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After our rigorous first round of judging, less than 10% of the titles become category finalists. We consider this a distinction of its own merit and, in 2008, began officially listing these titles on-line. Finalists are selected by category scoring. There are typically 1-6 books per category selected as a finalist. Finalists fall into approximately the upper 10% of all books that entered the contest. Below are the current and previous category finalists in alphabetical order by book. (Please click here to view the Montaigne Medal Finalists or da Vinci Eye Finalists.)
2011
* All-in-One Marriage Prep, Susanne M Alexander, Barringer Publishing
* Art of Islam, Titus Burckhardt, World Wisdom
* Belle's Trial, Connie Gotsch, Artemesia Publishing
* Birth of a Notion, Bill Harris, Wayne State University Press
* Born Twice, Helen Stern Kuban, Matyi Press
* Chapel Hill in Plain Sight, Daphne Athas, Eno Publishers
* Clan Ground, Clare Bell, Imaginator Press
* Cooking on the Light Side, Thienna Ho, Thienna, Inc.
* Courage and Croissants, Suzane Saxe-Roux and Jean P. Roux, St. Remy Press
* Dia de los Muertos, Angela Charmaine Craid, editor, Elektrick Milk Bath Press
* Dog Boy and Other Harrowing Tales, Erica-Lynn Huberty, iUniverse
* Family Secrets, DeAnn Daley Holcomb, 3P Press, Brown Books
* Fate's Janitors, Keith R Wilson, self
* Fiddler Crabbe, G.R. Dixon, self
* Finally Growing Up, Ed Morler, Sanai Publishing
* Guest House, Barbara K. Richardson, Bay Tree Publishing
* Heartbreak, Richard Kurtz, Burning Books
* Heart's Migration, Linda Rodriguez, Tia Chucha Press
* Heaven, Indiana, Jan Maher, Dog Hollow Press
* How to Interview Like a Pro, Mary Greenwood, iUniverse
* Howling at the Moon, Steven Mayfield, Mount Parnassus Press
* Human Nature, Gary Soto, Tupelo Press
* Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, Joseph Lumbard, Editor, World Wisdom
* Jobpreneurship 101, Jim Villwock, Job Doctors International
* Knowing Woman, Nurturing the Feminine Soul, Jo Mills Garceau, iUniverse
* Life, Venerable Master Hsing Yun, Buddha's Light Publishing
* Living in Two Worlds, Charles Eastman, World Wisdom
* Lone Holdout, Linda Cox, Charles Street Press
* Loose Ends Kill, Bob Doerr, TotalRecall Publications
* Love and the Eye, Laura Newbern, Kore Press
* Mediterranean Grave, William Doonan, BookYear Mysteries
* Mind, Body, & Spirit, William Pillow, iUniverse
* My Life Has No Purpose!, David Weber, Learn About Flow
* Nice Bike, Mark Scharinbroich, Ech Boy Publishing
* Old Woman Winter, Mary Bevis, Raven Productions
* One Book, The Whole Universe, Richard D. Mohr & Barbara M. Sattler, editors, Parmenides Publishing
* One Summer in the Old Town, Randy Cribbs, OCRS
* Orphans of Katrina, Karen O'Toole, Give a Dog a Bone Press
* Picturing Hemingway's Michigan, Michael R Federspiel, Wayne State University Press
* Practical Solutions for Stablizing Students with Classic Autism to Be Ready to Learn, Judy Endow, AAPC Publishing
* Reimagining Detroit, John Gallagher, Wayne State University Press
* Resumes for Children, Donna Kristine Manley, Christiana Press
* Return of the Storks, Lovie Karnath, Akira Uidea Gallery
* Seeking the God of Ecstasy, Melina Costello, O Books
* Semper Cool, Barry Fixler, Exalt Press
* Soulwise, Dr. Phil Johnson, NanoHouse Press
* Striking Surface, Jason Schneiderman, Ashland Poetry Press
* Success of the Seed Plants, Leslie Williams, Bellday Books,
* Tai Chi Chuan Classical Yang Style, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, YMAA Publication Center
* Tales of the Brass Griffin, C. B. Ash, Christopher Ash
* Texas Tables, Junior League of Noth Harris and Aouth Montgomery Counties, Favorite Recipes Press
* The Ant in Red Pants, Zee Knutson & Carolyn Garriott, Driftwillow Press
* The Blueprint, Adam Schrager & Rob Witwer, Fulcrum Books
* The Changing Realm of Light, Elizabeth Carmel, Hawks Peak Publishing
* The Decision, John C. McHugh M.D., LuLu
* The Employee Rights Handbook, Steven Mitchell Sack, Legal Strategies Publications
* The End of War, Captain Paul J. Chapell, Easton Studio Press
* The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Stories, John Tingey, Princeton Architectural Press
* The Flavor of L'Auberge, L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort, Favorite Recipes Press
* The Healing, Frances Pergamo, iUniverse
* The House at Royal Oak, Carol Eron Rizzolo, Black Dog & Leeventhal
* The Old Queen's Treasure, Michael A. Herr, LuLu
* The Pinnacle Seven, Jackie Richards, iUniverse
* The Principles of Horseshoeing, Doug Butler and Jacob Butler, Doug Butler Enterprises
* The Snake Woman of Ipanema, Lucille Bellucci, Writers Club Press
* The Sylvan Horn, Robert Redinger, iUniverse
* The Triskaidek, Basil Spring, LuLu
* The Ugly Tree, Tamara Lyon, Comfort Publishing
* The Wizard's Dream, Louisa Loveridge Gallas, Singing Road Press
* The Worth of Smart, Blaine C. Readler, Full Arc Press
* Thriving After Divorce, Tonja Evetts Weimer, Beyond Words
* Towards a Transformative Photography, Simhananda, Orange Palm Publications
* Train in the Distance, S.W.Capps, Inkwater Press
* Tree Song, H.E.Stewart, Tudor House Press
* Truly, Everything, J.R.Armstrong, Willowrose Publishing
* Unclean Jobs for Women, Alissa Nutting, Starcherone
* Wednesday is Indigo Blue, Richard E. Cytowic and David Eagleman, The Mit Press
* Woodshop for Kids, Jack McKee, Cack McKee/Hands On Books
* Zero, Kathryn Otoshi, Ko Kids Books
* Zimbabwe Bound, Larita Killian, University of Indianapolis Press
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2010
* A Guide for Midlife, McKenzie Magee, GEM Publishing
* A Motor City Year, John Sobczak, Wayne State University Press
* A Painter's Life, K.B.Dixon, Inkwater Press
* Adventure Photographer, James R. Holland, A Bit of Boston Books
* Archicembalo, G.C. Waldrep, Tupelo Press
* Baby Owl's Rescue, Jennifer Keats Curtis, Sylvan Dell Publishing
* Brain Drain, Charles Glassman, RTS Publishing
* Circus Fever, Alva Sachs, Three Wishes Publishing
* Cold Winter's Kill, Bob Doerr, Total Recall Publications
* Counsel of the Wicked, Roberto Kusminsky, Krill Press
* Count Down to Fall, Frank Hawk, Sylvan Dell Publishing
* Critical Conditions, Martine Ehrenclou, Lemon Grove Press
* Death Impressions, J.L.Rehman, Partners in Crime Publishers
* Downtown USA, Susan Madden Lankford, Humane Exposures Publishing
* Encampment, Carl Eeman, Melange Press
* How to Stay Married & Love It, Nancy Landrum with Jim Landrum, Nancy Landrum with Jim Landrum
* Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform, Howard Dean, Chelsea Green Publishing
* In the Wake of the Storm, Theresa A. Severin, North Cross Press
* La Ranfla, Martha Egan, Papalote Press
* Light Thickens, Elizabeth Biller Chapman, Ashland Poetry Press
* Max Goes to Jupiter, Bennett, Schneider, & Ellingson, Big Kid Science
* Music Business Handbook and Greer Guide, David Baskerville & Time Baskerville, Sage
* Nappy, Charisse Carney-Nunes, Brand Nu Words
* No Lonelinness, Temple Cone, Future Cycle Press
* No Lonelinness, Temple Cone, Future Cycle Press
* Once the Shore, Paul Yoon, Sarabande Books
* Orpheus on the Red Line, Theodore Deppe, Tupelo Press
* Potluck Survival Guide, Cherie Kimmons, Five Star Publications
* Rapture Practice, Sam Howie, Main Street Rag Publishing
* Roastbeef's Promise, David Jerome, Smackbooks
* Rosetta Stones, Catherine Para Dix, Central Ave Press
* Save Your Hands!, Lauriann Greene & Richard W. Goggins, Body of Work Books
* The Change Artist, Carla Rieger, Anand Publishing
* The Dragon Boy, Donald Samson, AWSNA Publications
* The Heartache Holders, Alex Strong, AuthorHouse
* The House of Many Faces, Konstantina Mahlia, self
* The Last Paradise, Michael Kaenow, iUniverse
* The Patriots of Foxboro, Jay Carp, River Pointe Publications
* The Side-Yard Superhero, Rick D. Niece, Synergy Books
* The Stone Priest, Stephen F. Lawless, iUniverse
* The Table My Mother Set, Theresa V. DeCaria, self
* To Handcuff Lightning, Sharon KD Hoskins, self
* Tropical Homes of the Eastern Caribbean, Margart Gajek, Derek Galon, Ozone Zone Books
* Trouble in Contrary Woods, Linda Salisbury, Tabby House
* Underground Chronicles, David Baldwin, Jahphut
* Vietnam, Eddie Adams, Umbrage Editions
* What Do I Do When I Get There, Rod Collins, Bright Works Press
* Wherever There's a Fight, Elaine Elinson & Stan Yogi, Heyday Books
* Why on Earth Does God Have to Paint?, Rafael Chodos, Giotto Multimedia
* Yoga American Style, Prem Prakash, Yes International Publishers
* You Know Your Way Home, Suzane Jauchius, Bree Noa Publishing
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2009
* A Breath Floats By: An Illusion for the Soul, Thayne Hudson, AuthorHouse
* A Garden Amid Fires, Gladys Swan, BkMk Press
* A Glove of Their Own, Lisa Funari-Willever, Keri Conkling, Debbie Moldovan, Franklin Mason Press
* A Guide to Indian Cooking, Dr. Neetash Patel, Uneeque Publishing
* All the Bad Stuff Comes in Threes, Karen Weinant Gallob, Earth Star Publications
* An American Sin, Frederick Su, bytewrite
* An Obsolete Honor: A Story of the German Resistance, Helena P. Schrader, iUniverse
* Between Desert Seasons, Ellen Waterston, Wordcraft of Oregon
* Catch the Wind, Anne Johnson, Beaver's Pond Press
* Celebrate Colorado, Junior Service League of Grand Junction, Favorite Recipes Press
* Choosing Honor: An American Woman's Search for God, Family and Country in an Age of Corruption, Mary T. Ficalora, Avail Press
* Come Together: Imagine Peace, Philip Metres (editor), Bottom Dog Press
* Debt is Slavery: And 9 Other Things I Wish my Dad had Taught Me about Money, Michael Mihalik, October Mist Publishing
* Endangered, Leonard Smith, iUniverse
* Endangered Liaisons, Don Shay, Alarus Press
* Finding the Moon in Sugar, Gint Aras, Infinity Publishing
* First Steps Conserving Our Environment, Joe Zammit Lucia, Matte Press
* Forms of Lectio, Glenn R. McLaughlin, Glenn R. McLaughlin
* Growing More Beautiful, Jennifer Robin, Arteful Press
* Heaven Help Us, Van McClendon, Sacred Path Publishing
* Holly Clegg's Trim & Terrific Gulf Coast Favorites, Holly Clegg, Holly Clegg Publications
* Horsepower-A Memoir, Annette Israel, iUniverse
* I'm Thankful: A Collection of Thoughts for Bedtime for a Lifetime, Sue Lundquist, HALO Publishing
* In the Absence of Honor, Jim Proebstle, Emerald Book
* In the Company of Soldiers, Melia Meichelbock, Booksurge
* Ireland's Comfort Food & Touring Attractions , Viki Pidgeon, Pidgeon's Press
* Keep this Forever, Mark Halliday, Tupelo Press
* Klytaimnestra Who Stayed at Home, Nancy Bogen, Twickenham Press
* Leaving My Found Eden, Ron L. Zheng, Literary Road Press
* Lessons on Liberty: A Primer for Young Patriots, Dr. Peter A. Lillback w/Judy Mitchell, Providence Forum Press
* Loop Year: 365 Days on the Trail, John Sheirer, PublishingWorks
* Love and Immortality, William Pillow, iUniverse
* Manhattan: Seeds of the Big Apple, Gloria Waldron Hukle, AuthorHouse
* Marshes to Mansions, Junior League of Lare Charles, Favorite Recipes Press
* Mindlings: Encounters within inner Space, Normand R. Bernier, Hats Off Books
* Mud Blood, Joan Del Monte, iUniverse
* My Dark People, T.S. Kerrigan, Central Ave Press
* One, Kathryn Otoshi, KO Kids Books
* Out Came the Sun, Judith Scott, Academy Chicago
* Outfluence, The Better Way to Influence, Al Betz, SilverBear Graphics
* Paper Children, Marcia Fine, Hudson House
* Pirate Queen: The Curse, R. Allen Downey, Booksurge
* Prisoner, Patrick, Xlibris
* Seal Woman, Solveig Eggerz, Ghost Road Press
* Settings, Sunrise to Sunset, Assistance League of the Bay Area, Favorite Recipes Press
* Shimming the Glass House, Helen Pruitt Wallace, The Ashland Poetry Press
* Sipping from the Nile: My Exodus From Egypt, Jean Naggar, Stony Creek Press
* Snowflake Secrets, Laura Collins, Whiskey Creek Press
* Sonora Moonlight, Florence Byham Weinberg, Twilight Times Books
* Sparrow's Revenge: A Novel of Postwar Tuscany, Paul Salsini, iUniverse
* Spitz: A Cat with Attitude, Carolyn Garriott, Driftwillow Press
* Stillbird, Sandra Shwayder Sanchez, The Wessex Collective
* The Billion Dollar Solution, Robert C. Newbold, ProChain Solutions
* The Blue Mosaic Vase, Christie Shary, SynergEbooks
* The Dragonfly Secret: A Story of Boundless Love, Clea Adams and John Adams, Feather Rock Books
* The Evolution of God, Chris Griscom, Light Institute Press
* The Heidelberg Project - A Street of Dreams, Linda Kaye McLean, Nelson Publishing & Marketing
* The Last Adventure of Life, Maria Dancing Heart, Findhorn Press
* The Minimum You Need to Know About Service Oriented Architecture, Roland Hughes, Logikal Solutions
* The Pale Surface of Things, Janey Bennett, Hopeace Press
* The Procrastinator's Bible for Financial Success, Frank J. Eberhart, iUniverse
* The Rose of York: Crown of Destiny, Sandra Worth, End Table Books
* The Tickle Tree, L.W.Lewis, Red Pumpkin Press
* The Vessel tinaja An Ancient City Mystery, Randy Cribbs, OCRS, Inc.
* Transformation From Tragedy: Stories of Hope, Faith & Community After the Tsunami, Thomas R. Winkel & Nicola M. Winkel
, WordPoint Publishing Group
* Turn of the Twentieth Century: Early 1900s Northern New England through the Lens of Photographer Glenduen Ladd, Susan Zizza
* Turning Numbers Into Knowledge, Jonathan Koomey, Analytics Press
* Veins, Lawrence C. Connolly, Fantasist Enterprises
* Vigilante Virus, R. Leland Waldrip, Rappahannock Books
* Wrinkles, Richard Hicks, Infinity Publishing
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2008
* About the House with Henri de Marne: How to Maintain, Repair, Upgrade, and Enjoy Your Home, Henri de Marne, Upper Access
* Andy Browne's Departure, S.B. Jones-Hendrickson, iUniverse
* Anything he Wants, Richard K. Weems, Spire Press
* Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck, Michael B. Rubin, Wachtel & Martin
* Black's Beach Shuffle, Corey Lynn Fayman, iUniverse
* Cats and Dogs: Our Alter Egos, Nona Hegen, Palouse Press
* Christmasville, Michael Dutton, Linden Park Publishers
* Cold Rolled Dead, Paul D' Ambrosio, Down the Shore Publishing
* Cooking Danish: A Taste of Denmark, Stig Hansen, Favorite Recipes Press
* Cruisin' the Fossal Freeway, Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll, Fulcrum Publishing
* Deadly Legacy, Rebecca Cale , Booksurge
* Gotcha!, Wayne Hancock, Leathers Publishing
* Guerrica and Total War, Ian Patterson, Harvard University Press
* It's a Disaster! …And What are You Gonna Do About it?, Bill&Janet Liebsch, Fedhealth
* Jewelry Savvy: What Every Jewlery Wearer Should Know, Cynthia A. Sliwa & Caroline Stanley, Jewels on Jewels
* Leadership Texas Hold'em Style, Andrew J. Harvey, Raymond E. Foster, Booksurge
* Lockjaw: Collect Appalachian Stories, Holly Farris, Gival Press
* Marshes to Mansions, The Juniro League of Lake Charles, Favorite Recipes Press
* Marwan, Aram Schefrin, AuthorHouse
* More Than A Dream: The Cristo Rey Story, G.R. Kearney, Loyola Press
* Never Did Say Goodbye, Evelyn C. Burch, Booksurge
* Nexus Point, Paul Black, Novel Instincts
* No More Rotten Eggs: 13 Steps to Hiring Grade AA Talent, Debra Thompson & Bill Greif, TG Publishing
* Notes from a Chameleon, Sort of a Memoir, Ginnie Siena Bivona, Lone Star Publishing
* Sacred Wisdom, Helga Schroder, Suka Press LLC
* Saraminda: Black Desire in a Field of Gold, Jose Sarnay, Aliform Publishing
* Shadows of Trickle Creek, V.W. Williams, Booksurge
* Soulware, Paul Black, Novel Instincts
* The Autism Trail Guide, Ellen Notbohm, Future Horizons
* The Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling, and Stopping Bullies & Bullying: A Complete Guide for Teachers and Parents, Margaret R. Kohut, Atlantic Publishing Company
* The Dumari Chronicle: Year One, Anne Patrice Brown, iUniverse
* The Emotional Plague: The Root of Human Evil, Dr. Charles Konia, A.C.O. Press
* The Find, Marilyn Jax, Beaver's Pond Press
* The Great Western Divide, John Spivey, Crowscry Press
* The Identity Factor, James Houston Turner, Aria Publishers
* The Last Boat, Michael Hite, iUniverse
* The Mask of Tamirella, Dana Davis, iUniverse
* The Mulligan, Nathan Jorgenson, Flat Rock Publishing
* The Rabbit Trap, Sandra K-Horn, AuthorHouse
* The Restaurant Manager's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation, Douglas R. Brown, Atlantic Publishing Company
* The Thief Maker, David H. Schleicher, iUniverse
* The Thread of Ariadne, George Sopasakis, Llumina Press
* To Be Self-Evident, R.L.Hogan, Libertas Press
* To My Senses, Alexandrea Weis, Booksurge
* Unlocking the Mystery of Skin Color, Thienna, Thienna
* Wall of Misconception, Peter A. Liliback, Providence Forum Press
* Without Grace, Carol Hoening, iUnivers
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