The New York City – Southern New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has announced the winners of the 19th Annual Books for a Better Life Awards during a ceremony at The TimesCenter in Manhattan.

Since its inception in 1996, the Books for a Better Life Awards has recognized more than 700 self-improvement authors and raised more than $2.1 million for the New York City - Southern New York Chapter’s comprehensive support services and educational programs for people living with MS, their friends and families as well as the Society’s critical research initiatives. The Awards recognize self-improvement authors whose messages are aligned with the chapter’s mission of inspiring people to live their best lives.

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2014 Winners

Childcare/Parenting
THE PRICE OF SILENCE by Liza Long (Hudson Street Press)

Cookbook
IKARIA by Diane Kochilas (Rodale)

First Book
JUST MERCY by Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)

Green
THE SOIL WILL SAVE US by Kristin Ohlson (Rodale)

Inspirational Memoir
CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? by Roz Chast (Bloomsbury)

Motivational
THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen (Viking)

Psychology
THE MARSHMALLOW TEST by Walter Mischel (Little, Brown and Company)

Relationships
BEYOND ADDICTION by Jeffrey Foote, Ph.D, Carrie Wilkins, Ph.D & Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D with Stephanie Higgs (Scribner)

Spiritual
BULLETPROOF SPIRIT by Captain Dan Willis (New World Library)

Wellness
BEING MORTAL by Atul Gawande (Metropolitan)

2014 Finalists

Childcare/Parenting

• THE PRICE OF SILENCE by Liza Long (Hudson Street Press)
• BEYOND MAGENTA by Susan Kuklin (Candlewick Press)
• STRONG MOTHERS, STRONG SONS by Meg Meeker, M.D. (Ballantine Books)
• ALL JOY AND NO FUN by Jennifer Senior (HarperCollins)
• HOW TODDLERS THRIVE by Tovah P. Klein, Ph.D. (Touchstone)

Cookbook

• PLENTY MORE by Yotam Ottolenghi (TenSpeed Press)
• THE KITCHEN ECOSYSTEM by Eugenia Bone (Clarkson Potter/Publishers)
• THE OH SHE GLOWS COOKBOOK by Angela Liddon (Avery)
• IKARIA by Diane Kochilas (Rodale)
• THE FAMILY COOKS by Laurie David (Rodale)

First Book

• BOTH SIDES NOW by Nancy Sharp (Books & Books Press)
• SERIOUSLY NOT ALL RIGHT by Ron Capps (Schaffner Press)
• LIFE IN MOTION by Misty Copeland with Charisse Jones (Touchstone)
• NAPKIN NOTES by Garth Callaghan (HarperOne)
• JUST MERCY by Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)

Green

• HOW TO CHANGE MINDS ABOUT OUR CHANGING CLIMATE by Seth B. Darling and Douglas L. Sisterson (The Experiment)
• SEEDS OF HOPE by Jane Goodall with Gail Hudson (Grand Central Publishing)
• PLASTIC PURGE by Michael SanClements (St. Martin’s Griffin)
• THE SOIL WILL SAVE US by Kristin Ohlson (Rodale)
• LOCAL by Douglas Gayeton (HarperDesign)

Inspirational Memoir

• I'LL DRINK TO THAT by Betty Halbreich with Rebecca Paley (The Penguin Press)
• NOT FADE AWAY by Rebecca Alexander with Sascha Alper (Gotham Books)
• CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? by Roz Chast (Bloomsbury)
• THE OPPOSITE OF LONELINESS by Marina Keegan (Scribner)
• REDEFINING REALNESS by Janet Mock (Atria Books)

Motivational

• GETTING LIFE by Michael Morton (Simon & Schuster)
• SMALL MOVE, BIG CHANGE by Caroline L. Arnold (Viking)
• DREAM YEAR by Ben Arment (Portfolio/Penguin)
• THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen (Viking)
• CONGRATULATIONS, BY THE WAY by George Saunders (Random House)

Psychology

• A DEADLY WANDERING by Matt Richtel (William Morrow/HarperCollins)
• WHO WE BE by Jeff Chang (St. Martin’s Press)
• THE MARSHMALLOW TEST by Walter Mischel (Little, Brown and Company)
• RISK SAVVY by Gerd Gigerenzer (Viking)
• THE NARCISSIST NEXT DOOR by Jeffrey Kluger (Riverhead Books)

Relationships

• COMING BACK TOGETHER by Steven L. Sayers, Ph.D (New Harbinger Publications, Inc.)
• BEYOND ADDICTION by Jeffrey Foote, Ph.D, Carrie Wilkins, Ph.D & Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D with Stephanie Higgs (Scribner)
• THE ENERGIES OF LOVE by Donna Eden & David Feinstein (Tarcher/ Penguin)
• HAATCHI & LITTLE B by Wendy Holden (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press)
• REFEATHERING THE EMPTY NEST by Wendy Aronsson (Roman & Littlefield)

Spiritual

• BULLETPROOF SPIRIT by Captain Dan Willis (New World Library)
• THE POWER OF THE HEART by Baptist de Pape (Atria Books)
• SMALL MIRACLES FROM BEYOND by Yitta Halberstam & Judith Leventhal (Sterling Ethos)
• REAL HAPPINESS AT WORK by Sharon Salzberg (Workman Publishing)
• SMALL VICTORIES by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books)

Wellness

• RAW ENERGY IN A GLASS by Stephanie Tourles (Storey Publishing)
• PLANT-POWERED FOR LIFE by Sharon Palmer, RDN (The Experiment)
• THE SILVER LINING by Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW (Atria Books)
• THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D. (Viking)
• BEING MORTAL by Atul Gawande (Metropolitan)