

Finalist:
Death on the Learning Curve by Pierce Scranton, MD
Elite Books
ISBN: 1-60070-014-4 

Finalist:
Philippine Fever by Bruce Cook
Capital Crime Press
ISBN: 978-0-9776276-7-7

Finalist:
Hostile Environment by Patrick C. Crowell
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-60-0

Finalist:
Macedonia Passage: Dangerous Cargo
RiverHouse Books
ISBN: 978-0-9789535-0-8

Finalist:
The Maze Murderer by Charles Pero
SterlingHouse Publisher
ISBN: 1-56315-391-2 

Finalist:
The Cutting Season by Arthur Rosenfeld
YMAA Publication Center
ISBN: 978-1-59439-082-1

Finalist:
Wearing the Spider by Susan Schaab
Galavant Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-934291-05-4

Fiction & Literature: Visionary Fiction

Winner:
Numenon, Bloodsong Series I by Sandy Nathan
Vilasa Press
ISBN: 978-0-976-2809-4-1

Finalist:
The MoonQuest: A True Fantasy by Mark David Gerson
Lightlines Media
ISBN: 978-0979547584

Finalist:
The Circle of Olympians by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
Peace of the Dreamer
ISBN: 0-9762247-1-2 

Finalist:
Call of the Forbidden Way by Robert Owings
Jawbone Nation Press
ISBN: 978-0-9793943-7-9

Finalist:
Resonance by Antonia Casey
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-5324-5

Fiction & Literature: Western

Winner:
Cibolero by Kermit D. Lopez
iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-595-43567-8

Finalist:
Pioneer Lady by Lester Fulford Kramer
Xlibris
ISBN: 1-4257-2431-0 

Fiction & Literature: Young Adult Fiction

Winner:
Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies by Brent Hartinger
Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0-0608-2408-2

Finalist:
Choice: A Simply Way to Peace by Victoria A. Barna
Evolving Journeys Publishing House
ISBN: 0-9793301-2-2 

Finalist:
Songs for a Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson
Hip Pocket Press
ISBN: 0-917658-34-5 

Finalist:
The Bucktails at the Devil's Den by William P. Robertson & David Rimer
Infinity Publishing
ISBN: 0-7414-3846-1 

Finalist:
Living in the Shadow by Pooja Mahadeshwar
SMI Publishing
ISBN: 0-97498201-4-2

Finalist:
The Translator: A Dov Bar-Lev Mystery by Marc Lieberman
Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1-4120-8577-2 

Finalist:
Arnie Carver and the Plague of Demeverde by Kenneth R. Besser
RTMC Organization, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-934316-02-3

Finalist:
Tophero: Son of Smilodon--Jungle Lord of the New Millennium by W.W. Ni
Top Hero Entertainment
ISBN: 978-0-9792905-0-3

Film/TV/Radio

Winner:
The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History by Gregory Paul Williams
BL Press LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9776299-0-9

Gardening: General

Winner:
Setup and Care of Garden Ponds by Terry Anne Barber
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-3778-6

Health: Addiction/Recovery

Winner:
A New Prescription for Addiction by Richard I. Gracer, MD
Elite Books
ISBN: 978-1-60070-029-3

Finalist:
Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug and Alcohol Addiction by John C. Fleming, M.D.
CrossHouse Publishing
ISBN: 0-929292-45-6 

Health: Aging/50+

Winner:
Sixty Things to Do When You Turn Sixty, edited by Ronnie Sellers
Sellers Publishing
ISBN: 1-56906-967-0
 

Finalist:
Last things first, just in case…The practical guide to Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care by Jo Kline Cebuhar, J.D.
Murphy Publishing, LLC.
ISBN: 978-0-9661851-2-6

Finalist:
ReFired Not Retired: Re-Ignite Your Zest for Life by Phyllis May
Wingspan Press
ISBN: 0-975-8997-1-6

Finalist:
More Senior Moments: Getting the Most Out of Your Golden Years by David Wayne Silva
Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1-4327-0107-X

Health: Alternative Medicine

Winner:
Brainswitch Out of Depression: Break the Cycle of Despair by A.B. Curtiss
OldCastle Publishing
ISBN: 978-09325295-4-1

Finalist:
After Shock: From Cancer Diagnosis to Healing, a step-by-step guide to help you navigate your way by Puja A.J. Thomson
Roots & Wings Publishing
ISBN: 1-928663-05-2 

Finalist:
The Miracle of Bio-Identical Hormones: How I Lost My Fatigue, Hot Flashes, ADHD, ADD, Fibromyalgia, PMS, Osteoporosis, Weight, Sexual Dysfunction, Anger, Migraines…by Michael E. Platt, M.D.
Clancy Lane Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9776683-2-8

Finalist:
UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies by Alan E. Smith
Loving Healing Press
ISBN: 978-1-932690-36-1

Finalist:
The 7½ Habits of Highly Humorous People by David M. Jacobson, MSW, LCSW
Virtualbookworm.com
ISBN: 1-6026-4037-8 

Finalist:
He's Not Autistic, But…How We Pulled Our Son from the Mouth of the Abyss by Tenna Merchant, M.H.
Joyous Messenger
ISBN: 978-1-933697-00-0

Health: Beauty & Fashion

Winner:
Hats to Heels by Shelley Sykes
Beautiful Unlimited
ISBN: 0-9775258-5-6
 

Health: Cancer

Winner:
The Total Cancer Wellness Guide: Reclaiming Your Life After Diagnosis by Kim Thiboldeaux and Mitch Golant
BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1933771168

Finalist:
QuickFACTS™ Colon Cancer from the experts at the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
ISBN: 978-0-944235-67-6

Finalist:
QuickFACTS™ Lung Cancer from the experts at the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
ISBN: 978-0-944235-69-0

Finalist:
QuickFACTS™ Prostate Cancer from the experts at the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
ISBN: 978-0-944235-66-9

Finalist:
Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond by Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan
Beaver's Pond Press
ISBN: 978-1-59298-179-3

Finalist:
After Shock: From Cancer Diagnosis to Healing, a step-by-step guide to help you navigate your way by Puja A.J. Thomson
Roots & Wings Publishing
ISBN: 1-928663-05-2 

Health: Death & Dying

Winner:
This Vast Being: A Voyage through Grief and Exaltation by Ann Kreilkamp, Ph.D.
Tendre Press
ISBN: 978-1-934023-20-4

Finalist:
Dying Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me: Stories of Healing and Wisdom Along Life's Journey by William E. Hablitzel, M.D.
Sunshine Ridge Publishing
ISBN: 978-09772185-1-6

Finalist:
Precious Companion: A Book of Comfort and Remembrance After the Loss of a Pet by Laynee Gilbert
L.O.A. Publications
ISBN: 0-9678966-2-2 

Finalist:
Incredibly Lonely, That's Me by Ben Keckler, illustrated by Dick Davis
Eagle Creek Publications, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9769093-2-3

Finalist:
Opening to Dying and Grieving: A Sacred Journey by Ron Valle and Mary Mohs
Yes International Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-936663-40-1

Finalist:
Shadow Living…Paintings of Grief by Deborah Slappey Pitts
Harobed House
ISBN: 978-0-978789701

Finalist:
Thirty Dates with Death: Memoirs of a Surgeon by Giorgio Germont
Author House
ISBN: 978-1-4208-9112-3

Finalist:
Horse and the Little Girl by Jerrold Eastman Johnson
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-3137-3

Health: Diet & Weight Loss

Winner:
Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off—and What They Wish Parents Knew by Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D.
Houghton Mifflin Co.
ISBN: 0-618-43366-X

Finalist:
Stop Over Eating For Good: Overcome Food Obsession with Dr. Prasad's Proven Program by Balasa L. Prasad, M.D. with Catherine Whitney
Avery, a member of the Penguin Group
ISBN: 1-583332685

Finalist:
From Fat to Fit: Turn Yourself into a Weapon of Mass Reduction by Carole L. Carson
Hound Press, a division of Baskerville Enterprises, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9766030-9-2

Finalist:
Every Bite is Divine: The Balanced Approach to Enjoying Eating, Feeling Healthy and Happy, and Getting to a Weight that's Natural for You by Annie B. Kay, MS, RD, RYT
Life Arts Press 
ISBN: 978-0-9787438-3-3

Finalist:
The Dark Side of Surviving Gastric Bypass Surgery: What Doctors Don't Disclose by Joseph Anthony Resnick
Publish America
ISBN: 1-4241-6525-3 

Finalist:
The Health Plan for Overweight Children: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Healthier Child by Dr. Melissa Langone
iUniverse
ISBN: 0-595-44939-5 

Finalist: 
Carb Wars: Sugar is the New Fat by Judy Barnes Baker
Duck in a Boat, LLC
ISBN: 0-9792018-0-2 

Health: Exercise & Fitness

Winner:
Body Brilliance: Mastering Your Five Vital Intelligences by Alan Davidson
Elite Books
ISBN: 1-60070-026-8
 

Finalist:
The Diabetes Antidote: An Exercise Prescription To Prevent Type 2, To Combat Type 1 by Doug Burns with Denny Dressman
COMSERV BOOKS
ISBN: 978-0-9774283-1-1

Finalist:
From Fat to Fit: Turn Yourself into a Weapon of Mass Reduction by Carole L. Carson
Hound Press, a division of Baskerville Enterprises, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9766030-9-2

Finalist:
Fun on Foot in New England by Warwick Ford with Nola Ford
Wyltan Books
ISBN: 978-0-9765244-1-0

Finalist:
Pilates for the Outdoor Athlete by Lauri Stricker
Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-55591-591-9

Finalist:
Dance, Movement, and Nutrition: Fitness Minutes for a Healthier Life by Helene Andreu
AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1-4259-2758-0 

Health: General

Winner:
The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention by Dawson Church, Ph.D.
Elite Books
ISBN: 978-1-60070-022-4

Finalist:
Muddy Waters, The Legacy of Katrina and Rita: Health Care Providers Remember and Look Ahead by Lisa Tracy
American Public Health Association
ISBN: 978-087553-185-4

Finalist:
The Miracle of Bio-Identical Hormones: How I Lost My Fatigue, Hot Flashes, ADHD, ADD, Fibromyalgia, PMS, Osteoporosis, Weight, Sexual Dysfunction, Anger, Migraines…by Michael E. Platt, M.D.
Clancy Lane Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9776683-2-8

Finalist:
The Sneeze-Free Cat Owner: Allergy Management & Breed Selection for the Allergic Cat Lover by Diane Morgan
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-0605-8

Finalist:
Live a Vibrant Life: Ultimate Energy, Weight-Loss and Immunity with the Power of Supplements by Dawn King and Robert King, M.Ed.
ICAN Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-09780710-0-4

Finalist:
Living SMART: Five Essential Skills to Change Your Health Habits Forever by Joshua C. Klapow, Ph.D. and Sheri D. Pruitt, Ph.D.
DiaMedica Publications
ISBN: 978-0-9793564-0-7

Finalist:
Hiking Out: Surviving Depression with Humor and Insight Along the Way by Dick Sederquist
Publishing Works, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1933002453

Health: Medical Reference

Winner:
Last things first, just in case…The practical guide to Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care by Jo Kline Cebuhar, J.D.
Murphy Publishing, LLC.
ISBN: 978-0-9661851-2-6

Finalist:
Helping Children Overcome Fear in a Medical Setting: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals by Rob Luka, RN
The Wellness Training Center
ISBN: 978-0-9794516-0-7 

Finalist:
Highway Hypodermics: Travel Nursing 2007 by Epstein LaRue, RN, BS
Star Publish
ISBN: 1-932993657 

Health: Organizers & Planners

Winner:
DoctoRx Me - A Medical and Care Journal - Adolescents thru Pediatrics by Carmen Kraft
Boss Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9799695-0-8

Health: Psychology/Mental Health

Winner:
The Mythic Path: Discovering the Guiding Stories of Your Past—Creating a Vision For Your Future by David Feinstein, Ph.D. & Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.
Elite Books
ISBN: 1-60070-016-0

Finalist:
Brainswitch Out of Depression: Break the Cycle of Despair by A.B. Curtiss
OldCastle Publishing
ISBN: 978-09325295-4-1

Finalist:
The Mother's Signature: A Journal of Dreams by Bernard W. Bail, M.D.
The Masters Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9795485-8-1

Finalist:
Facing the Sunshine by Sara Jane Thornton
Charlie Appelstein
ISBN: 978-0-9763694-6-2

Finalist:
Secrets from the Sofa: A Psychologist's Guide to Achieving Personal Peace by Dr. Kenneth Herman
iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN: 0-595-41432-X

Finalist:
The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting: What to Avoid to Help Your Children Thrive After Divorce by Carolyn B. Ellis
iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-595-42616-4

Finalist:
The Happiness Bug by Shelley Sykes
Beautiful Unlimited
ISBN: 0-9775258-2-1 

Health: Sexuality

Winner:
The Essence of Tantric Sexuality by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0-7387-0900-X

Finalist:
Sexy Single & Ready to Mingle by Shelley Sykes
Beautiful Unlimited
ISBN: 0-9775258-0-5 

Finalist:
I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide by Dorian Solot & Marshall Miller
Marlowe & Company
ISBN: 1-56924-276-3 

History: General

Finalist:
In the Shadow of the Sphinx: A New Look at the Bay of Pigs and JFK Assassination by Frank R. Durr, DPA
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-5810-3

History: Media/Entertainment

Winner:
A Place Called the Bla-Bla Café by Sandy Ross
SLR Productions
ISBN: 0-9777227-0-8
 

Finalist:
The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History by Gregory Paul Williams
BL Press LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9776299-0-9

Finalist:
"Pshaw, It's Me Grandson": Tales of a Young Actor by Debra Coleman Jeter
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-4556-1

History: Military

Winner:
Lions of Medina by Doyle D. Glass
Coleche Press
ISBN: 978-0-9785861-0-2

Finalist:
World War II: A Legacy of Letters - One Soldiers Journey by Clinton Frederick
Zonicom Press LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9778493-0-7

Finalist:
Battlefilm: U.S. Army Signal Corps Motion Pictures of the Great War by Phillip W. Stewart
PMS Press
ISBN: 978-0-9793243-2-1

History: Political

Winner:
The Illustrated History of the State of Israel by Marv Wolfman, Mario Ruiz and William J. Rubin
Nachshon Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-0977150717

Finalist:
The Knock at the Door by Margaret Ajemian Ahnert
Beaufort Books
ISBN: 978-0-82563-0512-2

History: United States

Winner:
The Historic Photos of Theodore Roosevelt by Stacy A. Cordery
Turner Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-59652-336-4

Finalist:
Bold Women, Cold Gold, Hard Men and Hot Lead (1869 - 1879) by Gary H. Wiles and Delores Brown
Birth of America Books™
ISBN: 1-889252-14-X

Finalist:
Cape Cod Harvest: A Gathering in of Cape Cod Stories by Jim Coogan & Jack Sheedy
Harvest Home Books
ISBN: 978-0-9672596-6-6

Finalist:
Remembrances of Times Past: A Nostalgic Collection of Stories and Photos Recalling the Way Things Were in the 20th Century by Marta Hiatt
Northern Star Press
ISBN: 978-0-9620929-3-0

Finalist:
Between Two Countries: A History of Coronado National Memorial 1936-1990 by Joseph P. Sanchez, Bruce A Erickson and Jerry L. Gurule
Rio Grande Books
ISBN: 978-1-890689-41-4

Finalist:
Gems on the Hudson: The Grand Views by Terry Talley
Magic Angel Books, Inc.
ISBN: 0-9788377-0-3 

Finalist:
Unlikely Heroes: Ordinary Men and Women Whose Courage Won the Revolution by Ron Carter
Shadow Mountain
ISBN: 978-1-59038-797-9

History: World

Winner:
The Knock at the Door by Margaret Ajemian Ahnert
Beaufort Books
ISBN: 978-0-82563-0512-2

Finalist:
Lions of Medina by Doyle D. Glass
Coleche Press
ISBN: 978-0-9785861-0-2

Finalist:
To Be Self-Evident by R.L. Hogan
Libertas Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-0978698522

Finalist:
Ruin's Wheel: A father on war, a son on genocide by G. Jan Colijn and Izaak Colijn
ComteQ Publishing
ISBN: 0-9766889-6-4 

Home: Decorating/Interior Design

Winner:
Inspirations From France & Italy by Betty Lou Phillips
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-4236-0205-7

Finalist:
301 Simple Things You Can Do to Sell Your Home Now and For More Money Than You Thought: How to Inexpensively Reorganize, Stage, and Prepare Your Home for Sale by Teri B. Clark
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-910627-06-1

Finalist:
Classic Country by Kathryn M. Ireland
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-4236-0168-5

Finalist:
Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color by Brian D. Coleman
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-4236-0010-7

Home: General

Winner:
Orléans Embrace with the Secret Gardens of the Vicux Carré by TJ Fisher, with Roy Guste and Louis Sahue Photography
Margana Press 
ISBN: 978-0-9773514-7-3

Home: Reference

Winner:
The Complete Pool Manual for Homeowners and Professionals: A Step-By-Step Maintenance Guide by Dan Hardy
Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-1-60138-022-7

Humor

Winner:
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein
Abrams
ISBN: 978-0-8109-1493-3

Finalist:
Who Ever Stole Our X-MAS Decorations May You Rot In H*!! By Michael A. Wollner
Nightengale Press
ISBN: 978-1-933449-48-7

Finalist:
Gus Maples' Dictionary by Fred Barrett
Alder Press
ISBN: 978-0-9636614-9-4

Finalist:
The 7½ Habits of Highly Humorous People by David M. Jacobson, MSW, LCSW
Virtualbookworm.com
ISBN: 1-6026-4037-8 

Finalist:
Passing Gas and Getting Paid For It: The Musings of a Comic Anesthesiologist by Bart J. Borsky, M.D.
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-72-3

Finalist;
50 Ways to Leave Your Mother by Chris Salditt, Illustrated by Mike Force 
Mother Love Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9778178-9-4

Finalist:
For Shrieking Out Loud by Joyce Faulkner
Red Engine Press
ISBN: 978-0-9785158-5-0

Language Guides

Winner:
Ahora Hablo: Travel Edition, Seven Simple Steps to Authentic Spanish by M.H. Graham
Megusta Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9791440-0-4

Finalist:
Chinese Easy to Learn by Wang-Ching Liu
Nan-Pat-Vic Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-973-1480-1-5

Media/Journalism

Winner:
New Mexico in 1876-1877: A Newspaperman's View by Robert Torrez
Rio Grande Books
ISBN: 978-1-890689-50-6

Men's Issues

Winner:
Good Dad/Bad Dad: Do's and Don'ts from the Trenches by David George
Alpha Books/Penguin Group (USA)
ISBN: 978-59257-604-3
 

Multicultural Non-Fiction

Winner:
Gypsy Horses and the Traveler's Way by John S. Hockensmith
Fine Art Editions Gallery & Press
ISBN: 1-59975-597-1
 

Finalist:
Kiss of a Dolphin by Tom Tuohy
Lumen-us Publications
ISBN: 0-9787788-8-0 

Finalist:
Atarque: Now All is Silent…: Stories from New Mexico Villages by Pauline Chavez Bent
Rio Grande Books
ISBN: 978-1-890689-16-2

Finalist:
Memories of Cibola: Stories from New Mexico Villages by Abe Pena
Rio Grande Books
ISBN: 978-1-890689-09-4

Finalist:
Villages & Villagers: Stories from New Mexico Villages by Abe Pena
Rio Grande Books
ISBN: 978-1-890689-80-3

Finalist:
The Venezuelan Conspiracy by Capt. E.S. Geary
Trafford
ISBN: 1-42511832-1

Mythology/Folklore

Winner:
The Circle of Olympians by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
Peace of the Dreamer
ISBN: 0-9762247-1-2
 

Native American Studies

Winner:
Voice of the Hawk Elder by Seneca Wisdomkeeper, Edna Gordon with Harvey Arden
HYT Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9754437-1-2

Finalist:
The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History by Dr. Linwood "Little Bear: Custalow and Angela L. Daniel " Silver Star"
Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 1-55591-632-5

Finalist:
The Rock Art of Arizona: Art for Life's Sake by Ekkehart Malotki
Kiva Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-885772-38-1

Nature: Field Guides Winner

Winner:
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samual Thayer
Forager's Harvest Press
ISBN: 978-0-9766266-0-2

Finalist:
Attracting and Feeding Backyard Birds by Carol Frischmann
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-3786-1

New Age: Non-Fiction

Winner:
The Invisible Way by Anil Giga
Sterlinghouse Publishers Inc.
ISBN: 1-58501-103-7
 

Finalist:
The Eagle and the Condor: A True Story of an Unexpected Mystical Journey by Jonette Crowley
StoneTree Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9785384-4-6

Finalist:
Messages to Me: Words Collected on the Road to Silence by Margaret Coyle Irsay
One Body Books
ISBN: 978-0-9789468-0-7

Finalist:
The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World by Jackie Lapin
Elevate 
ISBN: 978-1-60194-009-4

Finalist:
One with the Herd: A Spiritual Journey by Liz Mitten
Ryan Communications/Creativity
ISBN: 978-0918880550

Finalist:
Medicine Dance by Marsha Scarbrough
O Books
ISBN: 978-1-84694-048-4

Finalist:
Tarot for the New Aeon: A Practical Guide to the Power and Wisdom of the Thoth Tarot by P.C. Tarantino
Alternative Insights Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9766184-0-9 

Parenting/Family: Divorce

Winner:
The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting: What to Avoid to Help Your Children Thrive After Divorce by Carolyn B. Ellis
iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-595-42616-4
 

Parenting/Family: General

Winner:
A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb, Ph.D., Janet L. Gore, M.Ed., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D., Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E.
Great Potential Press
ISBN: 978-09107075-2-7

Finalist:
Soul Sunday: A Family's Guide to Exploring Faith and Teaching Tolerance by Carrie Brown-Wolf
TEO Summit Press
ISBN: 978-0-9-791536-0-0

Finalist:
Grandparents Rock: The Grandparenting Guide for the Rock-n-Roll Generation by Pat Burns
Morgan James Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-60037-303-9

Finalist:
Infinity & Zebra Stripes: Life with Gifted Children by Wendy Skinner
Great Potential Press
ISBN: 978-09107078-1-7

Finalist:
The Mother's Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate, and Re-Balance Your Life by Renee Peterson Trudeau
Balanced Living Press
ISBN: 978-0-9789776-0-3

Finalist;
Special Gifts: Women Writers on the Heatache, the Happiness and the Hope of Raising a Special Needs Child, compiled and edited by Arlene Schusteff
Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-932279-59-7

Finalist;
"And Then Came Arthur" by Jennifer Thie
Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-932279-57-3

Finalist:
Give the Gift! 10 Fulfilling Ways to Raise a Lifetime Reader by Matthew Gollub
Tortuga Press
ISBN: 978-1-889910-41-3

Parenting/Family: Pregnancy & Childbirth

Winner:
And Baby Makes Four: A Trimester-by-Trimester Guide to a Baby-Friendly Dog by Penny Scott-Fox, CPDT, illustrations by Ingrid Kallick
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-0567-9

Finalist:
The Truth About Motherhood by Robin M. Coons
Xlibris
ISBN: 1-4257-2258-X

Parenting/Family: Reference

Winner:
DoctoRx Me - A Medical and Care Journal - Adolescents thru Pediatrics by Carmen Kraft
Boss Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9799695-0-8

Finalist:
Good Dad/Bad Dad: Do's and Don'ts from the Trenches by David George
Alpha Books/Penguin Group (USA)
ISBN: 978-59257-604-3

Finalist:
Optimistic Outcomes: What Every Parent Wants and Every Child Needs by Maureen McKay 
Silverlining Press
ISBN: 978-0-9789505-0-7

Finalist:
The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting: What to Avoid to Help Your Children Thrive After Divorce by Carolyn B. Ellis
iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-595-42616-4

Philosophy

Winner:
Dismantling Discontent: Buddha's Way Through Darwin's World by Charles Fisher, Ph.D.
Elite Books
ISBN: 978-1-60070-032-3

Finalist:
Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 have us nine spiritual lessons of work and business by Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler
Chilmark Books
ISBN: 0-9761984-2-8 

Finalist:
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein
Abrams
ISBN: 978-0-8109-1493-3

Finalist:
Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work by Tad Waddington
Agate B2
ISBN: 978-1932841299

Finalist:
High Way From Hell: Using Emotion to Fan the Fire of Enlightenment by Moonstone Star White
Spirit Wind Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9792797-0-6

Photography: Architecture & Design

Winner:
Picturing the Past: South Dakota's Historic Places by Joy D. Vogt and Stephen Rogers, photography by Scott Myers
South Dakota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0-9749195-7-8
 

Photography: General

Winner:
American Ruins by Arthur Drooker
Merrell Publishers
ISBN: 978-1858944067

Finalist:
Café Amore by Andrew Hoyne & Robert Blackburn 
Hoyne Design Pty Ltd 
ISBN: 0-9586004-4-9 

Finalist:
Gypsy Horses and the Traveler's Way by John S. Hockensmith
Fine Art Editions Gallery & Press
ISBN: 1-59975-597-1 

Photography: Nature

Winner:
Descanso: An Urban Oasis Revealed by Warren Marr
Balcony Press
ISBN: 978-1-890449-37-7

Finalist:
Underwater Eden: 365 Days by Jeffrey L. Rotman
Abrams
ISBN: 978-0-8109-9311-2

Finalist:
Ocean Duets by Michele Westmorland and Barbara Sleeper
Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 1-55591-613-9 

Finalist:
The Rock Art of Arizona: Art for Life's Sake by Ekkehart Malotki
Kiva Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-885772-38-1

Photography: People

Winner:
Transcendant Spirit by Douglas Menuez
Beaufort Books
ISBN: 978-0-825305856

Finalist:
Water is Key: A Better Future for Africa by Gil Garcetti
Balcony Press
ISBN: 978-1-890449-45-2

Finalist:
Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey: Portraits of Resilience, edited by Maryann McLoughlin, Ph.D.
ComteQ Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9793771-1-2

Poetry: Anthologies

Winner:
The Best of Border Voices: Poet Laureates, Pulitzer Prize Winners & the Wisdom of Kids edited by Jack Webb
Level 4 Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-933769-24-0

Finalist:
Anthology of Praise by the Members of First Baptist Church of Melbourne 
Xlibris
ISBN: 1-4257-2931-2 

Poetry: General

Winner:
Green Squall by Jay Hopler
Yale University Press
ISBN: 0-300-11453-2
 

Finalist:
Cleaning a Rainbow by Gary Gildner
BkMk Press-University of Missouri, Kansas City
ISBN: 978-1-886157-63-7

Finalist:
Wayne's College of Beauty by David Swanger
BkMk Press-University of Missouri, Kansas City
ISBN: 1-886157-57-X

Finalist:
The Shadow of a Dog I Can't Forget by Mary Kennedy Eastham
Robertson Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9727721-7-4

Finalist:
The Uni Verse by Tom Mach
Hill Song Press
ISBN: 978-0-9745159-8-4

Finalist:
Promises of God by Ulanda Denise Duguid
Morris Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9791913-0-5

Finalist:
Outside the Inner Dialogue by Donald Alan Straub III
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-3167-0

Religion: Christian Inspiration

Winner:
Pink Lemonade "Freshly Squeezed Insights to Stir Your Faith"™ by Gayle Zinda
The Lemonade Stand Publishing Co.
ISBN: 0-9770368-0-4
 

Finalist:
Shekinah! Manifestation of the Sons of God! by Glory C. Odemene
Xulon Press, Inc.
ISBN: 1-60034-060-1 

Finalist:
Be Not Deceived by Edward F. Mrkvicka, Jr.
Trafford Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1-4120-9003-2 

Finalist:
Circle of Mysteries: The Woman's Rosary Book including the Mysteries of Light by Christin Lore Weber
Yes International Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-936663-41-8

Finalist:
Slate: A Life of Courage by Janet M. Bender 
MindBender Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9729338-1-0

Finalist:
Old at Age 3, the story of Zachary Moore by Keith Moore
Boss Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-615-16062-7

Finalist:
Beyond Shadow by Michelle Mwayera
Paragon Publishing
ISBN: 1-899820375

Finalist:
Reflections by Harley W. Watkins III
Xlibris
ISBN: PB 1-4257-2898-7, HC 1-4257-2899-5

Religion: Christianity

Winner:
Speak to the Mountain: The Tommie Waites Story by Dr. Bessie W. Blake 
Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Press
ISBN: 1-929355-29-7

Finalist:
The Third Day Bible Code by Kermit Zarley 
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-43-3

Finalist:
The Incurables: Unlock Healing for Spirit, Mind, Body by Teri Speed, M.D.
Creation House/Strang Communications
ISBN: 978-1-59979-220-0

Finalist:
Treasures! An End to Disappointments by Glory C. Odemene
Xulon Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-60266-170-7

Finalist:
The American Deception by Thomas D. Sharts
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-3310-0

Religion: Comparative Religion

Winner:
Our God and Your God is One by Zagloul Kadah with Danny Kadah
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-71-6

Finalist:
Soul Sunday: A Family's Guide to Exploring Faith and Teaching Tolerance by Carrie Brown-Wolf
TEO Summit Press
ISBN: 978-0-9-791536-0-0

Finalist:
The Incredible Adventures of Enrique Diaz: A Novel for the Young at Heart by Andrew J. Rodriguez
Outskirts Press
ISBN: 159-800-8293

Religion: Eastern Religions

Winner:
The Vedic Wedding: Origins, Tradition and Practice by A.V. Srinivasan
Periplus Line LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9785443-0-0

Finalist:
The Essence of Tantric Sexuality by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0-7387-0900-X 

Finalist:
Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path by Linda Johnsen and Maggie Jacobus
Yes International Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-936663-43-2

Finalist:
The Buddha Next Door by Zan Gaudioso and Greg Martin
Middleway Press
ISBN: 978-0-9779245-1-6

Finalist:
Tao Te Ching De-Coded: Book of Wisdom, Path of Virtue by Kevin M. Thomas
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4257-5627-7

Religion: General

Winner:
Like Catching Water in a Net: Human Attempts to Describe the Divine by Val Webb
Continuum
ISBN: 978-0-8264-2891-2

Finalist:
Reclaiming the Power of Silence by Ernie Carwile
Verbena Pond Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9796176-0-7

Finalist:
Treasures! An End to Disappointments by Glory C. Odemene
Xulon Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-60266-170-7

Finalist:
Paradise Now! Living a Spirit-Filled Life Through the Lord's Prayer by Laura M. Roy
LiteSoul Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9778064-78

Finalist:
The Incurables: Unlock Healing for Spirit, Mind, Body by Teri Speed, M.D.
Creation House/Strang Communications
ISBN: 978-1-59979-220-0

Religion: Judaism

Winner:
The Hand of Esau: Montgomery's Jewish Community and the Bus Boycott by Mary Stanton
River City Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-57966-041-3

Religion: Prayer and Devotionals

Winner:
The Incurables: Unlock Healing for Spirit, Mind, Body by Teri Speed, M.D.
Creation House/Strang Communications
ISBN: 978-1-59979-220-0
 

Science: General

Winner:
The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension by Joy Hakim
Smithsonian Books
ISBN: 978-1-58834-162-4

Finalist:
The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention by Dawson Church, Ph.D.
Elite Books
ISBN: 978-1-60070-022-4

Finalist:
Diamonds are Waiting for You: Crater of Diamond-Where Dreams Can and Do Come True by James R. Holland
A Bit of Boston Books
ISBN: 978-0-9788637-2-2

Finalist:
Landforms of Southern Utah: A Photographic Exploration by Richard L. Orndorff and David G. Futey
Mountain Press Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-87842-539-6

Finalist:
Why Things Are: How Complexity Theory Answers Life's Toughest Questions by William Roetzheim
Level 4 Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-933769-26-4

Finalist:
Artificial Intelligence is Fun!: Conversations with a Computer by Kathryn M. Hilton
Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1425772208

Science: Reference

Winner:
Marine Chemistry: A Complete Guide to Water Chemistry in Marine Aquariums by C.R. Brightwell
TFH Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-7938-0574-1

Self-Help: General

Winner:
Finding Forgivness: A 7-Step Program for Letting Go of Anger and Bitterness by Eileen R. Borris-Dunchunstang, Ed.D.
McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-07-147469-2

Finalist:
What About Me? Coping with the Abduction of a Brother or Sister by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
ISBN: TBA

Finalist:
Successful Speaking Secrets Volume Two by Chris Davidson
Active Presence Limited
ISBN: 978-0-9556041-1-9

Finalist:
How to Negotiate Like a Pro: 41 Rules for Resolving Disputes by Mary Greenwood
iUniverse
ISBN: 0-5956-97336

Finalist:
The Clear Skin Diet by Alan C. Logan, ND, FRSH and Valori Treloar, MD, CNS, FAAD
Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN: 978-58182-574-9

Finalist;
Markings on the Windowsill: A Book About Grief That's Really About Hope by Ronald J. Greer, M.Div., Th.M.
Abingdon Press
ISBN: 978-0687-33363-9

Finalist:
Paws of Wisdom: Valuable Lessons We Can Learn from Our Pets by Sofia Steryo-Bartmus
Harmony Book Publishing
ISBN: 0-9770955-09

Finalist:
Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work by Tad Waddington
Agate B2
ISBN: 978-1932841299

Self-Help: Journals & Quotes

Winner:
Chew On Things Workbook for Fellow Worriers by Iris Bell, MD, Ph.D.
Creative Bookworm Press
ISBN: 978-0-9791653-4-4

Finalist:
Precious Companion: A Book of Comfort and Remembrance After the Loss of a Pet by Laynee Gilbert
L.O.A. Publications
ISBN: 0-9678966-2-2 

Finalist:
Words of Inspiration by Shelley Sykes
Beautiful Unlimited
ISBN: 0-9775258-1-3 

Self-Help: Motivational

Winner:
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 1-58270-170-9
 

Finalist:
Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits by Bishop T.J. Jakes
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 1-4165-4431-3 

Finalist:
Living An Uncommon Life by John St. Augustine
Hampton Roads Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-1-57174-526-2

Finalist:
Life on Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life by Dr. Brad Swift
Elite Books
ISBN: 1-60070-023-3 

Finalist:
Find Your Courage!: Unleash Your Full Potential & Live the Life You Really Want by Margie Warrell
Synergy Books
ISBN: 978-1-933538-70-9

Finalist:
Turtle Wisdom: Coming Home to Yourself by Donna DeNomme
Inlightened Source Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4243-2486-6

Finalist:
Funky to Fabulous: Surefire Success Strategies for the Savvy, Sassy and Swamped by Elizabeth Davidson
Oak Grove Publishing 
ISBN: 978-0-9766316-0-6

Finalist:
Wake Up to A Happier Life: Finding Joy in the Work You Do Every Day by Amanda Dickson
Shadow Mountain
ISBN: 978-1-59038-757-3

Finalist:
The Wisdom of the Five Messengers: Learning to Follow the Guidance of Feelings by Kerry Paul Altman, Ph.D.
Sidran Institute Press
ISBN: 978-1-886968-19-6

Self-Help: Relationships

Winner:
Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk about Sex and Love by Zane
Simon & Schuster - Atria Books
ISBN: 0-7434-5705-6
 

Finalist:
Men Are Easy: A Simply Guide to Fun, Sexy, Happy, and Easy Relationship by Lynn Rasmussen
Mohala Media LLC
ISBN: 978-0978576202

Finalist:
Back from the Front: Combat Trauma, Love, and the Family by Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D.
Sidran Institute Press
ISBN: 978-1-886968-18-9

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