The New York City – Southern New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has announced the winners of the 20th Annual Books for a Better Life Awards during a ceremony at The TimesCenter in Manhattan on April 18, 2016.

Since its inception in 1996, the Books for a Better Life Awards has recognized more than 800 self-improvement authors and raised more than $2.5 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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2015 Winners

Childcare/Parenting
GIRL IN GLASS by Deanna Fei (Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc.)

Cookbook
COOK FOR YOUR LIFE by Ann Ogden Gaffney (Avery)

First Book
BLACKOUT by Sarah Hepola (Grand Central Publishing)

Green
LIVING THE FARM SANCTUARY LIFE by Gene Baur with Gene Stone (Rodale Books)

Inspirational Memoir
MY LIFE ON THE ROAD by Gloria Steinem (Random House)

Motivational
A CURIOUS MIND by Brian Grazer with Charles Fishman (Simon & Schuster)

Psychology
NEUROTRIBES by Steve Silberman (Avery)

Relationships
BECOMING NICOLE by Amy Ellis Nutt (Random House)

Spiritual
TRIUMPH OF THE HEART by Megan Feldman Bettencourt (Hudson Street Press)

Wellness
THE BLUE ZONES SOLUTION by Dan Buettner (National Geographic)

2015 Finalists

Childcare/Parenting

• BEYOND MEASURE by Vicki Abeles (Simon & Schuster)
• GIRL IN GLASS by Deanna Fei (Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc.)
• HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT by Julie Lythcott-Haims (Henry Holt and Company)
• NOT WHAT I EXPECTED by Rita Eichenstein, Ph.D. (Perigee)
• THIRTY MILLION WORDS by Dana Suskind, M.D. (Dutton)

Cookbook

• COOK FOR YOUR LIFE by Ann Ogden Gaffney (Avery)
• ROOT TO LEAF by Steven Satterfield (Harper Wave)
• FAST FOOD, GOOD FOOD by Andrew Weil, M.D. (Little, Brown)
• THE SEASONAL JEWISH KITCHEN by Amelia Saltsman (Sterling Epicure)
• FOOD52: VEGAN by Gena Hamshaw (Ten Speed Press)

First Book

• BETTYVILLE by George Hodgman (Viking)
• BLACKOUT by Sarah Hepola (Grand Central Publishing)
• GOOD AND CHEAP by Leanne Brown (Workman Publishing)
• IT WAS ME ALL ALONG by Andie Mitchell (Clarkson Potter Publishers)
• THE SISTERS ARE ALRIGHT by Tamara Winfrey Harris (Berett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.)

Green

• DO UNTO ANIMALS by Tracey Stewart (Artisan Books)
• LIVING THE FARM SANCTUARY LIFE by Gene Baur, with Gene Stone (Rodale Books)
• THE FOOD ACTIVIST HANDBOOK by Alice Jane Berlow (Storey Publishing)
• THE LAST UNICORN by William DeBuys (Little, Brown)
• THE WATER-WISE HOME by Laura Allen (Storey Publishing)

Inspirational Memoir

• BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Spiegel & Grau)
• CHOOSING HOPE by Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, with Robin Gaby Fisher (Putnam)
• MY LIFE ON THE ROAD by Gloria Steinem (Random House)
• THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD by Elizabeth Alexander (Grand Central Publishing)
• UNDOCUMENTED by Dan-el Padilla Peralta (Penguin Press)

Motivational

• A CURIOUS MIND by Brian Grazer, with Charles Fishman (Simon & Schuster)
• BETTER THAN BEFORE by Gretchen Rubin (Crown Publishing)
• RISING STRONG by Brene Brown, Ph.D., LMSW (Spiegel & Grau)
• WORK RULES! by Laszlo Bock (Twelve)
• YEAR OF YES by Shonda Rhimes (Simon & Schuster)

Psychology

• NEUROTRIBES by Steve Silberman (Avery)
• PRESENCE by Amy Cuddy (Little, Brown)
• STAYING SHARP by Henry Emmons, M.D., and David Alter, Ph.D. (Touchstone)
• THE NEXT HAPPY by Tracey Cleantis (Hazelden Publishing)
• UNFAIR by Adam Benforado (Crown)

Relationships

• BECOMING NICOLE by Amy Ellis Nutt (Random House)
• CONSCIOUS UNCOUPLING by Katherine Woodward Thomas (Harmony Books)
• UNFINISHED BUSINESS by Anne-Marie Slaughter (Random House)
• UNFORGETTABLE by Scott Simon (Flatiron Books)
• WHAT COMES NEXT AND HOW TO LIKE IT by Abigail Thomas (Scribner)

Spiritual

• ACCIDENTAL SAINTS by Nadia Bolz-Weber (Convergent Books)
• CHANGE ME PRAYERS by Tosha Silver (Atria Books)
• INSIDE THE MIRACLE by Mark Nepo (Sounds True)
• TRIUMPH OF THE HEART by Megan Feldman Bettencourt (Hudson Street Press)
• WEARING GOD by Lauren F. Winner (HarperOne)

Wellness

• CHILDHOOD DISRUPTED by Donna Jackson Nakazawa (Atria Books)
• THE BLUE ZONES SOLUTION by Dan Buettner (National Geographic)
• THE MICROBIOME SOLUTION by Robynne Chutkan, M.D., F.A.S.G.E. (Avery)
• THE TAPPING SOLUTION FOR PAIN RELIEF by Nick Ortner (Hay House, Inc.)
• TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING by Lee Goldman, M.D. (Little, Brown)