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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden
Blitzcat
Only You Can Save Mankind
Nice and Mean
Cruisers Book 1
The City of Ember
Crispin: The End of Time
Lost Goat Lane
Amelia Rules! Volume 1: The Whole World's Crazy
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How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life
Crunch
Countdown
As Simple as It Seems
Wolf Brother
Lob
Sparks
The Ogre of Oglefort
The Pickle King


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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Books for a Better Life Awards (2010)

The winners of the Books for a Better Life Awards, sponsored by the Southern New York Chapter of the National MS Society and honored last night, are:

Childcare/Parenting: NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman (Twelve)
First Book: Josie's Story: A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care Safe by Sorrel King (Grove/Atlantic)
Green: Just Food by James E. McWilliams (Little, Brown)
Inspirational Memoir: Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder (Random House)
Motivational: Throw Out Fifty Things by Gail Blanke (Grand Central)
Personal Finance: The Difference by Jean Chatzky (Crown)
Psychology: Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis, M.D. and James H. Fowler, Ph.D. (Little, Brown)
Relationships: You were Always Mom's Favorite: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives by Deborah Tannen (Random House)
Spiritual: Writing in the Sand by Thomas Moore (Hay House)
Wellness: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David A. Kessler, M.D. (Rodale)

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