150 Award Genres
Children
- Children - Action
- Children - Adventure
- Children - Animals
- Children - Audiobook
- Children - Christian
- Children - Coming of Age
- Children - Concept
- Children - Educational
- Children - Fable
- Children - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Children - General
- Children - Grade 4th-6th
- Children - Grade K-3rd
- Children - Mystery
- Children - Mythology/Fairy Tale
- Children - Non-Fiction
- Children - Picture Book
- Children - Preschool
- Children - Preteen
- Children - Religious Theme
- Children - Social Issues
Christian
- Christian - Amish
- Christian - Biblical Counseling
- Christian - Devotion/Study
- Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Christian - Fiction
- Christian - General
- Christian - Historical Fiction
- Christian - Living
- Christian - Non-Fiction
- Christian - Romance - Contemporary
- Christian - Romance - General
- Christian - Romance - Historical
- Christian - Thriller
Fiction
- Fiction - Action
- Fiction - Adventure
- Fiction - Animals
- Fiction - Anthology
- Fiction - Audiobook
- Fiction - Chick Lit
- Fiction - Crime
- Fiction - Cultural
- Fiction - Drama
- Fiction - Dystopia
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- Fiction - Fantasy - General
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Non-Fiction
- Non-Fiction - Adventure
- Non-Fiction - Animals
- Non-Fiction - Anthology
- Non-Fiction - Art/Photography
- Non-Fiction - Audiobook
- Non-Fiction - Autobiography
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- Non-Fiction - Social Issues
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- Non-Fiction - Sports
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Poetry
Romance
Young Adult
- Young Adult - Action
- Young Adult - Adventure
- Young Adult - Coming of Age
- Young Adult - Fantasy - Epic
- Young Adult - Fantasy - General
- Young Adult - Fantasy - Urban
- Young Adult - General
- Young Adult - Horror
- Young Adult - Mystery
- Young Adult - Mythology/Fairy Tale
- Young Adult - Non-Fiction
- Young Adult - Paranormal
- Young Adult - Religious Theme
- Young Adult - Romance
- Young Adult - Sci-Fi
- Young Adult - Social Issues
- Young Adult - Thriller
Illustration Award
Recommend this book:
Seven Tips to Make the Most of the Camino de Santiago
Cheri Powell
2011 Silver Medal
180 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Motivational
Cheri Powell offers readers a pre-trip look at traveling to Camino. I found the information on St. James fascinating. James was the Apostle to Jesus Christ. The Apostles scattered after the crucifixion. James went to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain.) He returned to Jerusalem and was beheaded. He was the first martyred apostle. Twenty two miracles are attributed to St. James. There is much more to the legend, but I will allow readers to discover that for themselves.
Powell offers readers a list of what to take with them on this incredible journey. She also offers a list of what not to take: hair dryer, water bottle, night clothes and jewelry. Good walking shoes are a must! The "what to bring list" is thorough and invaluable. I laughed at the list of what clothing you will need. I always over pack. Nightclothes (pjs) are not needed. "When sleeping in a room with up to 100 people privacy is lost."
I found the section on "Some Good Things To Know" filled with excellent information. This section covers everything from hostels to food, water, and currency. Readers will also want to pay particular attention to the section on etiquette. Different countries observe different customs. As a guest it is your responsibility to observe and respect their way of life. Toward the end of the book there are several charts: one is to help figure the cost of the trip and another is for shopping and what you need to take with you. Powell offers internet links for more information. The worksheets are downloadable from the author's website, http://www.CheriPowell.com.
I must say the author has tempted me to visit Camino. If I do make the trip, I will be well prepared thanks to Cheri Powell's Seven Tips to Make the Most of the Camino de Santiago.
Recommend this book:
How YOU Are Like Shampoo for Job Seekers
The proven Personal Branding System to help you succeed in any interview and secure the job of your dreams
Brenda Bence
2011 Bronze Medal
280 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Motivational
We're living in a time of economic turmoil. Each day we hear the jobless rate increases. Brenda Bence's How YOU Are Like Shampoo For Job Seekers could not have been published at a better time. She offers advice on marketing yourself. Bence is a Branding Expert and Executive Coach. She suggests using the same principles for seeking a job as marketing and branding products. Bence sees the value in people. When people see the value in themselves they will make a better impression on prospective employers. You must convince employers that you are just what they need. Every day we see a product in media promoted in such a way that we think we cannot do without it and it is the only product that will fit our need. If it works for shampoo just think what this concept can do for you. Bence's system is easy and logical. You should make your plan on paper so that you can review and adjust it as needed. The system takes the worry out of job hunting and interviewing.
Bence offers step by step directions. This book has three major divisions:
1) Defining your brand: discovering who your audience is, what they need, discovering you're what you have to offer compared to other perspective employees, and what makes you stand out in the field.
2) Communicating your brand to perspective employers: review your actions during all aspects of the interview.
3) Avoiding brand busters: what not to do.
This book is well organized, logical, and easy to read and understand. This book is worth the cost.
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Galaxies
Walter Strausack
2011 Silver Medal
77 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Motivational
Galaxies will make you think. The author offers ideas that may surprise you. Topics he covers include matter, light, time and aging. He challenges well known and accepted theories. Galaxies is a small book with a cover that hints at the great wisdom one will find within. Immediately upon opening the cover a sentence jumped out at me. "Everything created is the image and the manuscript of a creator." This is an amazing little book.
Walter Strausack spent years studying the galaxies what he learned will amaze you. He reminds us that we have a creator. We have a purpose.
After spending years studying the greatest works of human civilization, Strausack has come to an understanding of the universe that few ever achieve. Galaxies is a thoughtful and compelling rendering of this knowledge.