WINNERS AND FINALISTS of the 2008 Next Generation Indie Awards

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

Fiction Non-Fiction First Place Winner ($1,000 Prize) First Place Winner ($1,000 Prize) Zublinka Among Women, by Robert Lines of Velocity: Words that Move from Wexelblatt (KenArnoldBooks, LLC) WriteGirl, by Keren Taylor (WriteGirl Publications) Second Place Winner ($500 Prize) The Pale Surface of Things, by Janey Second Place Winner ($500 Prize) Bennett (Hopeace Press) Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and Business, by Third Place Winner ($250 Prize) Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler Moondance, by Karen M. Black (Chilmark ) (Ricochet ) Third Place Winner ($250 Prize) Who’s Behind the Fairy Doors?, by Jonathan B. Wright (Urban Fairies Operations, LLC)

Action/Adventure FINALISTS • Chew on Things - It Helps You Think: WINNER Words of Wisdom from a Worried Canine, Antarctica: Life on The Ice, by Susan Fox by Iris Bell, MD PhD (Creative Bookworm Rogers (Solas House) Press) FINALISTS • Horse Harmony: Understanding Horse • Adventures in Flying, by Jack Elliott Types and Temperaments…Are You and (Alexander & Ray) Your Horse a Good Match?, by Madalyn • Ascent From Darkness, by Steven E. Ward, D.V.M (Myriah Press, LLC) Wilson (H-G Books) • Loving Marley, by Donald and Sara • Bloody Wes Teague, by Voyle A. Glover Hassler (PugTale Publishing) (Brevia Publishing Co.) • Open Your Heart with Pets, by Janice • Fireships & Brimstone, by Richard A. Marie Phelps (Dreamtime Publishing) Minich (All Esox Publications) • Parenting With Pets, by Christine Hamer • Macedonia Passage: Dangerous Cargo, and Margaret Havel (Book Publishers by Wright Gres (Riverhouse Books) Network) • Murder on Pratas Reef, by Rick Ainsworth (VRA Publishing) Anthology • Promised Land, by Bob Adamov (Packard WINNER Island Publishing) Lines of Velocity: Words that Move from • The Garhole Bar, by A. Hardy Roper WriteGirl, by Keren Taylor (WriteGirl (Great American Press) Publications) • The Oak Island Affair, by Jane Bow (Epigraph) FINALISTS • The Old Guys - Back to Baghdad, by Mike • Coming Together: For the Cure, by Alessia Ryan () Brio, ed. (Phaze) • Sacred Secrets: Finding Your Way To Joy, Animals/Pets Peace and Prosperity, by Paula Godwin WINNER Coppel (Unity House) When Pigs Fly - Training Success with • The Buddha Next Door, by Zan Gaudioso Impossible Dogs, by Jane Killion (Dogwise and Greg Martin (Middleway Press) Publishing) Art FINALISTS • Max Perutz and the Secret of Life, by WINNER Georgina Ferry (Cold Spring Harbor Who’s Behind the Fairy Doors?, by Laboratory Press) Jonathan B. Wright (Urban Fairies • Sally: The Older Woman’s Illustrated Guide Operations, LLC) to Self-Improvement, by Judy Laddon FINALISTS (Sombrero Press) • Learning To See - An Artist’s View on Contemporary Artists from Artschwager to Business Zakanitch, by Bruce Helander (StarGroup WINNERS (TIE) International/Art Book Division) • Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave • The Drawing Breakthrough Book, by John Us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and Hastings (Draw 3 Lines Publishing) Business, by Peter Ressler and Monika • The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide - The Mitchell Ressler (Chilmark Books) Design Process, by Victoria Hunter (Hunter • The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing Publishing Corporation) for Today’s Connected, Collaborative • W/O/K’s Weird Wacky Wonderful World: and Hyperinteractive Culture, by Denise The Art of William O’Keefe, by James R. Shiffman (Hunt Street Press/Greenleaf Holland (A Bit of Boston Books) Book Group) FINALISTS Autobiography/Memoirs • Choosing Project Success - A Guide for WINNER Building Professionals, by J.F. McCarthy The Dancer Returns: From Victim to Victory, (Pareto-Building Improvement) by Susan Lee-Titus (iUniverse) • Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Journey To FINALISTS Business Success, by Susan L. Reid • A Clean Street’s A Happy Street, by James (WME Books) McSherry (iUniverse) • Personal Balance Sheet - A Practical • A Matter of Panache, by Debra Sanders Career Planning Guide, by Randall Craig (Self Published) (Knowledge To Action Press) • Accidental Cowgirl: Six Cows, No Horse • Teaching an Anthill to Fetch – Developing and No Clue, by Mary Lynn Archibald Collaborative Intelligence at Work, by (Cloud Lake Publishing) Stephen James Joyce (Mighty Small • Becoming Alice, A Memoir, by Alice Rene Books Publishing) (iUniverse) • The Connected and Committed Leader, by • Four Rooms, Upstairs: A Psychotherapist’s Laura Lopez (Living Leadership) Journey Into and Beyond her Mother’s • The Five Pillars of Guaranteed Business Mental Illness, by Linda Appleman Shapiro Success, by Dr. Greg Chapman (Empower (Cold Tree Press) Business Solutions) • Gittin’ Western, by Duane Wiltse • The Retailer’s Roadmap to Success: (iUniverse) 33 Secrets for Driving Your Business to • No Experts Needed: The Meaning of the Next Level, by Andy Buyting (GVP Life According to You, by Louise Lewis Publishing) (iUniverse) • The Secrets of Money: A Guide for • The Time and Place That Gave Me Life, by Everyone on Practical Financial Literacy, Janet Cheatham Bell (Indiana University by Braun Mincher (Braun Media, LLC) Press) • What To Do When You Become The Boss, • Regina’s Closet: Finding My by Bob Selden ( Inc.) Grandmother’s Secret Journal, by Diana M. Raab (Beaufort Books) Career • Vinyl Highway, by Dee Dee Phelps WINNER (Altergate Publishing) Personal Balance Sheet - A Practical Career Planning Guide, by Randall Craig Biography (Knowledge To Action Press) WINNER FINALIST James Crawford: Master of the Mint at Listen Up! How To Communicate Effectively Carson City: A Short Full Life, by Rusty Goe at Work, by Eunice LeMay and Jane (Southgate Coins) Schwamberger (Papilio Publishing) Children’s/Juvenile Fiction • Bumperly Bumper Bee, by Michael D. Davis (Luna Publishing) WINNER • Loving Marley, by Donald and Sara Emmy’s Question, by Jeannine Auth Hassler (PugTale Publishing) (Morningtide Press) • N is for Nostril…and Other Alphabet FINALISTS Silliness, by Joe Spooner (Arnica • Bumperly Bumper Bee, by Michael D. Publishing, Inc.) Davis (Luna Publishing) • Priscilla McDoodleNut DoodleMcMae • Halloween in Oz: Dorothy Returns, by Leo Asks “Why?”, by Janet Mary Sinke (My Moser and Carol Nelson (Whitfi eld & Dodd Grandma and Me Publishers) Publications) • Shoe Shakes, by Loris Lesynski (Annick • Kandide , by Diana S. Zimmerman (Noesis Press) Publishing) • The Little Man In The Map, by E. Andrew • N is for Nostril…and Other Alphabet Martonyi (Schoolside Press) Silliness, by Joe Spooner (Arnica • The New Place, by Clabe Thomas (Empty Publishing, Inc.) Harbor Productions) • The Dark Dreamweaver, by Nick Ruth • Understanding Sam and Asperger (Imaginator Press) Syndrome, by Clarabelle van Niekerk • The Further Adventures of Pengey and Liezl Venter, MA, CCC-SLP (Skeezel Penguin, by John Burns (San Francisco Press) Story Works) • Whose Ears Are Whose?, by Lana Jordan (Puffball Press, an imprint of Jorlan Children’s Juvenile Publishing, Inc.) Non-Fiction Coffee Table Book WINNER WINNER Who’s Behind the Fairy Doors?, by Mugshots: A Celebration of the Journey Jonathan B. Wright (Urban Fairies from Ruin to Redemption, by Jason Porath, Operations, LLC) , and Jonas Mohr, Photographer FINALISTS (Real Deal Entertainment) • Eating Disorders: A Guide for Families and FINALISTS Children, by Val Elsbree, MSW, LCSW, • Descanso: An Urban Oasis Revealed, by CAP Licensed Psychotherapist (Merit Warren Marr (Balcony Press) Publishing International) • Historic Photos of Chicago Crime: The • Imagine… Amazing Me, by Libbi Chilia Capone Era, by John Russick (Turner (Halo Publishing) Publishing) • Torina’s World: A Child’s Life in • My Heart vs. The Real World, by Max S. Madagascar, by Joni Kabana and Gerber (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Benjamin Opsahl (Arnica Publishing, Inc.) Press) • Touched by Diabetes: A Guide for Families • Yuba Seasons: Images from the Wild & and Children, by Lucie Ventura; Foreword by Patti LaBelle (Merit Publishing Scenic South Yuba River, by David B. International) McKay (Mountain Images Press) • Twice A Hero, by Dirk Wales (Great Plains Press) Cookbook/Food • You and Me Make Three, by Wendy Lokken, WINNER Gwendy Mangiamele and Edna Cucksey A Chef’s Bounty: Celebrating Oregon’s Stephens (EDCO Publishing Inc.) Cuisine, by Bill King and Rick Schafer (Arnica Publishing, Inc.) Children’s Picture Book FINALISTS WINNER • 8 Degrees of Ingredients, by Melissa K. First Snow In The Woods, by Carl R. Priem (Beaver’s Pond Press) Sams II and Jean Stoick (Carl R. Sams II • Vegan Bites, by Beverly Lynn Bennett Photography, Inc.) (Book Publishing Co.) FINALISTS • A Clue For You: Tail In The Teapot, by Barbara A. Palmer (BP Folkart Press) Crafts/Hobbies FINALISTS • Choosing Project Success - A Guide for WINNER Building Professionals, by J.F. McCarthy The Pocket Paper Engineer, How To Make (Pareto-Building Improvement) Pop-Ups Step-By-Step, Volume 2, by Carol • Differentiated Instruction Across the Barton (Popular Kinetics Press) Content Areas, by Tim Clifford (Maupin House Publishing) FINALISTS • Evolution , by Nicholas Barton, Derek • Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth, by Briggs, Jonathan Eisen, David Goldstein, Rayna Gillman (C&T Publishing) Nipam Patel (Cold Spring Harbor • On Sew Easy Lifestyles, by Valori Wells Laboratory Press) and Carolyn Spencer (C&T Publishing) • Plaintiff Blues: Job Discrimination and the • The Color Book of Beaded Jewelry, Chilling Effect of Retaliation, by Judith by Genevieve A. Sterbenz (Creative Pearson (Lake Vermilin Publishing) Homeowner) • The Drawing Breakthrough Book, by John • The Dancer’s Book of Ballet Crafts, Hastings (Draw 3 Lines Publishing) by Christina Aleta Haskin (Creative • The Little Man In The Map, by E. Andrew Homeowner) Martonyi (Schoolside Press) • The Drawing Breakthrough Book, by John • The Middle School Writing Toolkit: Hastings (Draw 3 Lines Publishing) Differentiated Instruction Across the • The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide – The Content Areas, by Tim Clifford (Maupin Design Process, by Victoria Hunter (Hunter House Publishing) Publishing Corporation) • Prepared Parent’s Operational Manual… Sending Your Child to College, by Marie Current Events Carr, Katharine Carr, Ann Carr and Elizabeth Carr (Dicmar Publishing) WINNER • The Secrets of Money: A Guide for Encounters with the Middle East, by Nesreen Everyone on Practical Financial Literacy, Khashan and Jim Bowman (Solas House) by Braun Mincher (Braun Media, LLC) • The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide - The FINALISTS Design Process, by Victoria Hunter (Hunter • Away with All Gods! Unchaining the Mind Publishing Corporation) and Radically Changing the World, by Bob • Twice A Hero, by Dirk Wales (Great Plains Avakian (Insight Press) Press) • Shedding Light on Genetically Engineered Food, by Beth H. Harrison (iUniverse) Entertainment Diet/Nutrition WINNER Memories of Times Past, by Marta Hiatt WINNER (Northern Star Press) The Smart Dieter’s Cheating Guide: Eat and Watch Pounds Melt Away, by Harvey FINALISTS J. Widroe, MD with Ron Kenner (Outskirts • Dealing with Divas: A Survivor’s Kit for the Press) Celebrity Personal Assistant (or Anyone with a Pushy Boss), by Shelley Anderson FINALISTS (iUniverse) • Healing The Gerson Way: Defeating • More Sand in My Bra: Funny Women Write Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases, from the Road, Again!, by Julia Weiler and by Charlotte Gerson and Beata Bishop Jennifer L. Leo (Travelers’ Tales, a Division (Totality Books) of Solas House Inc.) • The Leptin Diet: How Fit is Your Fat?, by Byron J. Richards (Truth In Wellness) Erotica • Vegan Bites, by Beverly Lynn Bennett WINNER (Book Publishing Co.) Coming Together: For the Cure, by Alessia Education/Academic Brio, ed. (Phaze) FINALISTS WINNER • American Cool, by Susan DiPlacido (Rebel Davenport’s Dream: 21st Century Refl ections Press) on Heredity and Eugenics, edited by Jan A. • Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games, by Witkowski and John R. Inglis (Cold Spring Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman (Bold Harbor Laboratory Press) Strokes Books, Inc.) Finance • The Mulligan, by Nathan Jorgenson (Flat Rock Publishing) WINNER • The Oak Island Affair, by Jane Bow The Secrets of Money: A Guide for (Epigraph) Everyone on Practical Financial Literacy, by • The Other Half of My Soul, by Bahia Braun Mincher (Braun Media, LLC) Abrams (Grateful Steps, Inc.) FINALISTS • The Ovum Factor, by Marvin L. Zimmerman • 80 Proven Ways to Become a Millionaire, by (Synergy Books) Paul S. Damazo (SG&A Productions Inc.) • The Rock Star’s Homecoming, by Linda • Saving The Family Cottage: A Guide to Gould (iUniverse) Succession Planning for your Cottage, • The Translator, a Dov Bar-Lev Mystery, by Cabin, Camp or Vacation Home, by Stuart J. Marc Lieberman (Trafford) Hollander (Pleasant City Press, LLC) • When Darla Hit, by R. Grace Comyns • The Procrastinators’ Bible for Financial (Ridley-Brook Publishing) Success: Nine Essential Steps for Planning, • When the Apple Falls, by Elizabeth Budgeting and Investing, by Frank J. Hathenbruck (Lifesong Publishing) Eberhart (iUniverse) • Woodridge Wanderers, by Howard Crabtree (Authorhouse) Fitness/Sports/Recreation Gift Books/Specialty WINNER WINNER Open Your Heart with Bicycling, by Shawn The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide - The Rohrbach (Dreamtime Publishing) Design Process, by Victoria Hunter (Hunter FINALISTS Publishing Corporation) • Bicycle Journeys with Jerry, by Jerry FINALISTS Dusterhoff (Acyclist Publishing) • Causing a Stir: The Secret Lives and Loves • Ireland’s Professional Amateurs: A Sports of Kitchen Utensils, by Prartho Sereno Season At Its Purest, by Andy Mendlowitz (Mansarovar Press) (iUniverse) • Chew on Things - It Helps You Think: Words of Wisdom from a Worried Canine, by Iris GLBT (Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/ Bell, M.D. Ph.D. (Creative Bookworm Press) Transgender) • Not Bartlett’s, by Elise Lufkin (Helen Marx Books) WINNER • The Secret Language of the Heart, by Naked in the Rain, by Eowyn Wood Catherine Seress (Halo Publishing) (Crooked Hills Publishing) FINALISTS Health/Wellness • MBG - Men Who are Black and Happen to WINNER be Gay, by Leo Shelton (Tugson Press) Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely: • The Fallacy of Assignable Gender, by Making Intelligent Choices in America’s Brenda Bradford (Transcedent Publications Healthcare System, by Davis Liu, M.D. LLC / ) (Stetho Publishing) General Fiction/Novel FINALISTS • 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back, by Esther WINNER Gokhale, with Susan Adams (Pendo Press) Zublinka Among Women, by Robert • A Nurse Practitioner’s Guide to Smart Health Wexelblatt (KenArnoldBooks, LLC) Choices, by Carla Mills (Maverick Health) FINALISTS • After Shock: From Cancer Diagnosis to • Cleaning Closets, by Susan Debow Healing - a Step-by-Step Guide to Help You (Dialogue Publishing Inc.) Navigate Your Way, by Puja A. J. Thomson • Cottonwood Winter: A Christmas Story, by (Roots & Wings) Gary Slaughter (Fletcher House) • Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A • Disappearing Otis, by Jen Waldo Journey with Cancer and Beyond, by Nancy (Booksurge) Manahan and Becky Bohan (Beaver’s Pond • Honor Me Honor You, by Ruth Fawcett Press) (Ambrosia Press LLC) • Mama’s Home Remedies, by Svetlana • Still Alice, by Lisa Genova (iUniverse) Konnikova, MA, AN (Aurora Publishers, Inc.) • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Beyond Diet • Historic Photos of Chicago Crime: The and Exercise, by Dr. Gabriel Hilkovitz Capone Era, by John Russick (Turner (BelVista Publishers, LLC) Publishing) • Secrets of Supplements: The Good, The • James Crawford: Master of the Mint at Bad, The Totally Terrifi c, by Gloria Askew, Carson City: A Short Full Life, by Rusty Goe R.R.N. and Jerre Paquette, Ph.D. (Phyte (Southgate Coins) Media Inc.) • Memories of Times Past, by Marta Hiatt • Senior Days: Insightful Tales and No- (Northern Star Press) Nonsense Help from the Frontlines of • The Hidden Galleon: The True Story of Eldercare, by Colleen Nicol with Brian Nicol a Lost Spanish Ship and the Legendary (Long Lake Press) Wild Horses of Assateague Island, by John • Shedding Light on Genetically Engineered Amrhein, Jr. (New Maritima Press) Food, by Beth H. Harrison (iUniverse) • The War in the Pacifi c - A Retrospective, by • Women’s Herbs, Women’s Health, by Leon Cooper (90 Day Wonder Publishing) Christopher Hobbs and Kathi Keville • Twice A Hero, by Dirk Wales (Great Plains (Botanica Press - Book Publishing Co.) Press) Historical Fiction Home/Garden WINNER WINNER Requiem for the Author of Frankenstein, by Healthy Living Spaces: Top 10 Hazards Molly Dwyer (Lost Coast Press) Affecting Your Health, by Daniel Stih (Healthy Living Spaces) FINALISTS • Bridie’s Daughter, by Robert Noonan FINALISTS (iUniverse) • Can’t Fail Color Schemes, by Amy Wax • House of Clouds, by KI Thomson (Bold (Creative Homeowner) Strokes Books, Inc.) • Open Your Heart with Gardens, by Carolyn • Murder on Pratas Reef, by Rick Ainsworth Haley (Dreamtime Publishing) (VRA Publishing) • The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse • Secrets , by Robert Noonan (iUniverse) Book, by Mike Oehler (Mike Oehler) • Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia, by Jessica James (Patriot Press) How To • The Apprentice’s Masterpiece: A Story of WINNER Medieval , by Melanie Little (Annick The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide - The Press) Design Process, by Victoria Hunter (Hunter • The Unfortunate Dr. Webster, by Glen Publishing Corporation) Carlson (Far North Publishing, LLC) • Under a Copper Moon, by Greg Lilly FINALISTS (Cherokee McGhee) • Be A Poet!, by Nancy Bogen (Twickenham • Wild fl owers, by Robert Noonan (iUniverse) Press) • Wolf Dawson, by Charlsie Russell (Loblolly • Buy It, Sell It, Make Money, by Nancy Writer’s House) Baughman and Daren Baughman (iUniverse) History/Historical Non-Fiction • Notes from the Waiting Room: Managing a Loved One’s End-of-Life Hospitalization, by WINNER Bart Windrum (Axiom Action LLC) America’s Living History - The Early Years, • Sell Your Book On , by Brent by Suzanne and Craig Sheumaker (Red Sampson (Outskirts Press, Inc.) Corral Publishing) • The Big Book of Pop Culture: A How-To- FINALISTS Guide for Young Artists, by Hal Niedzviecki • Davenport’s Dream: 21st Century Refl ections (Annick Press) on Heredity and Eugenics, edited by Jan A. • The Drawing Breakthrough Book, by John Witkowski and John R. Inglis (Cold Spring Hastings (Draw 3 Lines Publishing) Harbor Laboratory Press) • The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book • Frankfort Cemetery, the Westminster Forward To Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Abbey of Kentucky, by Russell Hatter, Success, by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (Red Nicky Hughes and Gene Burch (Frankfort Engine Press) Heritage Press) • The Writer Within You - A-Step-By-Step • Re fl ections on a Changing Family: A Recipe Guide to Writing and Publishing in Your Book of Life, by Linda Knebel Pruden Retirement Years, by Charles Jacobs (Beavers Pond Press) (Caros Books) • Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave • Transformational Speaking, by Gail Larsen Us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and (iUniverse) Business, by Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler (Chilmark Books) Humor/Comedy • The Dancer Returns: From Victim to Victory, by Susan Lee-Titus (iUniverse) WINNER More Sand in My Bra: Funny Women Write Motivational from the Road, Again!, by Julia Weiler and Jennifer L. Leo (Travelers’ Tales, a Division of WINNERS (TIE) Solas House Inc. ) • Funky To Fabulous, by Eli Davidson (Oak Grove Publishing) FINALISTS • Give Wings To Your Dreams: Reawaken • Accidental Cowgirl: Six Cows, No Horse Your Joy and Passion For Life, by Lauren E. and No Clue, by Mary Lynn Archibald Sullivan (Golden Wings Press) (Cloud Lake Publishing) • Dizzying Heights, by Bruce Ducker FINALISTS (Fulcrum Books) • Embrace Ultra-Ability! Wisdom, Insight and • Fighting The Effects Of Gravity: A Motivation from the Blind Who Sees Far Bittersweet Journey into Middle Life, by and Wide, by Shirley Cheng (Dance with James Robinson, Jr. (Pneuma Publishing) Your Heart! Publishing) • High Hat, by Greg Mandel • Open Your Heart with Bicycling, by Shawn (KenArnoldBooks, LLC) Rohrbach (Dreamtime Publishing) • I Should Have Married Robert, by Catherine • Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave Proppe (Catherine Proppe) Us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and • Who’s Behind the Fairy Doors?, by Business, by Peter Ressler and Monika Jonathan B. Wright (Urban Fairies Mitchell Ressler (Chilmark Books) Operations, LLC) • The Astonishing Power of You - Simple • With Nine You Get Vanyr, by Jean Marie Steps to Creating an Extraordinary Life, by Ward and Teri Smith (Samhain Publishing) Hazel C. Palache (Simple Insights Press) • The Smart Dieter’s Cheating Guide: Eat and Inspirational Watch Pounds Melt Away, by Harvey J. Widroe MD with Ron Kenner (Outskirts Press) WINNER • Tiger Traits: 9 Success Secrets You The Last Rose: A True Celebration of Eternal Can Discover from Tiger Woods to be Life, by Thomas E. Pierce (Bridgeway Books) a Business Champion, by Nate Booth FINALISTS (Harrison Acorn Press) • A Phoenix Rising: Defi ning the Moments, by Bryan Nash (Bryan Nash Publications, LLC) Multicultural Fiction • Forgiveness: The Mystery and Miracle, by WINNER Annette Stanwick (Heart Message Publishing) The Pale Surface of Things, by Janey • Give Wings To Your Dreams: Reawaken Bennett (Hopeace Press) Your Joy and Passion For Life, by Lauren E. Sullivan (Golden Wings Press) FINALISTS • Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A • Osaka Heat, by Mary Claire Mahaney Journey with Cancer and Beyond, by Nancy (AuthorHouse) Manahan and Becky Bohan (Beaver’s Pond • Painted Rocks: A Novel, by Kimberly Press) Ann Freel (Country Messenger Press • No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Publishing Group, LLC) Life According to You, by Louise Lewis • The Hill People, by Keith M. Donaldson (iUniverse) (iUniverse) • No Such Thing As Impossible - From • The Legend of Ramulamma, by Vithal Adversity to Triumph, by Jairo Alvarez- Rajan (Writers Workshop, Kolkata, India) Botero (Self Published with AuthorHouse) • The Magician of Kalipur, by Ken Noyle • Open Your Heart with Pets, by Janice Marie (Ken Noyle, Publisher) Phelps (Dreamtime Publishing) • The Other Half of My Soul, by Bahia Abrams (Grateful Steps, Inc.) Multicultural Non-Fiction • The Mental Environment: (Mostly About Mind Pollution), by Bob Gebelein (Omdega Press) WINNER • Yuba Seasons: Images from the Wild & Walk With Us, by Elizabeth K. Gordon Scenic South Yuba River, by David B. (Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc.) McKay (Mountain Images Press) FINALISTS • Mama’s Home Remedies, by Svetlana New Age Fiction Konnikova, MA, AN (Aurora Publishers, Inc.) WINNER • Mugshots: A Celebration of the Journey Moondance, by Karen M. Black (Ricochet from Ruin to Redemption, by Jason Porath, Publishing) Author, and Jonas Mohr, Photographer FINALISTS (Real Deal Entertainment) • Desert Journey, by Dr. Jerry Burgener (iUniverse) Mystery/Suspense • Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways, by Traci Hall WINNER (Samhain Publishing) Runoff, by Mark Coggins (Bleak House Books) • Project Brainfi re, by Brian Holland (Brian Holland) FINALISTS • The Translator, a Dov Bar-Lev Mystery, by • Breathing Out The Ghost, by Kirk Curnutt Marc Lieberman (Trafford) (River City Publishing) • Coyote Kill: A Carol Ward Mystery, by Karen New Age Non-Fiction R. Wilson (iUniverse) • His Brother’s Wife, by Victor Ortloff and WINNER Elizabeth Bryars-Lamey (Forbidden Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your Publications) World, by Janet Smith Warfi eld (Word • Honor Under Siege, by Radclyffe (Bold Sculptures Publishing) Strokes Books, Inc.) FINALISTS • House Call, by Darden North, M.D. (Ponder • 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the House Press) Mystery Schools Unveiled, by Kala • Prophecy , by Paul Mark Tag (iUniverse) Ambrose (Reality Press) • Outside Child, by Alice Wilson-Fried • High Way From Hell, by Moonstone Star (KOMENAR Publishing) White (Spirit Wind Publishing) • Say Goodbye, by E.J. Rand (Deadly Ink • No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life Press) According to You, by Louise Lewis (iUniverse) • The Homily, by Simon Manj (iUniverse) • The Awakened Heart, by Harold Klemp • The Identity Factor, by James Houston (Eckankar) Turner (Aria Publishers) • The Vanishing A-List, by Diane Ketcham Parenting/Family (Tidelow Press) WINNER Nature/Environment Dear Self: A Year In The Life of a Welfare Mother, by Richelene Mitchell and Foreword WINNER by Zaid Shakir (NID Publishers) Adirondack Alpine Summits An Ecological Field Guide, by Nancy G. Slack and Allison FINALISTS W. Bell (Adirondack Mountain Club, Inc.) • Child of Wonder: Nurturing Creative and Naturally Curious Children, by Ginger FINALISTS Carlson, MA Ed. (Common Ground Press) • Antarctica: Life on the Ice, by Susan Fox • Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Rogers (Solas House) Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly • Diamonds Are Waiting For You: Crater of Widowed Parent, by Jamieson Haverkampf Diamonds - Where Dreams Can and Do (Blooming Women Press, LLC) Come True, by James R. Holland (A Bit of • More…Help! My Baby Came Without Boston Books) Instructions, by Blythe Lipman (Baby • Green-Up Your Cleanup, by Jill Potvin Instructions) Schoff (Creative Homeowner) • Parenting With Pets, by Christine Hamer and • Open Your Heart With Gardens, by Carolyn Margaret Havel (Book Publishers Network) Haley (Dreamtime Publishing) • Prepared Parent’s Operational Manual… • The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years Sending Your Child to College, by Marie in Uganda, by Thor Hanson (1500 Books) Carr, Katharine Carr, Ann Carr and Elizabeth Carr (Dicmar Publishing) • Sara Makes Her Mother Proud and Learns • On Freeing Myself From a Full Nelson Hold, Good Behavior: Children‘s Picture Book and Other Sonnets, by Paul Bussan (PSB And Parent‘s Guide, by Sherry Henig, Ph.D. Publishing) (Brenner Publishing, LLC.) • Rhythms - Poetry and Muse, by Leo • The Not-So-Only Child, by Heather Jopling Shelton (Tugson Press) (Nickname Press) • Two Sides: Haiku and Other Words, by Tom • The Pocket Coach for Parents: Your Two Quinn Kumpf (Jan Bachman) Week Guide to a Dramatically Improved • Whose Ears Are Whose?, by Lana Jordan Life With Your Intense Child, by Tina Feigal, (Puffball Press, an imprint of Jorlan M.S., Ed (Beaver’s Pond Press) Publishing, Inc.) • Understanding Your Child’s Puzzling Behavior: A Guide for Parents of Children Political with Behavioral, Social and Learning WINNER Challenges, by Steven E. Curtis, Ph.D. Away With All Gods! Unchaining the Mind (Lifespan Press) and Radically Changing the World, by Bob Photography Avakian (Insight Press) FINALISTS WINNERS (TIE) • Sinking The Ship of State: The Presidency • My Heart vs. The Real World, by Max S. of George W. Bush, by Walter M. Brasch Gerber (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) (BookSurge) • Yuba Seasons: Images from the Wild & • The Hill People, by Keith M. Donaldson Scenic South Yuba River, by David B. McKay (iUniverse) (Mountain Images Press) • The Maximum Contribution, by Rick FINALISTS Robinson (Headline Books, Inc.) • Descanso: An Urban Oasis Revealed, by Warren Marr (Balcony Press) Pop Culture • Frankfort Cemetery, the Westminster WINNER Abbey of Kentucky, by Russell Hatter, The Big Book of Pop Culture: A How-To- Nicky Hughes and Gene Burch (Frankfort Guide for Young Artists, by Hal Niedzviecki Heritage Press) (Annick Press) • Historic Photos of the Opry: Ryman Auditorium 1974, by Jim McGuire (Turner Publishing) Psychology • Mugshots: A Celebration of the Journey WINNER from Ruin to Redemption, by Jason Porath, From Both Sides of the Couch…Refl ections Author, and Jonas Mohr, Photographer of a Psychoanalyst, Daughter, Tennis (Real Deal Entertainment) Player and Other Selves, by Fern W. Cohen • Two Sides: Haiku and Other Words, by (BookSurge) Tom Quinn Kumpf (Jan Bachman) FINALISTS • Water is Key: A Better Future for Africa, by • Restoring My Soul: A Workbook for Finding Gil Garcetti (Balcony Press) and Living The Authentic Self, by Andrea Poetry Mathews, LPC, NCC (iUniverse) • The Fallacy of Assignable Gender, by WINNER Brenda Bradford (Transcedent Publications Be A Poet!, by Nancy Bogen (Twickenham LLC / Xlibris) Press) FINALISTS Reference/Directories • After The Fairy Tale, by Maureen A. WINNER Sherbondy (Main Street Rag Publishing Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: Head and Company) Neuroanatomy, by M. Schuenke, E. Schulte, • Beyond the Hedgerows, by Truman Dayon U. Schumacher, M. Voll, K. Wesker (Thieme Godwin (Xlibris) Publishers) • Messages to Me: Words Collected on the FINALISTS Road to Silence, by Margaret Coyle (One • Alabama Referral Directory 2008, by Body Books) Glenda Riddick (Options For Hope) • Music From Words, by Marc Jampole • Not Bartlett’s, by Elise Lufkin (Helen Marx (Bellday Books, Inc.) Books) • Prepared Parent’s Operational Manual… • The Writer Within You - A-Step-By-Step Sending Your Child to College, by Marie Guide to Writing and Publishing in Your Carr, Katharine Carr, Ann Carr and Retirement Years, by Charles Jacobs Elizabeth Carr (Dicmar Publishing) (Caros Books) • The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide - The Design Process, by Victoria Hunter (Hunter Relationships Publishing Corporation) WINNER • Thieme Atlas of Anatomy Image Collection: Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal of Successful Marriage, by Dr. Charles System, by M. Schuenke, E. Schulte, U. D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz Schumacher, M. Voll, K. Wesker (Thieme (Briarcliff Publishing) Publishers) • Thieme Atlas of Anatomy Image Collection: FINALISTS Head and Neuroanatomy, by M. • Dear Self: A Year In The Life of a Welfare Schuenke, E. Schulte, U. Schumacher, M. Mother, by Richelene Mitchell and Voll, K. Wesker (Thieme Publishers) Foreword by Zaid Shakir (NID Publishers) • Thieme Atlas of Anatomy Image Collection: • What You Lose on the Roundabout, by Neck and Internal Organs, by M. Christina Weaver (Infi nity Publishing) Schuenke, E. Schulte, U. Schumacher, M. • Why Don’t We Listen Better? Voll, K. Wesker (Thieme Publishers) Communicating and Connecting In Relationships, by Dr. James C. Petersen Regional Fiction (Petersen Publications) WINNER Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Religion/Religious Non-Fiction Virginia, by Jessica James (Patriot Press) WINNER FINALISTS Walking Man: A Modern Missions • Coyote Kill: A Carol Ward Mystery, by Experience In Latin America, by Narciso Karen R. Wilson (iUniverse) Zamora with afterword by Michael Cassidy • Outside Child, by Alice Wilson-Fried (The Quilldriver) (KOMENAR Publishing) FINALISTS • Places The Dead Call Home, by Paul L. • Away with All Gods! Unchaining the Mind Hall (iUniverse) and Radically Changing the World, by Bob • Prophecy , by Paul Mark Tag (iUniverse) Avakian (Insight Press) Runoff, by Mark Coggins (Bleak House Books) • Does Your Bag Have Holes? 24 Truths • Sleep Before Evening, by Maggie Ball That Lead to Financial and Spiritual (BeWrite Books) Freedom, by Cameron C. Taylor (Mount Lanai Publishing) Regional Non-Fiction • Forgiveness: The Mystery and Miracle, by WINNER Annette Stanwick (Heart Message Publishing) The Hidden Galleon: The True Story of • Sacred Secrets: Finding Your Way To Joy, a Lost Spanish Ship and the Legendary Peace and Prosperity, by Paula Godwin Wild Horses of Assateague Island, by John Coppel (Unity House) Amrhein, Jr. (New Maritima Press) • Stronger Than Ever: Heavenly Advice for Earthly Life, by Jason Jackson (Christian FINALISTS Courier Publications) • Diamonds Are Waiting For You: Crater of • The Awakened Heart, by Harold Klemp Diamonds - Where Dreams Can and Do (Eckankar) Come True, by James R. Holland (A Bit of • The Buddha Next Door, by Zan Gaudioso Boston Books) and Greg Martin (Middleway Press) • Murder Creek: The “Unfortunate Incident” • The Vedic Wedding: Origins, Tradition of Annie Jean Barnes, by Joe Formichella and Practice, by A.V Srinivasan (Periplus (River City Publishing) Line LLC) • Tales of New York, by John Keatts • Understanding Reality Religion, by Hiley H. (Legwork Team Publishing) Ward (iUniverse) • The Chaparral Murders: Dollar Store Justice, by Margaret Stoddart (iUniverse) Religious Fiction • The State of Jefferson: Then & Now, by Bernita Tickner and Gail Fiorini-Jenner WINNER (Arcadia Publishing) A Leap of Faith, by Kenneth Brown with Patrick Borders (Ken Brown International, LLC) FINALISTS • Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: Head and • A Genie In The House of Saud: Zubis Rises, Neuroanatomy, by M. Schuenke, E. by K.F. Zuzulo (Mystical Publishing, LLC) Schulte, U. Schumacher, M. Voll, K. • The Last Patriarch, by Doug Forster Wesker (Thieme Publishers) (iUniverse) Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance WINNER WINNER Discipline, by Paco Ahlgren (Greenleaf Book Wolf Dawson, by Charlsie Russell (Loblolly Group) Writer’s House) FINALISTS FINALISTS • Alex Webster and The Gods, by David • Deadly Vengeance, by Julie Bergman (Xlibris) Dent (iUniverse) • Dreams for Stones, by Ann Warner (Samhain • Emperor Dad, by Henry Melton (Wire Rim Publishing, Ltd.) Books) • Love Leaves No One Behind, by Claudia • I, Robot, by Howard S. Smith (Robot Pemberton (iUniverse) Binaries & Press) • My Lady’s Treasure, by Catherine Kean • Kandide , by Diana S. Zimmerman (Noesis (Medallion Press) Publishing) • Outrunning the Hunter, by Kyona Jiles • Paraworld Zero, by Matthew Peterson (PublishAmerica) (Windstorm Creative) • We Shall Overcome, by Abbie Johnson • Serenity , by D. Renee Bagby (Samhain Taylor (iUniverse) Publishing, Ltd.) • Winds of Fortune, by Radclyffe (Bold Strokes • Sorceress Revealed, by Nicci Baker Books, Inc.) (iUniverse) • The Dark Dreamweaver, by Nick Ruth Sales (Imaginator Press) • The Translator, a Dov Bar-Lev Mystery, by WINNER Marc Lieberman (Trafford) Sell Your Book On Amazon, by Brent • With Nine You Get Vanyr, by Jean Marie Sampson (Outskirts Press, Inc.) Ward and Teri Smith (Samhain Publishing) FINALISTS • Buy It, Sell It, Make Money, by Nancy Self Help Baughman and Daren Baughman (iUniverse) WINNER • Objective Based Selling, by Gary T. Moore “Why Don’t They Just Quit?“, by Joe (Trent Press / Paros Press) Herzanek (Changing Lives Foundation) • There’s No Business Without the Show, by Tom Becka (Orpheum Brothers Press) FINALISTS • Adopted Teens Only, by Danea Gorbett Science (iUniverse) • Ask Yourself Questions and Change Your WINNER Life, by Arlene Harder, MFT (Personhood Evolution, by Nicholas Barton, Derek Briggs, Press) Jonathan Eisen, David Goldstein, Nipam • Chew on Things Workbook for Fellow Patel (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) Worriers, by Iris Bell, M.D. PhD. (Creative FINALISTS Bookworm Press) • Davenport’s Dream: 21st Century • Forgiveness: The Mystery and Miracle, Refl ections on Heredity and Eugenics, by Annette Stanwick (Heart Message edited by Jan A. Witkowski and John R. Publishing) Inglis (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) • High Way From Hell, by Moonstone Star • Diamonds Are Waiting For You: Crater of White (Spirit Wind Publishing) Diamonds - Where Dreams Can and Do • Restoring My Soul: A Workbook for Finding Come True, by James R. Holland (A Bit of and Living the Authentic Self, by Andrea Boston Books) Matthews, LPC, NCC (iUniverse) • Max Perutz and the Secret of Life, by • Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your Georgina Ferry (Cold Spring Harbor World, by Janet Smith Warfi eld (Word Laboratory Press) Sculptures Publishing) • The Scientifi c Worldview: Beyond • Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave Newton and Einstein, by Glenn Borchardt Us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and (iUniverse) Business, by Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler (Chilmark Books) • The Mother’s Guide To Self-Renewal: How • Anchor in the Spirit as God Beings - More To Reclaim, Rejuvenate, and Re-Balance than Mere Human, by Phyllis Reid (Philmar Your Life, by Renee Peterson Trudeau Foundation For Purposeful Living) (Balanced Living Press) • Circle of the Way, by Ken Arnold • The Rest of Your Life: Finding Repose (KenArnoldBooks, LLC) in the Beloved, by John-Roger and Paul • Does Your Bag Have Holes? 24 Truths Kaye (Mandeville Press) That Lead to Financial and Spiritual Freedom, by Cameron C. Taylor (Mount Short Story - Fiction Lanai Publishing) • No Experts Needed: The Meaning of WINNER Life According to You, by Louise Lewis Invasion of the Bible Thumpers, by (iUniverse) Skookum Maguire (iUniverse) • Sacred Secrets: Finding Your Way To Joy, FINALISTS Peace and Prosperity, by Paula Godwin • American Cool, by Susan DiPlacido (Rebel Coppel (Unity House) Press) • Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your • No Time for the Truth and Other Stories, World, by Janet Smith Warfi eld (Word by Frederick Mosser (iUniverse) Sculptures Publishing) • Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave Social Change Us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and Business, by Peter Ressler and Monika WINNER Mitchell Ressler (Chilmark Books) Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave Us Nine • The Awakened Heart, by Harold Klemp Spiritual Lessons of Work and Business, by (Eckankar) Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler • The Last Rose: A True Celebration (Chilmark Books) of Eternal Life, by Thomas E. Pierce FINALISTS (Bridgeway Books) • Away with All Gods! Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World, by Bob Travel/Travel Guide Avakian (Insight Press) WINNER • High Way From Hell, by Moonstone Star World Voyagers - The True Story of a White (Spirit Wind Publishing) Veterinarian, A Renaissance Man and • Mugshots: A Celebration of the Journey Stewart the Cat, by Shelton and Wood from Ruin to Redemption, by Jason (Book Orchard Press) Porath, Author, and Jonas Mohr, (Real Deal Entertainment) FINALISTS • Murder Incorporated? The Tobacco Industry, • Alaska: A Photographic Excursion, by Mark by Gene Strandberg (Lodgepole Press LLC) Kelley, Photographer and Publisher, and • Plaintiff Blues: Job Discrimination and the Nick Jans (Mark Kelley) Chilling Effect of Retaliation, by Judith • America’s Living History - The Early Years, Pearson (Lake Vermilin Publishing) by Suzanne and Craig Sheumaker (Red • The Chaparral Murders: Dollar Store Corral Publishing) Justice, by Margaret Stoddart (iUniverse) • Bicycle Journeys with Jerry, by Jerry • The Mental Environment: (Mostly about Dusterhoff (Acyclist Publishing) Mind Pollution), by Bob Gebelein (Omdega • Dream Cruises, by Kim Kavin (iUniverse) Press) • Encounters with the Middle East, by • The Not-So-Only Child, by Heather Jopling Nesreen Khashan and Jim Bowman (Solas (Nickname Press) House) • Water is Key: A Better Future for Africa, by • Hikernut’s Grand Canyon Companion, by Gil Garcetti (Balcony Press) Brian Lane (A Sense of Nature) • Tales of New York, by John Keatts Spirituality (Legwork Team Publishing) • The Essential Driving Guide for Europe, by WINNER Orv Standoo (Book Publishers Network) Refl ections on a Changing Family: A Recipe • The Foreigner’s Guide to Living in Slovakia, Book of Life, by Linda Knebel Pruden by Margarete Hurn (Modra Publishing) (Beavers Pond Press) • Urban Crayon Paris, by Sheridan Becker, FINALISTS Kim Barrington Narisetti, Erzsi Deak • 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the (Urban Crayon Press) Mystery Schools Unveiled, by Kala Ambrose (Reality Press) Women’s Issues FINALISTS: • A Phoenix Rising: Defi ning the Moments, by WINNER Bryan Nash (Bryan Nash Publications, LLC) Plaintiff Blues: Job Discrimination and the • Be A Poet!, by Nancy Bogen (Twickenham Chilling Effect of Retaliation, by Judith Press) Pearson (Lake Vermilin Publishing) • Diamonds Are Waiting For You: Crater of FINALISTS Diamonds - Where Dreams Can and Do • Give Wings To Your Dreams: Reawaken Come True, by James R. Holland (A Bit of Your Joy and Passion for Life, by Lauren Boston Books) E. Sullivan (Golden Wings Press) • From Slave to Superstar of the Wild West, • Moon Shadows: Stories of Trauma and by Tom DeMund (Legends of the West Recovery, by Colin A. Ross, M.D. (Manitou Publishing Co.) Communications) • Teens and the Job Game - Prepare Today • My Pelvic Flaw, by Mary O’Dwyer (Redsok - Win It Tomorrow, by Beverly Slomka Publishing) (iUniverse) • Regina’s Closet: Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal, by Diana M. Raab (Beaufort Best Cover Design Books) WINNER: • Sally: The Older Woman’s Illustrated Guide When the Apple Falls, by Elizabeth to Self-Improvement, by Judy Laddon Hathenbruck (Lifesong Publishing) (Sombrero Press) • Women’s Herbs, Women’s Health, by FINALISTS: Christopher Hobbs and Kathi Keville • Amazing Smiles Through Cosmetic (Botanica Press - Book Publishing Co.) Dentistry, by Albert J. Kurpis, D.D.S. (Star Group International) Young Adult Fiction • Be A Poet!, by Nancy Bogen (Twickenham Press) WINNER: • Heroes Arise, by Laurel Anne Hill Songs For a Teenage Nomad, by Kim (KOMENAR Publishing) Culbertson (Hip Pocket Press) • My Heart vs. The Real World, by Max S. FINALISTS: Gerber (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory • Christmasville , by Michael Dutton (Linden Press) Park Publishers, Ltd.) • Naked in the Rain, by Eowyn Wood • Cottonwood Winter: A Christmas Story, by (Crooked Hills Publishing) Gary Slaughter (Fletcher House) • The Dark Dreamweaver, by Nick Ruth • Emperor Dad, by Henry Melton (Wire Rim (Imaginator Press) Books) • The Unfortunate Dr. Webster, by Glen • Heroes Arise, by Laurel Anne Hill Carlson (Far North Publishing, LLC) (KOMENAR Publishing) • Torina’s World: A Child’s Life in • Jack London’s Dog, by Dirk Wales (Great Madagascar, by Joni Kabana and Benjamin Plains Press) Opsahl (Arnica Publishing, Inc.) • Kandide , by Diana S. Zimmerman (Noesis • When Pigs Fly - Training Success with Publishing) Impossible Dogs, by Jane Killion (Dogwise • Monster White Lies, by Kimberly Ann Freel Publishing) (Country Messenger Press Publishing • Who’s Behind the Fairy Doors?, by Group, LLC) Jonathan B. Wright (Urban Fairies • Rocket Man, by Pat Patterson (ProMagic Operations, LLC) ProMotions) • Sherlock Holmes and the County Best Overall Design Courthouse Caper, by Jeff Falkingham WINNER: (Beavers Pond Press) Frankfort Cemetery, the Westminster Abbey • The Apprentice’s Masterpiece: A Story of Kentucky, by Russel Hatter, Nicky Hughes of Medieval Spain, by Melanie Little and Gene Burch (Frankfort Heritage Press) (Annick Press) FINALISTS: Young Adult Non-Fiction • A Chef’s Bounty: Celebrating Oregon’s Cuisine, by Bill King and Rick Schafer WINNER: (Arnica Publishing Inc.) “You Don’t Have To Learn Everything the Hard • Be A Poet!, by Nancy Bogen (Twickenham Way”, by “Aunt” Laya Saul (Kadima Press) Press) • Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets E-Book Fiction of Successful Marriage, by Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz WINNER: (Briarcliff Publishing) Coming Together: For the Cure, by Alessia • Prepared Parent’s Operational Manual… Brio, ed. (Phaze) Sending Your Child to College, by Marie FINALISTS: Carr, Katharine Carr, Ann Carr and • A Genie In The House of Saud: Zubis Rises, Elizabeth Carr (Dicmar Publishing) by K.F. Zuzulo (Mystical Publishing, LLC) • Stolen Fields: A Story of Eminent Domain • Legion , by B. J. Kibble (Virtualtales) and the Death of the American Dream, by • Sorceress Revealed, by Nicci Baker Jean Boggio (Colerith Press) (iUniverse) • The Life of a Lily: Growing in His Strength, • The Jihad Germ, by T.N Rivers (Pirate Blooming in His Love, by Lily L. Ratliff (Tate Island Press) Publishing & Enterprises) • The Salvation of Billy Wayne Carter, by M. • The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide - The David Hornbuckle (Cantarabooks) Design Process, by Victoria Hunter (Hunter Publishing Corporation) E-Book Non-Fiction • Vegan Bites, by Beverly Lynn Bennett (Book Publishing Co.) WINNER: • W/O/K’s Weird Wacky Wonderful World: Thieme Atlas of Anatomy Image Collection: The Art of William O’Keefe, by James R. General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Holland (A Bit of Boston Books) System, by M. Schuenke, E. Schulte, U. • Yuba Seasons: Images from the Wild & Schumacher, M. Voll, K. Wesker (Thieme Scenic South Yuba River, by David B. Publishers) McKay (Mountain Images Press) FINALISTS: • Thieme Atlas of Anatomy Image Collection: Best Marketing Head and Neuroanatomy, by M. Schuenke, WINNER: E. Schulte, U. Schumacher, M. Voll, K. The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Wesker (Thieme Publishers) Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure • Thieme Atlas of Anatomy Image Collection: Success, by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (Red Neck and Internal Organs, by M. Engine Press) Schuenke, E. Schulte, U. Schumacher, M. Voll, K. Wesker (Thieme Publishers) FINALIST: • World Voyagers - The True Story of a Diamonds Are Waiting For You: Crater of Veterinarian, A Renaissance Man and Diamonds - Where Dreams Can and Do Stewart the Cat, by Shelton and Wood Come True, by James R. Holland (A Bit of (Book Orchard Press) Boston Books) Best Online Marketing WINNER: The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road, by Alan Solomon and Taryn Simpson (Lulu.com)

Thank you to everyone who entered the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards! This has been an exciting inaugural year and all of us were thrilled to see so many top quality books arriving in our offi ces. The judges were kept very busy and they had an extremely tough job selecting the Finalists and Winners from such an amazing array of both fi ction and non-fi ction books.

Marilyn Allen, the Literary Agent partnered with the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, recently stated, “It is a great pleasure to be part of this program. We look forward to reviewing the works of the 70 best candidates and helping these gain the recognition they deserve.”

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year’s book awards. All of us at Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group and Next Generation Indie Book Awards wish all of the entrants much continued success with their books. To fi nd out about next year’s Indie Book Awards, please see the back cover of this catalog or go to www.IndieBookAwards.com