Eric Hoffer Award - Book Award Short List

THE ERIC HOFFER AWARD

for Short Prose & Independent Books

Eric Hoffer Book Award Short List

As the annual judging draws to a close, a small set of grand prize award finalists is announced for the Eric Hoffer Award for Books. This small list or "short list" of finalists is an honored distinction of its own and is announced publicly during the spring of each award year prior to the category winners. Below are the current and previous short-listed entries in alphabetical order by book:

2013
* A Roller Coaster Down, Mary Lash and Vasant Garcia, Grist Mill Press/CreateSpace
* A Spirituality of Service, Jerry Aaker , Pfeifer-Hamilton
* Adventures of a Gala Guru, Donna Vessey, Gala Gurus Press
* At the Walls of Galbrieth, Alon Shalev, Tourmaline Books
* Black Crow White Lie, Candi Sary, Casperian Books
* Border Crossings, Charles Novacek, 1021 Press
* Buried in the Sky, Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan, WW Norton
* Change-Friendly Leadership, Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan, Maxwell Stone Publishing
* Chiral Mad, Michael Bailey, Written Backwards
* Chojun, Goran Powell, YMAA Publication Center
* Congress of Strange People, Stephanie Lenox, Airlie Press
* Dancing Naked in Dixie, Lauren Clark, Camellia Press
* Detroit's Historic Places of Worship, Marla O. Collum & Barbara Krueger, Wayne State University Press
* Ethical Meltdown, David R. Frazer, Hartz Publishing
* Extraordinary Centenarians in America, Gwen Weiss-Numeroff, Agio Publishing
* From the Block to the Boardroom, Tracey D. Syphax, From the Block 2 the Boardroom
* George Washington, Rod Gragg, Pelican Publishing Company
* Ghost Dance in Berlin, Peter Wortsman, Traveler's Tales/Solas House
* Greetings from Below, David Philip Mullins, Salt Publishing
* Hattie, Anna Bozena Bowen, Small Batch Books
* It Was Only a Moment Ago, William E. Hablitzel, Sunshine Ridge Publishing
* Leaving Early, D.F. Waitt, Hummingbird Knowledge Press
* Let's Hear it for Almigal, Wendy Kupfer, Handfinger Press
* Lilith Rises, Terry R. Lacy, BookBaby
* Lucky's Plott, A Plott Hound Tale, Libby Bagby, AuthorHouse
* Man Overboard, Ric Klass, Seven Locks Press
* Mixed Heritage, Catherine Blakemore, Adams-Pomeroy Press
* New Mexico Historical Biographies, Don Bullis, Rio Grande Books
* No One Else to Kill, Bob Doerr, TotalRecall Publications
* One Last Dance, Mardo Williams, Calliope Press
* Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda, Crystal Clarity Publishers
* People Who Said No, Laura Scandiffio, Annick Press
* Priceless, John C. Goodman, The Indepenent Institute
* Pride and Joy, Kenneth Barish, Ph.D., Oxford University Press
* Red Fields, Jason Poudrier, Mongrel Empire Press
* Robinson Alone, Kathleen Rooney, Gold Wake Press
* Same Same, Doug Smith, Xlibris
* Searching For Friday's Child, Marjorie Irish Randell, Trafford Publishing
* Slum, Dan Carroll, Vanity Press Books
* Sounding, Barry Marks, Negative Capability Press
* SQ21, Cindy Wigglesworth, SelectBooks
* Stop Living in this Land, Woo Myung, Cham Books
* The 4-1-1 Surviving Teenhood, Michele Sfakianos, Open Pages Publishing
* The Color of Hate, Wilma Blair-Reed, iUniverse
* The Devil's Chosen, Robert W. Barker, iUniverse
* The Expedition: Dark Waters, Jason Lewis, BillyFish Books
* The Family ROI Experience, Barbara Fagan-Smith and Lesli Gee, Family ROI
* The Fragile Life, Charlotte Pierce-Baker, Chicago Review Press
* The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction, Rebecca E. Williams, PhD and Julie S. Kraft, MA, New Harbinger Publications
* The Primal Connection, Mark Sisson, Primal Blueprint Publishing
* The Silent Partner, Terrence King, Trafford Publishing
* The War is Language, Nath Jones, self
* Three Years and Eight Months, Icy Smith, East West Discovery Press
* Treachery at Torrey Pines, John Van Vlear, Velvet Room Publishing
* Tremolo, Aaron P. Lazar, Twilight Times Books
* Twelve Mindful Months, Carol Tibbetts, True Nature Press
* Unbroke Horses, D.B.Jackson, Goldminds Publishing
* With Robert Lowell and His Circle, Kathleen Spivak, University Press of New England

2012
* A Jewish Calendar of Festive Foods, Jane Portnoy, Janelle International
* A New Prospect, Wayne Zurl, Black Rose Writing
* Agewise, Margaret Morganroth Gullette, The University of Chicago Press
* Be Fast or Be Gone, Andreas Scherer, ProChain Press
* Beyond Bullets, Rafak Gerszak, Annick Press
* Blood Clay, Valerie Nieman, Press 53
* Bonyo Bonyo, Vanita Oelschalger, Vanta Books
* Books Will Speak Plain, Julia Miller, The Legacy Press
* Down Right Good, Karen Kelly Boyce, KFR Communications
* End Malaria, Michael Bungay Stanier (ed), The Domino Project
* Green Gospel, L.C. Fiore, Livingston Press
* Highlighting Homeschooling, Bethany Gardiner, M.D., Sticky Tape Press
* Hubble Reveals Creation by an Awe-Inspiring Power, Paul Hutchins, Imagination Publishing-Orlando
* Inspired Nurse, Rich Bluni, RN, Fire Starter Publishing
* Life Before Birth, Arthur Janov, NTI Upstream
* No Ordinary Time, Jan Phillips, Livingkindness Foundation
* Oh, Beautiful, John Paul Godges, Createspace
* Open Winter, Rae Gouirand, Bellday Books
* Pieter Bruegel, Larry Silver, Abbeville Press
* Revealing Eden, Victoria Foyt, Sand Dollar Press
* San Francisco Entertains, Junior League of San Francisco, Junior League of San Francisco
* Spirit Stones, Dianne Ebertt Beeaff, Five Star Publications
* Stress Less, Weigh Less, Holly Mosier, Greenleaf Book Group
* Stumbling into Infinity, Michael Fischman, Morgan james Publishing
* The Chinese Dream, Helen H. Wang, Createspace
* The Foursome, Terry Dodd, Selah Publishing Group
* The Meghan Method, Meghan Carter, GEM Multimedia
* The New Speaking of Sex, Meg Hickling, Northstone
* The Parent's Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum, G. Rith Bork, Lisa King, Jane Thierfeld Brown, AAPC Publishing
* The Survivors, Amanda Havard, Chafie Press
* Too Shy for Show-and-Tell, Beth Bracken, Picture Window Books
* Unguarded Crossing, Bob Brooks, Antrim House
* Visible Horizons, Gene McSweeney, Yawn's Publishing
* Wisconsin's Own, M. Caren Connolly & Louis Wasserman, Wisconsin Historical Society Press

2011
* 27 Views of Hillsborough, Michael Malone, Eno Publishers
* Aerial Aces of the Universa Newsreel, Phillip W. Stewart, PMS Press
* Amy Barickman's Vintage Notions, Amy Barickman, Amy Barickman
* An Illustrated Introduction to Taoism, Jean C. Cooper, World Wisdom
* Are You a Survivor, Karen Condon, Brown Street Press
* Blood & Volume, Dave Copeland, Barricade Book
* Brain Drain, Charles F. Glassman, MD, RTS Publishing
* Creating a Healthy Life and Marriage, Judith Anne Desjardins, Spirit House Publishing
* Face to Face, Karen Ande, Hope Publishing House
* Finally Growing Up, Ed Morler, Sanai Publishing
* Flavors of Friuli, Elisabeth Antoine Crawford, Equilibrio
* Flying Boats & Spies, Jamie Dodson, OnStage Publishing
* Hands at Work, Iris Graville, Heron Moon Press
* Healey's Cave, Aaron Paul Lazar, Twilight Times Books
* Jacob's Cane, Elisa New, Basic Books
* Lofty Pursuits, Mark Richard Schuster, Brown Books Publishing Group
* Lucky Fish, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Tupelo Press
* MFA in a Box, John Rember, Dream of Things
* Power's Garden, Dianne Ebertt Beeaff, Five Star Publications
* Proving God, Edward F. Sylvia, MTS, Staircase Press
* Resonance, Richard Jackson, Ashland Poetry Press
* Schooner, Tom Dunlop & Alison Shaw, Vineyard Stories
* Senior Birdman, Eldon N. Price, iUniverse
* Sipping from the Nile, Jean Naggar, Stony Creek Press
* Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun, Maria Dismondy, Nelson Publishing
* The Futures, Emily Lambert, Basic Books
* The House of Six Doors, Patricia Selbert, Publishing by the Seas
* The Name of the Nearest River, Alex Taylor, Sarabande Books
* Western Herbs for Martial Artists and Contact Athletes, Susan Lynn Peterson, & Ph.D., YMAA Publication Center
* Why Am I Here?, Matthew Kelly, Beacon Publishing
* Writers and Their Notebooks, Diana M. Raab, University of South Carolina Press

2010
* A Journey Through Literary America, Thomas Hummel & Tamra Dempsey, Val De Grâce Books
* A Tale of a Business Failure, John D. Davis, Danbury Publishing
* A Temporary Sort of Peace, JIm McGarrah, Indiana Historical Society
* Beyond UFOs, Jeffrey Bennett, Princeton University Press
* Black Tupelo Country, Doug Ramspeck, BkMk Press
* Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden, Kathy M. Miller, Celtic Sunrise
* Cold Case in Ellyson, Susan Anderson, Createspace
* Encounters, Nancy Keeney Forster, Windshadow Press
* Finding Out, Deborah Meem, Michelle Gibson, Jonathan Alexander, Sage
* Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Richard Mack, Quiet Light Publishing
* Herbal Cookery, The St. Louis Society, Favorite Recipies Press
* Mother California, Kenneth E. Hartman, Atlas & Co.
* Necessary Turns, Liz Abrams-Morley, Word Press
* Running on Dreams, Herb Heiman, Autism Asperger Publishing
* Short White Coat, James A. Feinstein, iUniverse
* The American Scene on Paper, various, Georgia Museum of Art
* The Art of Hojo Undo, Michael Clarke, YMAA Publication Center
* The Happy Body, Aniela & Jerzy Gregorek, Jurania Press
* The New Akashic Records, Cheryl Trine, Essential Knowing Press
* The New Holy Wars , Robert H. Nelson, Penn State Press
* The New Path, Swami Kriyanada, Crystal Clarity Publishers
* The Prostitutes of Post Office Street, Frank F Carden, Sol Books
* Voices of the American West, Corinne Platt & Meredith Ogil, Fulcrum Publishing

2009
* All the Saints of the City of the Angels, J. Michael Walker, Heyday Books
* Blues and Bliss: The Poetry of George Elliot Clarke, Jon Paul Fiorentino (editor), Wilfrid Laurier Press
* Butt Ugly, Lynn Montgomery, Zuzu Petals
* Eclipsed by Shadow, John Royce , Micron Press
* Gattorno: A Cuban Painter for the World, Sean M. Poole, Arte al Dia
* Great Peacemakers, Ken Beller & Heather Chase, LTS Press
* Kafka Comes to America, Steven T. Wax, Other Press
* Maggots in my Sweet Potatoes: Women Doing Time, Susan Madden Lankford, Humane Exposures Publishing
* Managing Thought: How Do Your Thoughts Rule Your World?, Mary J. Lore, Ferne Press
* Pursuit of Light: An Extraordinary Journey, Sandy Brewer, Peach Tree House
* Sic, Brin Friesen, and/or
* Strong Winds Change Lives, Eureka F. Collins, Xullon Press
* Tai Chi Dynamics, Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D, YMAA Publication Center, Inc.
* The Aristotle Quest, Sharon Raye, Parmenides Publishing
* The Demise of Luleta Jones, Mark Allen Boone, Blacksmith Books
* The New Nuns, Amy L. Koehlinger, Harvard University Press
* The President's House, William Seale, White House Historical Association
* Tropical & Garden Flower Identification: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Central America, Graeme Teague, 18 Rabbit Press
* Whistleblower, Richard Hicks, Xlibris

2008
* A Life Unburdened, Richard Morris, New Trends Publishing
* Clown Girl, Monica Drake, Hawthorne Books
* Crossing the Sands, Ariane Audouin-Dubreuil, Dalton Watson Fine Books
* Discipline, Paco Ahlgren, Greenleaf Book Group
* Dismal Rock, Davis McCombs, Tupelo Press
* How Big Is Your God, Paul Coutinho, S.J., Loyola Press
* In New Mexico Light, Douglas Kent Hall, Museum of New Mexico Press
* Lasting Contribution, Tad Waddington, Agate B2 Books
* One Man's War, Dan A. Baker & Tommy LaMore, Taylor Trade Publishing
* Priscilla McDoodleNut DoodleMcMae Asks Why?, Janet Mary Sinke, My Grandma and Me Publishers
* Reflections in a Critical Eye, Jan Whitt, University Press of America
* Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible, Karel van der Toorn Harvard University Press
* The Roman Triumph, Mary Beard, Belknap Press
* Thinking Organized for Parents and Children, Rhona M. Gordon, Thinking Organized Press
* Thought to Exist in the Wild, Derrick Jensen, Photographs by Karen Tweedy-Holms, No Voice Unheard

2007
* A Woman at War: Marlene Dietrich Remembered, J. David Riva, Wayne State University Press
* Diabetes: Sugar-Coated Crisis, David Spero, New Society Publishers
* Greene's Summer, Thomas E. Kennedy, Wynkin De Worde
* The Lewis & Clark Trail American Landscapes, Richard Mack, Quiet Light Publishing
* Under Kilimanjaro, Ernest Hemingway, The Kent State University Press