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
- Fiction - Fantasy - Epic
- Fiction - Fantasy - General
- Fiction - Fantasy - Urban
- Fiction - General
- Fiction - Graphic Novel/Comic
- Fiction - Historical - Event/Era
- Fiction - Historical - Personage
- Fiction - Holiday
- Fiction - Horror
- Fiction - Humor/Comedy
- Fiction - Inspirational
- Fiction - Intrigue
- Fiction - LGBTQ
- Fiction - Literary
- Fiction - Magic/Wizardry
- Fiction - Military
- Fiction - Mystery - General
- Fiction - Mystery - Historical
- Fiction - Mystery - Legal
- Fiction - Mystery - Murder
- Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth
- Fiction - Mythology
- Fiction - New Adult
- Fiction - Paranormal
- Fiction - Realistic
- Fiction - Religious Theme
- Fiction - Science Fiction
- Fiction - Short Story/Novela
- Fiction - Social Issues
- Fiction - Southern
- Fiction - Sports
- Fiction - Supernatural
- Fiction - Suspense
- Fiction - Tall Tale
- Fiction - Thriller - Conspiracy
- Fiction - Thriller - Environmental
- Fiction - Thriller - Espionage
- Fiction - Thriller - General
- Fiction - Thriller - Legal
- Fiction - Thriller - Medical
- Fiction - Thriller - Political
- Fiction - Thriller - Psychological
- Fiction - Thriller - Terrorist
- Fiction - Time Travel
- Fiction - Urban
- Fiction - Visionary
- Fiction - Western
- Fiction - Womens
Non-Fiction
- Non-Fiction - Adventure
- Non-Fiction - Animals
- Non-Fiction - Anthology
- Non-Fiction - Art/Photography
- Non-Fiction - Audiobook
- Non-Fiction - Autobiography
- Non-Fiction - Biography
- Non-Fiction - Business/Finance
- Non-Fiction - Cooking/Food
- Non-Fiction - Cultural
- Non-Fiction - Drama
- Non-Fiction - Education
- Non-Fiction - Environment
- Non-Fiction - Genealogy
- Non-Fiction - General
- Non-Fiction - Gov/Politics
- Non-Fiction - Grief/Hardship
- Non-Fiction - Health - Fitness
- Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
- Non-Fiction - Historical
- Non-Fiction - Hobby
- Non-Fiction - Home/Crafts
- Non-Fiction - Humor/Comedy
- Non-Fiction - Inspirational
- Non-Fiction - LGBTQ
- Non-Fiction - Marketing
- Non-Fiction - Memoir
- Non-Fiction - Military
- Non-Fiction - Motivational
- Non-Fiction - Music/Entertainment
- Non-Fiction - New Age
- Non-Fiction - Occupational
- Non-Fiction - Parenting
- Non-Fiction - Relationships
- Non-Fiction - Religion/Philosophy
- Non-Fiction - Retirement
- Non-Fiction - Self Help
- Non-Fiction - Short Story/Novela
- Non-Fiction - Social Issues
- Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
- Non-Fiction - Sports
- Non-Fiction - Travel
- Non-Fiction - True Crime
- Non-Fiction - Womens
- Non-Fiction - Writing/Publishing
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
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Death Defied, Life Defined
A Miracle Man’s Memoir
Paul E. Perkins, Anita Agers Brooks
2017 Bronze Medal
224 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
Death Defied, Life Defined, coauthored by Paul E. Perkins and Anita Agers Brooks, is a testimonial of life, death, and life again. Not knowing how much time he had left, Paul wanted his miraculous story written. Inspired by their similar transplant stories, Anita agreed to help Paul pen his story. Paul Perkins faced death many times, and he actually died twice, both medically documented. His experience of enduring years of agonizing and debilitating sickness, followed by becoming a double transplant recipient changed his life. Paul learned how fragile life really is; it doesn’t always turn out like we plan either. Through his sickness and pain, through death and life, Paul discovered that his life had a greater purpose than he ever imagined.
Death Defied, Life Defined not only causes you to think, but to feel. The authors approach life and death in a practical and yet spiritual manner. Death is a part of living, but “death is not the end.” The narrative is emotional and real, it shares intimate details of thoughts and experiences. It is not a selfishly told story, quite the contrary; Paul includes the perspectives of his family, his doctors, and his donor’s family. Creating an astounding narrative hook, the memoir begins with his death experience. Caught up in his story, each chapter tugs at your heart and soul and refuses to let you go. Paul Perkins’s story is incredible and inspirational. It is one of pain, suffering and survival. Through pain he discovers purpose. Through suffering he realizes the resilient, unwavering power of love. Through death he discovers life. Death Defied, Life Defined is remarkable; it is a story that needs to be shared, for written upon its pages is a divine message of hope.
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Five Years, Eleven Months and a Lifetime of Unexpected Love
a memoir
Visakha Dasi
2017 Silver Medal
290 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
Five Years, Eleven Months and a Lifetime of Unexpected Love by Visakha Dasi is a brilliant memoir about a woman’s struggles in coming to terms with her spiritual realization, conditioning her mind to overcome her atheism, and her transformative spiritual journey amid many challenging circumstances. The memoir speaks about a woman who goes to India with her boyfriend, John, to capture how villagers lived in a quaint Indian village without the complexity and stress which is typical of Western life. Things take a different turn when she comes into contact with her spiritual guru. The book draws readers in with its honesty, faith, and the author’s personal experiences. It is a memoir of self-realization, self-discovery, and an inner journey that will leave readers inspired and motivated to look for answers that revolve around God and faith.
The author’s insights, thought-provoking reasoning, and her account of Prabhupada and his movement reveal the spiritual journey of a young woman who starts questioning her lifestyle, goals, values, and identity. The narration is descriptive and the black and white photographs are starkly vivid - they capture the essence and mood of the author’s words. The way she has woven her story is simple, yet she manages to encourage readers to find their own spiritual path. The book is refreshingly unique, the emotions are palpable through the words and pictures, and the struggles and obstacles undergone and faced by the author during her journey as a spiritual seeker make it a compelling and thoughtful memoir.
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The Boy Who Knew Too Much
An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past Life Memories
Cathy Byrd
2017 Gold Medal
256 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
The Boy Who Knew Too Much (An Astounding True Story of A Young Boy's Past-life Memories) by Cathy Byrd is the fascinating account of a toddler who remembers being Lou Gehrig in another lifetime. The two-year-old toddler is totally captivated and immersed in baseball. As a matter of fact, he is totally obsessed with it. He lives in his miniature Dodger's baseball clothes and cleats and refuses to wear anything else. He plays with his small bat and ball from morning until night. When the toddler surprises his mother with the outrageous statement that he is Lou Gehrig, she is stunned. He describes things from the era in which Lou Gehrig lived and gives her personal information about the legendary man of which he nor any small child his age has access. Needing to know if her son is correct, she begins the search into baseball's early history. What she discovers is phenomenal.
The Boy Who Knew Too Much (An Astounding True Story of A Young Boy's Past-life Memories) by Cathy Byrd is an extraordinary memoir about a mother's journey into her young son's past-life memories and the amazing discoveries that she makes along the way. Despite the implications and far-fetched nature of her toddler's claims and the fact they were outside of her religious belief system, she was willing to go beyond the accepted standard to get answers. Her dogged determination in seeking and sometimes ferreting out the information needed to validate her son's claim to his former identity is admirable. Her loving concern enabled him to accept who he is and helped him ease into this lifetime. This is an amazing story of how far a mother will go to protect and support her child's mental and spiritual well-being. This is a fabulous memoir, and I highly recommend it to those who have had similar experiences, and most especially to those who love incidents that are not conventional, but of a reality beyond our perceived rationality. This book is a winner!
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The Indigo Journals
Spiritual Healing For Indigo Adults & Other Feminine Souls
Yol Swan
2016 Finalist
446 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
The Indigo Journals: Spiritual Healing For Indigo Adults & Other Feminine Souls by Yol Swan is laid out as a guide for those people who are sensible, emphatic and creative. It can be hard for those people who are different and often they feel disconnected from the world because it doesn't make sense. The book sets out to help readers awaken their true nature and to break away from codependency; it will also help you to use the natural gifts you have been given and find your true purpose in life.
Whether you are an Indigo or not, everyone and especially every woman needs to take a look at this book. Yol starts the teachings of this book with personal information about what has happened in her life and how she came to be where she is now before diving into the tools that everyone needs in order to understand themselves better. I truly feel this book is a revelation to those who need to understand the feminine soul. The detail and way that everything is explained is refreshing and eye opening. Not only that, but it is put in such a way that even those who are not very spiritual can at least have a basic understanding. I have a few people in my life who may benefit from reading this book so they can understand me a little better. This has been better put than anything I could ever say on the topic. I recommend this read highly.
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Good Morning Diego Garcia
A Journey of Discovery (Journeys Book 2)
Susan Joyce
2016 Honorable Mention
264 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
Good Morning Diego Garcia: A Journey Of Discovery is a true to life travel account by author Susan Joyce, in which she recollects her experiences. The second book in the Journeys series, this adventure follows The Lullaby Illusion, picking up as Susan and her husband Charles are presented with an exciting new opportunity in Asia. A sailboat intends to travel from Sri Lanka across the Indian Ocean towards Egypt, and Charles persuades Susan that it’d be a fabulous adventure for them to be part of its crew. Disaster strikes from day one as India goes into a state of national emergency, and monsoon season begins no sooner than the boat is out on the ocean. What follows is a real story of survival against the elements and, arguably, the even more tempestuous path of Susan and Charles’ marriage.
What I enjoyed most about Susan Joyce’s memoir was her choice to present it in the style of a novel. Though written in the first person, Good Morning Diego Garcia: A Journey Of Discovery has all the readability, flowing dialogue, and narrative charm of a great work of fiction, which makes it all the more incredible that the adventures, heartbreaks, and inspirational moments within its pages are true. Susan is a loving and open woman whom readers can really connect to and, though her stormy seas adventures were genuinely thrilling, I found myself even more enveloped in the emotional journey she undertakes whilst the world goes half mad around her. Overall, I believe that anyone would find something appealing and uplifting in this memoir, and I highly recommend it.
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Awaken Your Greater Health
How Energy Medicine Opens the Way to Healing
Heidi DuPree RN CTN
2016 Bronze Medal
224 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
Awaken Your Greater Health: How Energy Medicine Opens the Way To Healing is a nonfiction spiritual self-help book written by Heidi DuPree, RN CTN, an author and energy healing therapist. In her introduction, the author sets out a metaphorical tale about a wise, kind and powerful king who was deposed by a tyrannical peasant who confined him in a dungeon. The peasant then undid all the rulings and customs which the king had imposed in favor of a harsh, restrictive and repressive rule. The people in the kingdom chafed under the peasant’s rule and grew angry and quarrelsome, and wars between neighboring villages began to break out. DuPree uses this allegorical tale to show how our lower selves can take over and keep our higher selves from manifesting. Through a series of stories about her clients and their issues and awakenings, she shows, through the metaphor of regaining access to the castle, how one can get in touch with the higher self and understand more fully the machinations of the lower self and how to deal with them in a loving, healing and accepting manner. She includes a series of life skill lessons for readers to use in their own healing journey and an appendix with summations, instructions for tapping, and a list of recommended reading references.
Heidi DuPree’s nonfiction spiritual self-help book, Awaken Your Greater Health: How Energy Medicine Opens the Way To Healing, is an illuminating and inspiring guide for anyone who wants to use the energy resources that are at their disposal to enhance their wellness and well-being. I was impressed by the author’s ability to convey her theories and methodology through metaphor and story, and found the material to be well-presented and highly accessible. Her choices of case studies present varied situations which allow the reader access to more personalized guidance. I particularly enjoyed her ingenious comparison of her Energy Medical First-Aid tools to CPR techniques and her use of tapping as part of the energy healing process. Awaken Your Greater Health: How Energy Medicine Opens the Way To Healing is highly recommended.
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Lying Beliefs
Stretching the Boundaries on Your Path to Enlightenment
Mr Maurice Johnson
2016 Silver Medal
282 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
Lying Beliefs: Stretching the Boundaries on Your Path to Enlightenment by Mr. Maurice Johnson is a philosophical, part-spiritual, part-memoir work about how human beings are shaped into believing and thinking about themselves and others due to demands placed by other humans and society in general, and how that takes us away from our “natural” or inborn way of feeling and thinking. Maurice Johnson goes into a considerable amount of detail to illustrate the idea that we are born pure, body, mind, and soul and that our environment, culture, society, and of course other people’s influence change us into people with a set of beliefs that are false and “man-made.” By this definition, we don’t really know ourselves unless and until we shed this man-made image of ourselves that is different from our consciousness at the time we were born. Lying Beliefs: Stretching the Boundaries on Your Path to Enlightenment is divided into various chapters that illustrate these points in detail, which include bits from his personal life. There are also various references and a glossary at the end which readers may find helpful.
Lying Beliefs by Maurice Johnson is a book about a very unique perspective on life and how we see ourselves. The writing style is simple, engaging, and the book is written in an informal, conversational tone that creates an easy connection with readers. I found some of the insights and perspectives very interesting and these definitely gave me something to think about. I wouldn’t mind going back and re-reading some of the portions as I feel I may get more out of it the more I read it. A book from a unique perspective and one that I would recommend to all!
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37 Seconds
Dying Revealed Heaven's Help--A Mother's Journey
Stephanie Arnold,Sari Padorr
2016 Gold Medal
208 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
In a highly personal and affecting true life story, 37 Seconds: Dying Revealed Heaven's Help -- A Mother's Journey is simply an inspiring and wonderful read. Authors Stephanie Arnold and Sari Padorr have done a fantastic job in telling Stephanie's story. Pregnant with her second child, Stephanie has a premonition that she will die during delivery, a premonition that comes true. Stephanie flatlines for 37 seconds due to a rare complication, and then remains unconscious for six days after the birth of her child. After she recovers, she begins to recount the experiences she had during this time, experiences she witnessed on her own from outside of her body, surrounded by spirits. The experiences that she had and the messages that she returned with comprise an important and meaningful message for all.
I loved 37 Seconds. Loved. It. How's that for a review? This book is emotional and moving and contains such an important message of God's love. Authors Stephanie Arnold and Sari Padorr have presented a lovely, impactful and interesting read, and one that will keep readers turning the pages from the start to the very end. I highly recommend 37 Seconds: Dying Revealed Heaven's Help -- A Mother's Journey to any reader looking for a great book with a beautiful message. I would be interested in reading more from this writing duo as well, and hope that they will consider collaborating on another project in the near future. For potential readers, I suggest you pick up and read this book as soon as you possibly can!
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The Broken Gift
Daniel Friedmann
2015 Finalist
262 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
“The premise of 'The Broken Gift' is: The rigorous approach of science and a careful and equally rigorous analysis of Genesis produce the same events and timelines for the appearance and early history of humanity.” Author, Daniel Friedmann begins his book by defining Science and Creation. Science is the methodical method of collecting data about the universe and shaping it into concepts and rules that can be verified. Genesis is the first of the five books of law called the Torah. “The Torah is the blueprint of the universe’s and humankind’s existence from a faith-based perspective, drawn from a tradition of oral and written principles.” The author’s theory is that science and scripture should go hand in hand with the same outcomes. The largest discrepancy between science and scripture is the timeline. While Genesis states that creation took 6 days, while science declares it took billions of years. There is also the question of whether life evolved. Among the things covered in this book, the reader will find discussion on: why humanity was required, the creation and fall of Adam, the flood, and the spread of human language.
“The Broken Gift” by Daniel Friedmann gives believers and scientists much to ponder. I can only hint at the wealth of information in this book as Daniel Friedmann has thoroughly researched his topic. He presents his thesis in logical terms. There is a glossary in the back of this book along with a list of references. The author has successfully presented information that should bring science and religion into balance. I highly recommend this book.
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Listen Up!
The Other Side Is Talking
Kelle Sutliff
2015 Honorable Mention
296 Pages
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Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
Listen Up! The Other Side Is Talking by Kelle Sutliff, as the author says, is pearls of wisdom and inspirational ideas for a fuller life. The book begins with her journey in search of the person inside her, how she held nature in reverence, the many facets of identifying and directing psychic energy and its use, the way it helped her in identifying others’ needs and desires and, above all, how it helped her in getting answers to each and every question. She talks about events and the signs pointing to them; for example, how even the horrific happenings of 9/11 could be identified in a few signs she and others of psychic power had to feel or witness.
Listen Up! The Other Side Is Talking by Kelle Sutliff is not an easy read, especially for people like me, uninitiated into the dark world of the psyche. Her treatment of the section regarding her initiation into the spiritual world is quite candid, and also of the necessity to accept this calling willingly. Using the metaphor of a ‘Psychic Coffee,’ the author emphasizes the need for continuous, daily preparations to make this as one's second nature. The part her grandmother played in her career as well as the helpful support from her mother stand out in her sojourn through the alleyways of the spirit. I have no such background to make one capable of appreciating the realm of the spirit, and consequently am in no position to examine the content critically. However, I did find this useful in understanding something new.