Arizona Book Publishing Association

Congratulations to both the finalists and winners, which were announced at the Arizona Book Awards Banquet on May 9, 2009 at the Arizona Club, top floor of Chase Tower in Phoenix, Arizona. The 7 p.m. dinner, at the black-tie-optional event, was followed by awards, presented by Jana Bommersbach. See related story. Winners received a Glyph Award, representative of the earliest written symbols.

The Arizona Book Publishing Association list of winners and finalists in the 2009 Arizona Book Awards.

Winners

Best Book
Kartchner Caverns
Neil Miller
The University of Arizona Press

Embodying Arizona
Grand Canyon: Views Beyond the Beauty
Gary Ladd
Grand Canyon Association

Art/Music/Photography
The Trail of Painted Ponies
Karlynn Keyes/Rod Barker
The Trail of Painted Ponies, Inc.

Autobiography/Biography/Memoirs
Great Peacemakers
Ken Beller/Heather Chase
LTS Press

Business/Career
Productivity Plus
Jim Temme
Five Star Publications, Inc.

Children-Fiction
Patriotic Pups
Nancy Arnold
Acacia Publishing, Inc.

Children-Nonfiction
Gila Monsters
Conrad J. Storad
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

Coffee Table, Large Format
Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon
Jack Dykinga/Charles Bowden/Wayne Ranney
Arizona Highways

Cookbook
Potluck Survival Guide
Cherie Kimmons
Five Star Publications, Inc.

Education/Teaching/Academic
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades
Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Great Potential Press

Health/Wellness/Nutrition
In Full Bloom
Ilchi Lee/Jessie Jones, Ph.D.
BEST Life Media, LLC

History/Political
Great Peacemakers
Ken Beller/Heather Chase
LTS Press

Humor/Comedy/Satire
How to Ruin a Vacation
Becky A. Bartness
Murder Mysteries, LLC

Juvenile/Young Adult-Nonfiction
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers
Jan Cleere
Globe Pequot Press

Multiculture
Transformation from Tragedy
Thomas R. Winkel/Nicola M. Winkel
WordPoint Publishing Group

Mystery/Suspense
Anteater of Death
Betty Webb
Poisoned Pen Press

Nature/Environment
Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon
Jack Dykinga/Charles Bowden/Wayne Ranney
Arizona Highways

Parenting/Family Issues
How to Parent So Children Will Learn
Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Great Potential Press

Poetry/Literary Criticism
A Radiant Curve
Luci Tapahonso
The University of Arizona Press

Popular Fiction
If I Die in Juarez
Stella Pope Duarte
The University of Arizona Press

Psychology/Self-Help
Brain Wave Vibration
Ilchi Lee
BEST Life Media, LLC

Recreation/Sports
Jim Burns’ Arizona Birds
Jim Burns
The University of Arizona Press

Reference
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. Gabriel Hilkovtiz
BelVista Publishers, LLC

Regional
Kartchner Caverns
Neil Miller
The University of Arizona Press

Religion/Spirituality
One God, Many Paths
Amy Hirshberg Lederman
Wheatmark, Inc.

Science/Environment
Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
Ron Blakey/Wayne Ranney
Grand Canyon Association

Travel
Great Escapes Arizona Teresa Bitler
Countryman Press

Best First Book by New Publisher
Transformation from Tragedy
Thomas R. Winkel/Nicola M. Winkel
WordPoint Publishing Group

Best Interior Layout/Design
Painting At the Edge of the World
Carol Haralson, Designer
University of Washington Press

Best Cover Design—Adult
Pythagorean Crimes
Tefcros Michaelides
Parmenides Publishing

Special Awards

Excellence in Publishing
Grand Canyon Association

Most Valuable Person: Outstanding ABPA Member
Jessica Tribble
Poisoned Pen Press

Finalists

Best Book
Kartchner Caverns, Neil Miller, The University of Arizona Press
Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon, Jack Dykinga/Charles Bowden/Wayne Ranney, Arizona Highways
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, Jan Cleere, Globe Pequot Press

Embodying Arizona
Grand Canyon: Views Beyond the Beauty, Gary Ladd, Grand Canyon Association
Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon, Jack Dykinga/Charles Bowden/Wayne Ranney, Arizona Highways
The Trail of Painted Ponies, Rod Barker, The Trail of Painted Ponies, Inc.

Art (Art/Music/Photography)
The Trail of Painted Ponies, Karlynn Keyes/Rod Barker, The Trail of Painted Ponies, Inc.
Singing with Mind, Body & Soul, Betty Jeanne Chipman, Wheatmark, Inc.

Autobiography/Biography/Memoir
Great Peacemakers, Ken Beller/Heather Chase, LTS Press
Misadventures of a Roving Cartoonist, Tom Gill/Tim Lasiuta, Five Star Publications, Inc.
Sailing the Pink Sea, Debbie Huntsman, Apple Star Publishing

Business/Career
Productivity Plus, Jim Temme, Five Star Publications, Inc.
The Big Gamble, Jose D. Roncal/Jose N. Abbo, Wheatmark, Inc.

Children-Fiction
Patriotic Pups, Nancy Arnold, Acacia Publishing, Inc.
Chase McKay Didn’t Get Up Today, Cindy R. Williams, Goodfellow Publishing Service
How the Dung Beetle Earned Respect, T.L. Onstott, Wheatmark, Inc.

Children-Nonfiction Gila Monsters, Conrad J. Storad, Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

Coffee Table, Large Format Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon, Jack Dykinga/Charles Bowden/Wayne Ranney, Arizona Highways

Cookbook
Potluck Survival Guide, Cherie Kimmons, Five Star Publications, Inc.
Cuisines of the Southwest, Dave Dewitt, Golden West Publishers

Education/Teaching/Academic
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades, Dr. Sylvia Rimm, Great Potential Press
A Life Worthy of the Gods, David Konstan, Parmenides Publishing
Online Journalism, 2nd Edition, James C. Foust, Holcomb Hathaway Publishers

Health/Wellness/Nutrition
In Full Bloom, Ilchi Lee/Jessie Jones, Ph.D., BEST Life Media, LLC
Brush Your Teeth!, Dr. David S. Ostreicher, Wheatmark, Inc.

History/Political
Great Peacemakers, Ken Beller/Heather Chase, LTS Press
Shootout at Miracle Valley, William R. Daniel, Wheatmark, Inc.
The Hidden Invasion of Iraq, Paulo Casaca, Acacia Publishing, Inc.

Humor/Comedy/Satire How to Ruin a Vacation, Becky A. Bartness, Murder Mysteries, LLC

Juvenile/Young Adult-Nonfiction
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, Jan Cleere, Globe Pequot Press
When Life Throws You a Curve, Elizabeth Golden, Five Star Publications, Inc.

Multiculture
Transformation from Tragedy, Thomas R. Winkel/Nicola M. Winkel, WordPoint Publishing Group
Poverty and Promise: One Volunteer’s Experience of Kenya, Cindi Brown, Just One Voice

Mystery/Suspense
Anteater of Death, Betty Webb, Poisoned Pen Press
Blackman’s Coffin, Mark de Castrigue, Poisoned Pen Press
Stranger Room, Frederick Ramsay, Poisoned Pen Press

Nature/Environment
Images: Jack Dykinga’s Grand Canyon, Jack Dykinga/Charles Bowden/Wayne Ranney, Arizona Highways
The Desert Eternal, Connie Spittler/Bob Spittler, Blurb

Parenting/Family Issues
How to Parent So Children Will Learn, Dr. Sylvia Rimm, Great Potential Press
Boosting Your Baby’s Brain Power, Holly Engel-Smothers/Susan Heim, Great Potential Press

Poetry/Literary Criticism
A Radiant Curve, Luci Tapahonso, The Univeristy of Arizona Press
Cowboy Poetry: Tracks That Won’t Blow Out and Other Poems, Ray Owens, Cowboy Miner Productions
Where Clouds Are Formed, Ofelia Zepeda, The University of Arizona Press

Popular Fiction If I Die in Juarez, Stella Pope Duarte, The University of Arizona Press
The Shut Mouth Society, James D. Best, Wheatmark, Inc.

Psychology/Self-Help
Brain Wave Vibration, Ilchi Lee, BEST Life Media, LLC
CopShock, 2nd Edition, Allen R. Kates, Holbrook Street Press
Living With Intensity, Dr. Susan Daniels/Michael Piechowski, Great Potential Press

Recreation/Sports
Jim Burns’ Arizona Birds, Jim Burns, The University of Arizona Press
The Art of Pickleball, Gale H. Leach, Acacia Publishing, Inc.

Reference
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, Dr. Gabriel Hilkovtiz, BelVista Publishers, LLC
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2, Brad Lancaster Rainsource Press
The Heller Case: Gun Rights Affirmed, Alan Korwin/David Kopel, Bloomfield Press

Regional
Kartchner Caverns, Neil Miller, The University of Arizona Press

One God, Many Paths, Amy Hirshberg Lederman, Wheatmark, Inc.
The Holy Koran, Mohamed K. Jasser, Acacia Publishing, Inc.

Science/Environment
Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau, Ron Blakey/Wayne Ranney, Grand Canyon Association
Fossil Fuels, Conrad J. Storad, Lemer Publishing Group, Inc.

Travel
Great Escapes Arizona, Teresa Bitler, Countryman Press

Best First Book by New Publisher
Transformation from Tragedy, Thomas R. Winkel/Nicola M. Winkel, WordPoint Publishing Group Poverty and Promise: One Volunteer’s Experience of Kenya, Cindi Brown, Just One Voice

Best Interior Layout/Design
Painting At the Edge of the World; Carol Haralson, Designer; University of Washington Press

Best Cover Design-Adult
Pythagorean Crimes, Tefcros Michaelides, Parmenides Publishing
Blacklight Blue; Francois Thisdale, Designer; Poisoned Pen Press
Night Kill; Patrick Hoi Yan Cheung, Designer; Poisoned Pen Press