 Each year, the Eric Hoffer Award for books presents the da Vinci Eye to the title(s) with superior cover artwork. Cover art is judged on both content and style. The da Vinci Eye is given in honor of the historic artist/scientist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci.
"All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions."
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."
-Leonardo da Vinci
Upon registering for the Eric Hoffer Award, a book is automatically considered for the da Vinci Eye. In the spring, the short list is announced. The da Vinci Eye was introduced in 2009. Recipients can be viewed below. Detailed coverage of current winners can be found in the US Review of Books.
2010
* Baby Owl's Rescue, Jennifer Keats Curtis, Sylvan Dell Publishing (cover by Laura Jacques)
* Beyond UFOs, Jeffrey Bennett, Princeton University Press (cover by C. Alvarez-Gaffin)
* Searching for Soul, Bobbe Tyler, Swallow Press (cover by Beth Pratt)
* The Culture of Excess, J.R.Slosar, Ph.D., ABC CLIO/Praeger (cover by Karen Quigley)
* Then, Something, Patricia Fargnoli, Tupelo Press (cover by Howard Klein & Brian Jecker)
* Voyeur, Rich Murphy, Gival Press (cover by Mark Johnson, Matt Murphy & Ken Schellenberg)
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2009
* A Road More or Less Traveled, Stephen Otis & Colin Roberts, Sunnygold Books (cover by Ben Brezina)
* Cloisters, Kristin Bock, Tupelo Press (cover by William Kuch)
* Faces of the Earth, Elizabeth Searls Almy, Wishflower Press (cover by Charlotte L. Searls)
* Leaving My Found Eden, Ron L. Zheng, Literary Road Press (cover by Ron L. Zheng)
* The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake, Chris Dickon, The History Press (cover by Marshall Hudson)
* Tough Boy Sonatas, Curtis L. Crisler, Boyds Mills Press (cover by Floyd Cooper)
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