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2023 NYC Big Book Award Winners

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Publisher Ted Olczak

Still Waters

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African American Fiction

Still Waters

Jenna Caldwell

Million Dollar Identity: Experts, CEOs, and Entrepreneurs Share How to Build, Monetize, & Scale Your Market Authority, Profit & Influence...

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Anthology

Million Dollar Identity: Experts, CEOs, and Entrepreneurs Share How to Build, Monetize, & Scale Your Market Authority, Profit & Influence...

Jamie Wolf, Myron Golden PhD, Victoria Kennedy, Dan Ashburn, Eric Beer, Ryan Stewman, et al

Living While Human

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Autobiography

Living While Human

Arwinder Kaur

Charlie's Encore

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Book Cover Design-Fiction

Charlie's Encore

J. Ronald M. York

Project Management in the Hybrid Workplace

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Business - General

Project Management in the Hybrid Workplace

Phil Simon

The 5-Day Job Search: Proven Strategies To Answering Tough Interview Questions & Getting Multiple Job Offers

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Career

The 5-Day Job Search: Proven Strategies To Answering Tough Interview Questions & Getting Multiple Job Offers

Annie Margarita Yang

The Corey Effect

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Chick-Lit

The Corey Effect

Casey Dembowski

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Do We Keep Our Balance?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Do We Keep Our Balance?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: What Does Our Thyroid Do?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: What Does Our Thyroid Do?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why Do We Have to Drink Water?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why Do We Have to Drink Water?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Pebble the Penguin

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Childrens-Humor

Pebble the Penguin

Ankit Kumar Pradhan

Zen & The Ten Oxherding Pictures

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Childrens-Religion

Zen & The Ten Oxherding Pictures

Demi

Rise on Eagles' Wings

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Christian Fiction

Rise on Eagles' Wings

Lois Kennis

Hashman

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Hashman

Alex Grand & Joshua S. Berman

Valter of Salt Lake City

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Cookbook: Regional

Valter of Salt Lake City

Elaine Bapis

Secrets In The Mirror

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Cross Genre

Secrets In The Mirror

Leslie Kain

The Future Normal: How We Will Live, Work and Thrive in the Next Decade

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Current Events

The Future Normal: How We Will Live, Work and Thrive in the Next Decade

Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho-Mason

This May Be Difficult to Read

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Education

This May Be Difficult to Read

Claire N. Rubman

Endeavor's Run

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Fantasy

Endeavor's Run

Tobin Marks

Canvas of Healing

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Friendship

Canvas of Healing

Suzette Welling

Bring the Light

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Hispanic/Latin

Bring the Light

Annette Montez Kolda

River of Ashes

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Horror

River of Ashes

Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor

A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant's Search for Home and Self

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Inspiration

A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant's Search for Home and Self

Kyomi O'Connor

Extreme Vetting: A Thriller

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Legal Thriller

Extreme Vetting: A Thriller

Roxana Arama

Metropolis

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Literary Fiction

Metropolis

Monte Schulz

WARM AND DEAD (Dr. Zack Winston Series, a medical conspiracy thriller Book 2)

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Medical Mystery / Thriller

WARM AND DEAD (Dr. Zack Winston Series, a medical conspiracy thriller Book 2)

Mike Krentz

Before the Snow Flies

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Military Fiction

Before the Snow Flies

John Wemlinger

The Big Thing Effect: How to Transform Your Life Forever

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Motivational

The Big Thing Effect: How to Transform Your Life Forever

Jeff Patterson

The Guitar Decoder Ring: Featuring SIGIL - the New Language of Guitar

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Music

The Guitar Decoder Ring: Featuring SIGIL - the New Language of Guitar

Asher Black & Barry Gilman

Extreme Vetting: A Thriller

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New Fiction (First-time Published)

Extreme Vetting: A Thriller

Roxana Arama

The Islander

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Novellas

The Islander

David W. Berner

Don't Miss This: A Decade of Eccentric Performing Arts

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Performing Arts

Don't Miss This: A Decade of Eccentric Performing Arts

Jim R Moore

Letters of Frithjof Schuon: Reflections on the Perennial Philosophy

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Philosophy

Letters of Frithjof Schuon: Reflections on the Perennial Philosophy

Edited Michael Oren Fitzgerald

The Carousel King and the Space Mission

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Picture Books - BILINGUAL

The Carousel King and the Space Mission

Leticia Ordaz

The Next Witness

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Political Thriller

The Next Witness

Kirstyn Petras

The Adventures of Blue Ocean Bob #4 - A Secret in the Deep

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Preschool/Early Reader

The Adventures of Blue Ocean Bob #4 - A Secret in the Deep

Brooks Olbrys

Revelation - A Novel

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Religion Fiction

Revelation - A Novel

Gary McCarragher

Mick & Moira & Brad: A Romantic Comedy

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Romantic Comedy

Mick & Moira & Brad: A Romantic Comedy

Gerald Everett Jones

Sell Yourself: How to Create, Live, and Sell a Powerful Personal Brand

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Sales & Marketing

Sell Yourself: How to Create, Live, and Sell a Powerful Personal Brand

Dr. Cindy McGovern

Sushi Tuesdays: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience

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Self-help: Spiritual

Sushi Tuesdays: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience

Charlotte Maya

The Atheist and The Afterlife—An Autobiography : A true story of inspiration, transformation, and the pursuit of enlightenment

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Spirituality

The Atheist and The Afterlife—An Autobiography : A true story of inspiration, transformation, and the pursuit of enlightenment

Ray Catania

Intelligent Digital Ecosystems

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Technology

Intelligent Digital Ecosystems

Janak Alford

Unlost: Roaming Through South America on a Spontaneous Journey

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Travelogue

Unlost: Roaming Through South America on a Spontaneous Journey

Cory Mortensen

No, You're Crazy

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Visionary Fiction

No, You're Crazy

Jeff Beamish

Mother in Name Only

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Women’s Fiction

Mother in Name Only

Diana Kingsley

Deadly Setup

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Young Adult Fiction

Deadly Setup

Lynn Slaughter

In the Lair of Legends

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Action/Adventure

In the Lair of Legends

David Buzan

These Broken Roads: Scammed and Vindicated, One Woman's Story

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African American Nonfiction

These Broken Roads: Scammed and Vindicated, One Woman's Story

Donna Marie Hayes

Love And Murder The Final Days of Vincent van Gogh

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Arts & Entertainment

Love And Murder The Final Days of Vincent van Gogh

Dr. Irv Arenberg

Einstein: The Man and His Mind

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Biography: Historical

Einstein: The Man and His Mind

Gary S. Berger and Michael DiRuggiero, Foreword by Hanoch Gutfreund

Of Dirt and Wildflowers, A Memoir: On Growing the Courage to Bloom

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Book Cover Design-Nonfiction

Of Dirt and Wildflowers, A Memoir: On Growing the Courage to Bloom

Kylee J. Marshall

Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World's Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations

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Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World's Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations

Josh Bersin

Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family

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Caregiving

Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family

Nanette J. Davis, Ph.D.

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Do Our Fingernails Grow?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Do Our Fingernails Grow?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Does Our Spine Work?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Does Our Spine Work?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why and How Do We Breathe?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why and How Do We Breathe?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why Do We Lose Our Teeth?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why Do We Lose Our Teeth?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

The Brave Little Parrot

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Childrens-Inspirational

The Brave Little Parrot

Rafe Martin

Please Love Me Like I love You

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Childrens: Animals & Pets

Please Love Me Like I love You

Kip Ullrich Fechner, Illustrated by Janis Ullrich Dillon

Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week

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Christian Nonfiction

Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week

Jason Porterfield

Joint Venture

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Contemporary Novel

Joint Venture

Carol Rhees

The White House Family Cookbook

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Cookbooks: General

The White House Family Cookbook

White House Executive Chef Henry Haller, Virginia Aronson , et al.

Artists Under Fire: The BDS War against Celebrities, Jews, and Israel

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Cultural & Social Issues

Artists Under Fire: The BDS War against Celebrities, Jews, and Israel

Lana Melman

Black Wing Sky

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Dark Fantasy

Black Wing Sky

Kaylin McFarren

The Climate Pandemic: How Climate Disruption Threatens Human Survival

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Environment

The Climate Pandemic: How Climate Disruption Threatens Human Survival

Dennis Meredith

Crypto Decrypted: Debunking Myths, Understanding Breakthroughs, and Building Foundations for Digital Asset Investing

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Finance

Crypto Decrypted: Debunking Myths, Understanding Breakthroughs, and Building Foundations for Digital Asset Investing

Jake Ryan, James Diorio

Trust

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General Fiction

Trust

Hernan Diaz

The Bereaved

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Historical Fiction

The Bereaved

Julia Park Tracey

Course Creation Simplified: The 6-Phase System To Profitable Online Courses

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How-To

Course Creation Simplified: The 6-Phase System To Profitable Online Courses

Jimmy Naraine

Dineh: An Autobiographical Novel

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Jewish Literature

Dineh: An Autobiographical Novel

by Ida Maze; translated from the Yiddish by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub

Complexities of Love

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LGBTQ Fiction

Complexities of Love

M.A. Quigley

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing: Drive Customer Action and Loyalty by Prompting Instinctive Responses

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Marketing & Public Relations

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing: Drive Customer Action and Loyalty by Prompting Instinctive Responses

Nancy Harhut

Home Is Within You: A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption

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Memoir

Home Is Within You: A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption

Nadia Davis

Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History

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Military Nonfiction

Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History

Robin Bartlett

Lock Up

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Multicultural Fiction

Lock Up

Joe Klingler

Death by Saxophone

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Mystery

Death by Saxophone

Debbie Burke

Fallout Shelter

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New Adult

Fallout Shelter

Steven Schindler

The Nosferatu Conspiracy: Book One, The Sleepwalker

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Paranormal Mystery / Thriller

The Nosferatu Conspiracy: Book One, The Sleepwalker

Brian James Gage

Tales of the Profitable Trader

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Personal Finance

Tales of the Profitable Trader

James Harris

The Clever Wife: A Kyrgyz Folktale

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Picture Books - Ages 4-8

The Clever Wife: A Kyrgyz Folktale

Rukhsana Khan

Please Love Me Like I love You

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Picture Books - Preschool

Please Love Me Like I love You

Kip Ullrich Fechner, Illustrated by Janis Ullrich Dillon

Making a Mummy

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Pre-Teen Nonfiction

Making a Mummy

Dona Herweck Rice

Perspective: Contemplating the Complexities of Our Realities

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Psychology

Perspective: Contemplating the Complexities of Our Realities

Dr. Rachel Altvater

Leadership with a Servant's Heart: Leading in Your Workplace

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Religion Nonfiction

Leadership with a Servant's Heart: Leading in Your Workplace

Kevin Wayne Johnson

The Truth (Book 1)

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Romantic Suspense

The Truth (Book 1)

D.F. Kennedy

Endeavor's Run

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Science Fiction

Endeavor's Run

Tobin Marks

The Game Cafe: Stories of New York City in Covid Time

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Short Stories

The Game Cafe: Stories of New York City in Covid Time

Eleanor Lerman

A Machine Divine

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Steampunk

A Machine Divine

Derek Paul

Burning Bright

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Teen

Burning Bright

Michele Kwasniewski

Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer (Best New True Crime Nonfiction Books)

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True Crime

Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer (Best New True Crime Nonfiction Books)

Authored by Jillian Lauren, Foreword by Michael Connelly

Fulfilled. 52 Prescriptions for Healing, Health, and Happiness

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Well-being

Fulfilled. 52 Prescriptions for Healing, Health, and Happiness

Dr. Bernadette Anderson

The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place

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Women's Issues

The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place

Ellen Taaffe

And She Came Tumbling Down: Breaking the Bonds of Alcohol and Creating a Life of Freedom

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Addiction and Recovery

And She Came Tumbling Down: Breaking the Bonds of Alcohol and Creating a Life of Freedom

Karla Adkins

Chronological Order: The Fine Print for a Large Life

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Aging

Chronological Order: The Fine Print for a Large Life

Jill B. Yesko , Laurean Kile

Negotiation Simplified: A Framework and Process for Understanding and Improving Negotiating Results

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Audiobook Nonfiction

Negotiation Simplified: A Framework and Process for Understanding and Improving Negotiating Results

Jim Reiman

Zen & The Ten Oxherding Pictures

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Book Cover Design-Childrens Picture Books

Zen & The Ten Oxherding Pictures

Demi

The Clever Wife: A Kyrgyz Folktale

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Book Interior Design Fiction

The Clever Wife: A Kyrgyz Folktale

Rukhsana Khan

Finding Your Brand True North

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Business-Motivational

Finding Your Brand True North

Lauren Clemett

In Search of Sparkle: A Faerie Fairy Tale

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Chapter Books

In Search of Sparkle: A Faerie Fairy Tale

Donna E. Lane

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Do We Grow?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: How Do We Grow?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Tell Me About the Systems of the Human Body.

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Tell Me About the Systems of the Human Body.

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why and How Do We Sneeze?

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Childrens-Educational

Nurse Florence® Coloring Book: Why and How Do We Sneeze?

Michael Dow, RN, MS

The ForestGirls, with the World Always

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Childrens-Environmental

The ForestGirls, with the World Always

Written by Sissel Waage // Illustrated by Ana-Maria Cosma

Dancing Devi

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Childrens-Motivational

Dancing Devi

Priya Parikh

Kids Play at the White House!

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Childrens: Nonfiction

Kids Play at the White House!

Jonathan Pliska, Illustrated by John Hutton

Valter of Salt Lake City

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Coffee-table Book

Valter of Salt Lake City

Elaine Bapis

LOVE Peace & Vegetables: Recipes for Conscious Living

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Cookbook: lnternational

LOVE Peace & Vegetables: Recipes for Conscious Living

Marcela Benson

Man on the Run

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Crime Fiction

Man on the Run

Charles Salzberg

My Place Among Them

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Cultural Heritage

My Place Among Them

J Stanion

Nine Days

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Death & Dying

Nine Days

Judy Lannon

Warden's Reign

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Epic Fantasy

Warden's Reign

Parris Sheets

America's Collection: The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State

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Fine Arts

America's Collection: The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State

Virginia B. Hart

The Gift of Ben: Loving Through Imperfection

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Grief

The Gift of Ben: Loving Through Imperfection

Lindsey Rogers-Seitz

1000 Shillings: Shillings and Farthings (Dreipölker) from Swedish-Occupied Riga in Livonia and Elbing and Their Counterfeits From Suceava (1000 Shillings Vol. 1)

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History: World

1000 Shillings: Shillings and Farthings (Dreipölker) from Swedish-Occupied Riga in Livonia and Elbing and Their Counterfeits From Suceava (1000 Shillings Vol. 1)

Torben Hoomann

Pure Cosmos Club

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Humor

Pure Cosmos Club

Matthew Binder

Broken to Better: 13 Ways Not to Fail at Life and Leadership

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Leadership

Broken to Better: 13 Ways Not to Fail at Life and Leadership

Michael Kurland

Taming the Dragon: My Memoir of Coming Out, Addiction, and Awakening

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LGBTQ Nonfiction

Taming the Dragon: My Memoir of Coming Out, Addiction, and Awakening

Gary Tubbs

Goodbye, Dry Eye!

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Medical

Goodbye, Dry Eye!

Shilpi Pradhan

Facing the Beast Within: the Anxiety of Cameron Poole

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Middle Grade

Facing the Beast Within: the Anxiety of Cameron Poole

Mark Cheverton

The Alchemical Search for the Unified Field

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Mind, Body, Spirit

The Alchemical Search for the Unified Field

R.E. Kretz

A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant's Search for Home and Self

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Multicultural Nonfiction

A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant's Search for Home and Self

Kyomi O'Connor

A Year of Moons

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Nature

A Year of Moons

Joseph Bruchac

Home Is Within You: A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption

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New Nonfiction (First-time Published)

Home Is Within You: A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption

Nadia Davis

The Helping Babies Sleep Method; The Art and Science of Teaching Your Baby to Sleep

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Parenting and Family

The Helping Babies Sleep Method; The Art and Science of Teaching Your Baby to Sleep

Dr. Sarah Mitchell

A Path to Excellence

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Personal Growth

A Path to Excellence

Tony Jeton Selimi

Marky the Magnificent Fairy

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Picture Books - All Ages

Marky the Magnificent Fairy

Cynthia Kern OBrien

The Unempty Spaces Between

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Poetry

The Unempty Spaces Between

Louis Efron

The Helping Babies Sleep Method; The Art and Science of Teaching Your Baby to Sleep

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Pregnancy and Childbirth

The Helping Babies Sleep Method; The Art and Science of Teaching Your Baby to Sleep

Dr. Sarah Mitchell

Inside Passage

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Regional

Inside Passage

Keema Waterfield

The Outcast

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Romance

The Outcast

Eve M. Riley

The Whole Truth (Book 2)

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Romantic Suspense

The Whole Truth (Book 2)

D.F. Kennedy

Clarity to Make Your Mark

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Self-help: General

Clarity to Make Your Mark

Jessica Ritchie

Intimate Inequalities: Millennials' Romantic Relationships in Contemporary Times

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Sociology

Intimate Inequalities: Millennials' Romantic Relationships in Contemporary Times

Cristen Dalessandro

Secrets In The Mirror

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Suspense

Secrets In The Mirror

Leslie Kain

Code Name: Juggernaut

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Thriller

Code Name: Juggernaut

Sherman E Ross

The Palladium

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Urban Fantasy

The Palladium

Thorsten Brandl

Hardland

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Western Fiction

Hardland

ASHLEY E. SWEENEY

Spiritual Writing from Inspiration to Publication

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Writing and Publishing

Spiritual Writing from Inspiration to Publication

Deborah Levine Herman

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