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Hello Librarian Friends,

Acclaimed author Rita Mae Brown said, "When I got my library card, that's when my life began." How inspiring!

For more inspiration, please take a look at this selection of great books from our publishers, who have garnered rave reviews from Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Foreword Reviews, Kirkus Reviews, Midwest Book Review, and other leading reviewers. Their titles have also received numerous awards. The selection presented is a variety-pack of fascinating reading, and each book is sure to appeal to many of your patrons.

Thank you for your time, and for all that you do!

All of us at the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)


Table of Contents:

Fiction -
Short Stories | Women's Studies

Nonfiction -
Biography | Body, Mind, & Spirit | Current Affairs

Green Living | Health | Higher Education

Medical Textbook | Psychology | Science | Self-Help

Fiction - Short Stories
THE NIGHT IS YOUNG
Selected Writings
by Barbara Lockhart
Secant Publishing

National Indie Excellence Awards, Finalist (Short Stories).

“Most everyone in these stories has lost something. The characters have gone through divorce, watched loved ones die, or come to the sudden realization that the ideal life they’d hoped for isn’t going to happen. The landscape plays a part in enhancing this feeling of loss and nostalgia.” – Kirkus Reviews

ISBN: 978-1944962272 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Ingram, Amazon

Fiction - Women's Studies
LEGENDS OF THE GRAIL
Stories of Celtic Goddesses
by Ayn Cates Sullivan, Ph.D.
Infinite Light Publishing

“If ever someone had found and resurrected the missing half of the Bible, it would be Ayn Cates Sullivan. Let your entire soul exhale at the sheer relief of receiving the long lost (and long repressed) heritage of the Goddess.”
Christina Sophia Stellarum, MDiv. Harvard University

“Extraordinary!" – Bruce L. Erikson, MotherEarth Media

ISBN: 978-0988453791 (Hardcover)
978-0988453784 (Paperback)
978-0997046717 (eBook)
Ordering info: New Leaf Distributing, New Leaf Fulfillment, Amazon

Nonfiction - Biography
BULLETS & BABIES
by Richard Ballo
Tolman Main Press

A thirty-two-year old mother of four is shot and paralyzed, then abandoned by her husband. She overcomes life’s obstacles with strength and determination. This inspirational story will challenge readers to examine moments of tragedy that every human faces in mind, body, and spirit.

ISBN: 987-0988546974 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Bookmasters, Atlas Book, Baker & Taylor

GLORIOUS TIMES
Adventures of the Craighead Naturalists
by Tom Benjey
University of Montana Press

"...will prove to be of immense attraction to readers with an interest in the history of environmentalism and conservation in America – and of enduring value for both community and academic library American Biography collections in general, and Environmental/Conservation supplemental studies reading lists in particular."
Midwest Book Review

“…research could not be more meticulous…” – Foreword Reviews

ISBN: 987-0990974895 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Farcountry Press, Ingram, Baker & Taylor

MITYA’S HARBIN
Majesty and Menace
by Lenore Lamont Zissermann
Book Publishers Network

The year 2017 marks the centennial of the Bolshevik Revolution, and many opposing it came to be known as White Russians. Some fled to the city of Harbin, China, as exiles, and Mitya's Harbin tells the true story of one such family as they coped with world-changing events.

ISBN: 987-1940598758 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Baker & Taylor

Nonfiction - Body, Mind, & Spirit
MIRACLES MASTER THE ART
Healing Medically Incurable Illness
by Nancy Lynne Harris, M.A.
GodSpirits United

Heal yourself the spiritual way by intentionally changing your negative attitudes, feelings, and beliefs to positives. Includes an instructional guide, 12 Steps to Heal Yourself Without Medicine, to help you heal your specific illness. Shows you how to reprogram the pure spirit energy you're made of to manifest optimal health. Book Excellence Awards Finalist.

ISBN: 987-0981504643 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Baker & Taylor, Amazon

Nonfiction - Current Affairs
A SPIRIT OF CHARITY
Restoring the Bond Between America and Its Public Hospitals
by Mike King and Arthur Caplan (Foreword)
Secant Publishing

IBPA and IPPY Silver Award Winner.
“A searing and sobering indictment of the public health care system that highlights the inequality of treatment.” - Kirkus Reviews
“This fascinating work of medical history is refreshing and notable for its treatment of race as a critical part of the healthcare debate.” 5 Stars – Foreword Clarion Reviews

ISBN: 987-1944962074 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Ingram, Seattle Book Company, Amazon

Nonfiction - Green Living
LIVING THE LOCAVORE LIFESTYLE
Hunting, Fishing, Gathering Wild Fruit and Nuts, Growing a Garden, and Raising Chickens Toward a More Sustainable and Healthy Way of Living
by Bruce and Elaine Ingram
Secant Publishing

Living Now Awards (Silver): Green Living.
"The Ingrams’ research and decades of experience on their 38 acres in Virginia have yielded a rich harvest of locavore lore. Their love of the outdoors and pleasure in providing for themselves, family, and friends come through vividly…” – Kirkus Reviews

ISBN: 987-1944962036 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Ingram, Amazon

Nonfiction - Health
THE THINKING WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BREAST CANCER
Take Charge of Your Recovery and Remission
by Janet Maker, Ph.D.
Jane Thomas Press

2017 Winner John Weaver Excellent Reads Awards!
“This highly recommended pick should be in every lending library and in every health or women’s issues collection.” – Midwest Book Review
“A must-read for any breast cancer patient looking for an insightful and up-to-date resource.” – Laura Jimenez, Ph.D., Oncology Research Scientist, UCLA

ISBN: 978-0997661903 (Hardcover)
978-0997661910 (Paperback)
978-0997661927 (eBook)
Ordering info: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Brodart

Nonfiction - Higher Education
THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY IN THE UNIVERSITY
Selected Speeches and Essays
by James W. Wagner
Secant Publishing

Emory University President Emeritus James W. Wagner collects eighteen speeches and essays on liberal arts education, its effects on the lives and characters of students, and his perception of the university campus as a place where passionately opposed points of view can be discussed and debated productively. Foreword by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter.

ISBN: 987-1944962173 (Hardcover)
Ordering info: Ingram, Seattle Book Company, Amazon

Nonfiction - Medical Textbook
PERSONALIZING PATIENT CARE
A Reference Guide for Healthcare Professionals, 4th Edition
by Aurora P. Realin, MBA, CDM & Louis R. Preston, Jr., MDiv, CDM
Florida Hospital Publishing

Valuable guide for improving a caregiver’s understanding of how a patient’s background may affect their needs, preferences, and expectations related to the delivery of care. Healthcare issues in this field-tested resource are presented in tabular format for quick reference with separate listings for different religions, cultures, disabilities, and generations.

ISBN: 987-0999029923 (Hardcover)
Ordering info: Rittenhouse Book Distributors, Amazon

Nonfiction - Psychology
LUCID LIVING
in The Virtual Age
by Jane Bernard
Transitions Press

“Open[s] doors to experiences of joy, wonder and adventure as well as physical well-being…” – Ami Ronnberg, Editor-In-Chief, The Book of Symbols

“So useful in everyday life, am practicing it each day and it's a big difference in body and mind… My friends have even noticed the difference.” – Simon Waruru Mathe

ISBN: 987-0578192925 (Paperback and eBook)
Ordering info: Ingram, Amazon

Nonfiction - Science
FROM EARTH TO OBLIVION
The Passing of Humankind
by Ross E. Goodrich, PhD
Thalesian Enterprises

A detailed explanation of humankind’s inexorable predicament: A human population that is too large for Earth’s carrying capacity. A book for anyone concerned about Earth's future supplies of food, water, and energy, the increasing degradation of our environment, and the escalation of social conflict to control the world's life-supporting resources.

ISBN: 987-0988255906 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Mill City Press, Salem Author Services

ONCE UPON A TIME
13.81 Billion Years Ago
by J. C. Faris
Book Publishers Network

Science has determined the Big Bang took place 13.81 billion years ago. Enhanced with hundreds of powerful, full-color images, Once upon a TIME thoroughly examines how the universe began, how all within it works, and the implications never before acknowledged—how science and religion are coming to the same conclusions.

ISBN: 987-1945271656 (Hardcover)
Ordering info: Baker & Taylor

Nonfiction - Self-Help
FULFILLED!
Critical Choices: Work, Home, Life
by William A. Schiemann
Secant Publishing

National Indie Excellence Awards, Finalist (Self-Help); Living Now Silver Award (Motivation).
“An organizational psychologist provides tools and insights to achieving professional and personal happiness in this debut self-development guide... A tangible, motivational life-planning approach with useful examples." - Kirkus Reviews

ISBN: 987-1944962227 (Paperback)
Ordering info: Ingram, Seattle Book Company, Amazon

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