2010 Medalists

1. Fine Art

Gold (tie): Cézanne and Beyond, by Joseph J. Rishel and Katherine Sachs (Yale University Press)

The Drawings of Bronzino, by Carmen C. Bambach, Janet Cox-Rearick and George R. Goldner (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) 

Silver (tie):  Picasso and the Allure of Language, by Susan Greenberg Fisher (Yale University Art Gallery in association with Yale University Press)

T.C. Steele and the Society of Western Artists, 1896-1914, by Rachel Berenson Perry (Indiana University Press) 

Bronze: Bauhaus Women: Art, Handicraft, Design, by Ulrike Muller (Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag) 

2. Performing Arts 

Gold: The Tattooed Lady: A History, by Amelia Klem Osterud (Fulcrum Publishing/Speck Press) 

Silver (tie): Alice Guy Blaché: Cinema Pioneer, by Joan Simon (Yale University Press)

Inspired to Dance: Everything You Need to Know about Becoming a Professional Dancer Without Breaking a Leg, by Mande Dagenais (iUniverse) 

Bronze: Burlesque: A Living History, by Jane Briggman (BearManor Media) 

3. Photography 

Gold: THREE, by Ed Kashi (powerHouse Books) 

Silver (tie): Maxims of Men Disclose Their Hearts: The Journal of Joel-Peter Witkin, by Joel-Peter Witkin (21st Editions, Inc.)

Human Documents: Eight Photographers, Conceived and Introduced by Robert Gardner (Peabody Museum Press) 

Bronze: John Gutmann: The Photographer at Work, by Sally Stein (Yale University Press) 

4. Architecture

Gold: Perspective: Ideas + Buildings, by Katie Overbaugh (Perkins+Will) 

Silver (tie): Atelier BUILD, by Brian Carter (Tuns Press)

GRID/STREET/PLACE: Essential Elements of Sustainable Urban Districts, by Nathan Cherry and Kurt Nagle (American Planning Association/Planners Press) 

Bronze: Philip Johnson: The Constancy of Change, by Emmanuel Petit (Yale University Press) 

5. Popular Fiction 

Gold (tie): Only Milo, by Barry Smith (Inkwater Press)

Misadventure, by Millard Kaufman (McSweeney’s Books) 

Silver: Trapped on the Wheel: Chicago’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, by John Glavin (Dickinson Publishing House) 

Bronze (tie): We All Hear Voices, by Sam Taggart (iUniverse)

The Gem Merchants, by Ray Ferguson (Piermont Gem Publishers) 

6. Literary Fiction 

Gold (tie): The Patience Stone, by Atig Rahimi (Other Press)

Appassionata, by Eva Hoffman (Other Press) 

Silver (tie): Knife Song Korea: A Novel, by Richard Selzer (SUNY Press)

Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes (Grove/Atlantic) 

Bronze: The Book of Fathers, by Miklós Vámos (Other Press) 

7. Short Story Fiction 

Gold: Women Up On Blocks, by Mary Akers (Press 53) 

Silver (tie): Fascia, by Ashley Donielle Murray (The Green Lantern Press)

Expecting Goodness, Edited by C. Michael Curtis (Hub City Press) 

Bronze (tie): Once the Shore, by Paul Yoon (Sarabande Books)

How the Indians Buried their Dead, by Hilary Masters (Southern Methodist University Press) 

8. Anthologies 

Gold: How They See Us: Meditations on America, by James Atlas (Atlas & Co.) 

Silver: Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York, by Robert Colley (Syracuse University) 

Bronze: Best of the Web 2009, by Lee K. Abbott and Nathan Leslie (Dzanc Books) 

9. Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction 

Gold (tie): Summer of Fire, by Karen Bass (Coteau Books for Teens)

The Purloined Boy, by Mortimus Clay (Finster Press) 

Silver (tie): Ballad, by Maggie Stiefvater (Flux)

Return to Treasure Island, by John O’Melveny Woods (Intellect Publishing LLC) 

Bronze: Misha’s Nutcracker, by Roman Yakub, in collaboration with Elaine Ulman (Art and Music Games) 

10. Fantasy/Science Fiction 

Gold: Stonewiser: The Call of the Stone, by Dora Machado (Mermaid Press) 

Silver (tie): Thank You, Death Robot, by Mark R. Brand (Silverthought Press)

Escape From Byzantium, by Mark Mellon (Withersin Press) 

Bronze (tie): The Wheel of Nuldoid, by Russ Woody (Pointless Ink Publishers, LLC)

Brimstone and Lily, by Terry Kroenung (Rare Moon Press) 

11. Historical/Military Fiction 

Gold: 1939 - Into the Dark, by Paula Phelan (ZAPmedia) 

Silver (tie): The Sword of Medina, by Sherry Jones (Beaufort Books)

The Afflicted Girls: A Novel of Salem, by Suzy Witten (DREAMWAND) 

Bronze (tie): The Factory Voice, by Jeanette Lynes (Coteau Books)

Our Promised Land, by Michael T. Darkow (Synergy Books) 

12. Horror 

Gold (tie): Personal Demons, by Gregory Lamberson (Medallion Press)

The Picture of Contented New Wealth, by Tariq Goddard (Zero Books) 

Silver: From the Passages of Revenants (The Dark Verse, Volume I), by M. Amanuensis Sharkchild (Armored Publishing) 

Bronze: Vargulf, by Tim Garrity (Booksurge Publishing, LLC.) 

13. Multicultural Fiction Adult 

Gold: The Dark Side of Love, by Rafik Schami (Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.) 

Silver: The Undiscovered Island, by Darrell Kastin (UMass Dartmouth/Center for Portuguese Studies) 

Bronze: The Geometry of God, by Uzma Khan (Clockroot Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.) 

14. Multicultural Fiction – Children’s

Gold: Gringolandia, by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Curbstone Press) 

Silver: So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother, by Micol Ostow and David Ostow (Flux) 

Bronze: Once There Was and Will Never Be Again, by Gloria Siers (Autumnberry Hill) 

15. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller 

Gold: The Big Wake-Up, by Mark Coggins (Bleak House Books) 

Silver (tie): Death of a Bronx Cop, by Tom Walker (iUniverse)

Shamrock Alley, by Ronald Damien Malfi (Medallion Press, Inc.) 

Bronze: Dead Air, by Deborah Shlian and Linda Reid (Oceanview Publishing) 

16. Religious Fiction 

Gold: In Name Only, by Ellen Gable (Full Quiver Publishing) 

Silver: Pope Annalisa: Book One of the First Souls Trilogy, by Peter Canova (Trimountaine Publishing) 

Bronze: Offerings, by Christine Sunderland (OakTara) 

17. Romance 

Gold: Fire At Midnight, by Lisa Marie Wilkinson (Medallion Press) 

Silver: Breaking the Ice, by Kim Baldwin (Bold Strokes Books, Inc.) 

Bronze: Fixing Forever Broken, by Tamara Lyon (Comfort Publishing) 

18. True Crime

Gold: Dead Weight, by Batt Humphreys (Joggling Board Press) 

Silver: Phase Line Green: The FCI Talladega Hostage Rescue, by James A. McGee (Moorsgate Press) 

Bronze: Columbine: A True Crime Story, by Jeff Kass (Ghost Road Press) 

19. Visionary Fiction

Gold: The American Book of the Dead, by Henry Baum (Backword Books) 

Silver: Digging at the Crossroads of Time, by Christos Morris (Shadowtown Publishing) 

Bronze: Turkoise, by Joan M. Sargent (Parendi Press) 

20. Children’s Picture Books (7 & Under) 

Gold (tie): The Lonely Shadow, by Clay Rice (Joggling Board Press)

Lights Out, Night’s Out, by William Boniface; illustrated by Milena Kirkova (Accord Publishing) 

Silver (tie): Commonplace Mouse, by Karima Cammell (Dromedary Press)

Bunny Finds The Right Stuff, by Emily Lim, illustrated by Neal Sharp (Mustard Seed Books) 

Bronze (tie): Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden, by Kathy M. Miller (Celtic Sunrise)

Nico and Lola: Kindness Shared between a Boy and a Dog, by Meggan Hill; photography by Susan M. Graunke (Genuine Prints) 

21. Children’s Picture Books (All Ages) 

Gold (tie): The House, by J. Patrick Lewis; illustrated by Roberto Innocenti (The Creative Company)

Custard and Mustard: Carlos in Coney Island, by Maureen Sullivan; illustrated by Alison Josephs (MoJo Inkworks, Inc.) 

Silver (tie): The Raccoon and the Bee Tree, by Charles A. Eastman and Elaine Goodale Eastman; illustrated by Susan Turnbull (South Dakota State Historical Society Press)

Nicholas, That’s Ridiculous! by Christa Carpenter; illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams (Caballo Books) 

Bronze (3-way tie): The Rabbits’ Race, by Deborah L. Delaronde; illustrated by Virginia McCoy (Theytus Books)

Big Brother Has Wheels, by Patrick “Packy” Mader; illustrated by Andrew Holmquist (Beaver’s Pond Press)

Always Blue for Chicu, Text and illustration by Karen Dugan (The Gryphon Press) 

22. Children’s Interactive 

Gold (tie): The Lion’s Share, by Martha Lightfoot (Child’s Play) 

Kid’s Garden: 40 Fun Indoor and Outdoor Activities and Games, by Whitney Cohen; illustrated by Roberta Arenson (Barefoot Books) 

Silver (tie): A Kid’s Guide to Native American History, by Yvonne Wakim Dennis and Arlene Hirschfelder (Chicago Review Press)

Sophie: Through Sophie’s Eyes, by Catherine Gibson; illustrated by Robert Noreika (For Children With Love Publications) 

Bronze (tie): Celebrating You and Me: A Journal for Children and their Parents, by Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D. (AuthorHouse)

When Rebecca Woogie Came to Town, by James Woodward and Gentry Smith (Woodward Music Publications) 

23. Juvenile-Teen-Y/A Non-Fiction

Gold (tie): The ABC’s of Yoga for Kids, by Teresa Anne Power (Stafford House) 

Ophelia’s Oracle: Discovering the Healthy, Happy, Self-Aware, and Confident Girl in the Mirror, by Donna DeNomme and Tina Proctor (Inlightened Source Publishing) 

Silver (tie): America’s Forests: Guide to Plants and Animals, by Marianne D. Wallace (Fulcrum Publishing) 

Cosmic Calendar: The Big Bang to Your Consciousness, by Dale Carlson (Bick Publishing House) 

Bronze (tie): Panorama: An Introduction to Classical Mythology, by Carrie Zuberbuhler Kennedy (Clew Publishing) 

Engineering the ABC’s: How Engineers Shape our World, by Patty O’Brien Novak (Ferne Press, an imprint of Nelson Publishing and Marketing) 

24. Multicultural N-F Juv-Teen-YA

Gold: Aim High: Extraordinary Stories of Hispanics and Latino Women, by Laura Contreras-Rowe (Laura Contreras Rowe, Inc) 

Silver: Katie of the Sonoran Desert: Based on a True Story, by Kate Jackson (ASDM Press) 

Bronze: The Steel Pan Man of Harlem, by Colin Bootman (Lerner Publishing) 

25. Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult 

Gold (tie): Darkroom: Photography and New Media in South Africa Since 1950, by Tosha Grantham (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond) 

Downtown U.S.A.: A Personal Journey with the Homeless, by Susan Madden Lankford (Humane Exposures Publishing) 

Silver: Sacred Spaces: A Journey with the Sufis of the Indus, by Samina Quraeshi (Peabody Museum Press/Mapin Publishing) 

Bronze: Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering, by Suzanne Kamata (Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing) 

26. Essay/Creative Non-Fiction 

Gold: What the Furies Bring, By Kenneth Sherman (Porcupine’s Quill) 

Silver: The Heart’s Truth: Essays on the Art of Nursing, by Cortney Davis (Kent State University Press) 

Bronze: Madoff: The First Six Months, by Lawrence R. Velvel (The Doukathsan Press) 

27. Autobiography/Memoir

Gold: Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict, by Irene Vilar (Other Press) 

Silver: Trippin’ with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember, by Gail Gerber with Tom Lisanti (McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers) 

Bronze: Cult, A Love Story: Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery, by Alexandra Amor (Fat Head Publishing) 

28. Biography

Gold: The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates: Rome's Greatest Enemy, by Adrienne Mayor (Princeton University Press) 

Silver: Liberty & Learning: The Essential James Madison, by Philip Bigler and Annie Lorsbach (The James Madison Center) 

Bronze: Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dreams’ Doc Graham, by Brett Friedlander and R.W. Reising (John F. Blair, Publisher) 

29. Aging/Death & Dying 

Gold: Living Fully Dying Well: Reflecting on Death to Find Your Life’s Meaning, by Edward W. Bastian and Tina L. Staley (Sounds True) 

Silver (tie): Conversations with Jerry and Other People I Thought Were Dead, by Irene Kendig (Grateful Press) 

Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer’s Disease, by Holly J. Hughes (The Kent State University Press) 

Bronze: The Art of Aging: Celebrating the Authentic Aging Self, by Alice and Richard Matzkin (Sentient Publications) 

30. Animals/Pets 

Gold: Horses in Living Color, by Barbara D. Livingston (Eclipse Press/Blood-Horse Publications) 

Silver: Why the Cheetah Cheats: And Other Mysteries of the Natural World, by Lewis Smith (Papadakis Publisher) 

Bronze (tie): Irreconcilable Differences: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of America’s Animal Shelters, by Nathan J. Winograd (Create Space) 

Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss, by Sid Korpi (Healy House Books) 

31. Business/Career/Sales

Gold: Selling Change: 101 Secrets for Growing Sales by Leading Change, by Brett Clay (ARIVA Publishing) 

Silver: Tactics in a Box: 101 Ways to Communicate with Employees, by Lorri Lennon (Business Interconnexions) 

Bronze (3-way tie): No-Compromise Leadership: A Higher Standard of Leadership Thinking and Behavior, by Neil Ducoff (DC Press) 

Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living, by Jeff Klein (Sounds True) 

The Emerging Leader: Identify, Ignite and Retain Your Company’s Next Generation of Leaders, by Jamie Broughton (Footprint Publishing) 

32. Coffee Table Books 

Gold: China, by Guang Guo and Ming Tan (Abbeville Press Publishers) 

Silver (tie): Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town, by Douglas Gayeton (Welcome Books) 

Legends of the Hunt, by John Seerey-Lester (Legends Press) 

Bronze (3-way tie): The Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion: An Illustrated History, by John C. Eastberg (The Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion) 

About Face, by John Russo (Pixie Press Worldwide) 

Transforming Light: the Stained-Glass Windows of Boston College, by Virginia Chieffo Raguin and Gary Wayne Gilbert (Linden Lane Press at Boston College) 

33. Cookbooks

Gold (tie): The Stocked Kitchen: One Grocery List...Endless Recipes, by Sarah Kallio and Stacey Krastins (Stock LLC.)

Chocolate for Breakfast: Entertaining Menus to Start the Day with a Celebration from Napa Valley’s Oak Knoll Inn, by Barbara Passino (Hoberman Collection) 

Silver (tie): FARMfood: Green Living with Chef Daniel Orr, by Daniel Orr (Indiana University Press) 

Bite Me: A Stomach-Satisfying, Visually Gratifying, Fresh-Mouthed Cookbook, by Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat (Pinky Swear Press Inc.) 

Bronze: Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy, by Elisabeth Antoine Crawford (Equilibrio) 

34. Current Events I (Political/Economic/Legal/Media)

Gold: The Chaos Scenario: Amid the Ruins of Mass Media, The Choice for Business is Stark: Listen or Perish, by Bob Garfield (Stielstra Publishing) 

Silver: Black Markets and Business Blues: The Man-Made Crisis of 2007-2009 and the Road to a New Capitalism, by Yvan Allaire and Mihaela Firsirotu (FI Press) 

Bronze: Junk News: The Failure of the Media in the 21st Century, by Tom Fenton (Fulcrum Publishing) 

35. Current Events II (Social Issues/Public Affairs/Ecological/Humanitarian)

Gold: The Death of Why: The Decline of Questioning and the Future of Democracy, by Andrea Batista Schlesinger (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.) 

Silver: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander (The New Press) 

Bronze: Race Results: Hollywood vs. the Supreme Court Ten Decades of Racial Decisions and Film, by Eileen C. Moore (Cool Titles) 

36. Current Events III (Foreign Affairs/Military)

Gold: A Thousand Sisters: My Journey of Hope into the Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman, by Lisa Shannon (Seal Press) 

Silver (tie): Under the Blue Flag: My Mission in Kosovo, by Philip Kearney (Phoenix Books, Inc.) 

The End of Major Combat Operations, by Nick McDonell (McSweeney’s Books) 

Bronze: The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, by Wade Davis (House of Anansi Press) 

37. Education/Academic/Teaching 

Gold (tie): The New Social Story Book, by Carol Gray (Future Horizons) 

Performance Literacy through Storytelling, by Nile Stanley and Brett Dillingham (Maupin House Publishing, Inc.) 

Silver: The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools, by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. (Yale University Press) 

Bronze: Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities that Refresh and Refocus, by Susan Lattanzi Roser (Northeast Foundation for Children) 

38. Environment/Ecology/Nature 

Gold (tie): The Wealth of Nature: Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Human Well-Being, by Cristina G. Mittermeier, Jeffrey A. McNeely, Russell A. Mittermeier, Thomas M. Brooks, Frederick Boltz, Neville Ash. (CEMEX) 

Green Intelligence: Creating Environments that Protect Human Health, by John Wargo (Yale University Press) 

Silver: Salmon in the Trees: Life in Alaska’s Tongass Rain Forest, by Amy Gulick (Braided River) 

Bronze: Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life, by Brian Brett (Greystone Books) 

39. Erotica 

Gold (tie): Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories, Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Cleis Press) 

Sweet Love: Erotic Fantasies for Couples, Edited by Violet Blue (Cleis Press) 

Silver: Radical Encounters, by Radclyffe (Bold Strokes Books, Inc.) 

Bronze: Flipside Erotica: Both Sides of the Story, by Darren Michaels (Flipside Erotica/Lightning Source) 

40. Finance/Investment/Economics

Gold (tie): Economics for the Rest of Us: Debunking the Science that Makes Life Dismal, by Moshe Adler (The New Press)

This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff (Princeton University Press) 

Silver: The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in Contemporary America, by Robert H. Nelson (The Independent Institute/ The Pennsylvania State University Press) 

Bronze: Making Sense of the Dollar: Exposing Dangerous Myths about Trade and Foreign Exchange, by Marc Chandler (Bloomberg Press) 

41a. Gay/Lesbian Non-Fiction

Gold: The Manly Art of Seduction: How to Meet, Talk to, and Become Intimate with Anyone, by Perry Brass (Belhue Press) 

Silver: All Screwed Up, by Steve Fellner (Benu Press) 

Bronze: Merv Griffin, A Life in the Closet, by Darwin Porter (Blood Moon Productions) 

41b. Gay/Lesbian Fiction

Gold: So Much Better, by Terri Griffin (The Green Lantern Press) 

Silver: Secrets in the Stone, by Radclyffe (Bold Strokes Books, Inc.) 

Bronze: Sistine Heresy, by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes Books, Inc.) 

42. Gift/Holiday/Specialty

Gold: Heart on my Sleeve, by Jodi Hills (TRISTAN Publishing) 

Silver (tie): Grandma’s Christmas Legacy, The Testimony of the Tree, by Casey Schutrop (W.O.W. Ministries) 

Gifts of the Heart, by Karen Boes Oman (OverWorked and UnderPlayed Publishing) 

Bronze: THIS IS NOT A PLATE: Your heritage. Your language. Your culture, by Moving Universe (Moving Universe Productions Ltd.) 

43. Health/Medicine/Nutrition 

Gold: The Price of Ovulation: The Truth about Fertility Drugs and Birth Defects - and a Solution to the Problem, by Terence Mix (Tendril Press) 

Silver: My Time with Hippocrates: A Doctor’s Journey In and Out of Medicine, by Maggie Kozel, M.D. (Pond House Press) 

Bronze: The Chemical Carousel: What Science Tells Us About Beating Addiction, by Dirk Hanson (BookSurge) 

44. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Humor/Cartoon

Gold: On the Spin Cycle, by Wendy Stout (Sprinkles LLC.) 

Silver: Loose Threads: Observations of Life from the Slow Lane and Other Random Thoughts, by Dave Ferry (Ferryland Publishing) 

Bronze: Bumbling Through Sumatra, by Tom Schmidt (Kakibubu Media Limited) 

45. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary

Gold (tie): Hatter M: Mad With Wonder, by Frank Beddor (Automatic Pictures)

Ars Memoria: The Art of Memory, by Menton J. Matthews III (Prudentius Publishing) 

Silver: The Vampire Conspiracy, by Marc Morgenstern and Adam Gorham (Five Strangers Press) 

Bronze: The Tempest, by William Shakespeare (Classical Comics Ltd.) 

46. History 

Gold (tie): Fromms: How Julius Fromm’s Condom Empire Fell to the Nazis, by Gotz Aly and Michael Sontheimer (Other Press) 

Democracy at the Crossroads: Princes, Peasants, Poets, and Presidents in the Struggle for (and Against) the Rule of Law, by Craig S. Barnes (Fulcrum Publishing) 

Silver: Bosnia: In the Footsteps of Gavrilo Princip, by Tony Fabijancic (The University of Alberta Press) 

Bronze: 1688: The First Modern Revolution, by Steve Pincus (Yale University Press) 

47. Home & Garden 

Gold: Over the Rainbeau: Living the Dream of Sustainable Farming, by Lisa Schwartz, Judith Hausman, and Karen Sabath (Rainbeau Ridge Publishing) 

Silver: Paint Saves the Day, by Lucianna Samu (Creative Homeowner) 

Bronze: Kennedy Green House: Designing an Eco-Healthy Home from the Foundation to the Furniture, by Robin Wilson (Greenleaf Publishing) 

48. How-To (Crafts/Hobby) 

Gold: Design It, Knit It: Secrets from the Designer’s Studio, by Debbie Bliss (Sixth&Spring Books) 

Silver: The Absolute Beginners Guide: Stringing Beaded Jewelry, by Karin Buckingham (Kalmbach Books) 

Bronze (tie): Artistic Photo Quilts: Create Stunning Quilts with Your Camera, Computer, & Cloth, by Charlotte Ziebarth (C&T Publishing) 

Homebrew Wind Power: A Hands-On Guide to Harnessing the Wind, by Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink (Buckville Publications LLC) 

49. Humor 

Gold: A Hamster is Missing in Washington D.C., by Ed Spivey Jr. (Sólo Press) 

Silver: L.A. Nuts: A Collection of the Cult-Hit Columns, by Joe Dungan (Trinco Publishing) 

Bronze: Long Time No See: Diaries of an Unlikely Messenger, by Carrie Triffet (A Wealth of Wisdom LLC) 

50. Inspirational/Spiritual

Gold: Finding Ground: Girls and Women in Recovery, by Arla Patch (Treebody Publications) 

Silver (tie): Sound: Native Teachings + Visionary Art, by Joseph Rael (Council Oak Books)

The Power of Pause: Becoming More by Doing Less, by Terry Hershey (Loyola Press) 

Bronze (tie): Bridge to the Afterlife: A Medium’s Message of Hope & Healing, by Troy Parkinson (Llewellyn Publications)

Rays of Universal Wisdom, by Roozbeth B. (Roozbeth B.) 

51. New Age (Mind-Body-Spirit) 

Gold: Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path, by Mariana Caplan, Ph.D. (Sounds True) 

Silver (tie): The Salmon in the Spring: The Ecology of Celtic Spirituality, by Jason Kirkey (Hiraeth Press)

Follow the Shaman’s Call: An Ancient Path for Modern Lives, by Mike Williams (Llewellyn Publications) 

Bronze (tie): Seeking the Spirit of the Book of Change, by Master Zhongxian Wu (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)

The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy, by Cyndi Dale (Sounds True) 

52. Parenting 

Gold: Caring for your Newborn: How to Enjoy the First 60 Days as a New Mom, by Dr. Olson Huff and Nicole Rawson Huff (Sixty Second Parent) 

Silver: 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger’s, by Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk (Future Horizons) 

Bronze: Peek-A-Boo, I See You!Parenting From Your Child’s Point of View, by Sandra Gunn (InnerImages Books) 

53. Poetry 

Gold: Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall, Edited and with an Introduction by Melba Joyce Boyd (Wayne State University Press) 

Silver (tie): Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, by Tony Barnstone (BkMk Press) 

Racing Hummingbirds, by Jeanann Verlee (Write Bloody Press) 

Bronze: Now and Then: New and Selected Poems, by Robert Phillips (The Ashland Poetry Press) 

54. Popular Culture/Leisure 

Gold (tie): The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion, by Harold Koda and Kohle Yohannan (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) 

Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts! by Lynne Margulies (Process Media) 

Silver: Roger Hane: Art, Times, and Tragedy, by R.C. Hunsicker (Vanguard Productions) 

Bronze: Love Vintage: A Passion for Collecting Fashion, by Nicole Jenkins (Carter’s Publications) 

55. Psychology/Mental Health 

Gold: What You Don’t Know: Our Hidden Motives in Life, Business, and Everything Else, by Ken Eisold (Other Press) 

Silver: The Crisis in Psychoanalysis: In Search of a Lost Doctrine, by Ahmed Fayek, Ph.D. (Bridgeway Books) 

Bronze: The Imprinted Brain: How Genes Set the Balance Between Autism and Psychosis, by Christopher Badcock (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) 

56. Sports/Fitness/Recreation 

Gold: From the Corners of the Ring to the Corners of the Earth: The Adventure Behind the Champions, by Hank Schwartz and Paige Stover Hague (Acanthus Publishing) 

Silver (tie): Kayak Fishing: The Ultimate Guide - 2nd Edition, by Scott Null and Joel McBride (The Heliconia Press) 

Golf Naked: The Bare Essentials Revealed, by Greg Rowley, PGA (Pick It Up Publishing) 

Bronze: The T206 Collection: The Players & Their Stories, by Tom Zappala and Ellen Zappala (Peter E. Randall Publisher) 

57. Reference 

Gold: Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty, by Ivan Eland (The Independent Institute) 

Silver: Crimean Memories: Artifacts of the Crimean War, by Will Hutchison and Michael Vice, B.J. Small (Schiffer Publishing Ltd.) 

Bronze: Black Powder Long Arms and Pistols: Reproductions and Replications, by Dennis Alder (Blue Book Publications) 

58. Religion 

Gold: What He Said: The Words of Christ in the Four Gospels, by Breviloquent (Breviloquent, LLC.) 

Silver: Pilgrims to Openness: Direct Realization Tantra in Everyday Life, by Shambhavi Sarasvati (Jaya Kula Press) 

Bronze:  Chosen Faith, Chosen Land: The Untold Story of America’s 21st-Century Shakers, by Jeannine Lauber (Down East Books) 

59. Science 

Gold: Paradoxical Life: Meaning, Matter, and the Power of Human Choice, by Andreas Wagner (Yale University Press) 

Silver: Biological Notes on an Old Farm: Exploring Common Things in the Kingdoms of Life, by Glenn B. Wiggins (Royal Ontario Museum) 

Bronze: The Weeping Goldsmith: Discoveries in the Secret Land of Myanmar, by W. John Kress (Abbeville Press) 

60. Self Help

Gold (tie): Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain, by Patt Lind-Kyle (Energy Psychology Press)

D-Stress: Building Resilience in Challenging Times, by Meiron Lees (InnerCents) 

Silver (tie): Live Light: Simple Steps, by Leanne Cusumano Roque (CRC Consulting, Inc.)

You Unstuck, by Libby Gill (Solas House) 

Bronze: Choose on Purpose for Twentysomethings, by Susan Berg, Ph.D. (Neff Mountain Productions) 

61. Sexuality/Relationships 

Gold: Best Sex Writing 2010, Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Cleis Press) 

Silver: Love and Pornography: Dealing with Porn and Saving your Relationship, by Victoria and Garry Prater (True Wind Publishing) 

Bronze: Autumn Romance: Stories and Portraits of Love After 50, by Carol Denker (A-Shirley Publishing) 

62. Transportation (Automotive/Aviation/Railroad) 

Gold: The Porsche Book: The Complete History of Types and Models, by Jurgen Barth and Gustav Busing (David Bull Publishing) 

Silver: Steam & Cinders: The Advent of Railroads in Wisconsin, by Axel Lorenzsonn (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) 

Bronze: Morgan Exploration, by Neil A. Miller (Milmar Publishers) 

63. Travel Essay 

Gold: The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2010: True Stories from Around the World, Edited by Stephanie E. Griest (Travelers' Tales) 

Silver: Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, by Robert D. Temple (iUniverse) 

Bronze: The University of Gravel Roads: Global Lessons from a Four-Year Motorcycle Adventure, by Rene Cormier (Renedian Adventures Ltd.) 

64. Travel Guidebook 

Gold: Snow-Search Japan, by Keith Stubbs (WSG Media) 

Silver: Music + Travel Worldwide: Touring the Globe through Sounds and Scenes, by Museyon Guides (Museyon Guides) 

Bronze: The Beatles’ London: A Guide to 467 Beatles Sites in and around London, by Piet Schreuders, Mark Lewisohn, and Adam Smith (Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.) 

65. Women’s Issues 

Gold: The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women, by Jessica Valenti (Seal Press) 

Silver: Called Back: My Reply to Cancer, My Return to Life, by Mary Cappello (Alyson Books) 

Bronze (tie): Womansong: Balance and Harmony in a Feminine Key, by Gwen Suesse (Cantando Press) 

Goddess Shift: Women Leading for a Change, by Stephanie Marohn (Elite Books) 

66. Writing/Publishing 

Gold: A Memoir of Creativity: Abstract Painting, Politics, and the Media, 1956-2008, by Piri Halasz (iUniverse) 

Silver: The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Commercial Freelancer in Six Months or Less, by Peter Bowerman (Fanove Publishing) 

Bronze: Finding Alaska: The Life and Art of Shannon Cartwright, by Shannon Cartwright (Greatland Graphics) 

67. Best Book Marketing 

Gold: GOLD: A Celebration of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team in Words and Photographs (Legacy Editions, LLC) 

Silver: The Chaos Scenario: Amid the Ruins of Mass Media, The Choice for Business is Stark: Listen or Perish, by Bob Garfield (Stielstra Publishing) 

Bronze (tie): Selling Change: 101 Secrets for Growing Sales by Leading Change, by Brett Clay (ARIVA Publishing) 

Bone Knowing: A True Story of Coming to Life in the Face of Impending Loss, by Jennifer Allen (jujupress)