2012 Medalists

1. Fine Art

Gold: Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles Art 1945-1980, Edited by Rebecca Peabody, Andrew Perchuk, Glenn Phillips, and Rani Singh, with Lucy Bradnock (Getty Publications)

Silver (tie): Matisse: Drawing Life (Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Art Exhibitions Australia and the Bibliothèque nationale de France)

Andrey Avinoff: In Pursuit of Beauty, by Louise Lippincott (Carnegie Museum of Art)

Bronze (tie): Dead or Alive,  by David Revere McFadden and Lowery Stokes Sims (Museum of Arts and Design)

Turning to Art in Wood: A Creative Journey, by Glenn Adamson; Elisabeth R. Agro; Gerard Brown; Richard R. Goldberg; Michelle Holzapfel; Albert LeCoff; Robin Rice (The Center for Art in Wood)

2. Performing Arts

Gold: Devils & Blue Dresses: My Wild Ride as a Rock and Roll Legend, by Mitch Ryder (Cool Titles)

Silver: Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions per Minute, by Matthew Chojnacki (Schiffer Publishing Ltd.)

Bronze: Errol & Olivia: Ego & Obsession in Golden Era Hollywood, by Robert Matzen (GoodKnight Books)

3. Photography

Gold: Magnum Contact Sheets, Edited by Kristen Lubben (Thames & Hudson)

Silver: Salt and Truth, by Shelby Lee Adams (Candela Books)

Bronze (tie): For the Soul of Chile (Por el Alma de Chile), by Ignacio Hochhausler (Origo Ediciones)

Fragments: Architecture of the Holocaust, by Karl P. Koenig (Fresco Fine Art Publications)

4. Architecture

Gold: Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West Virginia - 1735–1835, by John C. Allen, Jr. (West Virginia University Press)

Silver: Clinic Design: Enhancing the Patient Experience through Informed Design, by Gary A. Nyberg, AIA and Christine Guzzo Vickery, CID, EDAC (HGA Architects and Engineers)

Bronze: Fifty State Capitols: The Architecture of Representative Government, by Jim Stembridge (Coho Publishing)

5. Popular Fiction

Gold: Vertical, by Rex Pickett (Loose Gravel Press)

Silver: West of Wawa, by Lisa de Nikolits (Inanna Publications)

Bronze (tie): We Were Stardust, by Kathrin King Segal (Bucket List Books)

Recovering Ramona, by Kristin Russell (12^th South Press)

6. Literary Fiction

Gold: Lord of Misrule, by Jaimy Gordon (McPherson & Company)

Silver (tie): The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov, by Paul Russell (Cleis Press)

The Message, by Tariq Goddard (Zero Books)

Bronze (tie): The Iguana Tree, by Michel Stone (Hub City Press)

Pacazo, by Roy Kesey (Dzanc Books)

The Correspondence Artist, by Barbara Browning (Two Dollar Radio)

7. Short Story Fiction

Gold (tie): Living Arrangements, Laura Maylene Walter (BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City)

Knuckleheads, by Jeff Kass (Dzanc Books)

Silver: All The Roads That Lead From Home,  by Anne Leigh Parrish (Press 53)

Bronze: God Bless America, by Steve Almond (Lookout Books/UNCW)

8. Anthologies

Gold: Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts, Literature and Social Commentary, Number 6, Edited by Robert Colley (Syracuse University)

Silver (tie): One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature, Edited by Zohra Saed and Sahar Muradi (The University of Arkansas Press)

Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature, Edited by Qwo-Li Driskill, Daniel Heath Justice, Deborah Miranda and Lisa Tatonetti (The University of Arizona Press)

Bronze: -gape-seed-, Edited by Ice Gayle Johnson and Jane Ormerod (Uphook Press)

9. Juvenile Fiction

Gold: Dancing on the Inside, by Glen C. Strathy (iUniverse)

Silver: The Wiley Boys, by Hill Harper (Harper & Wells Books/Teen House Group For Young Readers)

Bronze: Raja, Story of a Racehorse, by Anne Hambleton (Old Bow Publishing)

10. Young Adult Fiction

Gold: In Trouble, by Ellen Levine (Carolrhoda Lab)

Silver: Anteater Boy, by Dean Ammerman (Kabloona)

Bronze (tie): Apparently Sarah, by Sue Balcer (JustYourType.biz)

King of Angels: A Novel About the Genesis of Identity and Belief, by Perry Brass (Belhue Press)

11. Fantasy/Science Fiction

Gold: Stranded, by Douglas Wentworth (Frank D’Angeli Publishing)

Silver: Stonewiser: The Lament of the Stone, by Dora Machado (Mermaid Publishing)

Bronze (tie): The ABCs of Cryptids, by L. James; illustrated by Meg James (Azdion Productions)

Property of Scavenger, by Alex Backstrom (Parallel Production)

12. Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Fiction

Gold: Beatitude, by Larry Closs (Rebel Satori Press)

Silver: Shaken and Stirred, by Joan Opyr (Bywater Books)

Bronze: The Girls Club, by Sally Bellerose (Bywater Books)

13. Historical Fiction

Gold: The Darcys: The Ruling Passion, by Linda Berdoll (Well There It Is Publishing)

Silver (tie): Gates of Eden, by Charles Degelman (Harvard Square Editions)

Scimitar, by Robin Raybould (Tetrabiblion Books)

Bronze (tie): Zenobia: Birth of a Legend, by Russ Wallace (Geode Press)

Line by Line, by Barbara Hacha (MediaMix Productions)

14. Military/Wartime Fiction

Gold (tie): Soldier of the Horse, by Robert W. Mackey (TouchWood Editions)

Into the Stars, by Michael Blake (Zova Books)

Silver: Amour et Vengeance (Love and Revenge), by J. Fred Beckman (Bailey Street Publishing)

Bronze: A Skirmish in Africa, by Daryl Sahli (MyStory Publishing)

15. Horror

Gold: Floating Staircase, by Ronald Malfi (Medallion Press)

Silver: Black Tide, by John G. Rees (Black Water Books)

Bronze: Dragon’s Ark, by Thomas Burchfield (Ambler House Publishing)

16. Multicultural Fiction Adult

Gold: Midnight Sweatlodge, by Waubgeshig Rice (Theytus Books)

Silver: The Book of Want, by Daniel A. Olivas (The University of Arizona Press)

Bronze: The Hometown, by Leena Ceraveeni (iUniverse)

17. Multicultural Fiction – Children’s

Gold: The White Zone, by Carolyn Marsden (Carolrhoda Books)

Silver: Unchained, by L.B. Tillit (Saddleback Educational Publishing)

Bronze: The Latte Rebellion, by Sarah Jamila Stevenson (Flux Books)

18. Mystery/Cozy/Noir

Gold: Murder on Music Row: A Music Industry Thriller, by Stuart Dill (John F. Blair, Publisher)

Silver: Safely Buried, by John Pesta (CreateSpace)

Bronze: Wicked Wind, by Helen Cothran (CreateSpace)

19. Suspense/Thriller

Gold (tie): Department Thirteen: There’s Nowhere to Run, by James Houston Turner (Comfort Publishing)

If Thy Right Hand, by Robin Lamont (Dog Ear Publishing)

Silver: Secret Combinations, by Gordon Cope (TouchWood Editions)

Bronze: Murder Under the Microscope, by Jane Bennett Munro (iUniverse)

20. Religious Fiction

Gold (tie): The Wise Man Returns, by Kenny Kemp (Sweetwater Books)

The Homeless Bishop, by Joseph F. Girzone (Orbis Books)

Silver: Another Angel of Love, by Henry K. Ripplinger (Pio-Seelos Books) 

Bronze: Sitting on a Fractal Crack of Time, by JC Ryder (Crystal Water Publishing)

21. Romance

Gold: Find Wonder in All Things, by Karen M. Cox (Meryton Press)

Silver: The Bedeviled Heart, by Carmen Caine (Self-Published)

Bronze: The Distant Shore (The Stone Trilogy, Book 1),by Mariam Kobras (Buddhapuss Ink)

22. True Crime

Gold: Born to Lose: Stanley B. Hoss and the Crime Spree That Gripped a Nation, by James G. Hollock (The Kent State University Press)

Silver: Al Capone and His American Boys: Memoirs of a Mobster’s Wife, by William J. Helmer (Indiana University Press)

Bronze: Cold A Long Time: An Alpine Mystery, by John Leake (Self-Published)

23. Visionary Fiction

Gold: A Brief Moment in Time, by Jeane Watier (Novel Ink Publishing)

Silver: Act of Grace, by Karen Simpson (Plenary Publishing)

Bronze: The Kōan of the Fisherman’s Wife, by David Arnault (Dog-eared Independent Impressions)

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

Gold: Tadeo’s Search for Circles, by Marion Brooker; illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

Silver (tie): Animalogy: Animal Analogies, by Marianne Berkes; illustrated by Cathy Morrison (Sylvan Dell Publishing)

Clucky in the Garden of Mirrors, by Mar Pavon; illustrated by Monica Carretero (Cuento de Luz)

Bronze (tie): Mommy, Daddy, I Had a Bad Dream!, by Martha Heineman Piper, Ph.D.; illustrated by Jo Gershman (Smart Love Press, LLC)

Big Bouffant, by Kate Hosford; illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown (Lerner Publishing Group)

25. Children’s Picture Books (All Ages)

Gold: Snutt the Ift: A Small but Significant Chapter in the Life of the Universe, by Helen Ward (Little Pickle Press)

Silver (tie): The Gift, by Christina Vagenius (Heart Box Studio)

Where Wild Horses Run, by Georgia Graham (Red Deer Press)

Bronze (tie): The Kingdom of Mine, by Gary Edwards; illustrated by Masako Dunn (Cupola Press)

Only Cows Allowed, by Lynn Plourde; illustrated by Rebecca Harrison Reed (Down East Books)

26. Children’s Interactive

Gold: Dinomazes: The Colossal Fossil Book, by Elizabeth Carpenter (Workman Publishing)

Silver (tie): Adventures with Jonny: Road Trip to the Parks!, by Michael A. Dilorenzo; Illustrated by Jenniffer Julich (Running Moose Publications)

Ocean Deep, by Richard Hatfield (Child’sPlay)

Bronze: Surrealism for Kids, by Queensland Art Gallery

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

Gold: Growing Up with a Bucket Full of Happiness: Three Rules for a Happier Life, by Carol McCloud; illustrated by Penny Weber (Ferne Press)

Silver: The Grief Recovery Kit: A Young Person’s Guide Through the Journey of Grief, by Tanya Kilgore (Aepisaurus Publishing)

Bronze: Who Pooped in the Zoo? Exploring the Weirdest, Wackiest, Grossest and Most Surprising Facts about Zoo Poop, by Caroline Patterson (Farcountry Press)

28. Multicultural N-F Juv-Teen-YA

Gold: A Stranger at Home, by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton; illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes (Annick Publishing)

Silver: The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames, Series edited by Shirin Yim Bridges (Goosebottom Books)

Bronze: Prince Rama Son of the Solar Dynasty, by Vrinda Sheth; illustrated by Anna Johansson (Torchlight Publishing)

29. Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult

Gold: Sugar Hill: Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem, by Terry Baker Mulligan (Impulse Press)

Silver: The Other Latin@, by Blas Falconer and Lorraine M. Lopez (The University of Arizona Press)

Bronze (tie): Green Card Stories, by Saundra Amrhein, Ariana Lindquist, Laura Danielson, Stephen Yale-Loehr (Umbrage Editions)

People of the Big Voice: Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families by Charles Van Schaick, 1879-1942, by Tom Jones, Michael Schmudlach, Matthew Daniel Mason, Amy Lonetree, and George A. Greendeer (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)

30. Essay/Creative Non-Fiction

Gold: The Patron Saint of Dreams, by Philip Gerard (Hub City Press)

Silver: Lost Edens: A True Story, by Jamie Patterson (Beaver’s Pond Press)

Bronze: In This Timeless Time: Living and Dying on Death Row in America, by Bruce Jackson & Diane Christian (University of North Carolina Press and CDS Books of the Center for Documentary Studies)

31. Autobiography/Memoir

Gold (tie): Ghosts of Revolution: Rekindled Memories of Imprisonment in Iran, by Shahla Talebi (Stanford University Press)

I’m Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond, by Geri Jewell with Ted Nichelson (ECW Press)

Silver: Gatehouse to Hell, by Felix Opatowski (The Azrieli Foundation)

Bronze (tie): Where There’s Smoke: Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man, by William B. Davis (ECW Press)

Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife, by Brenda Wilhelmson (Hazelden)

32. Biography

Gold: House of Cash: The Legacies of My Father, Johnny Cash, by John Carter Cash (Insight Editions)

Silver (tie): Shooting from the Lip: The Life of Senator Al Simpson, by Donald Loren Hardy (University of Oklahoma Press)

Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler, by Paul J. Bauer & Mark Dawidziak (The Kent State University Press)

Bronze: Hidden Hell: Discovering My Father’s POW Diary, by Robert H. Miller (Patton Publishing)

33. Aging/ Death & Dying

Gold: If There’s Anything I Can Do: What You Can Do When Serious Illness Strikes, by Josephine H. Hicks and SPARK Publications

Silver: Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias: The Caregiver’s Complete Survival Guide, by Nataly Rubinstein, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM (Two Harbor Press)

Bronze: gOLD: The Extraordinary Side of Aging Revealed Through Inspiring Conversations, by Harry J. Getzov (Greenpoint Press)

34. Animals/Pets

Gold (tie): Pit Bulls & Pit Bull Type Dogs: 82 Dogs the Media Doesn’t Want You To Meet, by Melissa McDaniel (Present Dog Press)

Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet, by John Bradshaw (Basic Books)

Silver (tie): Tea with Lady Sapphire: Sharing the Love of  Birds, by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick (Carl Sams II Photography)

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

Bronze: Alaska’s Watchable Whales: Humpback and Killer Whales, by Jay Beedle, Jayleen Beedle & Mark Kelley (Mark Kelley Photography)

35. Business/Career/Sales

Gold: Leadersh*t: Rethinking the True Path to Great Leading, by Foster W. Mobley, Ed.D. (Foster Mobley Enterprises, LLC)

Silver: Wired and Dangerous: How Your Customers Have Changed and What to Do About It, by Chip R. Bell and John R. Patterson (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

Bronze (tie): The Ascent of Media: From Gilgamesh to Google via Gutenberg, by Roger Parry (Nicholas Brealey Publishing)

The Third Screen: Marketing to Your Customers in a World Gone Mobile, by Chuck Martin (Nicholas Brealey Publishing)

36. Classical Studies/Philosophy

Gold: Aelian’s on the Nature of Animals, Translated and edited by Gregory McNamee (Trinity University Press)

Silver: Beyond Animal, Ego and Time: The Human Odyssey, by Jerry Parrick (HB Publishing)

Bronze: My Dura-Europos: The Letters of Susan M. Hopkins, 1927-1935, by Bernard M. Goldman and Norma W. Goldman (Wayne State University Press)

37. Coffee Table Books

Gold: Hart Square: One Man’s Passionate Preservation of North Carolina’s Pioneer Heritage, by Robert W. Hart III with Nathan W. Moehlmann (Goosepen Studio & Press)

Silver: Horses and Bridles of the American Indians, by Mike Cowdrey and Ned & Jody Martin (Hawk Hill Press)

Bronze: Across a Wide Horizon: Discovering the Uncommon Beauty of the Nebraska Plains, by Jorn C. Olsen (Dublduc Publishing) and Mario Terzi: Master Engraver, by Stephen Lamboy & Elena Micheli-Lamboy (Blue Book Publications)

38. Cookbooks

Gold (tie): Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America’s Top Restaurants, by Marissa Guggiana (Welcome Books)

Cook the Part: Delicious, Interactive and Fun Team Cooking, by Karin Eastham (Crosswalk Press)

Silver (tie): One World Vegetarian Cookbook, by Troth Wells (Interlink Books)

One Egg Is A Fortune: memories and recipes to share, by Pnina Jacobson & Judy Kempler (One Egg Is A Fortune)

Bronze (tie): Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier, by Kate Shaffer (Down East Books)

A Dash & a Dollop: Every Recipe Tells a Story, by Residents, Family Members and Staff (Atria Senior Living)

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

Gold: Death of the Liberal Class, by Chris Hedges (Nation Books)

Silver: The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality, by Richard Heinberg (New Society Publishers)

Bronze (tie): Work’s New Age: The End of Full Employment and What It Means to You, by James B. Huntington, Ph.D. (Royal Flush Press)

There and Back: Commentary by a Former Foreign Correspondent, by Barrie Dunsmore (Wind Ridge Publishing)

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

Gold (tie): Finding Fernanda: Two Mothers, One Child, and a Cross-Border Search for Truth, by Erin Siegal (Cathexis Press)

Arab Detroit 9/11: Life in the Terror Decade, Edited by Nabeel Abraham, Sally Howell and Andrew Shryock (Wayne State University Press)

Silver: Tales from the Sustainable Underground: A Wild Journey with People Who Care More About the Planet Than the Law, by Stephen Hren (New Society Publishers)

Bronze: Tri Worlds: It’s Time to Think as a Species, by Gil Mulley (Red Feather Publishing)

41. Current Events III (Foreign Affairs/Military)

Gold: Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work, Edited by Shawn Dorman (FS Books/American Foreign Service Association)

Silver: Afghan Boomerang: Notes of a Soviet Officer, by Oleg Novinkov (Createspace)

Bronze: The Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus: From Gazavat to Jihad, by Robert W. Schaefer (Praeger Security International)

42. Education/Academic/Teaching

Gold: In! College Admissions and Beyond, by Lillian Luterman & Jennifer Bloom (Abbeville Press)

Silver: Searching for Hope: Life at a Failing School in the Heart of America, by Matthew Tully (Indiana University Press)

Bronze (tie): Responsive School Discipline: Essentials for Elementary School Leaders, by Chip Wood & Babs Freeman-Loftis (Northeast Foundation for Children)

The Ole Miss Experience: Freshman Year Experience Test, by Leslie Banahan (Nautilus Publishing)

43. Environment/Ecology/Nature

Gold: Oceans: Heart of Our Blue Planet, by Gregory S. Stone, Russell A. Mittermeier, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Claudio Campagna, Kent E. Carpenter, Laurence P. Madin, David Obura, Enric Sals, Cristina G. Mittermeier, Sebastian Troëng and Peter A. Seligman (Cemex/iLCP)

Silver: EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want, by Frances Moore Lappé,  (Nation Books)

Bronze (tie): Giant Silk Moths: Colour, Mimicry & Camouflage, by Philip Howse and Kirby Wolfe (Papadakis Publisher)

The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds, by Richard Crossley (Princeton University Press)

44. Erotica

Gold: Carnal Machines: Steampunk Erotica, Edited by D.L. King (Cleis Press)

Silver: The Company He Keeps: Victorian Gentlemen’s Erotica, by Dale Chase (Bold Strokes Books)

Bronze: Women in Lust: Erotic Stories, Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Cleis Press)

45. Finance/Investment/Economics

Gold: The Price of Fish: A New Approach to Wicked Economics and Better Decisions,by Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris (Nicholas Brealey Publishing)

Silver: Panic in the Loop: Chicago’s Banking Crisis of 1932, by Raymond B. Vickers (Lexington Books)

Bronze: Blood & Money: Why Families Fight Over Inheritance and What To Do About It, by P. Mark Accettura, Esq. (Collinwood Press)

46. Gay/Lesbian - Non-Fiction

Gold (tie): Transfigurations, by Jana Marcus (7 Angels Press)

Gay in America: Portraits, by Scott Pasfield (Welcome Books)

Silver: Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims, by Stephen V. Sprinkle (Resource Publications/Wipf and Stock Publishers)

Bronze: Folsom Street Blues: A Memoir of 1970s SoMa and Leatherfolk in Gay San Francisco, by Jim Stewart (Palm Drive Publishing)

47. Holiday

Gold: Christmas with the First Ladies: The White House Decorating Tradition from Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama, by Coleen Christian Burke (Insight Editions)

Silver: Mr. Holidays Presents The Roof Top Hop,Words and music by Michael Sheahan; Illustrated by Doug Wright (Finest Books Inc.)

Bronze: The Little Big Book of Christmas: Carols, Stories, Poems, Recipes, Edited by Lena Tabori; designed by Timothy Shaner and Kristen Sasamoto (Welcome Books)

47a. Gift/Specialty/Journal

Gold: The Hat Book,  by Stephanie Talbot; Design by Aldo Sampieri (Papadakis Publisher)

Silver: Purple Leaves, Red Cherries: A Gift for Mothers with Short Stories, Journal & Toolkit, by Tania Elfersy & Andrea Katzman; illustrated by Nomi Melul Ohad (Flower Cap Press)

Bronze: EcoChi: Designing the Human Experience, by Debra Duneier (Self-Published)

48. Health/Medicine/Nutrition

Gold: Looking Up: Seven Steps for a Healthy & Youthful Midlife and Beyond, by Cynthia Olsen (Kali Press)

Silver (tie): The Non-Toxic Avenger: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, by Deanna Duke (New Society Publishers)

The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North, by Beverley Gray (Aroma Borealis Press)

Bronze (tie): Raw Foods on a Budget, by Brandi Rollins, M.S. (Self-Published)

American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Family Caregiving (Second Edition), Edited by Julia A. Bucher, RN, PhD, Peter S. Houts, PhD and TerriAdes, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCN (American Cancer Society)

49. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Humor/Cartoon

Gold: Amazing Everything, by Scott Campbell (Insight Editions)

Silver: Zombies of the World, by Ross Payton (Slang Design)

Bronze: The Fabulous Adventures of Olly Oogleberry: Mission to Save Earth, by Lou Hughes and Jon Ball (Tickle Me Silly)

50. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary

Gold: Space Cadet, by Kid Koala (Uni Books)

Silver: GREY, by Jared Barel and Jordan Barel (Loaded Barrel Studios)

Bronze: Valentine’s Dei: Vol. 1, by Samantha Emery and Peter Fairfax (Shroom Comics)

51. History (U.S.)

Gold: 1812: The Navy’s War, by George C. Daughan (Basic Books)

Silver (tie): Cruel & Unusual: The American Death Penalty and the Founders’ Eighth Amendment, by John D. Bessler (Northeastern University Press)

Ritual America: Secret Brotherhoods and Their Influence on American Society, by Adam Parfrey & Craig Heimbichner (Feral House)

Bronze: Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II, by Ivan J. Houston (iUniverse)

51a. History (World)

Gold: Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao’s China, by James Palmer (Basic Books)

Silver (tie): D-Day: The Campaign Across France, by Jay Wertz (Weider History Publications) 

Song of Wrath: The Peloponnesian War Begins, by J.E. Lendon (Basic Books)

Bronze: Treasure Island: The Untold Story, by John Amrhein, Jr. (New Maritima Press)

52. Home & Garden

Gold: Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency, by David Toht (Creative Homeowner)

Silver: A Home of Her Own, by Nancy R. Hiller (Indiana University Press)

Bronze: Vintage Wisconsin Gardens: A History of Home Gardening, by Lee Somerville (Wisconsin Historical Press)

53. How-To (Crafts/Hobby)

Gold (tie): A Fiber Artist’s Guide to Color & Design: The Basics and Beyond, by Heather Thomas (Landauer Publishing)

Knit Local: Celebrating America’s Homegrown Yarns, by Tanis Gray (Sixth&Spring Books)

Silver: The Creative Conversation: ArtMaking as Playful Prayer, by Bridget Benton (Eyes Aflame Publishing)

Bronze: Tasting Wine with Debra, by Debra Meiburg MW (Meiburg Wine Media Ltd.)

54. Humor

Gold: The Anthology of Really Important Modern Poetry: Timeless “Poems” by Snooki, John Boehner, Kanye West and Other Well-Versed Celebrities, by Karthryn & Ross Petra (Workman Publishing)

Silver: Goodnight Husband, Goodnight Wife, by Eric Stangel & Justin Stangel; Illustrated by Adam J. Raiti (Insight Editions)

Bronze: Mime Very Own Book, by Doug Jones, Eric Curtis, Scott Allen Perry and Adam Mock (Medallion Press)

55. Inspirational/Spiritual

Gold (tie): Awake in the World: 108 Practices to Live a Divinely Inspired Life, by Debra Moffitt (Llewellyn Worldwide)

Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life, by Angeles Arrien (Sounds True)

Silver: Practical Conscious Creation: Daily Techniques to Manifest Your Desires, by Jackie Lapin (Findhorn Press)

Bronze: Hubble Reveals Creation by an Awe-Inspiring Power, by J. Paul Hutchins (Imagination Publishing)

56. New Age (Mind-Body-Spirit)

Gold: Acutonics, From Galaxies to Cells: Planetary Science, Harmony, and Medicine, by Donna Carey, LAc, Ellen F. Franklin, MA, Judith Ponton, DC, LAc, Paul Ponton, LAc, Michel Angelo, MFA (Devachan Press)

Silver: The Intuition Guidebook: How to Safely and Wisely Use Your Sixth Sense, by Cyndi Dale (Deeper Well Publishing and BRIO Press)

Bronze: Shapeshifting Into Higher Consciousness: Heal and Transform Yourself and Our World with Ancient Shamanic and Modern Methods, by Llyn Roberts (O-Books)

57. Parenting

Gold: Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids,by Paul Axtell (Jackson Creek Press)

Silver (tie): Sage Spoonfuls: Simple Recipes, Healthy Meals, Happy Babies, by Liza Huber (Sage Bears Books)

Nutrition: What Every Parent Needs to Know, Edited by William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, FAAP and Loraine Stern, MD, FAAP (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Bronze: Montessori Parenting: Unveiling the Authentic Self, by Dr. Jim and Sonnie McFarland (Shining Mountain Press)

58. Poetry

Gold: Having a Little Talk with Capitol P Poetry, by Jim Daniels (Carnegie Mellon University Press)

Silver: Waking, by Ron Rash (Hub City Press)

Bronze: Open Winter, by Rae Gouirand (Bellday Books)

59. Popular Culture/Leisure

Gold: The Cult of Lego, by John Baichtal and Joe Meno (No Starch Press)

Silver: Inside Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Untold, Unauthorized, and Unpredictable Story of a Pop Phenomenon, by Caseen Gaines (ECW Press)

Bronze: The Kennedys: All the Gossip Unfit to Print, by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince (Blood Moon Productions)

60. Psychology/Mental Health

Gold: Non-Drug Treatments for ADHD: New Options for Kids, Adults & Clinicians, by Richard P. Brown, MD and Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD (W.W. Norton & Company)

Silver: When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans, by Paula J. Caplan (The MIT Press)

Bronze: The Whole-Brain Path to Peace: The Role of Left- and Right-Brain Dominance in the Polarization and Reunification of America, by James Olson (Origin Press)

61. Sports/Fitness/Recreation

Gold: Guaranteed to Last: L.L. Bean’s Century of Outfitting America, by Jim Gorman (Melcher Media)

Silver (tie): I Just Ran: Percy Williams, World’s Fastest Human, by Samuel Hawley (Ronsdale Press)

Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan, by Robert K. Fitts (University of Nebraska Press)

Bronze: Unbridled Passion: Show Jumping’s Greatest Horses and Riders, by Jeff Papows, PhD (Acanthus Publishing)

62. Reference

Gold:  Firearms of the Fur Trade: The Encyclopedia of Trade Goods, Vol. 1, by Dr. James A. Hanson & Dick Harmon (Museum of the Fur Trade)

Silver: The Little Red Writing Book – Deluxe Edition, by Brandon Royal (Maven Publishing)

Bronze: New Mexico Historical Biographies, by Don Bullis (Rio Grande Books)

63. Religion

Gold (tie): The Cross and the Lynching Tree, by James H. Cone (Orbis Books)

Sufism and the Way of Blame: Hidden Sources of a Sacred Psychology, by Yannis Toussulis, PhD (Quest Books)

Silver: The Science of the Quran: Proving God’s Existence through Established Modern Science, by Ahmad Hassan (Lido Horizons Publishing)

Bronze: Consider the Ravens: On Contemporary Hermit Life, by Paul A. Fredette and Karen Karper Fredette (iUniverse)

64. Science

Gold: The Empathic Brain: How the Discovery of Mirror Neurons Changes Our Understanding of Human Nature, by Christian Keysers (CreateSpace)

Silver: Confronting the Quantum Enigma: Albert, Niels, and John, by David J. Kreiter (Binary Pulse Distributors)

Bronze (tie): Meteorite Hunting: How to Find Treasure from Space, by Geoffrey Notkin (Aerolite Meteorites, LLC)

Love, Sex and Mushrooms: Adventures of a Woman in Science, by Cardy Raper (Self-Published)

65. Self Help

Gold (tie): The Economic Dependency Trap: Breaking Free to Self-Reliance, by Calvin Helin (Ravencrest Publishing)

Flying Lessons: How to Be the Pilot of  Your Own Life, by Pamela Hale (Through a Different Lens)

Silver (tie): Change Your Shoes, Live Your Greatest Life, by Kathy Andersen (KA Connect)

Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation, by Sharon Salzberg (Workman Publishing)

Bronze: Coming Home: A Practical and Compassionate Guide to Caring for a Dying loved One, by Deborah Duda (Self-Published)

66. Sexuality/Relationships

Gold: Best Sex Writing 2012: The State of Today’s Sexual Culture, by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Cleis Press)

Silver: Tickle My Tush: Mild-to-Wild Analplay Adventures for Everybooty, by Dr. Sadie Allison (Tickle Kitty Press)

Bronze: Crazy Little Thing, by Liz Langley (Cleis Press)

67. Transportation (Automotive/Aviation/Railroad)

Gold: Formula One At Watkins Glen: 20 Years of the United States Grand Prix, 1961-1980, by Michael Argetsinger (David Bull Publishing)

Silver: Pagoda Style, Edited by Michael Salemi (Self-Published)

Bronze: Elva: The Cars, The People, The History, by Janos Wimpffen (David Bull Publishing)

68. Travel Essay

Gold (tie): Letters to Zerky: A Father’s Legacy to a Lost Son…and a Road Trip Around the World, by Bill Raney and Joanne Walker Raney (Nickelodeon Press)

Destroying Demons on the Diagonal: A Firefighter’s San Diego to Maine Bicycle Ride into Retirement, by Jeff M. Sambur (Self-Published)

Silver: A Small Key Opens Big Doors: 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories, Volume Three, Edited by Jay Chen (Travelers Tales)

Bronze: Bullet Trains to Yaks: Glimpses into Art, Politics, and Culture in China and Tibet, by Stan Biderman (Irony Press)

69. Travel Guidebook

Gold: The White House: An Historic Guide (50^th Anniversary Edition), Edited by Betty C. Monkman (White House Historical Association)

Silver: Drinking Japan: A Guide to Japan’s Best Drinks and Drinking Establishments, by Chris Bunting (Tuttle Publishing)

Bronze (tie): My Seductive Cuba: A Unique Travel Guide, by Chen Lizra (Latidos Productions)

Secret Madrid, by Verónica Ramírez Muro (Jonglez Publishing)

70. Women’s Issues

Gold: Women and Poverty in 21^st Century America, by Paula vW. Dáil (McFarland & Company)

Silver (tie): I'm Taking My Eggs and Going Home: How One Woman Dared to Say No to Motherhood, by Lisa Manterfield (Steel Rose Press)

Performing Sex: The Making and Unmaking of Women’s Erotic Lives, by Breanne Fahs (SUNY Press)

Bronze: Little White Dress: Women Explore the Myth and Meaning of Wedding Dresses, by Liza Long and Elaine Ambrose(Mill Park Publishing)

71. Writing/Publishing

Gold: The Silent Scream: Political and Social Comment in Books by Artists, by Monica Oppen and Peter Lyssiotis (Ant Press for the Bibliotheca Librorum apud Artificem)

Silver: Better than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives, by Arthur Plotnik (Viva Editions)

Bronze: Shut Up & Write! by Judy Bridges (Redbird Studio Press)

72. Best Book Marketing

Gold: Sweet Tea and Secrets: An Adams Grove Novel, by Nancy Naigle (Crossroads Publishing House, LLC)

Silver: Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute, by Matthew Chojnacki (Schiffer Publishing)

Bronze: ECHO NOUVEAU The Life and Art of a Working Girl: 1995-2010, by Echo and Lazarus Chernik (Echo-X, Inc.)