Oct 26, 2009
Books for a Better Life finalists announced
The New York City - Southern New York Chapter of the National MS Society is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 14th Annual Books for a Better Life Awards. The winners will be announced Monday, February 22, 2010 during an awards ceremony at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City.
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14th ANNUAL BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD FINALISTS
Childcare/Parenting
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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The Curse of the Good Girl |
Rachel Simmons |
The Penguin Press |
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The Lost Child |
Julie Myerson |
Bloomsbury |
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NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children |
Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman |
Twelve Books/Hachette Book Group |
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Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD |
Beth Alison Maloney |
The Crown Publishing Group |
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Stepmonster |
Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
First Book
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World |
Jacqueline Novogratz |
Rodale Publishing |
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Live Through This |
Debra Gwartney |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
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In the Sanctuary of Outcasts |
Neil White |
William Morrow |
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Josie's Story: A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care Safe |
Sorrel King |
Grove/ Atlantic, Inc. |
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Shop Class As Soulcraft |
Matthew B. Crawford |
The Penguin Press |
Green
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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The Backyard Homestead |
Carleen Madigan, Editor |
Storey Publishing |
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Clean Food |
Terry Walters |
Sterling Publishing |
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Ed Begley, Jr.'s Guide to Sustainable Living |
Ed Begley, Jr. |
The Crown Publishing Group |
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Just Food |
James E. McWilliams |
Little, Brown and Company |
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Super Natural Home: Improve Your Health, Home and Planet -- One Room at a Time |
Beth Greer |
Rodale Publishing |
Inspirational Memoir
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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Hands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love |
Myron Uhlberg |
Bantam |
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The Kids Are All Right |
Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch and Dan Welch |
The Crown Publishing Group |
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Not Becoming My Mother |
Ruth Reichl |
The Penguin Press |
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The Possibility of Everything |
Hope Edelman |
Ballantine |
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Strength in What Remains |
Tracy Kidder |
Random House |
Motivational
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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Emotional Freedom |
Judith Orloff, M.D. |
The Crown Publishing Group |
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How to Rule the World from Your Couch |
Laura Day |
Atria Books |
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Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less |
Marc Lesser |
New World Library |
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Throw Out Fifty Things |
Gail Blanke |
Grand Central Publishing |
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When Everything Changes, Change Everything |
Neale Donald Walsch |
Hampton Roads |
Personal Finance
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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1,001 Things They Won't Tell You |
Jonathan Dahl and the Editors of Smart Money |
Workman Publishing |
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The Cure for Money Madness |
Spencer Sherman |
Broadway Books |
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The Difference |
Jean Chatzky |
The Crown Publishing Group |
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Rich Like Them |
Ryan D'Agostino |
Little, Brown and Company |
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Your Money Ratios |
Charles Farrell, J.D., LL.M |
Avery Books |
Psychology
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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Connected |
Nicholas A. Christakis, M.D., Ph.D. and James H. Fowler, Ph.D. |
Little, Brown and Company |
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How to Instantly Connect with Anyone |
Leil Lowndes |
McGraw-Hill |
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The Narcissism Epidemic |
Jean M. Twenge, Ph, D., W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D. |
Free Press |
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Play |
Stuart Brown, M.D. with Christopher Vaughan |
Avery Books |
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The Pursuit of Perfect |
Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D. |
McGraw-Hill |
Relationships
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry |
Andrew Blauner, Editor |
Jossey-Bass, an imprint of Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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The Girls from Ames |
Jeffrey Zaslow |
Gotham Books |
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Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life |
Jane Brody |
Random House |
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Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress |
Lee Woodruff |
Random House |
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You Were Always Mom's Favorite: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives |
Deborah Tannen |
Random House |
Spiritual
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World |
His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler, M.D. |
DoubleDay Religion |
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Conquering Fear: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World |
Harold S. Kushner |
Alfred A. Knopf |
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The Little Book on Meaning |
Laura Berman Fortgang |
Tarcher / Penguin |
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Taking the Leap |
Pema Chödrön |
Shambhala Publications |
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Writing in the Sand |
Thomas Moore |
Hay House |
Wellness
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
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Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat |
Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D. |
The Crown Publishing Group |
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The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite |
David A. Kessler, M.D. |
Rodale Publishing |
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Live a Little |
Susan M. Love, M.D. and Alice D. Domar, Ph.D. |
The Crown Publishing Group |
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Second Spring |
Dr. Maoshing Ni |
Free Press |
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Spent |
Frank Lipman, M.D. with Mollie Doyle |
Fireside Books/Simon and Schuster |
Since their inception in 1996, the Books for a Better Life Awards have recognized more than 456 self-improvement authors, raising more than $1.6 million for the New York City - Southern New York Chapter’s comprehensive support services and educational programs for people living with MS, their friends and families. The Awards recognize self-improvement authors whose messages are aligned with the chapter’s mission of inspiring people to live their best lives.
Five finalists were selected from nearly 500 entries for each of ten categories, including childcare/parenting, first book, green, inspirational memoir, motivational, psychology, relationships, spiritual, wellness and, back by popular demand, personal finance. An esteemed panel of book sellers and magazine, book club and television book editors selects the finalists and the winners are chosen by secret ballot of three expert judges for each category.
Awards Event History