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Award Winning
Titles
2008
Winner GOLD
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year
Ever fall for the lure of
expensive, exotic moisturizers promising impossible anti-aging
miracles? Ever receive one of those happy, sappy New Year’s letters
from someone you barely remember from fourth grade? Can’t decide
whether to stay friends with a size two woman who won’t eat a carrot
because of its high-carb content? A comedic gem from the book was featured on 5 million Starbucks® cups!
Jane’s Smart Art Guide™ Fra Angelico at San Marco (ISBN: 978-0976905233: Context Audio Guides; $19.95; audio book; Travel: Arts/Italy; One 90 minute cd + booklet) narrated by Jane McIntosh, describes the magnificent frescoes in chapels and town halls across Italy are among the greatest achievements of Renaissance art. Commissioned by either private patrons or by the Church, the great artists of the day produced images of matchless beauty. The work of Fra Angelico at the Dominican convent of San Marco in Florence is a brilliant reflection of the remarkable artistry of the time
Indie
Excellence Award finalist (2008) In The Dark Dreamweaver (ISBN 978-0-9745603-5-9; $11.95; Imaginator Press; trade paperback; YA Fiction/ Fantasy; Ages 8-12; 256 pages) by Nick Ruth, David has always dreamed of being a wizard. But he knows that magic isn't real, so he never imagines that he will meet a real wizard in a most unlikely place. Soon David finds himself traveling to Remin, the land of dreams. There, he learns that an evil dreamweaver, known as Thane, has been usurping the power of dreams and corrupting them for his own purposes. If he isn't stopped, his actions threaten all of Remin and other worlds.
Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars (ISBN 978-0-9728929-5-7; $16.95; Stone Pine Press; trade paperback; YA Non-fiction: Science / Astronomy / Biography; 188 pages) by former science professor Mabel Armstrong, is the first in a planned series of "Women in Science" books for Young Adults. Women Astronomers covers some of the fascinating women who dared to look toward the stars from the first known woman astronomer Hypatia of Alexandria to Astronaut Sally Ride and all the fascinating, brave women in between. Women Astronomers is intended for a High School audience.
2007
Kansas Notable Book
Award Revolutionary Heart: The Life of Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women’s Rights (ISBN: 0-9614666-6-9; $14.95; Quindaro Press; Trade paperback, Biography/Women’s Studies 288 pages w/ notes, appendix and index) by Diane Eickhoff, details the life of Clarina Nichols (1810-1885) who moved West to the wild frontier of “Bleeding Kansas,” where her sons fought alongside John Brown. She helped shaped the state’s new Constitution to free slaves and give women rights. For the first time, the story of Clarina Nichols comes alive, thanks to Diane Eickhoff, whose meticulous, six-year quest to Nichols’s scattered writings has yielded a richer understanding of this remarkable pioneer. Praised by Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist and ForeWord Magazine
Jane’s Smart Art Guide™ Fra Angelico at San Marco (ISBN: 978-0976905233: Context Audio Guides; $19.95; audio book; Travel: Arts/Italy; One 90 minute cd + booklet) narrated by Jane McIntosh, describes the magnificent frescoes in chapels and town halls across Italy are among the greatest achievements of Renaissance art. Commissioned by either private patrons or by the Church, the great artists of the day produced images of matchless beauty. The work of Fra Angelico at the Dominican convent of San Marco in Florence is a brilliant reflection of the remarkable artistry of the time
In Jane's Smart Art Guide™ Raphael’s Stanza della Segnatura (ISBN: 9780976905240; Context Audio Guides; $19.95; audio book; Travel: Arts/Italy; 110 minute cd + booklet) narrator Jane McIntosh describes Raphael’s magnificent frescoes in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican. These paintings are among the greatest achievements in the history of art. Now visitors can contemplate these spectacular paintings guided by the scholarship of a well-known art historian. Raphael’s Stanza della Segnatura is the exclusive audio adaptation of the popular book in The Great Fresco Cycles of the Renaissance series, written by James Beck, Professor of Art History at Columbia University, and a renowned Renaissance scholar.
Bronze IPPY Book of the Year Award (Historical Fiction)
In Ursula's Maiden Army
(ISBN
0-9749610-1-9; Beagle Bay Books; $14.95; trade paperback; Historical
Fiction: Fifth Century; 306 pages + maps) by Philip Griffin,
when the Britannic men don’t return from the Continent because they are
embroiled in the disaster that becomes the fall of Rome, Ursula comes up
with an even more audacious plan—the army of women shall go to Germania
for a Grand Wedding of the Forces. Alas, her objective quickly goes awry
when weather, politics and war keep the armies apart—and thrust Ursula
and her 11,000 maiden army directly into battle with the Huns! Ursula’s
Maiden Army will enthrall readers with it’s tale of adventure, bravery
and the determination of its heroine.
"Historical fantasy at its best.”—Library Journal
Foreign rights sales to Germany,
Italy
and Russia.
2006
BAIPA Book of the Year If you are a writer working with a publisher (large or small) or if you are a small or first-time publisher, Book Design and Production (ISBN: 0966981901; Aeonix Publishing Group; $29.95, 320; trade paperback; Publishing/Design), by Pete Masterson, will help you understand the book production process and the principles of good cover and interior book design. It will allow you to look at a book design and immediately see the common errors and to see that a book is following the traditions of good book design that gives credibility to your message. Whether you do the work yourself or hire it out, Book Design and Production will help you get your book done right. Use this book to guide you through the book design and production process.
Finalist Hollywood Book Festival (2007) Breezes of Inspire: The Remin Chronicles, Book 2 (ISBN: 0-9745603-3-2; $19.95; Imaginator Press; Juvenile fiction: Fantasy; hardcover; 263 pages. Ages 8-12) by Nick Ruth. In this sequel to the popular The Dark Dreamweaver, in The Breezes of Inspire, David and his cousins accidentally plunge into the land of Inspire—and become trapped in a world where they aren't welcome.
ABA Book Sense Children’s Pick (2004) In The Dark Dreamweaver (ISBN 978-0-9745603-5-9; $11.95; Imaginator Press; trade paperback; YA Fiction/ Fantasy; Ages 8-12; 256 pages) by Nick Ruth, David has always dreamed of being a wizard. But he knows that magic isn't real, so he never imagines that he will meet a real wizard in a most unlikely place. Soon David finds himself traveling to Remin, the land of dreams. There, he learns that an evil dreamweaver, known as Thane, has been usurping the power of dreams and corrupting them for his own purposes. If he isn't stopped, his actions threaten all of Remin and other worlds.
Winner Communicator
Award The Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica (ISBN: 0976905213; Context Audio Guides.; 3 CDs: 220 minutes; $24.95) narrated by Jane McIntosh, was inevitably at the center of the ebb and flow of Western Christendom’s political, social, religious and cultural development. Join Jane with this Smart Art Guide as she shows you the wonders of this magnificent structure.
Best Travel Book Award, USA Book News. Sta. Maria del Popolo (ISBN: 0976905221; Context Audio Guides.; 2 CDs: 115 minutes; $19.95) narrated by Jane McIntosh, is an extraordinary—but often overlooked—art site. Hidden behind its unassuming façade is a trove of celebrated art treasures and unique architectural features. Jane’s Smart Art Guide walks you through this hidden treasure.
In Women in Shadow and Light: Journeys from Abuse to Healing (ISBN 0-9749610-5-1 Creative Minds Press; $35.00; Library binding w/ Dust Jacket; Photography / Women's Issues; 160 pages) by Jan Goff-LaFontaine shows forty women—ages nineteen to ninety-five—bared all to express their triumph over trauma. In this daring approach, black and white photographs combine with moving interviews to portray the essence of each woman’s journey from the violence of abuse to transformation and healing. This is the most hope-filled book you will ever read about abuse and recovery.
2004
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year
(Historical Fiction) Silver Medal Gudrun’s Tapestry (ISBN: 0-9679591-3-6; Beagle Bay Books; $24.95; Hardcover; Historical Fiction; 280 pages) by Joan Schweighardt, is a powerful, enchanting and vivid tale of a lone woman’s quest to face the Fifth century’s greatest terror, Attila the Hun. The only thing she bears is a cursed sword and a belief that she must act to preserve her people, the Burgundians. Along the way Gudrun unexpectedly discovers the capacity to love a man who may be a mortal enemy. Grounded in history and loosely based on the Poetic Edda, Gudrun’s Tapestry takes the reader on a quest of self-discovery in a tale of magic and courage that resonates through the centuries to touch the reader’s heart and soul. Foreign rights to Italy and Russia.
Apex Award Shel Horowitz says that not only can honest, ethical businesses survive—they can thrive! In his startling new book, Principled Profit: Marketing That Puts People First (ISBN 0961466669; AWM Books; $17.50; 160 pages; trade paperback; business ethics) from AWM Books, the Hadley, MA author of five previous books demonstrates well-known examples of ethical companies that succeed. Principled Profit: Marketing That Puts People First has been praised by over 50 well-known business people such as former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and Jack Canfield. The book has received kudos from Publisher's Weekly and ForeWord Magazine. Foreign rights to India and Mexico.
2003
Monster Lies : A Woman's Guide to Controlling Her Destiny (ISBN 0-9679591-6-0; Beagle Bay Books; $25.00; Hardcover; Non-fiction: Self-Help / Personal Development / Motivational/ Women's Issues; 336 pages) demonstrates that women consciously or unconsciously "buy in" to certain things they’ve been told in their lives and that those mental stumbling blocks keep them from succeeding. Sally Franz and Jennifer Webb discuss twelve "Monsters," show ways to identify the beasts and exercises you can practice to take back control of your life.
2002
Winner PMA Ben Franklin (travel) Travel With Others Without Wishing They'd Stayed Home (ISBN: 0-9658194-3-4; Prince Publishing; Travel Essay /Travel Etiquette; Trade Paper; $16.95; 245 pages) by travel industry veteran Nadine Nardi Davidson to help readers cope with traveling with everyone from Bosses to hormonal teenage girls, grumpy spouses to temperamental pets, Ms. Davidson offers strategies and tips on how to negotiate a truce in one’s vacation plans. Rave reviews from USAToday, ForeWord Magazine and Parents Magazine.
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Winner
Silver PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards
Nominated
for the Amelia Bloomer 
Finalist National Best
Book Award, Audio Book:
Non-Fiction: Unabridged
2006 IPPY Book of the Year
(Women's Issues)
Finalist
IPPY Book of the Year (Women's Issues)
