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Lorii Myers

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Lorii Myers

2014 Award Contest Finalists! We are proud to announce the finalists in our 2014 Readers' Favorite annual International Award Contest!

2014-07-14T23:09:00.003-04:00

2014 Award Contest Finalists

READER'S FAVORITE!

We are proud to announce the finalists in our 2014 Readers' Favorite annual International Award Contest!

No Excuses, book three in the 3 Off the Tee series by of motivational business books by Lorii Myers placed as finalist in the Health-Fitness, Motivational and Self Help categories...

Winners will be announced Sept.1, 2014

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https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/13689

Foreword's 2013 Book of the Year Award Finalists Announced

2014-06-09T15:58:00.000-04:00

Foreword's 2013 Book of the Year Award

Finalists Announced

Winners will be announced at the ALA which takes place June 26 - July 1, 2014

National magazine selects No Excuses: The Fit Mind - Fit Body Strategy Book by Lorii Myers in its search for the best indie books of 2013.

Traverse City, MI, March 13, 2014 — Today, Foreword Reviews, the only review magazine solely dedicated to discovering new indie books, announced the finalists for its 16th Annual Book of the Year Awards. Each year, Foreword shines a light on a small group of indie authors and publishers whose groundbreaking work stands out from the crowd. Foreword's awards are more than just a shiny sticker on the front of a book; they help connect the best indie books to readers eager to discover new stories written by previously unknown authors.

No Excuses is a finalist for the 2013 Book of the Year Awards in the self help category. In the next two months, a panel of over 100 librarians and booksellers will determine the winners of these prestigious awards. A celebration of the winners will take place during the American Library Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas on Friday, June 27 at 6 p.m. with awards in over 60 categories, cash prizes for the best in fiction and nonfiction, and widespread recognition.

Here is the complete list of Foreword Reviews' 2013 Book of the Year Award Finalists.

About Foreword Reviews: At Foreword Reviews, we love indie books and the art of great storytelling. We discover, curate, critique, and share reviews and feature articles exclusively on indie-publishing trends in our quarterly magazine and on ourwebsite. Foreword Reviews is distributed to librarians, booksellers, publishers, and avid readers and is available at most Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million newsstands or by subscription. Our website features a daily stream of reviews of indie books written by a team of professional, objective writers.

For more information please contact: Jill at info@LedaPublishing.com

Fantastic Bonuses! | The Chi of Change COMING SOON!

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Fantastic Bonuses! | The Chi of Change

Here is one of the bonuses you will receive!

Lorii Myers

Fantastic Bonus: Lorii Myers is an award winning author and empowered employee-turned-entrepreneur. She has more than three decades of top-flight business experience that encompasses a wide variety of challenges, including senior management and business owner.

Lorii is offering a free chapter from her great book: ‘3 Off the Tee: No Excuses, The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book‘ . This motivational new self-help book guides readers along the path of success and toward a wonderful mind-body achievement connection.

A friendly 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, Lorii’s life-changing guide helps you conquer one of the toughest challenges there is and become unstoppable in whatever you choose to tackle.

The 2014 International Book Awards

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Award-Winner in the "Health: Diet & Exercise" category of the 2014 International Book Awards

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

Leda Publishing Corp.

978-0986790072

The 2014 International Book Awards

Full Results Listing by Category

Congratulations to all of the Winners & Finalists of the 2014 International Book Awards.

All Finalists are of equal merit, listed alphabetically.

Animals/Pets: General

Winner
Boston Terrier (Animal Planet Dogs 101) by Patricia F. Lehman
TFH Publications
978-0793837328

Finalist
Libby Speaks: The Wit and Wisdom of The World's Wisest Dog by John Sheirer
DAT Press
978-1480151369

Finalist
Think Like Your Dog and Enjoy the Rewards by Dianna M. Young and Robert H. Mottram
Island Book Publishing, LLC
978-0-9892008-0-6

Finalist
Through the Eyes of the Horse: Finding Common Ground by Carlos Tabernaberri with Marty Schiel
Moonrose Media
978-0-9803176-3-3

Anthologies: Non-Fiction

Winner
Heart of a Toastmaster: True stories by, for, and about members of Toastmasters International
Sparkle Press
978-1-880878-27-9

Finalist
An Anthology of Sisterhood: 22 Shades of Red, edited by L.D. Wells and Dr. Francene Breakfield
Eargasmic Ink Publishing
978-0-615-72526-0

Finalist
My Gutsy Story® Anthology: True Stories of Love, Courage and Adventure From Around the World, edited by Sonia Marsh
Gutsy Publications
978-098503928

Art: General

Winner
Barbara Nessim An Artful Life, edited by David Galloway
Abrams, New York
978-1-4197-0768-1

Finalist
More Than a Likeness: The Enduring Art of Mary Whyte by Martha R. Severns
University of South Carolina Press
978-1-61117-276-8

Autobiography/Memoir

Winner
Spoke by Coleman
Little Creek Press. A Division of Kristin Mitchell Design, LLC
978-0-9896431-0-8

Finalist
Descanso For My Father: Fragments of a Life by Harrison Candelaria Fletcher
University of Nebraska Press
978-0-8032-3839-8

Finalist
Ethel Merman, Mother Teresa and Me: A Memoir - My Improbable Journey from Chateaux in France to the Slums of Calcutta by Tony Cointreau
Prospecta Press
978-1-935212-34-8

Finalist
Evolving Through Adversity: How to Overcome Obstacles, Discover Your Passion, and Honor Your True Self by Seconde Nimenya
Aviva Publishing
978-1-938686-59-7

Finalist
Rescuing Riley, Saving Myself by Zachary Anderegg
Skyhorse Publishing
978-1-62636-170-6

Best Cover Design: Fiction

Winner
November Echo by James Houston Turner
Regis Books
978-0958666435

Finalist
The Legacy Letters—his wife, his children, his final gift by Carew Papritz
King Northern, Inc.
978-0-9857088-7-0

Finalist
The Limit of Words and Silence by Geraldine O'Connell Cusack
Raven's Wings Books, an imprint of Grey Gate Media, LLC
978-161807-068-5

Best Cover Design: Non-Fiction

Winner
Qi Infused Yogo by Brenda Schnable
CreateSpace
978-1493770199

Finalist
"Am I Okay God?" Devotionals from the Seventh Dimension by Lorilyn Roberts
Roberts Court Reporters
978-0-9891426-6-3

Finalist
God Speaks by Teresa Robbins
Diamond DMT Publishing
978-0-9837638-4-0

Finalist
Lian Husi Klamar: The Traditional Music of East Timor by Ros Dunlop
Tekee Media
978-0-646-58183-5

Finalist
Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers by Judith Briles
Mile High Press
978-1-885331-49-6

Best Interior Design

Winner
Photographing Acadia National Park: The Essential Guide to When, Where, and How by Colleen J. Miniuk-Sperry
Analemma Press
978-0-9833804-7-4

Finalist
Brielle and the Horror by Jared Barel & Jordan Barel
Loaded Barrel Studios
978-0-615-88682-4

Finalist
Lian Husi Klamar: The Traditional Music of East Timor by Ros Dunlop
Tekee Media
978-0-646-58183-5

Best New Fiction

Winner
Ways of Leaving by Grant Jarrett
Spark Press
978-1940716411

Finalist
Capitol Hell by Jayne Jones & Alicia Long
Beavers Pond Press
978-1-59298-536-4

Finalist
From Finland with Love, A Novel by Ellie Alanko
Libra Publications
978-0989427210

Finalist
Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow by Jennifer Eremeeva
Small Batch Books
978-1-937650-31-5

Finalist
The Legacy Letters—his wife, his children, his final gift by Carew Papritz
King Northern, Inc.
978-0-9857088-7-0

Best New Non-Fiction

Winner
Descanso For My Father: Fragments of a Life by Harrison Candelaria Fletcher
University of Nebraska Press
978-0-8032-3839-8

Finalist
Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Painful Conditions Second Edition: The Patient's Guide and Survival Manual for Obtaining Proper and Effective Medical Care by Jeffrey B. Loomer, M.D., FACP, FACR
Mystery Doc Publishing, LLC
978-0-9849207-3-0

Finalist
M.O.R.E. A New Philosophy for Exceptional Living by Alyson Jones
Influence Publishing
978-1-77141-015-1

Finalist
The LIGHT Process: Living the Razor's Edge of Change by Cheryl Eckl
Flying Crane Press
978-0-9828107-4-3

Biography

Winner
The King of Casinos: Willie Martello and the El Rey Club by Andy Martello
Just A Martello Books
978-0615894591

Finalist
A Country Doctor Goes to War by Tamara Thayer
Minnesota Heritage Publishing
978-0-9850937-6-1

Finalist
Kauai Stories: Life on the Garden Island told by Kauai's People edited by Pamela Varma Brown
Write Path, LLC
978-09856983-1-7

Business: Careers

Winner
Talent Wants to Be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids and Free Riding by Orly Lobel
Yale University Press
978-0-300166279

Finalist
Innovative Leadership Workbook for Global Leaders: Field-Tested Processes and Worksheets for Innovating Leadership and Creating Thriving Organizations by Maureen Metcalf, Steve Terrell Ed.D., and Ben Mitchell
Integral Publishers
978-0-9896827-3-2

Finalist
The Bounce Back: Personal stories of bouncing back higher and faster from a layoff, re-org or career setback by Sherri Thomas
BookLocker.com
978-1-62141-258-8

Business: Communications/Public Relations

Winner
Say it like Shakespeare: The Bard's Timeless Tips for Communication Success, 2nd Edition by Thomas Leech
Presentations Press
978-0-9817693-1-8

Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Winner
The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders, and Impact Investors by Carol Sanford
Jossey-Bass/Wiley
978-1118910975-7

Finalist
BreakPoints: Where Businesses Get Stuck…And How They Get Unstuck! By Larry Kesslin & Chris Winter
4-Profit Press
978-0-9886592-0-9

Finalist
Liber8Your Business: The revolutionary business planning technique that will set every small business owner free by Laura Humphreys
Liber8me
978-0-473-25597-8

Business: General

Winner
Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs by Soren Kaplan, Ph.D.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
978-1609944940

Finalist
Hunting in a Farmer's World by John F. Dini
Gardendale Press
978-0-9790531-1-5

Finalist
Make Change Work: Staying Nimble, Relevant, and Engaged in a World of Constant Change by Randy Pennington
Wiley
978-1118617465

Finalist
Why Is My Coworker So Crazy: A little book about lack of cooperation in the workplace by Vito J. Pandolfo
Lead Smarter Associates
978-0-615-44378-2

Finalist
Would You Want to Work for YOU™? How to build an executive leadership brand that inspires loyalty and drives employee performance by Brenda Bence
Global Insight Communications, LLC
978-0-9825353-5-6

Business: Management & Leadership

Winner
All In: How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster
978-1-4516-5982-5

Finalist
Destiny Driven: How to Find Your Way on the Road to Personal Greatness by Douglas M. Wood
Cadbury Publishing
978-0-9852871-0-8

Finalist
How Do I Keep My Employees Motivated? The Practice of Empathy-Based Management by George Langelett
River Grove Books
978-1938416736

Finalist
Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity by Steven Snyder
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
978-1609946449

Finalist
The Respect Factor: Using the Science of Neuroleadership to Inspire a more Loyal and Productive Workplace by Paul Meshanko
McGraw-Hill
978-0-07-181609-0

Finalist
The Star Factor: Discover what your top performers do differently – and inspire a new level of greatness in all by William Seidman & Richard Grbavac
AMACOM Books
978-0814433201

Business: Marketing & Advertising

Winner
Romancing the Brand: How Brands Create Strong Intimate Relationships with Consumers by Tim Halloran
Jossey-Bass/Wiley
978-1118611289

Finalist
Branding: Owning Real Estate in the Consumer's Mind by Tom Hayes and Sam Sager
CreateSpace
978-1494487584

Finalist
The Noise behind Business: How to Make Tradeshows Work by Chris Kappes and DJ Heckes
Red7Media
978-1-57880-100-8

Business: Motivational

Winner
The HUMAN Brand: How We Relate to People, Products and Companies by Chris Malone and Susan T. Fiske
Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Brand
978-1118611319

Finalist
Creating the Million Dollar Leader: 52 Inspirational Lessons to Attract the Life You Want by Brenda Lane-Oliver
ACT International Publishers
978-0989998901

Business: Personal Finance/Investing

Winner
The Joy of Financial Security by Donna Skeels Cygan, CFP, MBA
Sage Future Press
978-0-9897784-4-2

Finalist
Home Finances for Couples: Resolve Money Problems in Marriage and Learn Easy Steps to manage your family budget by Leo Ostapiv
978-1301941872

Finalist
The Money Flow: How to Make Money Your Friend and Ally, Have a Great Life and Improve the World by Ana Weber-Haber with Shel Horowitz
Morgan James Publishing
978-1-61448-493-6

Business: Real Estate

Winner
More Than Cashflow: The Real Risks & Rewards of Profitable Real Estate Investing by Julie Broad
Stick Horse Publishing
978-0-9919060-1-7

Finalist
Fair Housing Helper for Apartment Professionals by Ron Leshnower
Hillocrian Creative LLC
978-0989291101

Finalist
Land for Love and Money, Vol I by Reid Lance Rosenthal
Rockin' SR Publishing
978-0982157357

Business: Reference

Winner
Innovative Leadership Workbook for Global Leaders: Field-Tested Processes and Worksheets for Innovating Leadership and Creating Thriving Organizations by Maureen Metcalf, Steve Terrell Ed.D., and Ben Mitchell
Integral Publishers
978-0-9896827-3-2

Finalist
No Excuses: The Fit Mind - Fit Body Strategy Book (3 Off the Tee, Volume 3) by Lorii Myers
Leda Publishing Corp.
978-0986790072

Business: Writing/Publishing

Winner
Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers by Judith Briles
Mile High Press
978-1-885331-49-6

Finalist
Your Guide to Marketing Books in the Christian Marketplace, 3rd Edition by Sarah Bolme
Crest Publications
978-0-9725546-9-5

Children's Educational

Winner
The Adventures of Bella & Harry, Let's Visit Rome! By Lisa Manzione, illustrations by Kristine Lucco
Bella & Harry, LLC
978-1-937616-08-03

Finalist
Idioms in Conversation, Volume I by Marshall Cavendish Education Writer Group
Times Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited
978-988-226-386-4

Finalist
Oliver & Hope's Amusing Adventure by Meg Cadts, illustrated by Samantha Fitch
UHCCF/Adventure™
978-0-9897937-0-4

Finalist
Queen Infinity by L. Kobie Wilkerson III, illustrated by Aaron J. Ratzlaff
Love II Learn Books
978-0-9796679-1-6

Children's Fiction

Winner
Mom Made Us Write This In The Summer by Ali Maier
Erie Island Media
978-0-9893755-0-4

Finalist
Joshua of Gaia: The Lost Elderzamia by M.G. Russell
CreateSpace
978-1466278523

Finalist
Keeper of Reign, Book 1 by Emma Right
Telemachus Press, LLC
978-1-939337-69-6

Finalist
The Fairies of Turtle Creek by Jill K. Sayre
Wisdom House Books
978-0-9885066-4-0

Finalist
The Gentle Beagle by Karen J. Roberts, illustrated by Lilith Jones
CreateSpace
978-1484147030

Children's Mind/Body/Spirit

Winner
The Infinite Song written and illustrated by Andrea Freeman
Halcyon Wind Press
978-0-9890897-0-8

Finalist
Oliver & Hope's Amusing Adventure by Meg Cadts, illustrated by Samantha Fitch
UHCCF/Adventure™
978-0-9897937-0-4

Finalist
Sprinkle Your Sparkles: Show Yor Love and Kindness by Kirsten Walgren Tulsian
Ferne Press
978-1-938326-20-2

Children's Non-Fiction

Winner
Monet's Garden: A Book for Kids by The National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
978-0-7241-0371-3

Finalist
Sticks 'n Stones 'n Dinosaur Bones by Ted Enik, illustrated by G.F. Newland
Pixel Mouse House
978-1939322104

Children's Novelty & Gift Book

Winner
Oliver & Hope's Amusing Adventure by Meg Cadts, illustrated by Samantha Fitch
UHCCF/Adventure™
978-0-9897937-0-4

Finalist
Bucket Filling from A to Z: The Key to Being Happy by Carol McCloud and Caryn Butzke, illustrated by Glenn Zimmer
Nelson Publishing & Marketing
978-1938326134

Finalist
Sprinkle Your Sparkles: Show Yor Love and Kindness by Kirsten Walgren Tulsian
Ferne Press
978-1-938326-20-2

Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction

Winner
Each The Same by Michelle Worthington
Ambassador International
978-1620202043

Finalist
A Beach Day for Hannah, photos and story by Linda Petrie Bunch
Book Club Productions
978-0-9777781-9-5

Finalist
Endeavour's Long Journey by John D. Olivas, illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski, edited by Icy and Michael Smith
East West Discovery Press
978-0985623722

Finalist
Little Jimmy Says, "Same Is Lame" by Jimmy Vee, illustrations by Mike Motz, edited by Allen J. Venezio
Atlas Press
978-0985478223

Finalist
My Name is Leona by Carol Gahara Harris, illustrated by Kim Fujiwara
Snowy Night Publishing
978-0-9860324-0-0

Finalist
No Cell Phone Day by Delfeayo Marsalis, illustrated by Reginald William Butler
Kidstown Press
978-0989519502

Finalist
Otto & the Grand Prix Bees, written & illustrated by Kip Noschese
Three Lanterns
978-0-615-798370

Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction

Winner
The Do's and Don'ts by Hayley Rose
Inkwell Productions
978-1939625380

Finalist
Where Snow Leopard Prowls: Wild Animals of Tibet by Naomi C. Rose
Dancing Dakini Press
978-09836333-0-3

Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction

Winner
The ABC's of what I could be, written and illustrated by Pamela Araya
CreateSpace
978-1484975305

Finalist
A Sergeant in the House by Betty Turnbull, illustrated by Susan Senning
Light Messages Publishing
978-1611530605

Finalist
Climb by Caroline Touhey, illustrated by Emma Stuart
Little Steps Publishing
978-1921928871

Finalist
Neo the Cool Cal by Josh Prigge & Minha Park
Larv & Mib
978-0-9898095-2-8

Finalist
Queen Infinity by L. Kobie Wilkerson III, illustrated by Aaron J. Ratzlaff
Love II Learn Books
978-0-9796679-3-0

Children's Picture Book: Softcover Non-Fiction

Winner
The Mouse and the Meadow, written and illustrated by Chad Wallace
Dawn Publications
978-1-58469-482-3

Finalist
Bucket Filling from A to Z: The Key to Being Happy by Carol McCloud and Caryn Butzke, illustrated by Glenn Zimmer
Nelson Publishing & Marketing
978-1938326134

Comics: Graphic Novels

Winner
Brielle and the Horror by Jared Barel & Jordan Barel
Loaded Barrel Studios
978-0-615-88682-4

Finalist
Angelboy, Vol.1 by N.M. Beguesse
Angelboy.com
978-0989887908

Cookbooks: General

Winner
Thrive Energy Cookbook: 150 Functional, Plant-Based Whole Food Recipes by Brendan Brazier
De Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
978-0-7382-1740-6

Finalist
For The Love of Paprika by John Czingula
EdenLili Publishing Company LLC
978-0-9893130-0-1

Finalist
Greek Revival from the Garden: Growing and Cooking for Life by Patricia Moore-Pastides
University of South Carolina Press
978-1-61117-190-7

Finalist
The Ultimate Anti-Cancer Cookbook by Pam Braun
Rare Bird Books
978-0988745612

Finalist
Visionary Kitchen: A Cookbook for Eye Health by Sandra Young, OD
Beyond Carrots & Kale LLC
978-0-615-86697-0

Cookbooks: International

Winner
From the Kitchens of Pancho Villa by Karina Ann Betlam
Infinity Publishing
978-0-7414-7952-5

Current Events

Winner
The American Wall by Maurice Sherif
Maurice Sherif
978-0-292-72697-0

Education/Academic

Winner
Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story by Ember Reichgott Junge
Beaver's Pond Press
978-1-59298-476-3

Finalist
"Why Do Only White People Get Abducted by Aliens?": Teaching Lessons from the Bronx by Ilana M. Garon
Skyhorse Publishing
978-1626361133

Fiction: African-American

Winner
A Generation of Curses by Patricia A. Bridewell and Faatima Albasir-Johnson
NCM Publishing
978-0983346135

Finalist
Miss Nobody (Shaw Family Saga, Book 1) by Nicole Dunlap
978-1480127135

Finalist
Monster by Ben Burgess Jr.
Wasteland Press
978-0988374508

Finalist
Sweet Souls by Stephanie Grant Redmon
CreateSpace
978-1499175202

Fiction: Anthologies

Winner
Chiral Mad 2 edited by Michael Bailey
Written Backwards
978-1494239978

Fiction: Chick Lit/Women's Lit

Winner
Where the Heart Lives (Book Two, A Milford-Haven Novel) by Mara Purl
Bellekeep Books
978-1-93687802-4

Finalist
A Slant of Light: Contemporary Women Writers of the Hudson Valley, edited by Laurence Carr and Jan Zlotnik Schmidt
Codhill Press
978-1-930337-73-2

Finalist
On Grace by Susie Orman Schnall
Spark Press
978-1940716138

Finalist
Robin's Blue by Pam Alster
Plexigirl Media
978-0-9883282-1-1

Finalist
The Valentine State by Mariana Williams
Sunset Squid Publishing
978-1493566327

Finalist
To Tuscany with Love by Gail Mencini
Capriole Group
978-1-938592-00-3

Fiction: Cross Genre

Winner
The Legacy Letters—his wife, his children, his final gift by Carew Papritz
King Northern, Inc.
978-0-9857088-7-0

Finalist
Airforce One Has Vanished! by David H. Brown
TriMark Press
978-0-9886145-4-3

Finalist
Reflection of the Gods by Lisa Llamrei
Alchera Press
978-0-9880203-0-6

Finalist
The Six train to Wisconsin by Kourtney Heintz
CreateSpace
978-1481884570

Finalist
They Only Come Out at Night by F.M. Kearney
Starlite Press
978-0988841819

Fiction: Fantasy

Winner Unearthed (Book 1 of The Pactem Orbis Legends) by Karen Seymour
CreateSpace
978-1492747550

Finalist
Advent of Darkness by Gary Caplan
CreateSpace
978-1470079130

Finalist
An Emerging Threat by Mark E. Lein
CreateSpace
978-1493592890

Finalist
Woven Through Time by Hilda K. Weisburg
Vermillion Pencil Press, an imprint of Grey Gate Media, LLC
978-1-61807-106-4

Fiction: Gay & Lesbian

Winner
The Walk-In Closet by Abdi Nazemian
Curtis Brown Digital
978-0615988689

Finalist
Cooper's Promise, a novel by Timothy Jay Smith
Owl Canyon Press
978-0-9834764-3-6

Finalist
Finding Bluefield by Elan Barnehama
Bold Strokes Books
978-1602827448

Fiction: General

Winner
Playing the Angel by Kenneth Womack
Stephen F. Austin State University Press
978-1-62288-023-2

Finalist
Ambition by Stephen Maitland-Lewis
Glyd-Evans Press
978-0-9832596-5-7

Finalist
Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow by Jennifer Eremeeva
Small Batch Books
978-1-937650-31-5

Finalist
The Fix by Michael Balkind & Ryan Burr
Telemachus Press, LLC
978-1940745527

Finalist
The Way They See by Evelyn Marshall
Piper Press
978-0-9848999-6-8

Finalist
Wiggle Room: A Tale of a Fallen Anchorite by D.A. Winstead
Aviva New York
978-1-938686-47-4

Fiction: Historical

Winner
The Gemini Agenda, A Winston Churchill Thriller by Michael McMenamin & Patrick McMenamin
Enigma Books
978-1-936274-37-6

Finalist
Ten Months in Wonderland by Terry Persun
Terry Persun
978-1-4827-74187

Finalist
The First Raven Mocker by Courtney Miller
Popul Vuh Publishing
978-0-9887711-0-9

Finalist
The Limit of Words and Silence by Geraldine O'Connell Cusack
Raven's Wings Books, an imprint of Grey Gate Media, LLC
978-161807-068-5

Finalist
The Patient Ecstasy of Fraulein Braun by Lavonne Mueller
Opus
978-1-62316-008-1

Finalist
To Kill The Duke by Sam Moffie
CreateSpace
978-1461147060

Fiction: Literary

Winner
Outside In by Doug Cooper
Greenleaf Book Group Press
978-1626340046

Finalist
Courage: A Story of Love and Friendship by Disko Praphanchith
CreateSpace
978-1484169476

Finalist
Jubilee's Journey by Bette Lee Crosby
Bent Pine Publishing
978-0-9891289-2-6

Finalist
Spring Moon by Mary Ellen Courtney
Porter Chance Books
978-0988953604

Finalist
The Brotherhood of Purity by Thomas D. Carlo & Connie D. Atkinson
Hummingbird Press
978-0-9888553-0-4

Fiction: Multicultural

Winner
The Leaving of Things by Jay Antani
Bandwagon Press
978-0-988419308

Finalist
Across the Sabarmati by Sriram Ananth
Broken Shackles Press
978-0988112209

Finalist
The Runaway Daughter by Juliet Philip
Spark Press
978-0989315999

Finalist
Uncompahgre—where water turns rock red by Reid Lance Rosenthal
Rockin' SR Publishing
978-0982157671

Fiction: Mystery/Suspense

Winner
Strong Rain Falling by Jon Land
Forge
978-0765331502

Finalist
Favors and Lies by Mark Gilleo
The Story Plant
978-1-61188-145-5

Finalist
Intuition by Marala Scott and Alyssa Curry
Seraph Books
978-0991176045

Finalist
Limestone Gumption: A Brad Pope and Sisterfriends Mystery by Bryan E. Robinson
Five Star Publishing
978-1-4328-2778-6

Finalist
Noah's Rainy Day by Sandra Brannan
Greenleaf Book Group Press
978-1-62634-017-6

Finalist
Price of Justice by Alan Brenham
Black Opal Books
978-1626940833

Fiction: New Age

Winner
The Unholy by Paul DeBlassie III
Sunstone Press
978-0-86534-959-9

Finalist
Run of the Mill by Dave Patten
G. Street Chronicles
978-1938442865

Finalist
The Goddess Letters by Vicki Matthews
Missing Voice Publications
978-09882626-6-9

Fiction: Religious

Winner
Heresy by Frank Spinella
Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers
978-1-62564-536-4

Finalist
Dinner for God by Rayme Sciaroni
Publishing Unleashed
978-0-9850931-1-2

Finalist
Tale of the Penitent Thief by Don Willis
Westbow Press
978-1-4497-9195-7

Finalist
The Medal, a novel by Kerriann Flanagan Brosky
Dog Ear Publishers
978-1-4575-1400-5

Finalist
The Lie (Volume 2, the Celia Kelly Series) by CN Bring
Assent Publishing
978-1628279023

Fiction: Romance

Winner
What the Heart Knows (Book One, A Milford-Haven Novel) by Mara Purl
Bellekeep Books
978-1-936878-01-7

Finalist
A Sinner in Paradise by Deborah Hining
Light Messages Publishing
978-1611530575

Finalist
Find Me Again by Janet K. Shawgo
Two Harbors Press
978-1-62652-614-3

Finalist
Jagged Edges by Doris H. Dancy
St. Paul Press
978-0-9890885-96

Finalist
Postcards in the Attic by Jackie Bradley
Little Creek Press. A Division of Kristin Mitchell Design, LLC
978-0-9896431-7-7

Finalist
Uncompahgre—where water turns rock red by Reid Lance Rosenthal
Rockin' SR Publishing
978-0982157671

Fiction: Science Fiction

Winner
The Bane of Yoto: Second Edition by Joshua Viola with Nicholas Karpuk
FiXT
978-0-9855590-5-2

Finalist
Elementals: The Sever Spheres by Jared Files
StarGen Press
978-0991032105

Finalist
Hear No Evil by Terry Persun
Booktrope Editions
978-1-62015-116-7

Finalist
Overlay by Blaine Readler
Full Arc Press
978-0-9834973-4-9

Finalist
The Devereaux Dilemma by Steve McEllistrem
Two Harbors Press
978-1-938690-52-5

Fiction: Short Story

Winner
The Gothic Shift by B.D. Bruns
World Waters
978-0-9856635-5-1

Finalist
A Short Walk to the Other Side by Matthew J. Pallamary
Mystic Ink Publishing
978-0615949482

Finalist
Lo que trae la marca / What the Tide Brings by Xánath Caraza
Mouthfeel Press
978-0-9844268-8-1

Finalist
Sitting Pretty by Carol White
Dog Ear Publishing
978-1457525346

Finalist
The Portable Richard Harding Davis, edited by Thomas Saunders
Glendower Media
978-0914303077

Fiction: Thriller/Adventure

Winner
November Echo by James Houston Turner
Regis Books
978-0958666435

Finalist
Pirate's Plunder (An Adele Bonny Adventure) by Wendy Wilkinson
Bellekeep Books
978-1-9355685-1-1

Finalist
Sweat by Mark Gilleo
The Story Plant
978-1-61188-051-9

Finalist
The Tenth Circle by Jon Land
Open Road Integrated Media
978-1480414792

Finalist
The Vintage Club by Darin Gibby
Koehler Books
978-1-938467-65-3

Fiction: Visionary

Winner
The Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan
Futurity Imagine Media, LLC
978-0988616110

Finalist
A Meeting of Clans by Kathleen Flanagan Rollins
CreateSpace
978-1494986704

Finalist
The Collector of Tears by Michael C. Keith
Underground Voices
978-0983045670

Fiction: Western

Winner
Maps of Fate (Book 2 of the Threads West series) by Reid Lance Rosenthal
Rockin' SR Publishing
978-0982157633

Finalist
Lakota Betrayal by A.P. Greenwood
Sunstone Press
978-0-86534-915-5

Finalist
Spinster's Folly by Marsha Ward
WestWard Books
978-0-9883810-0-1

Finalist
Threads West, An American Saga (Book 1) by Reid Lance Rosenthal
Rockin' SR Publishing
978-0982157619

Fiction: Young Adult

Winner
Christmas Nevermore: An Ecological Christmas Fable by Marc Cadieux and Herve Bastien
Sir Reel Films
978-0-9898933-0-5

Finalist
Bilge Rat, Pirate Adventurer, Book One: Remarkable Rascal by Kevin Charles Smith
Journey Publications, LLC
978-0979817182

Finalist
Fat Chance: Pony Tales by Betty Briggs
Sunrise Selections
978-09656307-64

Finalist
Gold Medal Threat by Michael Balkind
Telemachus Press, LLC
978-1939337443

Finalist
Queen of Hearts, Volume One: The Crown by Colleen Oakes
Spark Press
978-1940716022

Finalist
The Megalith Union by Brad A. Lamar
Light Messages Publishing
978-1611530704

Gay & Lesbian: Non-Fiction

Winner
Enter Miss Thang by Brian Edwards
Archway Publishing
978-1480801738

Finalist
Cowboys, Armageddon, and The Truth: How a Gay Child was Saved from Religion by Scott M. Terry
Lethe Press
978-1590213667

Finalist
Heartbeat: Musings on Leather and Leadership by Thomas Smith
Alternate Publishing
978-1481949835

Health: Addiction & Recovery

Winner
Smoking: Why to Quit, How to Quit, How to Keep Your Kids from Smoking by Muriel L. Crawford
CreateSpace
978-1484083383

Finalist
Making Advances: A Comprehensive Guide for Treating Female Sex and Love Addicts edited by Marnie C. Ferree
Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
978-0-9857472-0-6

Health: Aging/50+

Winner
Beat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure by Steve S. Ryan, Ph.D.
A-Fib, Inc.
978-0-98495124-0-6

Finalist
Ageless! Never too Old, Never too Late by Judith Horky
Crystal Mountain Press
978-0-9711862-3-1

Finalist
I've Been Thinking (And It Might Save Your Life and Vision) by Frank J. Weinstock, M.D., F.A.C.S.
TriMark Press
978-09886145-9-8

Health: Alternative Medicine

Winner
Map of the Spirit: Diagnosis and Treatment of the Spirit by Michael F. Cantwell MD, MPH
Hillhaven Press
978-0-9832704-0-9

Finalist
Access Your Inner Power: Awakening Your Health and Vitality by Brenda Schnable
CreateSpace
978-1478281658

Finalist
Trust Your Intuition: 25 Natural Medicine Confessions by Jenni Wilson
Xlibris
978-1483637556

Health: Cancer

Winner
Getting Things off My Chest: A Survivor's Guide to Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer by Melanie Young
Cedar Fort Inc/Plain Sight
978-1-4621-1323-1

Finalist
The Tiffany Box, a memoir by Kathleen Buckstaff
Two Dolphin Productions
978-0-9887642-0-0

Health: Death & Dying

Winner
Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Bold Living by Nancy Sharp
Books & Books Press
978-0983937869

Finalist
Keep Going: From Grief to Growth by Aimee DuFresne
Balboa Press
978-1-4525-7075-7

Health: Diet & Exercise

Winner
No Excuses: The Fit Mind - Fit Body Strategy Book (3 Off the Tee, Volume 3) by Lorii Myers
Leda Publishing Corp.
978-0986790072

Finalist
Friends with the Scale: How to Turn Your Scale Into a Powerful Weight Loss Tool by Linda Spangle, RN, MA
SunQuest Media
978-0-9767057-1-0

Finalist
Justify Thin: Be Thin on Your Own Terms by Renae Da Grava
Justify Books
978-1492144854

Health: General

Winner
Thrive Energy Cookbook: 150 Functional, Plant-Based Whole Food Recipes by Brendan Brazier
De Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
978-0-7382-1740-6

Finalist
Becoming the Healer: The Miracle of Brain Injury by Deborah Schlag
Balboa Press
978-1-45255-881-3

Finalist
Four Quadrant Living: Making Healthy Living Your New Way of Life by Dina Colman
Four Quadrant Media, an imprint of Wyatt-Mackenzie
978-1-939288-22-6

Finalist
The Secret Burden: Letting Go of the Shame, Anger and Guilt of Emotional Eating by Michelle Bybel
Done For You Publishing
978-0-9892014-0-7

Finalist
Ultimate Wellness: The 3-step plan by Professor Kerryn Phelps AM
Pan Macmillan Australia
978-1742611921

Health: Psychology/Mental Health

Winner
Co-Creating Change: Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques by Jon Frederickson
Seven Leaves Press
978-0-9883788-4-1

Finalist
M.O.R.E. A New Philosophy for Exceptional Living by Alyson Jones
Influence Publishing
978-1-77141-015-1

Health: Women's Health

Winner
Why Most Women Die: How Women Can Fight Their #1 Killer: Heart Disease by Shyla T. High, MD
Jackpot Press, Inc., A Wyatt-Mackenzie Imprint
978-1-939288-02-8

Finalist
Natural Childbirth Exercises for the Best Birth Ever by Rhondda Evans Hartman
Mile High Press
978-1-885331-47-2

History: General

Winner
Jesus the Jew No One Knows: His Life, His Legacy, And So Much More - In Words and Pictures by D.C. Smith
CreateSpace
978-1477690857

History: Military

Winner
America's Greatest Blunder: The Fateful Decision to Enter World War One by Burton Yale Pines
RSD Press
978-0-9891487-0-2

Finalist
Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, Vietnam War Hero by John W. Flores
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
978-0-7864-7421-9

Finalist
Young Soldiers Amazing Warriors: Inside One of the Most Highly Decorated Battalions of Vietnam by Robert H. Sholly, Colonel, USA (RET.)
Stonywood Publications
978-0-9796652-3-3

History: United States

Winner
1963: The Year of Hope & Hostility by Byron Williams
Byronspeaks
978-09896620-0-0

Finalist
Gypsy Violins Hungarian-Slovak Gypsies in America by Steve Psskor
Saroma TM
978-0-578099-897

Finalist
Honorable (Purpose in Repose) by Kathryn Grant
Tate Publishing
978-1629021263

Humor

Winner
A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk
McSweeney's Publishing
978-1938073885

Finalist
An Animal Life: The Beginning by Howard Krum
Fluid Design Foundation
978-0988488502

Finalist
Capitol Hell by Jayne Jones & Alicia Long
Beavers Pond Press
978-1-59298-536-4

Finalist
Enter Miss Thang by Brian Edwards
Archway Publishing
978-1480801738

Finalist
Love, Regret and Accidental Nudity by Mariana Williams
Sunset Squid Publishing
978-1496153579

Law

Winner
Talent Wants to Be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids and Free Riding by Orly Lobel
Yale University Press
978-0-300166279

Finalist
Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act: How To Create a First Class Compliance Program by Thomas R. Fox
Thomas R. Fox
978-1482632453

Multicultural Non-Fiction

Winner Lian Husi Klamar: The Traditional Music of East Timor by Ros Dunlop
Tekee Media
978-0-646-58183-5

Finalist
The House of Six Doors: An Immigrant's Memoir by Patricia Selbert
Publishing by the Seas
978-0578063188

Finalist
What Foreigners Need to Know About America From A to Z: How to Understand Crazy American Culture, People, Government, Business, Language and More by Lance Johnson
A to Z Publishing
978-1468172362

New Age: Non-Fiction

Winner
You Are a Medium: Discover Your Natural Abilities to Communicate with the Other Side by Sherrie Dillard
Llewellyn Publications
978-0-7387-3792-8

Finalist
8 Keys to Wholeness: Tolls for Hope-Filled Healing by Donna DeNomme
Inlightened Source Publishing
978-0984858958

Finalist
Mañana Starts Today: Affirmations to Jumpstart Your Heart, Mind, and Soul by Sandra Elaine Scott
Vision Your Dreams
978-0-615-92446-5

Finalist
The Calling: My Journey with the Angels by Kim O'Neill
4th Dimension Press
978-0-87604-688-3

Finalist
Tiny Thoughts for Personal Transformation: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Karl Schmidt
Inspired Crow Publications
978-0-9686831-3-2

Finalist
Visions Of A Sacred Truth (An Akashic Journey) by L.B. Owens
Balboa Press
978-1-4525-6182-0

Non-Fiction: Narrative

Winner
The Prayer, A Love Story: Unlock a Life of Miracles, Unconditional Love and Answered Prayers by Joaqueline von Zwehl
Johann Press
978-1-939819-00-0

Finalist
The Year After, A Memoir by Ashley Warner
CreateSpace
978-1489557827

Parenting & Family

Winner
Momma Love: How the Mother Half Lives by Ali Smith
Thunder Baby Press
978-0-9887551-0-9

Finalist
9,000 Miles of Fatherhood: Surviving Crooked Cops, Teenage Angst and Mexican Moonshine on a Journey to the End of the Road by Kirk Millson
Cedar Fort
978-1462113811

Finalist
Behind Closed Doors: About Teens, By Teens, For Teens by Vivian Reeves
Mile High Press
978-1-885331-45-8

Finalist
Growing Happy Kids: How to Foster Inner Confidence, Success and Happiness by Maureen Healy
HCI Books
978-0757316128

Finalist
The CoParenting Toolkit: The Essential Supplement to Mom's House, Dad's House by Isolina Ricci, Ph.D.
Custody & CoParenting Solutions
978-0-9827295-0-2

Finalist
The Missing Pages of the Parent Handbook by Christina Brockett
Stella Maris Press, LLC
978-0-9889379-1-8

Performing Arts: Film, Theatre, Dance, Music

Winner
Jazz: New York in the Roaring Twenties by Robert Nippoldt and Hans-Juergen Schaal
TASCHEN
978-3-8365-4501-3

Photography

Winner
The History, Art & Imagery of the Pfister Hotel by Thomas J. Jordan, photography by Jay W. Filter
The Marcus Corporation
978-0-615-85707-7

Finalist
Manufactura by Valerie Paumelle, photography by Sophie Brandstrom
Editions PC
978-1090148-53-6

Finalist
Once Upon Alaska: A Kid's Photo Book, photography by Mark Kelley, rhyming verse by Nick Jans
Mark Kelley
978-1880865200

Finalist
The American Wall by Maurice Sherif
978-0-292-72697-0

Finalist
The Lure of Longboat Key: Sunrise to Sunset by Mary Lou Johnson
A Thousand Words Publishing
978-0-9898767-0-4

Poetry

Winner
I've Come this Far to Say Hello by Kurt Brown
Tiger Bark Press
978-0-9860445-1-9

Finalist
Floating World by Rick Benjamin
Wolf Ridge Press
978-0-9818029-7-8

Finalist
One Life, Many Lives by Piero Rivolta
New Chapter Publisher
978-1938842092

Finalist
Tea in Heliopolis by Hedy Habra
Press 53
978-1-935708-76-6

Finalist
The Weight of Snow: New & Selected Poems by B.L. Bruce
Black Swift Press
978-0-9914503-1-2

Finalist
A Mirror In My Own Backstage by Jose Angel Figueroa
Red Sugarcane Press, Inc
978-0-9884750-0-7

Finalist
Take This Journey with Me: Poems from the Laboratory of John Turner by John Turner
Two Harbors Press
978-1-937928-32-2

Religion: Christian Inspirational

Winner
The Upper Room Disciplines 2014: A Book of Daily Devotions
Upper Room Books
978-0835811811

Finalist
"Am I Okay God?" Devotionals from the Seventh Dimension by Lorilyn Roberts
Roberts Court Reporters
978-0-9891426-6-3

Finalist
Deep in the Wave: A Surfing Guide to the Soul by Bear Woznick
Center Street
978-0892968299

Finalist
God Speaks by Teresa Robbins
Diamond DMT Publishing
978-0-9837638-4-0

Finalist
Pilgrimage into the Last Third of Life: 7 Gateways to Spiritual Growth by Jane Marie Thibault and Richard L. Morgan
Upper Room Books
978-0835811170

Religion: Christianity

Winner
NIV Quickview Bible
Zondervan
978-0310422301

Finalist
Day of the Elephants by Ron Swager & Ed Chinn
Reel Marketing Systems, LLC
978-0-615-82777-3

Finalist
Organizing You: Finding Your Spiritual Clutter and Using Organization to Clear it Out by Shannon Upton
Crosslink Publishing
978-1-936746-74-3

Finalist
The Gospel of John, Photographed, photography by David Kevin Weaver
Four Line Media
978-0-615-48198-2

Religion: Eastern

Winner
One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories by Sean Murphy
Hampton Roads
978-1-57174-697-9

Finalist
Zen Unleashed: Everyday Buddhist Wisdom from Man's Best Friend by Tim Macejak
Beavers Pond Press
978-1-59298-990-4

Religion: General

Winner
The Gospel of John, Photographed, photography by David Kevin Weaver
Four Line Media
978-0-615-48198-2

Self-Help: General

Winner
Art of the Apology: How, When and Why to Give and Accept Apologies by Lauren M. Bloom, J.D.
Fine & Kahn
978-1-937075-00-2

Finalist
Life in Half a Second: How to achieve success before it's too late by Matthew Michalewicz
Hybrid Publishers
978-1925000207

Finalist
Planning with CCTV by Ali Mirsadeghi
Barsa Publications
978-600-94211-2-1

Finalist
The Breakthrough: Breaking the Spells of Painful Emotions and Finding the Calm in the Present Moment by Fredic C. Hartman, Ph.D.
iUniverse
978-0-595-44208-9

Finalist
The Game of No Limits: How to Create the Life You Want in 4 Fast and Free Steps by Michelle G. Ketterman
Ketterman Productions, LLC
978-1484123829

Self-Help: Motivational

Winner
Adventure Inward: A Risk Taker's Book of Quotes by Jonathan J. Wunrow
Life Is Twisted Press
978-0-9851881-4-6

Finalist
Alter Your Reality: Re-establishing the Divine Connection by Sharmila Rao
Patridge Publishers
978-1-4828-1108-7

Finalist
Getting Your Life to a 10 Plus by Kim Somers Egelsee
Get Branded Press
978-0-9770018-4-2

Finalist
Life in Half a Second: How to achieve success before it's too late by Matthew Michalewicz
Hybrid Publishers
978-1925000207

Finalist
Messages from the Edge: Paigeisms for Transformational Healing by Paige Valdiserri
Old Stone Press
978-1-938462-07-8

Finalist
Turn Your Dreams and Wants Into Achievable SMART Goals! by Anna Stevens
978-0615773674

Self-Help: Relationships

Winner
Partners in Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long-Term Love by Mark A Michaels & Patricia Johnson
Cleis Press
978-1-62778-028-5

Finalist
Clueless Emperors: How to Overcome Problem People and Not be One Yourself by Victoria Humphrey
Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Buzz Imprint
978-1-939288-16-5

Finalist
How to Marry the Right Guy by Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz
Briarcliff Publishing
978-0-9800554-5-0

Social Change

Winner
Food Choice and Sustainability: Why Buying Local, Eating Less Meat, and Taking Baby Steps Won't Work by Dr. Richard Oppenlander
Langdon Street Press
978-1-62652-435-4

Finalist
CODE HALOS: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business by Malcolm Frank, Paul Roehrig, and Ben Pring
Wiley
978-1-118-86207-0

Finalist
Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough: An Anthology Published by The Other Death Penalty Project edited by Kenneth E. Hartman
The Steering Committee Press
978-0615685274

Finalist
Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story by Ember Reichgott Junge
Beaver's Pond Press
978-1-59298-476-3

Spirituality: General

Winner
Demystifying Patanjali: The Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms): The Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda by Swami Kriyananda
Crystal Clarity Publishers
978-1-56589-273-6

Finalist
Embracing Solitude: Women and the New Monasticism by Bernadette Flanagan
Wipf and Stock
978-1606083376

Finalist
Faith Beyond Belief: Stories of Good People Who Left Their Church Behind by Margaret Placentra Johnston
Quest Books
978-0-8356-0905-0

Finalist
Journey into Consciousness: One Woman's Story of Spiritual Awakening with Tools to Assist You on Your Own Journey by Shelly Wilson
Bluebird House Publications
978-0615932217

Finalist
Spirituality and Sustainable Development by Rohana Ulluwishewa
Palgrave Macmillam
978-1-137-38275-7

Finalist
Thai Magic Tattoos: The art and influence of Sak Yant by Isabel Azevedo Drouyer, photography by René Drouyer
River Books
978-616-7339-21-4

Spirituality: Inspirational

Winner
Life In Transition: An Intuitive Path to New Beginnings by Servet Hasan
Llewellyn Publications
978-0-7387-3833-8

Finalist
Embracing Your Life: A Guide for Living with Gratitude and Appreciation by Jenny Vainisi
Vainisi Design Studios
978-0-615-56526-2

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

Finalist
The Rainbow Bridge: Bridge to Inner Peace to World Peace by Brent N. Hunter
Spirit Rising Productions
978-0991206445

Finalist
The Temple: Meditations on the Spiritual Life by Nicole Grace
Mani Press
978-0974785288

Finalist
Unbound Intelligence: Discover the God Within by Rajeev Kurapati
Pranova
978-0991171200

Sports

Winner
Plotting the Course: Life Lessons from the Sport of Sailing by Rick Arneson
Makai Press
978-0-9893790-0-7

Finalist
Olé! Capturing the Passion of Bullfighters and Aficionados in the 21st Century edited by Hal Marcovitz
4 Square
978-1-61766-242-3

Transportation: Automobile/Motorcycle/Mechanical

Winner
Donny's Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to Present, Volume V: Part II or II: The Shovelhead: 1966 to 1985 by Donny Petersen
iUniverse
978-1-4759-7360-0

Travel: Guides & Essays

Winner
Photographing Acadia National Park: The Essential Guide to When, Where, and How by Colleen J. Miniuk-Sperry
Analemma Press
978-0-9833804-7-4

Finalist
A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms and Ranches: Rustic Southwest Retreats by Lili DeBarbieri
The History Press
978-1-60949-460-5

Finalist
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Barbara Unkovic
Austin Macauley Publishers, Ltd.
978-1849638906

Finalist
Via Corsa Car Lover's Guide to Northern California by Ron Adams
Via Corsa, Ltd.
978-0-9825710-2-6

True Crime: Non-Fiction

Winner
Dangerous Odds by Marisa Mankester
Cappuccino Books Publishing
978-0-906196-00-8

Finalist
Black Caesar: The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin by Ron Chepesiuk
Strategic Media Books
978-0-9852440-1-9

Women's Issues

Winner
100+ Native American Women Who Changed the World by KB Schaller
The Peppertree Press
978-1-61493-216-1

Finalist
He Did You a Favor: A Smart Girl's Guide to Breaking Up, Waking Up, and Discovering the Gift of You by Debra Rogers
978-0-9910635-0-5

Finalist
Ready or Not…Out I Come! By Raechel Bull
Pure Colours Digital Imaging
978-0646911380

Finalist
Sexy, Fit & Fab at Any Age! by Susie Augustin
Get Branded Press
978-0-9770018-1-1

Finalist
Weight Management with the Business of Slimness Frances Cowie
D2S Media
978-0-473-23884-1

Young Adult: Non-Fiction

Winner
You Are Here: The WriteGirl Journey edited by Keren Taylor
WriteGirl Publications
978-0-9837091-2-4

Finalist
A Gourmand in Training by Eric Arrouzé
Carpe Diem Consulting Inc.
978-0992143107

Finalist
Chess Tactics: Weapons for the Chess Warrior by Jeremy Freeman
Alpha One Books
978-0-9894577-0-5

Finalist
Congraduations! by Rebecca Trowbridge
978-0-9873982-2-2

Finalist
The Little Purple Probability Book: Mastering the Thinking Skills That Unlock the Secrets of Basic Probability by Brandon Royal
Maven Publishing
978-1-897393-65-9

FINALIST IN Business: Reference The 2014 International Book Awards

2014-05-21T13:25:00.000-04:00

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

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

2014-05-20T10:16:00.003-04:00

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

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2014-05-14T20:06:00.001-04:00

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

2014-05-12T12:37:00.000-04:00

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.

Goodreads Book Giveaway: Targeting Success by Lorii Myers

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

by Lorii Myers

Giveaway ends April 30, 2014.
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Targeting Success: Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace WINS in the Career Category

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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!

2014-03-28T08:48:00.000-04:00

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

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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.

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

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

No Excuses on Amazon

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

What Lorii Myers Thinks About Business Strategies & Solutions

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What Lorii Myers Thinks About Business Strategies & Solutions

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

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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/

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.

2013-10-16T16:42:00.001-04:00

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Lorii Myers: How to be ready for the challenge. Steve Jobs: How to live before you die.

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

- Lorii Myers

Unexpected Pearls of Wisdom

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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

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

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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

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NO EXCUSES

by 25 Time Award Winning Author Lorii Myers

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Lorii's bookshelf: read

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

by Lorii Myers

Make It Happen, A Healthy, Competitive Approach to Achieving Personal Success

by Lorii Myers

No Excuses, The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book

by Lorii Myers