Book Award Winner: Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce by Margie Goldsmith

Congratulations on your silver book award! Synopsis The inspiring true story of writer Margie Goldsmith, a role model for generations of women to live fearlessly. Having survived a dysfunctional childhood, Goldsmith fled to Paris after college, living a glamorous life and marrying a blacklisted film director. Returning to the US, she divorced and established a successful […]

Book Award Winner: Strange Tales of World Travel Vol. 2 by Gina & Scott Gaille

Congratulations on your silver book award! Synopsis What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen or experienced? Gina and Scott Gaille have traveled to more than 100 countries, including many off-the-beaten-path places in Africa, South America, and Asia. Wherever they go, they ask this question. Everyone has a story, and some are truly extraordinary. Strange Tales of […]

Book Award Winner: How To Launder Money: A Guide for Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and Policymakers by George Cottrell and Lawrence Burke Files

Congratulations on your gold book award! Synopsis Money laundering is as old as money itself – and yet the laws designed to prevent it are as ineffective as they have ever been. Today’s anti-money laundering laws stop only a staggering 0.05 per cent of global illicit financial flows, while significantly increasing the regulatory burden on legitimate […]

Book Award Winner: Brain Enhancement (BE) Mindful Therapy Workbook Volume 1: Foundations for Brain-Based Mindful Change by Dr. Oscar J. Harp III

Congratulations on your silver book award! Synopsis This workbook is part of a three-volume set that accompanies my 2025 book, Brain Enhancement (BE) Mindful Therapy®. The original text presents the full scope of the model, including discussions of psychotropic medications and supplements used to treat mental disorders. The three-volume workbook set takes a different, more focused […]

Book Award Winner: Employment Ethics: Redefining the Employer-Employee Relationship by Dr. Travis Schachtner

Congratulations on your silver book award! Synopsis What makes a job ethical? Who truly holds power in the workplace? And why does it matter now more than ever? In Employment Ethics: Redefining the Employer–Employee Relationship, these questions form the foundation for a fresh perspective on modern work. For too long, ethical responsibility has been unfairly placed […]

Book Award Winner: Italianity: The Culture of Italian Wine by Andrea Lonardi, MW and Jessica Dupuy

Congratulations on your gold book award! Synopsis Italy’s vineyards stretch from Alpine peaks to volcanic islands, from rolling Tuscan hills to sun-drenched coastlines. Each glass of Italian wine carries not only the flavor of its land but also the imprint of centuries of tradition, community, and culture. Italianity is a groundbreaking exploration of that soul. […]

Book Award Winner: Visiting by Polly Walker Blakemore

Congratulations on your gold book award! Synopsis “It is not mom’s dying that saddens or angers me. It is her suffering.” From daily struggles with pills and unpredictable moods to surprising flashes of wit and profound grief, this book offers an intimate and unflinching account of caring for a mother through the final years of […]