Wednesday, May 21, 2014

FINALIST IN Business: Reference The 2014 International Book Awards

The 2014 International Book Awards

AMERICAN BOOK FEST ANNOUNCES
WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF
THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in

the 5th Annual International Book Awards

LOS ANGELES – American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA) on May 21, 2014. Over 300 winners and finalists were announced in over 80 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

No Excuses: The Fit Mind - Fit Body Strategy Book (3 Off the Tee, Volume 3) by Lorii Myers

Finalist in Business: Reference

Leda Publishing Corp.
978-0986790072

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Finalist in the Fitness Category! NO EXCUSES: The Fit Mind - Fit Body Strategy Book

3 Off the Tee: The 31 Time Award Winning Book Series

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

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Monday, May 12, 2014

No Excuses by Lorii Myers Named Finalist in the Prestigeous Eric Hoffer Book Awards 2014

No Excuses: The Fit Mind - Fit Body Strategy Book by Lorii Myers Named Finalist in the Prestigeous Eric Hoffer Book Awards 2014.

In life, as in golf, approach every day as if it’s a new round. By using strategic methods to get the maximum impact or the best shot for that day, you can ensure that you are on a path of continual improvement as you move toward your ultimate goal. This enlightening new guide by Lorii Myers shows you that by living smart, practicing, planning, and removing excuses, you can’t help but succeed.

Designed to teach readers how to exercise their minds and bodies in a new way, 3 Off the Tee: No Excuses proves that to achieve great things in life, your body and mind must work in unison. By taking responsibility for the good and bad in life, planning for improvement, and taking the hazards out of play, you can reinvent your world if you desire, and this motivational guide shows you just how to do it.

An empowered employee turned entrepreneur, Lorii Myers has more than three decades of business experience that encompasses a wide variety of careers, challenges including senior manager, controller, business owner, and award-winning author. With the belief that the right attitude is everything, she carefully details the mental and physical makeover strategies that will lead you toward the mind-body achievement connection, and ultimately to success. Myers is the author of 3 Off the Tee: Targeting Success, the first volume in the 3 Off the Tee series, and 3 Off the Tee: Make it Happen. She currently resides north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Goodreads Book Giveaway: Targeting Success by Lorii Myers

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace

by Lorii Myers

Giveaway ends April 30, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Targeting Success: Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace WINS in the Career Category

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2013

Contact: LORII MYERS/Lorii@3-Off-the-Tee.com

Author receives national recognition

Through the SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BEVERLY HILLS BOOK AWARDS!

Toronto -- The SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL Beverly Hills Book Awards recognized Targeting Success: Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace by Lorii Myers in the category of Career as a winner.

This INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD CONTEST, based in BEVERLY HILLS CA is open to all English language books in print.

The competition is judged by experts from all aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. They select award winners and finalists based on overall excellence.

Targeting Success: Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace is a non-fiction book and is the first volume in the multi-award winning 3 Off the Tee book series:

Today’s workplace requires a new way of thinking. Whether you’re an employee, employer or entrepreneur, the corporate world offers a tough, competitive playing field. The challenges faced are two-fold: how to self-improve and succeed, and how to thrive through tough economic times. To be successful, you have to see not only the whole ‘course’ but learn how to handle each ‘hazard’ or ‘trap’ and make the most out of what you bring to the game. In short, you must develop and hone your competitive edge.

In business, like the game of golf, you need to develop the confidence and skills to face any challenge.

Whether or not you have ever hit the links, 3 Off the Tee: Targeting Success by business wunderkind Lorii Myers, takes you from the first hole through to the eighteenth to teach you how to make the most out of your business life and play the corporate game successfully. 3 Off the Tee: Targeting Success is about learning to develop the right attitude and a smart work ethic. It’s about your life in the workplace and making every day count.

“The ‘three off the tee’ mentality,” says Myers, “means that even if you make a bad play, learn from it and move forward, better than before. Recognize that you always have choices and decisions to make and that you have to make them. Analyze the best route to get yourself back in play – your ‘recovery shot’ – and go for it!”

By using golf analogies and personal stories from Myers’ thirty plus years of business experience, 3 Off the Tee: Targeting Success teaches the reader to utilize the game of golf as a metaphor for business life:

The 1st Hole: Self-assess and shift your attitude
The 2nd Hole: Learn to improve
The 3rd Hole: Break down barriers
The 4th Hole: Focus on making decisions
The 5th Hole: Upgrade your confidence
The 6th Hole: Accept challenge
The 7th Hole: Relationship equity part one: Recognize positive influence
The 8th Hole: Relationship equity part two: Communicate fairly
The 9th Hole: Utilize your strengths

And that’s only half the game!

Whether it's day one on the job or decades into your career, 3 Off the Tee: Targeting Success shows you how to develop a winning attitude, face challenges head on, and make the most of your strengths. No matter the environment or how competitive the field, 3 Off the Tee: Targeting Success will have you feeling challenged, inspired, and ready to take on the corporate world.

“I wanted a fun, refreshing and streamlined structure for this book,” Myers adds, “and so using a round of golf – the front nine, the turn, the back nine and the 19^th hole seemed the perfect fit. What’s better than a business book using golf analogies, formatted around the game of golf!”

“We are so proud to announce the winners in this, our second year,” said awards sponsor Ellen Reid. “These books will be a favorite on bookshelves for years to come".

For more information please visit:bhbookawards.com

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No Excuses: The Fit Mind - Fit Body Strategy Book named finalist in the Health General category!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: LORII MYERS/Lorii@3-Off-the-Tee.com

Author receives national recognition

Through the SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BEVERLY HILLS BOOK AWARDS!

Toronto -- The SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL Beverly Hills Book Awards recognized No Excuses: The Fit Mind – Fit Body Strategy Book by Lorii Myers in the category of Health General as a finalist.

This INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD CONTEST, based in BEVERLY HILLS CA is open to all English language books in print.

No Excuses: The Fit Mind – Fit Body Strategy Book is a non-fiction book and is the third volume in the multi award winning 3 Off the Tee book series:

3 Off the Tee: No Excuses, The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book is a motivational new self-help guide that leads readers down the path of success and toward the mind-body achievement connection. A casual yet detailed guide to mental and physical makeover strategies, this invaluable resource helps readers everywhere build a “no excuse” lifestyle. Showing readers how to say no to day-to-day excuses, this life-changing guide helps us all conquer one of the toughest challenges there is and become unstoppable in whatever we choose to tackle.

Using golf analogies to demonstrate important lessons in life, 3 Off the Tee: No Excuses offers an entertaining and approachable look at how to build a better lifestyle for yourself. With a “front nine” dedicated to explaining the No Excuses Success Action Plan and a “back nine” dedicated to explaining the resulting lifestyle prototype, this entertaining book uses easily graspable and universal sports analogies to convey life-changing concepts held within. A priceless guide toward developing a strong mind, sleek physique, and optimal health, this tool is a must-read for anyone looking to get the most out of life. With an undeniable focus on being the best you can be, 3 Off the Tee: No Excuses is a unique motivational guide that helps readers achieve greatness. Combining great business with sports appeal, this insightful resource urges readers everywhere to embrace healthy competition and take a good, hard look at what is important in their life. By taking responsibility for the good and bad in life, planning for improvement, and taking the hazards out of play, this fantastic guide shows us all that we can truly reinvent our world.

“We are so proud to announce the winners in this, our second year,” said awards sponsor Ellen Reid. “These books will be a favorite on bookshelves for years to come".

For more information please visit: http://www.bhbookawards.com

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Friday, March 14, 2014

Reader Views Literary Awards 2014 Announcement: No Excuses places 2nd in the Health/Fitness Category

No Excuses places 2nd!

2nd Place Winner: Health/Fitness

3 OFF THE TEE: NO EXCUSES:

THE FIT MIND-FIT BODY STRATEGY BOOK

Lorii Myers
Leda Publishing Corp. (2013)
ISBN 9780986790072
Reviewed by Sheri Bebee for Reader Views (12/13)

Article first published as Book Review: ’3 Off the Tee: No Excuses: The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book’ by Lorii Myers on Blogcritics.

“3 Off the Tee: No Excuses: The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book” by Lorii Myers is a motivational guidebook designed to help you achieve success with practice and planning, smart choices and removing excuses from your play book. Myers uses a sports analogy approach, comparing life to a game of golf. While following the guidelines in this book will help you achieve success in every aspect of your life, the focus is on overall health, with your mind and body working together to create the best you possible. The book is divided into several sections. “The Front Nine,” or the first nine chapters, is about creating your success action plan. Each chapter represents a hole on the golf course and by the end of the 9th Hole you will have learned some strategies to achieve success. In “The Back Nine” chapters you prepare to execute your success action plan with step-by-step instructions. Myers urges readers to be true to themselves by increasing self-awareness, taking responsibility for your actions, eliminating excuses and striving for continued improvement while working towards your goal(s).

The golf analogy is very creative but a bit too distracting for me - and I play a bit of golf! Honestly I just wanted to skip past all the golf metaphors to the “meat” of the message. There I found simple and practical advice, some great tips, and just the right amount of inspiration and motivation to make the plan easy enough to apply to everyday life. There are questionnaires to help you focus on what you want to achieve. Myers also recommends creating and using affirmations (she refers to them as bold statements) to motivate you every morning! Keeping it real, she also developed some pro-active “mantras” such as “don’t expect to be perfect, but work hard nonetheless” - great practical advice to keep you going through the tough times.

The dietary section really captured my attention. It is full of “little lifestyle changes” that “add up to big results”! There are tips on how to counteract cravings, a breakdown of the components of a healthy eating style, a meal planner and my favorite – the one day metabo blast, a way to boost your willpower and get some quick results to push through that plateau.

“3 Off the Tee: No Excuses: The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book” by Lorii Myers is a great motivational self-help guide for wellness and success with your fitness goals.

http://readerviews.com/literary-awards-finalists-2013

No Excuses (2013 Finalist) — Book of the Year Awards

ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards Finalists have been named for books published in 2013.

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No Excuses (2013 Finalist) — Book of the Year Awards

Monday, October 28, 2013

What Lorii Myers Thinks About Business Strategies & Solutions

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Expert Access Radio: Oct.27, 2013 Jay McKeever and Lorii Myers

I will be joining Jay McKeever on 55KRC.com - The Talk Station this Sunday, Oct 27th, 2013 to talk about my newest book, NO EXCUSES and to share how we can exercise our minds and bodies to achieve greater things in life. Expert Access Radio airs every Sunday 4:00-5:00 EST

55KRC.com Sunday Oct.27, 2013 from 4:00-5:00 EST

Link: http://expertaccess.cincom.com/2013/10/motivation-for-a-fit-mind-and-body/

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Lorii Myers: Once you finally figure it all out and know what you want—expect nothing less! Steve Keil: Return to play to revitalize the economy.

The workplace today

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People today, more than ever, are stepping up and taking charge of their lives. There is a new cultural openness toward how we live our lives, and we are living our lives to the fullest. We know that we are entitled to our own time as individuals and that we are free to pursue our dreams and desires in an effort to figure out what is important to us...

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Real deal competition! Real deal life!

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"Once you finally figure it all out and know what you want—expect nothing less!"

- Lorii Myers

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Unexpected Pearls of Wisdom

Sometimes the real gems come when you least expect them. How would you like to learn about the power of the mind from the perspective of scientifically verified studies? What could you achieve if you finally understood how your own mind works, why you do the things you do, and why you so often sabotage your own dreams and goals? How will you choose to empower your life once your greatest asset, your mind, is working for you instead of against you? How high will you soar once you learn a few simple key techniques that will allow you to release the binds that hold you back? When author John Edward first read this book, he said, “Read this book! We are living at a time when people are searching for answers to fundamental questions in their lives. This book can be, if applied, a road map to personal enlightenment and empowerment. I believe it can `tune in' the frequency you are currently operating on. More important, it helps you see that you can manifest change.” Click here for more information: http://www.parpromos.com/pp/it/13j/index/A.php Consider the prospect of having a book that can provide you with a personal roadmap that can take you from where you are to the person you would like to be. A simple book that can, not only answer your questions regarding your own lack of success, but show you the way out and beyond! The book I am talking to you about is Choices and Illusions by the `Mind Master' himself, Eldon Taylor. When Choices and Illusions was first released 6 years ago, it quickly became a New York Times best seller. People around the world were talking about it and sending in letters saying how this teaching had changed their lives, empowered them to embrace life and restructure it to one of joy, success, harmony and happiness. Now Eldon has taken this incredible book, revised, expanded, and updated it, and also added in a complementary copy of his InnerTalk program, Unlimited Personal Power—a program he has sold for years for $27.95. InnerTalk is a patented technology that has been researched by numerous independent universities and institutions and been demonstrated effective at priming your self-talk. Changes happen from the inside out when you use InnerTalk—no fuss, no muss—use the program and feel the difference! Click here for more information: http://www.parpromos.com/pp/it/13j/index/A.php I am so pleased to be able to tell you about Eldon's new book launch as I just know that you will find the answers you have been looking for in this incredible guide book to life! Choices and Illusions does not contain airy fairy nebulous concepts that sound fantastic but yield no real results—no, it shows you in simple scientific terms, techniques that have been tested and proven effective. A life-mastery course in one simple book that will change your life. Check it out for yourself. As part of the book launch party there are also a number of great prizes you can win as well as a number of bonus gifts for everyone. Be bold! Change your life today: http://www.parpromos.com/pp/it/13j/index/A.php Sincerely, Lorii Myers http://www.loriimyers.com/ P.S. Here are more comments from some of your favorite authors praising Eldon Taylor's Choices and Illusions. “Choices and Illusions is a smart, practical book by a grand master of the mind. If you want to get out of the box of your own thinking, and touch a greater reality, Eldon Taylor can show you how.” — Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Your Soul's Compass and Inner Peace for Busy People “Choices and Illusions opens our minds to explore inwardly—to explore how our minds work and how to harness our minds to become clear about our purpose in life and the Love that we are.” — Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D., author of Teach Only Love and Good-bye to Guilt “This is an extraordinary and complete overview of mind and consciousness from someone who has been demonstrating it in his life for many years.” — Lynne McTaggart, author of The Field and The Intention Experiment “More and more people are reaching out today in search of answers to life. Sometimes the search is to understand relationships, improve performance, or become successful—unfortunately, most people look outside of themselves for both the answers and the best actions. They excuse themselves with rationalizations. If only the universe would give me a break. If only he or she would change. If only I had been born differently, and so on. If you've found yourself somewhere in life where you don't want to be, then read Choices and Illusions.” — Marci Shimoff, professional speaker and #1 New York Times best-selling author of Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason, and Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul

Monday, September 30, 2013

Articles & Video Index

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Eldon Taylor, Joan Borysenko, Lynne McTaggart and more -- free tele-course

Eldon Taylor, Joan Borysenko, Lynne McTaggart and more -- free tele-course Dear Friends... a great new course... FREE lots of other free stuff here. (Some great promotional giveaway ideas for authors.... as well! Check it out!) I’m so excited to tell you about an amazing (and free ) tele-course, entitled Breaking Limitations, that is being hosted by my friend and colleague, E...ldon Taylor. Eldon is a NY Times best-selling author who is considered to be one of the world’s experts on pre-conscious processing. In fact, he is often referred to as The Mind Master! Eldon has an amazing line up of guests on the schedule, including Marci Shimoff, Joan Borysenko, Bruce Lipton, Gary Renard, Lynne McTaggart and many more. You can see the full line-up of guests here: http://www.progressiveawarenesspromotions.com/it/13i/index/A.php Eldon is also the host of Provocative Enlightenment radio and has interviewed an array of fascinating personalities including George Noory, James Van Praagh, Giorgio Tsoukalos, Linda Evans, Lindsay Wagner, and Congressman Tim Ryan. His interviews are always very insightful, compelling and fascinating. Love the way you get straight to the point and thoroughly explore the topic at hand, refusing to put on blinders and make nice! R.K., Canada Please note: this is not just another tele-seminar series, with a host of random interviews all strung together in some kind of intensive that leaves you feeling inspired but with very few real tools to put into practice. No—in Breaking Limitations, Eldon is focusing solely on the question of “How did I get here and how do I get where I want to be?” For most of us, the reality of where we are rarely ever lives up to the dreams we once had. Eldon will be asking all of his guests for their insights and unique perspectives on this question. So whether you are interested in business success, personal relationships, health and wellness or just being happier, this course will show you both the problems and the solutions! In fact, in every interview you will receive specific tips to put into practice right away—tips that will put you firmly back into the driver’s seat of your life. Register for the free tele-course here: http://www.progressiveawarenesspromotions.com/it/13i/index/A.php Eldon’s integrity, wit, openness and honesty have made him a favorite in my book. K.G., Virginia. Breaking Limitations begins on September 23rd and will air on Mondays and Thursdays from 11am to 1pm pst (2 to 4pm est) and, as I said, this tele-course is totally free of charge. You can listen online and can even hear the replays for a limited time. To find out more and to register for the Breaking Limitations tele-course, please click here: http://www.progressiveawarenesspromotions.com/it/13i/index/A.php Regards, Lorii Myers 25 Time Award Winning Author www.LoriiMyers.com Register for the free tele-course here: http://www.progressiveawarenesspromotions.com/it/13i/index/A.php

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Free Kindle Download August 28 and 29, 2013 - NO EXCUSES

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Book Giveaway Announcement - TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

No Excuses, The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book

by Lorii Myers

Giveaway ends July 31, 2013.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Make it Happen - International Book Awards Winner 2013

Congratulations to all of the Winners & Finalists of the 2013 International Book Awards.

3 Off the Tee: Make it Happen by Lorii Myers wins in the Self-Help Motivational category.

3 Off the Tee: Make it Happen

"Award-Winner in the 'Self-Help: Motivational' category of the 2013 International Book Awards"

Animals/Pets: General

Winner
Becoming Shamus by Elizabeth Curtisse
DC Publishing House
978-0985594008

Finalist
Pee Where You Want: Man's Best Friend Talks Back by Karen H. Thompson
The Dottin Publishing Group
978-0984785308

Animals/Pets: Narrative Non-Fiction

Winner
M.E. and My Shadow Wisdom From a Four Legged Master by Mary Ellen Weiland
Shadow Press
978-0-9837443-1-3

Finalist
Lessons from Rocky & His Friends: Pawprints on the Heart by Bradford P. Miller
LFR Publishing
978-1-4793-5231-9

Finalist
Real Dogs Don't Whisper: Life Lessons From A Larger Than Life Dog (and his owner) by Kelly Preston
CreateSpace
978-1467998857

Anthologies: Non-Fiction

Winner
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
978-0-9704942-1-4

Finalist
No Character Limit: Truth & Fiction from WriteGirl, edited by Karen Taylor
WriteGirl Publications
978-0983708117

Finalist
The Refractive Thinker®: Vol VII: Social Responsibility edited by Dr. Cheryl Lentz
The Refractive Thinker® Press
978-0-9840054-2-0

Finalist
Vignettes & Postcards: Writings from the Evening Writing Workshop at Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, Paris, Fall 2011 edited by Erin Byrne and Anna Pook
Something Other Press
978-0-9852672-0-9

Autobiography/Memoirs

Winner
Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest by Mary Jo McConahay
Chicago Review Press
978-1-56976-548-7

Finalist
Before the World Intruded: Conquering the Past and Creating the Future - A Memoir by Michele Rosenthal
Your Life After Trauma, LLC
978-0615624389

Finalist
Chopper Blues by Charles D. Jones
Stephen F. Austin State University Press
978-1-936205-69-1

Finalist
Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counterculture by Paul Krassner
Soft Skull Press
978-1-59376-503-3

Finalist
Heartache and Hope in Haiti: The Britney Gengal Story: Making Our Daughter's Last Wish a Reality by Len and Cherylann Gengel
Trimark Press
978-0-9849568-4-5

Finalist
Pacific Time on Target: Memoirs of a Marine Artillery Officer by Christopher S. Donner
The Kent State University Press
978-1-60635-120-8

Finalist
Secret Storms: A Mother and Daughter, Lost then Found by Julie Mannix von Zerneck and Kathy Hatfield
Blue Blazer
978-0-9857358-0-7

Best Cover Design: Fiction

Winner
Other Oceans: Book Two of the Hook & Jill Saga by Andrea Jones
Reginetta Press
978-0-9823714-0-4

Finalist
Catena: Journey to Virginland by Armen Melikian
Trafford Publishing: A Penguin Books Company
978-1-4669-6176-0

Finalist
Etiquette for an Apocalypse by Anne Mendel
Brackets Press
978-0984893003

Finalist
It's Nothing Personal by Sherry Gorman
Quandary Publishing, LLC
978-0-9886633-1-2

Best Cover Design: Non-Fiction

Winner
San Marino: A Centennial History by Elizabeth Pomeroy
San Marino Historical Society
978-0-615-61402-1

Finalist
Chasing The Eagle: From Dreaming to Achieving Success & Freedom by James J. Williams
Rising Eagle Publishing, LLC
978-0-9826147-0-9

Finalist
The Eternal Law: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Modern Physics and Ultimate Reality by John H. Spencer
Param Media
978-0986876905

Finalist
The HenHouse: Don't let them steal your golden eggs by Ulf Egestrand
300 Publishing
978-89-97411-03-0

Finalist
The Little Red Writing Book Deluxe Edition by Brandon Royal
Maven Publishing
978-1-897393-25-3

Best Interior Design

Winner
DAVID: The Illustrated Novel, Volume 2 by Michael Hicks Thompson
Shepherd King Publishing, LLC
978-0-9845282-3-3

Finalist
How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico by Rudolfo Anaya with illustrations by Nicolas Otero
Rio Grande Books
978-1-936744-12-1

Finalist
Quotable: 20 Years of Black & White by Quotable
Quotable
1-59035-451-6

Finalist
San Marino: A Centennial History by Elizabeth Pomeroy
San Marino Historical Society
978-0-615-61402-1

Finalist
The Scoop on Breasts: A Plastic Surgeon Busts the Myths by Dr. Ted Eisenberg and Joyce K. Eisenberg
Incompra Press
978-0-9857249-0-0

Best New Fiction

Winner
Other Oceans: Book Two of the Hook & Jill Saga by Andrea Jones
Reginetta Press
978-0-9823714-0-4

Finalist
A Prayer For The Devil by Dale Allen
Emerald Book Company
978-1937110345

Finalist
Catena: Journey to Virginland by Armen Melikian
Trafford Publishing: A Penguin Books Company
978-1-4669-6176-0

Finalist
Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love by Sebastian Cole
Sebastian Cole, LLC
978-0-9851156-0-9

Best New Non-Fiction

Winner
Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest by Mary Jo McConahay
Chicago Review Press
978-1-56976-548-7

Finalist
Raising Winning Students: A Field Manual for 21st Century Parenting edited by Marc Sachnoff
The Parents Union
978-1-939207-01-2

Finalist
Surviving American Medicine: How to Get the Right Doctor, Right Hospital, and Right Treatment with Today's Health Care by Cary Presant, MD
iUniverse
978-1-4759-3775-6

Finalist
The Eternal Law: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Modern Physics and Ultimate Reality by John H. Spencer
Param Media
978-0986876905

Finalist
The Gold Standard: GAMSAT Preparation by Dr. Brett Ferdinand, M.D.
RuveneCo Inc.
978-1-927338-05-6

Finalist
The Other Side of the Ice: One Family's Treacherous Journey Negotiating the Northwest Passage by Spague Theobald with Allan Kreda
Sky Horse Publications
978-1-61608-623-7

Biography

Winner
Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice by Larry S. Gibson
Prometheus Books
978-1-61614-571-2

Finalist
Antonia De Rocsini: Queen of the Pirates by Rinaldo Rinaldini, translated by Krys Roxien
Krys Roxien
978-0-615-47722-0

Finalist
The Final Test: A Biography of James Ball Naylor by Theresa Marie Flaherty
Turas Publishing
978-0-9832342-4-1

Business: Careers

Winner Your Network Is Your Net Worth by Porter Gale
Atria Books
978-1-4516-8875-7

Finalist
Innovative Leadership Fieldbook for Emerging Leaders and Managers: Field-Tested Processes and Worksheets for Innovating Leadership, Creating Sustainability, and Transforming Organizations by Maureen Metcalf
Integral Publishers
978-1-4675-2280-9

Finalist
The Complete Guide to Business School Presenting: What Your Professors Don't Tell You…What You Absolutely Must Know by Stanley K. Ridgley, PhD
Anthem Press
978-0-85728-514-0

Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Winner
Build, Borrow or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma by Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell
Harvard Business Review Press
978-1-4221-4371-1

Finalist
Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs by Jonathan Koomey, Ph.D.
Analytics Press
978-0970601933

Finalist
Living a Laptop Lifestyle: Reclaim Your Life by Making Money Online (No Experience Required) by Greg & Fiona Scott
Ecademy Press
978-1-907722-89-9

Finalist
Smile: Sell More with Amazing Customer Service by Kirt Manecke
Solid Press, LLC
978-0-9850762-3-8

Finalist
The HenHouse: Don't Let Them Steal Your Golden Eggs by Ulf Egestrand
300 Publishing
978-89-97411-03-0

Finalist
Word Toward Reward: Building Business Value Today for a Well-Deserved Future by Chia-Li Chien
iUniverse
978-1-4759-4903-2

Business: General

Winner
Triple Crown Leadership: Building Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring Organizations by Bob Vanourek and Gregg Vanourek
McGraw-Hill
978-0-07-179150-2

Finalist
Build, Borrow or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma by Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell
Harvard Business Review Press
978-1-4221-4371-1

Finalist
Edge Innovation: The Secrets to How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Ideas & Innovations by Ben A. Ratje
300 Publishing
978-89-97411-05-4

Finalist
Idea-Links: The New Creativity by Jim Link
Beaver's Pond Press
978-1592982752

Finalist
Upsizing in a Downsizing World by Jeannette Chau
iUniverse
978-1-4320-6424-3

Business: Management & Leadership

Winner
Judgment on the Front Line: How Smart Companies Win By Trusting Their People by Chris DeRose and Noel Tichy
Portfolio/Penguin
978-1-59184-388-7

Finalist
DARE: Accepting the Challenge of Trusting Leadership by Scott Weiss
Greenleaf Book Group Press
978-1-60832-422-4

Finalist
Listening Pays: Achieve Significance through the Power of Listening by Rick Bommelje
Leadership & Listening Institute, Inc.
978-0-9883076-0-5

Finalist
Puttin' Cologne on the Rickshaw by William Bouffard
William Bouffard
978-0-9847999-0-9

Finalist
Triple Crown Leadership: Building Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring Organizations by Bob Vanourek and Gregg Vanourek
McGraw-Hill
978-0-07-179150-2

Finalist
Trust in Virtual Teams: Organization, Strategies and Assurance for Successful Projects by Thomas P. Wise, Ph.D.
Ashgate/Gower
978-1-4094-5361-1

Business: Marketing & Advertising

Winner
Edge Presentation: Dump persuasion. Deliver presentations based on trust by Ben A. Ratje
300 Media
978-89-97411-09-2

Finalist
Marketing A Great New Product by Ken Ninomiya
EKNlinks.com
978-0-9827374-2-2

Finalist
Results-Driven Event Planning: Using Marketing Tools to Boost Your Bottom Line by Ingrid E. Lundquist, CSEP
TLC Publishing
978-1-936616-00-8

Business: Motivational

Winner
3 Off the Tee: Make It Happen by Lorii Myers
Leda Publishing Corp.
978-0986790034

Finalist
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, A Round Table Comic by Tony Hsieh
Writers of the Round Table Press Inc.
978-1-61066-024-2

Finalist
Flip the Fear of Public Speaking by Julianne Kissack
Kissack & Kissack Inc.
978-0-9881384-0-7

Finalist
The Complete Guide to Business School Presenting: What Your Professors Don't Tell You…What You Absolutely Must Know by Stanley K. Ridgley, PhD
Anthem Press
978-0-85728-514-0

Business: Personal Finance

Winner
You Should Only Have to Get Rich Once by Russell E. Holcombe
Emerald Book Company
978-1937110147

Business: Reference

Winner
Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations: Field-tested Integrative Approaches to Developing Leaders, Transforming Organizations, and Creating Thrivability by Maureen Metcalf
Integral Publishers
978-1-4675-2281-6

Finalist
Dictionary of Publishing Terms: What Every Writer Needs to Know by Ingrid Lundquist
TLC Publishing
978-1-936-61653-4

Finalist
Edge Innovation: The Secrets to How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Ideas & Innovations by Ben A. Ratje
300 Publishing
978-89-97411-05-4

Finalist
Reasoning with Numbers: Mastering the Thinking Skills That Make Math Fun and Easy to Learn by Brandon Royal
Maven Publishing
978-1897393-65-9

Business: Sales

Winner
Selling with Intention by Ursula C. Mentjes
Morgan James
978-1-60037-841-6

Finalist
Selling with Synchronicity by Ursula C. Mentjes
Potential Quest, Inc.
978-0-9887567-0-0

Business: Writing/Publishing

Winner
Author YOU: Creating and Building the Author and Book Platforms by Judith Briles
Mile High Press
978-1-885331-41-0

Finalist
Dictionary of Publishing Terms: What Every Writer Needs to Know by Ingrid Lundquist
TLC Publishing
978-1-936-61653-4

Children's Educational

Winner
Nature's Notes: Bite-Sized Learning & Projects for All Ages by Judy Burris & Wayne Richards
Willow Creek Press
978-1607554776

Finalist
One Minute Mysteries: 65 More Mysteries You Solve with Science by Eric Yoder and Matalie Yoder
Science, Naturally!
978-1-9384920-0-6

Finalist
Show Me a Story: 40 Craft Projects and Activities to Spark Children's Storytelling by Emily K. Neuburger
Storey Publishing
978-1-60342-988-7

Finalist
TeenCoder: Game Programming by Homeschool Programming, Inc.
Homeschool Programming, Inc.
978-0-9830749-3-9

Children's Fiction

Winner
Six Weeks to Yehidah by Melissa Studdard
All Things That Matter Press
978-0984651702

Finalist
Dolphin Knight by Robert T. Jeschonek
Pie Press
978-1475080933

Finalist
LightKeepers to the Rescue! By Marisa dejesus Paolicelli
A Caribbean Experience Con Amor
978-0-9797641-1-0

Finalist
Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune by Craig R. Everett
Fiscal Press
978-1-936-21495-2

Children's Mind/Body/Spirit

Winner
Eat It! Food Adventures with Marco Polo, Volume One: Leaving Home by Gracie Cavnar, illustrated by Anni Matsick
S2P Press
978-0-9846525-0-1

Finalist
Fond Farewells: Stories that comfort when saying goodbye by Rebecca Trowbridge
Rebecca Trowbridge
978-0-9873982-1-5

Finalist
Shovelful of Sunshine by Stacie Vaughn Hutton, illustrated by Cheryl Harness
Headline Books, Inc.
978-0938467397

Children's Non-Fiction

Winner
Young Chicken Farmers: Tips for ids Raising Backyard Chickens by Vickie Black
Beaver's Pond Press
978-1-59298-555-5

Children's Novelty & Gift Book

Winner
Rangoli: An Indian Art Activity Book by Suma O'Farrell
Mazaa, LLC
978-0-9849624-0-2

Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction

Winner
LightKeepers to the Rescue! By Marisa dejesus Paolicelli
A Caribbean Experience Con Amor
978-0-9797641-1-0

Finalist
Henry You're Hungry Again? by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl, illustrated by Brian Barber
Beaver's Pond Press
978-1-59298-545-6

Finalist
How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico by Rudolfo Anaya with illustrations by Nicolas Otero
Rio Grande Books
978-1-936744-12-1

Finalist
Jilli, That's Silly! A Story About Being a Girl by Christa Carpenter, illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams
Mark Wayne Adams, Inc.
978-1-59616-015-6

Finalist
Look Left, Look Right, Look Left Again by Ginger Pate, illustrated by Rhett Ransom Pennell
Greene Bark Press, Inc.
978-1880851302

Finalist
Santa's Sugar by Jane Gerencher, illustrated by Michael Patch
Inkwell Productions
978-0-9852501-3-3

Finalist
Where Do The Mondays Go? by Patricia Sloan, illustrated by Patricia Sloan & Daniel Alexander
Fast Pencil, Inc.
978-1-60-746807-3

Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction

Winner
Makeda: Queen of Sheba by Ronald Harrill, illustrations by Jack Hoyle, edited by Michael O. Johnson
R. Harrill Enterprises
978-0988308220

Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction

Winner
Fond Farewells: Stories that comfort when saying goodbye by Rebecca Trowbridge
Rebecca Trowbridge
978-0-9873982-1-5

Finalist
Arlo and the Airplane by Karisa Lowe
Karisa Lowe
978-0985702205

Finalist
Arlo Goes to the Dentist by Karisa Lowe
Karisa Lowe
978-0578095158

Finalist
The Pink Pirate by Michelle Worthington, illustrated by Karen Mounsey-Smith
Little Steps Publishing
978-1921928932

Comics: Graphic Novels

Winner
DAVID: The Illustrated Novel, Volume 2 by Michael Hicks Thompson
Shepherd King Publishing, LLC
978-0-9845282-3-3

Finalist
District Comics by Matt Dembicki
Fulcrum Publishing
978-1-55591-751-7

Finalist
More Words Please 600+ Adjectives by Sarah Woodhams
Times Publishing (HK) Limited
978-9888129751

Finalist
The Complete Funky Winkerbean, 1972-1974, Volume 1 by Tom Batiuk
The Kent State University Press
978-1-60635-112-3

Finalist
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Helldiver by Michael Mendheim, Mike Kennedy and Sean Jaffe
Heavy Metal
978-1-935351-49-8

Finalist
The United States Constitution: A Round Table Comic by Nadja Baer
Writers of the Round Table Press Inc.
978-1-61066-025-9

Cookbooks: General

Winner
Fire & Ice: ALASKA - Baked, Blended, & Sautéed by Sharon R. Leippi
Frosty Books
978-0-9839685-0-4

Cookbooks: International

Winner
Stella's Sephardic Table by Stella Cohen
HOBERMAN
978-1-919939-67-4

Finalist
Paleo French Cuisine: A Paleo Practical Guide with Recipes by Chef Alain Braux
Alain Braux International Publishing
978-0984288335

Cookbooks: Regional

Winner
In the Kitchen with Cleveland's Favorite Chefs: 35 Fabulous Meals in About an Hour by Maria Isabella
The Kent State University Press
978-1-60635-125-3

Finalist
Healthy French Cuisine for Less Than $10/Day by Chef Alain Braux
Alain Braux International Publishing, LLC
978-0984288328

Crafts/Hobbies/How-to

Winner
How to Publish Your Own Photography Book by Laurie Shock
Shock Design Books
978-0-9824779-4-6

Current Events

Winner
Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake edited by Mark Schuller and Pablo Morales
Kumarian Press
978-1565495128

Finalist
The Essentials of Economic Sustainability by John Ikerd
Kumarian Press
978-1465495166

Education/Academic

Winner
The Gold Standard: GAMSAT Preparation by Dr. Brett Ferdinand, M.D.
RuveneCo Inc.
978-1-927338-05-6

Finalist
Aligning IEPs to the Common Core State Standards by Ginevra Courtade, Ph.D. and Diane M. Browder, Ph.D.
Attainment Company Inc.
1-57861-548-8

Finalist
Criminal Law by Lisa M. Storm
Flat World Knowledge
978-1-4533-3129-3

Finalist
Raising Winning Students: A Field Manual for 21st Century Parenting edited by Marc Sachnoff
The Parents Union
978-1-939207-01-2

Finalist
TeenCoder: Android Programming by Homeschool Programming, Inc.
Homeschool Programming, Inc.
978-0-9830749-5-3

Fiction: African-American

Winner
For the Love of Jade by Diamond Drake
iUniverse
978-1-4697-4671-5

Finalist
No Greater Illusion by K. Baskett
CreateSpace
978-1480200555

Fiction: Anthologies

Winner
Chiral Mad: Anthology of Psychological Horror, edited by Michael Bailey
Written Backwards
978-1-4791-5243-8

Finalist
L. Ron Hubbard Present's Writers of the Future Volume 29, edited by Dave Wolverton
Galaxy Press
978-1-61986-200-5

Finalist
The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Vampire Anthology edited by Andrew Barger
Bottletree Books, LLC
978-1-933747-35-4

Fiction: Chick Lit/Women's Lit

Winner
Motherless Child by Marianne Langner Zeitlin
Zephyr Press
978-0-9832970-5-5

Finalist
From One Place to Another by Carol White
Trimark Press
978-0-9849568-2-1

Finalist
Goodnight, Brian by Steven Manchester
The Story Plant
978-1611880618

Finalist
Love and Other Subjects by Kathleen Shoop
CreateSpace
978-0615724966

Fiction: Cross-Genre

Winner
Day 9 by Robert T. Jeschonek
Pie Press
978-1466284494

Fiction: Fantasy

Winner
The Bane of Yoto by Joshua Viola with Nicholas Karpuk
FiXT
978-0985559007

Fiction: Gay & Lesbian

Winner
Simon Says by William Poe
Simon Says
978-0615559575

Finalist
OMG Queer edited by Radclyffe and Katherine E. Lynch
Bold Strokes Books
978-1602826823

Finalist
The Fall: A Novel by Ryan Quinn
AmazonEncore 9
78-1612182100

Finalist
The Marrying Kind by Ken O'Neil
Bold Strokes Books
978-1602826700

Fiction: General

Winner
Motherless Child by Marianne Langner Zeitlin
Zephyr Press
978-0-9832970-5-5

Finalist
Catena: Journey to Virginland by Armen Melikian
Trafford Publishing: A Penguin Books Company
978-1-4669-6176-0

Fiction: Historical

Winner
A Texas Destiny: The Saga Begins by Joe G. Bax
Emerald Book Company
978-1-937110-45-1

Finalist
Angels At Sunset by Tom Mach
Hill Song Press
978-0-9745159-5-3

Finalist
Chojun: A Novel by Goran Powell
YMAA Publication Center
978-1594392535

Finalist
Fatal Incident by Jim Proebstle
Greenleaf Book Group, Emerald Book Company
978-1-934572-77-1

Finalist
Southern Crosses: An African Ghost Story by D.A. Winstead
Aviva Publishing, New York
978-1-935586-87-6

Finalist
The Blind Eye: A Sephardic Journey by Marcia Fine
L'Image Press
978-0-9826952-3-4

Fiction: Literary

Winner
Motherless Child by Marianne Langner Zeitlin
Zephyr Press
978-0-9832970-5-5

Finalist
At Random by Lee Zacharias
Fugitive Poets Press
978-1-938045-07-3

Finalist
BLUFF by Lenore Skomal
Lenore Skomal Press
978-1478192473

Finalist
Three and a Half Virgins by John Blumenthal
Farmer Street Press
978-0967944418

Fiction: Multicultural

Winner
The Mother of Jerusalem is Crying by Dr. Rosemary Hartounian Cohen
Lico Publishing
978-09667361-4-4

Finalist
Conjuro by Xánath Caraza
Mammoth Publications
978-0-9837995-6-6

Fiction: Mystery/Suspense

Winner
Sapphire Trails by Marilyn Jax
Beaver's Pond Press
978-1-59298-506-7

Finalist
A Prayer For The Devil by Dale Allen
Emerald Book Company
978-1937110345

Finalist
Picture of Lies by C.C. Harrison
Five Star/Gale/Cengage
978-1-4328-2506-5

Finalist
The Toymaker by Chuck Barrett
Switchback Publishing
978-1-936214-68-6

Fiction: Religious

Winner
Abandon Not My Soul by Sherye Simmons Green
iUniverse
978-1-4697-6127-5

Fiction: Romance

Winner
Sweetest Taboo: A Novel by Eva Marquez
Terra-Mia Press
978-1478136811

Finalist
Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love by Sebastian Cole
Sebastian Cole, LLC
978-0-9851156-0-9

Finalist
Wait For Me by Janet K. Shawgo
Two Harbors Press
978-1-937928-92-6

Fiction: Science Fiction

Winner
Collider by Chris Hejmanowski
Fischer Press
978-0-9857180-0-8

Finalist
Fireseed One by Catherine Stine
Konjur Road Press
978-0-984828203

Finalist
The Colony by Blaine C. Readler
Full Arc Press
978-0-9834973-3-2

Finalist
Time-Crossed Lovers by Karl Alexander
Genius Book Publishing
978-0-984687695

Finalist
When Shadows Fall by L. Ron Hubbard
Galaxy Press
978-1-59212-283-7

Fiction: Short Story

Winner
Amidst Traffic by Michel Sauret
One Way Street Production
978-09883784-0-7

Finalist
Danger in the Dark by L. Ron Hubbard
Galaxy Press
978-1-59212-367-4

Finalist
Our Love Could Light The World by Anne Leigh Parrish
She Writes Press
978-1938314445

Finalist
Shadows from Boot Hill by L. Ron Hubbard
Galaxy Press
978-1-59212-399-5

Fiction: Thriller/Adventure

Winner
Pandora's Temple by Jon Land
Open Road Integrated Media
978-1453224656

Finalist
Breach of Power by Chuck Barrett
Switchback Press
978-0-9885061-0-7

Finalist
The Toymaker by Chuck Barrett
Switchback Publishing
978-1-936214-68-6

Finalist
Tidal Wave 23: A New World Order Thriller by Thomas J. Ryan
Thomas J. Ryan
978-0-9853263-0-3

Fiction: Visionary

Winner
Etiquette for an Apocalypse by Anne Mendel
Brackets Press
978-0984893003

Finalist
Of Night and Light by Michael C. Keith
Blue Mustang Press
978-1935199151

Finalist
Seventh Dimension: The Door, A Young Adult Christian Fantasy by Lorilyn Roberts
Roberts Court Reporters
978-0-9891426-0-1

Fiction: Western

Winner
The Whip by Karen Kondazian
Hansen Publishing Group
978-1-60182-302-1

Finalist
Dog Soldier Moon by McKendree Long
Goldminds Publishing, LLC
978-1-930584402

Fiction: Young Adult

Winner
Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible by Suzanne Kamata
GemmaMedia
978-1-936846-38-2

Finalist
Crumble by Fleur Phillips
Lightning Source
978-0988929906

Finalist
Fireseed One by Catherine Stine
Konjur Road Press
978-0-984828203

Finalist
Tsunami by Alex Watson and Robert P. Watson
Trimark Press
978-0-9849568-3-8

Gay & Lesbian: Non-Fiction

Winner
Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family and Friends of Transgender People edited by Eleanor A. Hubbard and Cameron T. Whitley
Bolder Press
978-0615630670

Finalist
Journey into Leather by Thomas Smith
Alternate Publishing
978-1481115827

Health: Alternative Medicine

Winner
The Other Medicine That Really Works: How Energy Medicine Can Help You Heal In Body, Mind, and Spirit by Heidi Dupree, RN, CTN
CreateSpace
978-1481158947

Finalist
I don't know how long my short term memory is…Strategies for People With Brains by Nancy Haller
Lifetime Connections Publishing
978-0-9881792-0-2

Finalist
The Cycle of Sound: A Missing Energetic Link by Dorinne S. Davis
New Pathways Press
978-0-9827187-1-0

Health: Cancer

Winner
Got Cancer? Now What?: A Layperson's Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Denise Messenger
Knowledgeworks Publishing
978-0-9846820-0-3

Health: Death & Dying

Winner
The Reason: Help and Hope for Those Who Grieve by Sally Grablick
4EVR Press, LLC
978-0-9832737-0-7

Finalist
When Bluebirds Fly: Losing a Child, Living with Hope by Joann Kuzma Deveny
Radiant Heart Press (a division of HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.)
978-159598195-0

Health: Diet & Weight Loss

Winner
Living Gluten and Dairy-Free with French Gourmet Food by Chef Alain Braux
Alain Braux International Publishing, LLC
978-0984288311

Health: Exercise & Fitness

Winner
Yin Ain't Yang: The Ancient Way to Better Health by Lester Sawicki, DDS
Lester J. Sawicki, DDS
978-0-9843706-5-8

Health: General

Winner
Surviving American Medicine: How to Get the Right Doctor, Right Hospital, and Right Treatment with Today's Health Care by Cary Presant, MD
iUniverse
978-1-4759-3775-6

Finalist
Clinical Anesthesia by Paul Barash
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
978-1-4511-4419-2

Finalist
Osborn's Brain: Imaging, Pathology, and Anatomy by Anne G. Osborn
Amirsys
978-1-931884-21-1

Finalist
The Teeth Whitening Cure: A Holistic Guide to Bright Smiles and Better Health in a Toxic World by Lester Sawicki, DDS
Lester J. Sawicki, DDS
978-0-9843706-0-3

Finalist
Unthinkable: Tips for Surviving a Child's Traumatic Brain Injury by Dixie Fremont-Smith Coskie
Wyatt-MacKenzie
978-1-936214-41-9

Health: Psychology/Mental Health

Winner
The Adolescent Relapse Prevention Planner by Jennifer Bruha, Ph.D.
Turning Stone Press
978-1-618520258

Finalist
I don't know how long my short term memory is…Strategies for People With Brains by Nancy Haller
Lifetime Connections Publishing
978-0-9881792-0-2

Finalist
What is PTSD? 3 Steps to Healing Trauma by Dr. Anna Baranowsky & Teresa M. Lauer, LMHC
Dr. Anna Baranowsky
978-1478286738

History: General

Winner
Great Britain's Royal Tombs: A Guide to the Lives & Burial Places of British Monarchs by Michael Thomas Barry
Schiffer Publisher
978-0764341298

History: Media/Entertainment

Winner
If You Can Play Scranton by Nancy McDonald
Tribute Books
978-0-9837418-24

History: Military

Winner
Chopper Blues by Charles D. Jones
Stephen F. Austin State University Press
978-1-936205-69-1

Finalist
Your Loving Son, Philip: Letters From An American Soldier in World War II, May 1944-June 1946 by Sgt. Philip R. Herzig
Mixed Media Memoirs, LLC
978-1-439272329

History: United States

Winner
Four Percent: The Story of Uncommon Youth in a Century of American Life by Michael Malone
Windrush Publishers
978-098590971-0

Finalist
Among the Cottonwoods: The Enduring Rio Abajo Villages by Francelle Alexander
Rio Grande Books
978-1-890689-83-4

Finalist
Boston's Notable Addresses: Historic Homes and the Residents That Made Them So by James R. Holland
A Bit of Boston Books
978-0-9788637-9-1

Finalist
THE SKY'S THE LIMIT: People v. Newton: The REAL Trial of the 20th Century? by Lise Pearlman
Regent Press
978-1-58790-220-8

Home

Winner
HouseHeal: Transform Your Life through the Power of Home by Sara Brown Crowder
Balboa Press
978-1-4525-4733-6

Humor

Winner
The Long and Whining Road by Simeon Courtie
Simantics Ltd.
978-0-9571980-0-5

Finalist
Home Country by Slim Randles
Rio Grande Books
978-1-936744-03-9

Finalist
The Monster in the Closet/Go To Sleep by Andrew Ratshin, illustrations by Arni Adler & Patrice O'Neill
Yellow Tail Press
978-0-9882227-0-0

Finalist
The Success of Suexliegh by Zack Keller
Pen, Pint, & Pyre Publishing
978-0985882716

Finalist
You're Busting My Nuptials by Ann Everett
Briona Glenn Publishing, LLC
978-1-61807-083-8

Finalist
Zen and Sex by Dermot Davis
Sweetwater Lane Publishing
978-148402970-1

Law

Winner
THE SKY'S THE LIMIT: People v. Newton: The REAL Trial of the 20th Century? by Lise Pearlman
Regent Press
978-1-58790-220-8

Finalist
Criminal Law by Lisa M. Storm
Flat World Knowledge
978-1-4533-3129-3

Finalist
Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice by Larry S. Gibson
Prometheus Books
978-1-61614-571-2

Multicultural Non-Fiction

Winner
Grandmother Power, A Global Phenomenon by Paola Gianturco
PowerHouse Books, Brooklyn, NY
978-1-57687-611-4

Finalist
Dodging Machetes: How I Survived Forbidden Love, Bad Behavior, and the Peace Corps in Fiji by Will Lutwick
Peace Corps Writers
978-1-935925-11-8

New Age: Non-Fiction

Winner
The Infinity Zone: A Transcendent Approach To Peak Performance by Matthew J. Pallamary and Paul Mayberry
Mystic Ink Publishing
978-0615696911

Finalist
Michael's Clarion Call: Messages from the Archangel for Creating Heaven on Earth by Mary Soliel
Twelve Twelve Publishing, LLC
978-0-9890169-8-8

Finalist
Open the Mind Exercise the Soul by John Cappello
Balboa Press
978-1-4525-4726-8

Finalist
The New Sun: With Archangel Michael by Mary Soliel
Twelve Twelve Publishing, LLC
978-0-9890169-3-3

Non-Fiction: Narrative

Winner
The Other Side of the Ice: One Family's Treacherous Journey Negotiating the Northwest Passage by Spague Theobald with Allan Kreda
Sky Horse Publications
978-1-61608-623-7

Finalist
Dréa's Dream: An Unfinished Dance — Lessons of love, loss, hope and healing by Susan Rizzo Vincent
Aerdna & Nasus, LLC
978-1479389872

Finalist
GUARDIAN ANGEL: Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World's Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force by William F. Sine
Casemate Publishers
978-1-61200-122-7

Finalist
Not Only Women Bleed, Vignettes from the Heart of a Rock Musician by Dick Wagner
Desert Dreams Books & Music
978-0-9856843-0-3

Finalist
Rust Belt Resistance: How a Small Community Took on Big Oil and Won by Perry Bush
The Kent State University Press
978-1-60635-117-8

Parenting & Family

Winner
Pride and Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child's Emotions and Solving Family Problems by Kenneth Barish, Ph.D.
Oxford University Press
978-0-199896240

Finalist
Is My Child Autistic or Delayed? by Susan Louise Peterson
Vilnius Press
978-0615802237

Finalist
Jilli, That's Silly! A Story About Being a Girl by Christa Carpenter, illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams
Mark Wayne Adams, Inc.
978-1-59616-015-6

Finalist
Raising Winning Students: A Field Manual for 21st Century Parenting edited by Marc Sachnoff
The Parents Union
978-1-939207-01-2

Finalist
The Intelligent Parent's Guide to Faster Potty Training by Jacqueline Coe
Anoma Press
978-1-908746-58-0

Performing Arts: Film, Theater, Dance, Music

Winner
Not Only Women Bleed, Vignettes from the Heart of a Rock Musician by Dick Wagner
Desert Dreams Books & Music
978-0-9856843-0-3

Philosophy

Winner
The Whole-Brain Path to Peace: The Role of Left- and Right-Brain Dominance in the Polarization and Reunification of America by James Olson
Origin Press
978-1-57983-055-7

Finalist
Human Natures, of Animal and Spiritual by Carroll Blair
Aveon Publishing Co.
978-1-936430-07-9

Photography: General

Winner
Time and Space on the Lower East Side by Brian Rose and Ed Fausty
Golden Section Publishers
978-0-9844384-3-3

Finalist
Fisheyes by James R. Holland
A Bit of Boston Books
978-0-978863715

Finalist
The Gift of Travel: Photography from Around the World by Javier D. Ferrea
Trimark Press
978-0-9849568-7-6

Photography: Instructional/ How-to

Winner
How to Publish Your Own Photography Book by Laurie Shock
Shock Design Books
978-0-9824779-4-6

Photography: Nature

Winner
Nature's Notes: Bite-Sized Learning & Projects for All Ages by Judy Burris & Wayne Richards
Willow Creek Press
978-1607554776

Finalist
Rice's Owls by Robert Flatt
Robert Flatt
978-0-615-53773-3

Photography: People

Winner
CLICK! Choosing Love…One Frame at a Time by Carl Studna
Hay House and Agape Media International
978-1-4019-4089-8

Finalist
d.r.a.g. by Christopher Logan
Tectum Publishers
978-946158-02-90

Poetry: Anthologies

Winner
Cradle Songs: An Anthology of Poems on Motherhood, edited by Sharmagne Leland-St. John and Rachelle Yousuf
Quill and Parchment Press
978-0-9764244-5-1

Poetry: General

Winner
Eyes Like Broken Windows by Seth Michelson
Press 53
978-1-935708-55-1

Finalist
In The Palms of Angels by Terri Kirby Erickson
Press 53
978-1-935708-27-8

Finalist
Monsoon Solo: Voices Once Submerged by Gretl Claggett
WordTech Communications LLC
978-1-936370-55-9

Finalist
Nigger For Life by Neal Hall, M.D., Poet
Neal Hall, M.D., Poet
978-0-9893793-1-1

Finalist
Nightly, At the Institute of the Possible by DM Gordon
Hedgerow Books
978-0-9819820-6-9

Poetry: Inspirational

Winner
Stop Living In This Land. Go To The Everlasting World of Happiness. Live There Forever by Woo Myung
Cham Books Inc.
978-0984912407

Finalist
A Conscious Guide to Daily Living: Poetry Edition by Amna Akhtar and Kiran Kaur
The House of AK
978-0-9874778-0-3

Finalist
Morning's Promise: Poetic Moments in His Presence by Jennifer Anne F. Messing
Ellechor Publishing House
978-1-937844-83-7

Finalist
Mostly My Heart Sings by Vicki L. Flaherty
Turas Publishing
978-0-9832342-0-3

Finalist
Your Angels Called and Left a Message by Hemat Malak
Hemat Malak
978-0-9874508-0-7

Popular Culture

Winner
The Scoop on Breasts: A Plastic Surgeon Busts the Myths by Dr. Ted Eisenberg and Joyce K. Eisenberg
Incompra Press
978-0-9857249-0-0

Finalist
Hooked Up: A New Generation's Surprising Take on Sex, Politics and Saving the World by Jack Myers
York House Press
978-0-9855508-0-6

Religion: Christian Inspirational

Winner
Gift of a Servant by Tamara Amos
Mystical Rose
978-0-9857405-0-4

Finalist
A Cause to Be Thankful by Yolanda A. Shanks
Believers Press
978-0-9853616-1-7

Finalist
Soul Explosion by Dr. Rick Scarnati
Tate Publishing & Enterprises
978-1-61777-588-8

Finalist
The Beautiful Gifting of Art by Merrilyn Jaquiery
Heritage Arts LTD
978-0-473-22057-0

Finalist
Who You Callin' Silly? How a Silly Woman Becomes Virtuous by Kimberly R. Lock
Trimark Press
978-09849568-1-4

Religion: Christianity

Winner
I AM THAT I AM: Tracing the Footprints of God by Judy Azar LeBlanc
Crosslink Publishing
978-1-936746-10-1

Finalist
A Faith Brief: A Lawyer's Argument for Why Faith Prevails Over Doubt by Patrick M. Garry
Kirk house Publishers
978-1-933794-47-1

Finalist
Cross Currents: Making Sense of the Christian Life by Harry James Fox
Foxware Publishing LLC
978-1-62620-226-9

Finalist
Love Never Fails by E.K. Seka
CreateSpace
978-1481905817

Finalist
Spirit Realm-God-Angels-Mankind: The Eternal Connection: Discover who has ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY over the visible and invisible realm by Cordelia E. Battle
iUniverse
978-1-4620-3938-8

Finalist
The Madonnas of St. Augustine: A Remarkable History by Nancy H. Murray
Hart Street Publishers
978-0-9793637-6-4

Finalist
The True Interpretation of the Revelation of John and the Bible by Kostas Tzouvelekis
Advocate House
978-984617704-6

Religion: Eastern Religions

Winner
The Science of the Quran: Proving God's Existence Through Estabished Modern Science by Ahmad Hassan
Lido Horizons Publishing
978-0615499840

Religion: General

Winner
Gender and Religion: The Dark Side of Scripture, 2nd Edition by Barbara Crandall
Continuum International Publishing Group
978-1-4411-7573-3

Finalist
Christian Controversies: Seeking the Truth by Scott S. Haraburda
Meaningful Publications
978-0-9886072-0-0

Religion: Judaism

Winner
The Demythification and Demystification of the Bible by Rabbi Samuel April
Trimark Press
978-0-9849568-8-3

Religion: Prayer & Devotionals

Winner
Not Just a Hearer but a DOER, Volume One by Yolanda A. Shanks
Believers Press
978-0-9853616-0-0

Science: General

Winner
A Field Guide to the Ants of New England by Aaron M. Ellison, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Elizabeth J. Farnsworth & Gary D. Alpert
Yale University Press
978-0-300-16930-0

Finalist
The Eternal Law: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Modern Physics and Ultimate Reality by John H. Spencer
Param Media
978-0986876905

Self-Help: General

Winner
The Whole-Brain Path to Peace: The Role of Left- and Right-Brain Dominance in the Polarization and Reunification of America by James Olson
Origin Press
978-1-57983-055-7

Finalist
Begin Here: Helping Survivors Manage by Kat Reed
Kat Reed
978-1616232733

Finalist
Changing Behavior: Immediately Transform Your Relationships with Easy to Learn, Proven Communication Skills by Georgianna Donadio
Soulwork Press, Boston, MA
978-0983965992

Finalist
Common Sense Happiness: 5 Principles for People Who Want to Stop Whining, Bitching and Suffering by Loree Bischoff
Love Your Life Publishing
978-1-934509-42-5

Finalist
The Empowerment Mindset: Success Through Self-Knowledge by Calvin Helin
Premier Digital Publishing
978-1938582875

Self-Help: Journals & Quotes

Winner
The Little Book of Gratitude Quotes by Kathleen Welton
aka associates
978-0578065861

Self-Help: Motivational

Winner
3 Off the Tee: Make It Happen by Lorii Myers
Leda Publishing Corp.
978-0986790034

Finalist
Changing Behavior: Immediately Transform Your Relationships with Easy to Learn, Proven Communication Skills by Georgianna Donadio
Soulwork Press, Boston, MA
978-0983965992

Finalist
Chasing The Eagle: From Dreaming to Achieving Success & Freedom by James J. Williams
Rising Eagle Publishing, LLC
978-0-9826147-0-9

Finalist
Flip the Fear of Public Speaking by Julianne Kissack
Kissack & Kissack Inc.
978-0-9881384-0-7

Finalist
The Empowerment Mindset: Success Through Self-Knowledge by Calvin Helin
Premier Digital Publishing
978-1938582875

Self-Help: Relationships

Winner
Great Sex Made Simple: Tips to Deepen Intimacy & Heighten Pleasure by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
Llewellyn Worldwide
978-0-7387-3345-6

Finalist
Goodbye Mr. Ex: A Woman's Guide To Moving On by Marina Pearson
Ecademy (Panoma Press)
978-1908746627

Finalist
Griefland: An Intimate Portrait of Love, Loss, and Unlikely Friendship by Armen Bacon and Nancy Miller
Skirt!, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
978-0-7627-8084-6

Finalist
Heal Your Broken Heart by Michael Kane
White Cloud Blue Sky Publishing
978-0985189204

Finalist
My Cat Won't Bark! (A Relationship Epiphany) by Kevin Darné
CreateSpace
978-1468104721000

Social Change

Winner
Minefields and Miracles: Why God and Allah Need to Talk by Ruth Broyde Sharone
Mixed Media Memoirs, LLC
978-1469919492

Finalist
The Whole-Brain Path to Peace: The Role of Left- and Right-Brain Dominance in the Polarization and Reunification of America by James Olson
Origin Press
978-1-57983-055-7

Spirituality: General

Winner
The Eternal Law: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Modern Physics and Ultimate Reality by John H. Spencer
Param Media
978-0986876905

Finalist
A Change of Habit: A Spiritual Journey From Sister Mary Kateri to Sister Mary Vodka by Patty Ptak Kogutek
Balboa Press
978-14525-4281-2

Spirituality: Inspirational

Winner
Quotable: 20 Years of Black & White by Quotable
Quotable
1-59035-451-6

Finalist
A Beautiful Grief: Reflections on Letting Go by Cheryl Eckl
Flying Crane Press
978-0-9828107-2-9

Finalist
Surrounded by Inspiration by Marala Scott
Seraph Books
978-0-9820268-2-3

Finalist
Twelve Months by Steven Manchester
The Story Plant
978-1611880533

Sports

Winner
The '63 Steelers: A Renegade Team's Chase for Glory by Rudy Dicks
The Kent State University Press
978-1-60635-143-7

Finalist
3 Off the Tee: Make It Happen by Lorii Myers
Leda Publishing Corp.
978-0986790034

Finalist
Since 1959: An Eight Year-old's Initiation into the World of Cleveland Indians Baseball and Life in the Fifties by William Boryk
Mirror Publishing
978-1-61225-029-8

Finalist
You Stink! Major League Baseball's Terrible Teams and Pathetic Players by Eric Wittenberg and Michael Aubrecht
The Kent State University Press
978-1-60635-138-3

Transportation: Automobile/Motorcycle/Mechanical

Winner
Donny's Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to Present - Volume V: Part I of II, The Shovelhead: 1966 to 1985 by Donny Petersen
iUniverse
978-1-4759-4282-8

Travel Essay

Winner
Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest by Mary Jo McConahay
Chicago Review Press
978-1-56976-548-7

Finalist
Bonjour 40: A Paris Travel Log (40 years. 40 days. 40 seconds) by Karen A. Chase
Karen A. Chase
978-0-615-73814-7

Finalist
May This Be the Best Year of Your Life: A Memoir by Sandra Bornstein
CreateSpace
978-1478198055

True Crime

Winner
Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down by Robert Fitzpatrick and Jon Land
Forge Books
978-0-7653-3550-0

Finalist
Guilty by Popular Demand: A T rue Story of Small-Town Injustice by Bill Osinski
The Kent State University Press
978-1-60635-133-8

Women's Issues

Winner
Gender and Religion: The Dark Side of Scripture, 2nd Edition by Barbara Crandall
Continuum International Publishing Group
978-1-4411-7573-3

Finalist
Don't Say I Do!: Why Women Should Stay Single by Orna Gadish, MSc
New Horizon Press
978-0-88282-382-9

Finalist
Hooked Up: A New Generation's Surprising Take on Sex, Politics and Saving the World by Jack Myers
York House Press
978-0-9855508-0-6

Finalist
Out of the Shadows edited by Martha Shipman Andrews
Rio Grande Books
978-1-890689-82-7

Finalist
Remix: The 2012 Girls Write Now Anthology by Girls Write Now
Girls Write Now
978-0615643441

Young Adult: Non-Fiction

Winner
What Makes Them Amazing: Inspiring Stories of Young Adults Fighting Cancer by Janine De Tillio Cammarata
Highland Mountain Publishing
978-0-9776912-2-7

Finalist
An Awesome Ride by Shaun Miller
AKA Publishing
978-0-9872039-2-2

Finalist
TeenCoder: Game Programming by Homeschool Programming, Inc.
Homeschool Programming, Inc.
978-0-9830749-3-9

Youth Issues

Winner
Hooked Up: A New Generation's Surprising Take on Sex, Politics and Saving the World by Jack Myers
York House Press
978-0-9855508-0-6

Finalist
Full Stop, Next Line… by Ali Mirsadeghi
Barsa
978-600-93325-1-9

Congratulations to all of the Winners & Finalists of the 2013 International Book Awards.

All Finalists are of equal merit, listed alphabetically.

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"Award-Winner in the 'Self-Help: Motivational' category of the 2013 International Book Awards"

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Friday, March 28, 2014

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2nd Place Winner: Health/Fitness

3 OFF THE TEE: NO EXCUSES:

THE FIT MIND-FIT BODY STRATEGY BOOK

ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards Finalists have been named for books published in 2013.

Monday, October 28, 2013

Thursday, October 24, 2013

I will be joining Jay McKeever on 55KRC.com - The Talk Station this Sunday, Oct 27th, 2013 to talk about my newest book, NO EXCUSES and to share how we can exercise our minds and bodies to achieve greater things in life. Expert Access Radio airs every Sunday 4:00-5:00 EST

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The workplace today

Real deal competition! Real deal life!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Goodreads Book Giveaway

by Lorii Myers

Wednesday, May 22, 2013