Make it Happen wins in the Best Business Motivational Category

"3 Off the Tee:  Make it Happen by Lorii Myers named Award-Winner in the 'Business: Motivational' category of the 2013 International Book Awards"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2013 Media Contact: USA Book News         usabooknews@keenmultimedia.com USA BOOK NEWS ANNOUNCES WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF THE 2013 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in the 4th Annual International Book Awards LOS ANGELES  –  USA Book News announced the winners and finalists of THE 2013 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA) on May 20, 2013. Over 300 winners and finalists were announced in over 80 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year’s contest yielded over 1000 entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results. Award Winning Titles Include: Autobiography/Memoirs  Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest by Mary Jo McConahay  Chicago Review Press  Best New Fiction  Other Oceans: Book Two of the Hook & Jill Saga by Andrea Jones  Reginetta Press  Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business Build, Borrow or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma by Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell  Harvard Business Review Press Business: Management & Leadership  Judgment on the Front Line: How Smart Companies Win By Trusting Their People by Chris DeRose and Noel Tichy  Portfolio/Penguin  Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction  LightKeepers to the Rescue! by Marisa dejesus Paolicelli  A Caribbean Experience Con Amor  Comics: Graphic Novels  DAVID: The Illustrated Novel, Volume 2 by Michael Hicks Thompson  Shepherd King Publishing, LLC  Fiction: General  Motherless Child by Marianne Langner Zeitlin  Zephyr Press  Non-Fiction: Narrative  The Other Side of the Ice: One Family's Treacherous Journey Negotiating the Northwest Passage by Spague Theobald with Allan Kreda  Sky Horse Publications Parenting & Family  Pride and Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child's Emotions and Solving Family Problems by Kenneth Barish, Ph.D.  Oxford University Press  Photography: People  CLICK! Choosing Love…One Frame at a Time by Carl Studna  Hay House and Agape Media International Self-Help: Relationships  Great Sex Made Simple: Tips to Deepen Intimacy & Heighten Pleasure by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson  Llewellyn Worldwide  Full results listing for all categories are available online at http://www.InternationalBookAwards.com Keen says of the awards, “The 2013 results represent a phenomenal mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the world. With a full publicity and marketing campaign promoting the results of IBA, this year’s winners and finalists will gain additional media coverage for the summer season.” Keen adds, “IBA’s success begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.” ###