
2017 NAUTILUS GRAND & GOLD WINNERS
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GRAND WINNER
ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
The Archipelago of Hope
Gleb Raygorodetsky
Pegasus Books
An enlightening global journey reveals the inextricable links between Indigenous cultures and their lands―and how it can form the foundation for climate change resilience around the world. In addition to sharing the stories and traditional wisdom of these people, The Archipelago of Hope outlines a way for us all to be allies with Indigenous communities and their work. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to The Archipelago of Hope Fund, via Land is Life, to support communities profiled in this book. The Nautilus Staff is proud to announce that Gleb Raygorodetsky, as author of our Grand Prize Winner, will receive a Cash Prize of $2,500 to further support his work.
SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF SELF-PUBLISHED
PHOTOGRAPHY & ARTS
On an Acre Shy of Eternity / Micro Landscapes at the Edge
Robert Dash
Hyla Press
SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF SMALL PRESS
PSYCHOLOGY
Change the Story of Your Health: Using Shamanic & Jungian Techniques for Healing
Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD
Findhorn Press
SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED FICTION
A Different Pond
Bao Phi; Thi Bui, Illustrator
Capstone Young Readers
SPECIAL HONORS FOR LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
Ursula K. Le Guin
With deep gratitude for her multifaceted and expansive literary contribution,
pioneering and envisioning Better Worlds. Her wisdom has inspired readers
of all ages around the world, and will continue for generations to come.
Last release:
No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Really Matters
Ursula K. Le Guin
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Aging consciously

Vesper Time
Frank J. Cunningham
Orbis Books
Aging consciously

Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Awakening
Jett Psaris, PhD
Sacred River Press
ANIMALS & NATURE

Yellowstone Migrations
Joe Riis
Mountaineers Books
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT PRACTICES

Sacred Powers: The Five Secrets to Awakening Transformation
davidji
Hay House
BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP

The Regenerative Business
Carol Sanford
Nicholas Brealey
BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP

Radical Transformational Leadership
Monica Sharma
North Atlantic Books
CREATIVE PROCESS

Writing as a Path to Awakening
Albert Flynn DeSilver
Sounds True
ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

The Archipelago of Hope
Gleb Raygorodetsky
Pegasus Books
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

Matter & Desire
Andreas Weber
Chelsea Green Publishing
FICTION: SELF-PUBLISHED & SMALL PRESS

Tiger Pelt
Annabelle Kim
Leaf-Land Press
FICTION: LARGE PUBLISHER

Everybody’s Son
Thrity Umrigar
Harper / HarperCollins
FOOD, COOKING & HEALTHY EATING

SugarDetoxMe: 100+ Recipes to Curb Cravings and Take Back Your Health
Summer Rayne
Oakes Sterling Publishing
GIFT & SPECIALTY

The Naturalist’s Notebook: An Observation Guide and 5-Year Calendar-Journal
Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, & Bernd Heinrich
Storey Publishing
GREEN LIVING / SUSTAINABILITY

The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan
Andy Couturier
North Atlantic Books
DEATH & DYING / GRIEF & LOSS

Confessions of a Funeral Director
Caleb Wilde
HarperOne / HarperCollins
HEALTH & HEALING

The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China
John D Day MD, & Jane Ann Day; with Matthew LaPlante
Harper / HarperCollins
HEROIC JOURNEYS

Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue
Bree Loewen
Mountaineers Books
INNER PROSPERITY & RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

A Mind at Home with Itself
Byron Katie
HarperOne / HarperCollins
JOURNALISM & INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

WTF What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
Tim O’Reilly
HarperBusiness / HarperCollins
MEMOIR (Self-Published & Small Press)

Finding
Kim Fuller
Self-Published
MEMOIR (LARGE PUBLISHER)

Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice
Dr. Willie Parker
Atria /Simon & Schuster
MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS

Unexpected Bride in the Promised Land: Journeys in Palestine & Israel
Iris Keltz
Nighthawk Press
PARENTING & FAMILY

The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, & Raise a Respectable Adult
Josh Shipp
Harper Wave / HarperCollins
PERSONAL GROWTH (self-published & small press)

Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home
Toko-pa Turner
Her Own Room Press
PERSONAL GROWTH (Large publisher)

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging
& the Courage to Stand Alone
Brené Brown
Random House
PSYCHOLOGY

Complementary & Integrative Treatments in Psychiatric Practice
Patricia Gerbarg, MD, Philip R Muskin, MD & Richard P Brown, MD
American Psychiatric Association
PSYCHOLOGY

Change the Story of Your Health: Using Shamanic & Jungian Techniques for Healing
Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD
Findhorn Press
2017 SPECIAL HONORS FOR BEST OF SMALL PRESS
PHOTOGRAPHY & ART

An Acre Shy of Eternity / Micro Landscapes at the Edge
Robert Dash
Hyla Press
2017 SPECIAL HONORS FOR BEST OF SELF-PUBLISHED
POETRY

Joy is the Thinnest Layer
Gunilla Norris
Homebound Publications
Lyrical Prose

Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation
Kyo Maclear
Scribner /Simon & Schuster
RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION

Beyond Beliefs
Dr. Melanie Joy
Roundtree Press
RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF EASTERN THOUGHT

Shakti Rising
Kavitha M Chinnaiyan, MD
Non-Duality Press / New Harbinger
RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF EASTERN THOUGHT

The Art of Living
Thich Nhat Hanh
HarperOne / HarperCollins
RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF WESTERN THOUGHT

Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul
Naomi Levy
Flatiron Books / Macmillan
RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF other traditions

The Great Re-Imagining: Spirituality in An Age of Apocalypse
Theodore Richards
Homebound Publications
SCIENCE & COSMOLOGY

The Living Earth Handbook: Creating Sustainability from the Inside Out
Renée Wade
Natural Collaboration
SOCIAL SCIENCES & EDUCATION

The Education of Eva Moskowitz
Eva Moskowitz
Harper / HarperCollins
SOCIAL CHANGE | Social justice

Wonder Girls: Changing Our World
Paola Gianturco & Alex Sangster
powerHouse Books
USA SPIRITUAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

The Good Fight: America's Ongoing Struggle for Justice
Rick Smolan & Jennifer Erwitt
Against All Odds Productions II
USA SPIRITUAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, & Hope in an American Classroom
Helen Thorpe
Scribner / Simon & Schuster
WOMEN

Sacred Retreat: Using Natural Cycles to Recharge Your Life
Pia Orleane, PhD
Bear &Co. / Inner Traditions
WOMEN

Garden of the Lost and Abandoned: The Extraordinary Story of One Woman and the Children She Saves
Jessica Yu
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
CHILDREN'S CATEGORIES
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS - FICTION

Do You Speak Fish?
D.J. Corchin
PhazelFOZ Co. (hybrid)
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS - NONFICTION

Trees
Carme Lemniscates
Candlewick Studio / Candlewick Press
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED - FICTION

Freeing Freddie the Dreamweaver / with Workbook
Brent Feinberg & Kim Normand Dobrin
Square One
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED - FICTION

A Different Pond
Bao Phi & Thi Bui, Illustrator
Capstone Young Readers
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CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED - NONFICTION

An Army of Ants, A Colony of Bats, A Pounce of Cats
Dr. Sherry L Meinberg
Self-Published
MIDDLE GRADES - FICTION

Wishtree
Katherine Applegate & Charles Santoso, Illustrator
Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan
MIDDLE GRADES - NONFICTION

Journal Sparks
Emily Neuburger
Storey Publishing
YOUNG ADULT FICTION

American Street
Ibi Zoboi
HarperCollins / Balzer +Bray
YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION

Unleash Your Inner Super Powers
Jacqui Letran
A Healed Mind