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2021 Distinguished Favorites

The Danger Game by Ian Bull

Crisanta Knight: Into The Gray by Geanna Culbertson

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From Whence We Come by Maurice W. Dorsey

Black Millennials and the Church by Joshua Mitchell

Businessman First by Maurice W. Dorsey

Of Time and Spirit by Maurice W. Dorsey

Shackles and More Gripping Tales by James Hanna

A Child Lost by Michelle Cox

The Enigma Ignite by Breakfield and Breakfield

Losing the Atmosphere, A Memoir: A Baffling Disorder, a Search for Help, and the Therapist Who Understood by Vivian Conan

Behind Picketwire by M. Day Hampton

Priestess of Pompeii: The Initiate's Journey by Sandra C. Hurt (Author), Carol Spicuzza (Illustrator)

What We Do for Love by Anne Pfeffer

Let Me Prey Upon You: Breaking Free from a Minister's Sexual Abuse by Sandy Phillips Kirkham

To Live Woke: Thoughts to Carry in Our Struggle to Save the Soul of America by Rupert Nacoste Ph.D.

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Student's Federal Career Guide; Ten Steps to a Federal Job® or Internship for Students and Recent Grad... 4th Ed. by Kathryn K. Troutman

Understanding Startup CEO’s: And the Mindset You Need to Successfully Work For One by Dan Slagen

Flexible Working by Gemma Dale

Gratitude Infusion: Workplace Strategies for a Thriving Organizational Culture by Kerry Alison Wekelo

Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring by Deb Boelkes

Unlock!: 7 Steps to Transform Your Career and Realize Your Leadership Potential by Abhijeet Khadilkar

Love Your Imposter by Rita Clifton

Student's Federal Career Guide; Ten Steps to a Federal Job® or Internship for Students and Recent Graduates 4th Ed by Kathryn K. Troutman

Semper Avanti: A Story of Love, Determination and Perseverance by Nancy Bucceri

How to Save Your Inner Wonder Woman: A Guide for Caregiver and Allies of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Using Wonder Woman by Kenneth Rogers, Jr.

The Puzzle Quests: Secret Treasures by Janine De Tillio Cammarata

Film (a novel) by Patricia Leavy

A Raccoon's Tale: Seven Saves the Notch by Fran Hodgkins

1 For All by Sean McCollum

Melody's Magical Flying Machine by Elaine Ambrose

Becoming a Superhero by C. Ariane Durden

Finding Her Friends: Butterfly Princess Book 2 by Alisa Hope Wagner

Freedom in the Fight by Scott Abrams, M.D.

The Spirit of Leviathan, Jezebel, and Athaliah by Tekoa Manning

Charleston: The Antebellum Neighborhoods and Buildings by David Rogers

Letters from Grace: The Story of an American Family by Priscilla Audette

Shooting Stars by Patricia Leavy

Inside The Lie by Gary Wenkle Smith

Bastard's Bluff by David Benjamin

Escape from Obiliva by Brian Kindall

Diversity At College: Real Stories of Students Conquering Bias and Making Higher Education More Inclusive by James Stellar, Chrisel Martinez, Branden Eggan, Chloe Skye Weiser, Benny Poy, Rachel Eagar, Marc Cohen, and Agata Buras

Future World Order by Dr Maha Hosain Aziz

The Situation, A Radical Journey Thru Sisterhood by Lila Glasoe Francese

The Global Kid by Dr Maha Hosain Aziz

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Teaching Students with Autism in a Catholic Setting by Deacon Lawrence R. Sutton, Ph.D

CHASING THE COSMIC PRINCIPLE: Dowsing from Pyramids to Back Yard America by Robert Egby

Ethan Templeton Awakens the All-Seeing Eye by JulieJoe B.

Ever Alice by H.J. Ramsay

The Giant's Giant by Mark Cheverton

The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise

Bunco: A Comedy About The Drama Of Friendship by Robin Delnoce

Still A Mother edited by Joy M. Freeman and Tabatha D. Johnson

The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness by Jill Grimes MD FAAFP (Author), Nicole Grimes (Illustrator)

The Road to Delano by John DeSimone

Hunting Teddy Roosevelt by James Ross

It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay

The Lines Between Us: A Novel by Rebecca D'Harlingue

The Dung Beetles of Liberia, A Novel Based on True Events by Daniel V. Meier, Jr.

Beneath the Palms by Ruth Newell

The Mystery of Barbara Fritchie a True Patriot by Tamara Louise Thayer

Drive-Ins of Colorado by Michael Kilgore

Rise, Ruin & Restoration: A History of Sutter's Fort by Cheryl Anne Stapp

HIDDEN WOMEN: Charlemagne's Celtic Domain by Jacqueline Widmar Stewart

HIDDEN WOMEN: Frankish Splendor & Valor in Celtic Europe by Jacqueline Widmar Stewart

Dialect and Nationalism in China, 1860–1960 by Gina Anne Tam

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Oromo Witness by Abdul Dire

The Little Breadwinner by Lucia Mann

The Vanishing by Arjay Lewis

Jokers Over Aces by Bart Hepker

Miserable Holiday Stories by Alex Bernstein

My Shorts: Brief Scenes From My Early Life by Brian Kagan

The Runaways of Missing Lake by Tanya Fyfe

A Gay Man's Guide to Life: Get Real, Stand Tall, and Take Your Place by Britt East

Mother Mother: A Novel by Jessica O'Dwyer

No Birds Sing Here by Daniel Meier

Unnatural Resources by Mindy Uhrlaub

Whereabouts by Scott Gould

A Tale of Two Wise Fools by Arin Keshishian

One Day on the Gold Line: A Memoir in Essays by Carla Rachel Sameth

The Best That Can Happen: The Grand Trek by Kathleen Schmitt

Forgive Us Our Trespasses by Diane Gensler

I'm So Glad You're Here by Pamela Gay

L.A.’s Last Street Cop: Surviving Hollywood Freaks, the Aryan Brotherhood, and the L.A.P.D.'s Homicidal Vendetta Against Me by Al Moreno

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Shades of the Deep Blue Sea by Jack Woodville London

INVISIBLE: Story of the USS Manta Ray by M. E. Nyberg

To Stand on Solid Ground: A Civil War Novel Based on Real People and Events by Leslie Parker Borhaug and G. Keith Parker

Angels and Patriots Book Three by Salina B Baker

EO-N by Dave Mason

The Hurricane Within by Ashlee Leppert

Like a Shadow: The Life and Training of a Guardian Warrior by Tamarack Song

Shave Ice Paradise by Mark Seiler

Rose's Thorn by Lynn-Steven Johanson

The Undersea Art of Inonesia by Charles E. Rawlings, Leah Perez, and Nuswanto Lobbu

Love Poems From New England: reflections on state of mind and states of heart by Jon Meyer

Behind Picketwire by M. Day Hampton

Brilliantbranes by John F. Hopkins

Practical Genealogy: 50 Simple Steps to Research Your Diverse Family History by Brian Sheffey

Oil and Water by Lara Ann Dominick

Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home by Anna Brooke

Finding Life In Between...a Journal For Me, To You by Candy Leigh

I Don't Want to go to Preschool, The Fairy Queen Calls by Cynthia Kern Obrien (Author), Rosemarie Gillen (Illustrator)

Tex the Explorer: Journey Through the Alphabet by Ellie Smith

This is My Castle by Brooke Van Sickle

BOBcat has a Special Tale by Dana Popoff

I just want to be super! by Andrew Katz (Author) Tony Luzano (Illustrator)

Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! by Marlene M. Bell

Mildred Builds A World by Amy Leask

Bean Saves the Day by Rey A. Banda

Bunk the Chipmunk's Quarantine Story by Victor Teran

The Magnificent Adventures of Folotjing: The Brave and Kindhearted by Rio N. Cortez

Catastroika by Charles Rammelkamp

Descent by Jennifer LeBlanc

Devil's Lake by Sarah M. Sala

Secondary Cicatrices by Lynne Goldsmith

His Feathers Were Chains by Denise Lajimodiere

Fractures by Carlos Andrés Gómez

The Keeping by Linda Neal Reising

"Took House" by Lauren Camp

Suspicion by Jake Bussolini

Japanese In-Law: Words and Phrases for Day-to-Day Living by Kenneth Atchity and Keisaku Mitsumatsu

The Non-Obvious Guide to Virtual Meetings and Remote Work by Rohit Bhargava

Life is Your Imaginations' Reality by Tricia Renée

Promise of Spring by T.K. Conklin

You - The World of Thoughts Matters by Rose S. White

Serendipity in Berkeley by Kay C. Beerman

A Potter's Tale by Dave Davis

Avernus by Steven Webb

Rook by Blaine C. Readler

Time Benders: The Machine by Jb Yanni

Time Benders and the Two Promises: Book II by Jb Yanni

Wine Dark Deep by R. Peter Keith

Peace and Joy: A Path for Our Spiritual Quest by Francesco Iacona

Abjectification: Stories & Truths by C. Kubasta

Harvest Widows by Nick Bertelson

Girl on a Float by Brian Bedard

Golden Gate Jumper Survivors Society by Ross Wilcox

Once Removed: Stories by Colette Sartor

Responsible Adults by Patricia Ann McNair

To Live Woke: Thoughts to Carry in Our Struggle to Save the Soul of America by Rupert Nacoste Ph.D.

A Song of Love: How Jesus Breathes Life into Destiny by Jan Chapman

Finding God in the Mess by Jim Deeds and Brendan McManus, SJ

The Secret Handbook of Wu Chi by James Cox

Beyond the Goat Trails by Mike Sovelius

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In the Country Dark by Mike Mallow

Irrational Fears by Lee Lindauer

Only the Women are Burning by Nancy Burke

The Enigma Ignite by Breakfield and Breakfield

If You Stand Here: A Pilgrim's Tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela by Anne Born

Immersed in West Africa by Terry Lister

Kong Boys by Gerald Yeung

L.A.’s Last Street Cop: Surviving Hollywood Freaks, the Aryan Brotherhood, and the L.A.P.D.'s Homicidal Vendetta Against Me by Al Moreno

Grizzly Justice by April Christofferson

Rescuing Samantha by Heidi M. Thomas

Blind Trust by A.F. Presson

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Countdown America by M.C. Fox

Tell Me You Love Me by Kathleen Stone

The Gift From Fortuny by Terry Stanfill

When the Heart Listens - A Milford-Haven Novella by Mara Purl

Let Me Prey Upon You: Breaking Free from a Minister's Sexual Abuse by Sandy Phillips Kirkham

Pound On!! From the Glass Slipper to the Glass Ceiling by Robin Rotenberg

We Demand the Right to Vote: The Journey to the 19th Amendment by Meneese Wall

Cover to Cover: What First-Time Authors Need to Know about Editing by Sandra Wendel

Fly, Fly Away by Pamela Bauer Mueller

Merged by Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl

Spinner by Michael J Bowler

Starvation by Molly Fennig
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