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2018 LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL HONORS “YOU WERE BORN TO SPEAK” FOR TOP
PRIZE
LONDON_ A man who learned to overcome his fears of public speaking and find
success is the top prize winner of the 2018 London Book Festival, which
honors the best of international publishing.
Author Richard Newman’s You Were Born to Speak (self-published) takes
readers on a quest to overcome a crushing fear of public speaking and discover
the secrets of successful communication.
Newman’s adventure reveals the insights he gained while living in a Tibetan
monastery in India, where he learned non-verbal communication from monks, then
studying storytelling and stage presence at a prestigious London acting school.
The resulting lessons gave him the confidence to go on and give 1000 business
presentations for a Formula 1 racing team and teaching 50,000 clients all over
the world.
His remarkable journey is a captivating book that will help anyone overcome
their barriers to success.
Other winners in the competition:
SCIENCE FICTION
WINNER: Destiny: Part 2 of the Liberty Saga – Rita Chapman
RUNNER-UP: The Exigent Earth – Beverly Knauer and Murray Rosenthal
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
WINNER: Fly Possum Fly – Grant Maloy Smith
RUNNER-UP: Sabrina’s Book – Sabrina Runyoun/Ashley Teets, illustrator
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Dilby R. Dixon’s Time Dreamer – Tony J. Perri
- Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrang - Tilia Klebenov Jacobs
- Crazy Crab – Mark C. Evans, illustrated by Steve Page
- Daisy, Bold & Beautiful – Ellie Collins
- La Petite Josette en Provence – Ashley Davidson-Fisher
- Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows – J.M Bergen
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WINNER: Conceivability: What I learned Exploring the Frontiers of
Fertility – Elizabeth Katkin
RUNNER-UP: Amsterdam Exposed – David Weiner
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- To the moon and back: a child under the influence- Lisa Kohn
- Rat Pack Party Girl – Jane McCormick and Patty Wicklund
- No Man’s Compass – S.D. Hines
- Hatching Charlie: A Quest For Happiness and Meaning – Charles C.
McCormack
- Boss Nova Odyssey – Michael N. Graham
- Malka’s French Soldier – Herburt Ausubel and Stephanie Ausubel
SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS
WINNER: The Leper Messiah – R.M.L.
RUNNER-UP: Stellar Destinies – Dr. Beatrix Czeizel and Aniko Gresko
HONORABLE MENTION:
GENERAL FICTON
WINNER: The Other Side of Tomorrow – Milton Lyles
RUNNER-UP: Three Shoeboxes – Steven Manchester
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Executive Force – Gary Grossman
- Sons of My Fathers – Michael S. Simpson
- Pathfinder’s Passage – Frank B. Mitchell
- Shadow of the Fall – Aaron T. Brownell
- A Line Intersected – David Grant Urban
- Billy Gogan, American – Richard Higgins
- It’s About Luke - Gwenyth Snow
- Justice – Jay Lillie
- Bloody Coffee – Michelle Dim-St. Pierre
- Klaus Revelation – Alan St. Jean
- Who Are You, Trudy Herman? - B.E. Beck
YOUNG ADULT
WINNER: Tasman: An Innocent Convict's Struggle for Freedom – Paddy Eger
RUNNER-UP: Divide et Impera – Jim West
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Jurassic Earth: Renegades – Logan T. Stark
- Ollie the Owllama – Kim Wilson
GENERAL NON-FICTION
WINNER: The Little Love That Could – Pamela Capone
RUNNER-UP: Retire Securely – Julie Jason
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Teens and the Job Game: Prepare Today / Win It Tomorrow – Beverly Slomka
- Big Things Have Small Beginnings – Wesley L. Berry
- Life Should Be Simple and Easy – Conrad Aquino and Brysone Miller
WILD CARD
WINNER: He Said It, I Didn't - A Biblical Book Report Brooklyn Style – Kennedy
Ross
RUNNER-UP: Orope – The White Snake – Guenevere Lee
HONORABLE MENTION:
- Theories of Decay – Jane Frances Ruby
GENRE-BASED
WINNER: Oliver and Erica: When Friends Become Lovers – Desiree Span
RUNNER-UP: Next In Line – Richard L. Hatin
HONORABLE MENTION:
- A Knife’s Edge – Elliot Parker
BUSINESS:
WINNER: You Were Born To Speak – Richard Newman
RUNNER-UP: Emergent Africa – Francis Mangeni, Calestous Juma
HONORABLE MENTION:
- How I Bought 3 London Properties For A Football Ticket – Laurence
Lameche
HOW-TO
WINNER: Mas Wow y Menos Oops – Gladys Mezrahi
POETRY
WINNER: The Last Jazz Fan And Other Poems - Kenneth Salzmann
UNPUBLISHED
WINNER: Angels in the Balance – Michael J. Ganas
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