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2022 Distinguished Favorites
African American Nonfiction
Picturing Freedom: African Americans & Their Cars, A Photographic History
Stanley B. Burns, MD & Elizabeth A. Burns
Animals-Pets Fiction
Forever Dogs: Wit and Wisdom from the Great Canine Beyond - Wagging Tails Telling Tales!
Tricia Spencer
Animals-Pets Nonfiction
A Tail of Love, Life Lessons from Scrappy, a Pet Therapy Dog
Larry N. Grogan
Book Cover Design-Nonfiction
The White House in Gingerbread: Memories and Recipes
Roland Mesnier with Mark Ramsdell
Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business
SHE RULES: What you didn’t know is holding you back in business
Sara Roach Lewis
Business-General
Indirect Work: A REgenerative Change Theory for Business, Communities, Institutions, and Humans
Carol Sanford
Business-General
Words That Work: Communicate Your Purpose, Your Profits and Your Performance
Val Wright
Career
Values First: How Knowing Your Core Beliefs Can Get You the Life and Career You Want
Laura Eigel, Ph.D.
Childrens Educational
THE GLOBAL KID: The World's First VR/AR Political Comic Book
Dr Maha Hosain Aziz
Childrens Multicultural
Little Miss Linda Speaks Out About Diversity
Dr. Linda J. M. Holloway
Comics and Graphic Novels
Crude Awakenings
Jeff Nichols, Stephen O Mahoney; Illustrator: DICI Dela Cruz
Epic Fantasy
Over the Breadth of the Earth: A Novel from the Saga of Fallen Leaves
J.L. Feuerstack
History-United States
The White House: An Historic Guide
The White House Historical Association
Military Fiction
Seeing the Elephant: One Man's Return to the Horrors of the Civil War
T.W. Harvey
Mind, Body, Spirit
Spirit Speaks Within You The Awakening Guide to Tap Intuition, Gain Validation And Increase Healing
Kelle Sutliff
Mystery
Not Me! Speluncaphobia, Secrets and Hidden Treasure (A Macavity & Me Mystery)
Charlotte Stuart
Picture Books - Ages 4-8
Have You Seen My Friends?: The Adventures of Creativity
Monica H. Kang
Self-help: General
Therapy Without A Therapist: A DIY Guide to Good Mental Health & Growth (Fully Human Psychotherapy Tools for Life Series)
Avigail Abarbanel
Social/Political Change
Welcome To California: From L.A. County Jail to #1 in Sales
Sandra LA Boszko
African American Nonfiction
Working While Black: A Woman's Guide to Stop Being the Best Kept Secret
Dr Tana Session
Book Cover Design-Nonfiction
What the Pet Food Industry Is Not Telling You: Developing Good Practices for a Healthier Dog
Dr. Stephanie Krol
Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Unconventional: A Memoir of Entrepreneurism, Politics, and Pot
Jamie Andrea Garzot
Business-Motivational
Take Charge of You: How Self-Coaching Can Transform Your Life and Career
David Novak, Jason Goldsmith
Childrens Educational
A Peacemaker for Warring Nations: The Founding of the Iroquois League
Joseph Bruchac
Childrens Inspirational
The Extraordinarily Ordinary Life of Prince: Everybody's Good at Something
Prince A. Sanders
Childrens Motivational
Everybody Loves Grace: A True Story of Grace's Adventure to Washington, DC
Katy McQuaid
Childrens Multicultural
Swahili Folklore: A Compilation of Animal Facts, Folktales, Nursery Rhymes, and Songs
Gloria D. Gonsalves
Christian Nonfiction
We're All Doing Our Best: Finding God's Healing, Grace, and Truth Through Examination of Our Stories
Tasha Page
Cross Genre
The Love Around Us: Some Haiku-Inspired Essays to Brighten Your Day
Laura Lee Bond
Health & Fitness
Sweating Together: How Peloton Built a Billion Dollar Venture and Created Community in a Digital World
David J. Miller
LGBTQ Nonfiction
Wandering Close to Home: A Gay Son and His Feminist Mother’s Journey to Transform Themselves and Their Family
Christopher Drajem & Linda Drajem
Marketing & Public Relations
The Non-Obvious Guide to Marketing & Branding (Without a Big Budget)
Rohit Bhargava
Memoir
Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement
Frederick Douglass Reynolds
Photography
Curves and Angles: A Mystical Approach to the Ordinary World
Charles Rawlings, MD, JD
Poetry-Reflections
Let's Go Walking in the Storm: A Collection of Poetry and Reflections for Soul and Spirit
Gloria D. Gonsalves
Women’s Issues
SHE RULES: What you didn’t know is holding you back in business
Sara Roach Lewis
Addiction & Recovery
The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery
David Poses
Animals-Pets Fiction
Sweet Potato (A Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure Series) #9
Susan Marie Chapman
Animals-Pets Nonfiction
Many Brave Fools: A Story of Addiction, Dysfunction, Codependency... And Horses
Susan E. Conley
Audiobook Nonfiction
Cherishable, An Illuminating Guide for Caregivers and Patients
Julie J. Wylie
Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Anticipate Failure: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Navigating Uncertainty, Avoiding Disaster, and Building a Successful Business
Lak Ananth
Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving
Samuel Sanders
Business-General
The Art of Lifelong Customers: The Field Guide to Growing Profitable and Fulfilling Customer Relationships
Mihaela Akers
Business-Motivational
Women on Top: What's Keeping You From Executive Leadership?
Deb Boelkes
Historical Fiction
PENTADAKTYLOS: Love, Promises and Patriotism in the Last Days of Colonial Cyprus
Robert Egby
History-United States
Gone Before Glory: The Life and Tragic Death of William McKinley
Stephen G. Yanoff
Leadership
Leadership Rites of Passage: The Journey of the Aspiring Leader and the Methods of the Mentor
Rick Tirrell
Multicultural Nonfiction
The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You: Follow Your Own Path, Discover Your Own Journey
Simone Knego
Picture Books - Ages 4-8
From A to Z with Energy!: 26 Ways to Move and Play