BK Author and Book Awards

The Power of Collective Wisdom, by Alan Briskin, Sheryl Erickson, John Ott, and Tom Callanan - Nautilus Book Awards, Conscious Business, Silver Award Winner

Wayne Cascio (author of Responsible Restructuring) - Michael R. Losey Human Resource Research Award

2009

Agenda for a New Economy (2nd Ed), by David Korten - #36 ABA Indie Bestsellers List for week ending Feb 26 2009 and #48 ABA Indie Bestsellers List for week ending Feb 12 2009

Be BIG, by Judith H. Katz and Frederick A. Miller - National Indie Excellence Awards, Best Regional Non-Fiction Book, 1st Place, National Indie Excellence Awards, Best Business Book, Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards, Best Self-Help Book, Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Best Motivational Book, 1st Place and Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Best Business Book, Finalist

Crunch, by Jared Bernstein - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Finance/Investment/Economy, Gold Medal Winner

Family Activism, by Roberto Vargas - International Latino Book Awards, Non-Fiction/Self-Help Book/English, 2nd Place

Leadership from the Inside Out, by Kevin Cashman - Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award, Business, Finalist

Managing, by Henry Mintzberg - Library Journal Best Books, Organizational Dynamics

Out of Poverty, by Paul Polak - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Current Events, Bronze Medal Winner

The Accidental American, by Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Current Events, Bronze Medal Winner and Nautilus Book Awards, Social Change/Activism/Peaceful Solutions, Siver Medal Winner

The Four Conversations, by Jeffrey Ford and Laurie Ford - 800 CEO Read Award, Management, Best in Category

The Speculation Economy, by Lawrence E. Mitchell - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Finance/Investment/Economy, Silver Medal Winner

Trauma Stewardship, by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky with Connie Burk - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Self-Help, Finalist

Women Lead the Way, by Linda Tarr-Whelan - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Women's Issues, Gold Winner and Library Journal Best Books, Success/Personal Performance

Juana Bordas, author of Salsa, Soul and Spirit - Unique Woman of Colorado, by The Denver Post

2008

Community, by Peter Block - Strategy + Business Magazine, Best Business Book of the Year, Capitalism and Community

Cracking the Code, by Thom Hartmann - Independent Publisher Book Award, Current Events, Bronze Medal Winner and Nautilus Book Awards, Conscious Media/Journalism, Silver Winner

Crunch, by Jared Bernstein - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Business&Economics, Gold Winner and Miami Herald's, Best Business Book of the Year

Gifts from the Mountain, by Eileen McDargh - Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award, Gift Books/Small Format, Winner

Loyal to the Sky, by Marisa Handler - Nautilus Book Awards, Social Change/Activism/Peaceful Solutions, Gold Winner

Making Waves and Riding the Currents, by Charles Halpern - Nautilus Book Award, Memoir/Personal Journey, Silver Winner

Out of Poverty, by Paul Polak - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Political Science, Finalist and Denver Post Local Bestsellers, Non Fiction, Number 3

Prescription for Survival, by Bernard Lown, M.D. - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Autobiography/Memoir, Finalist

Salsa, Soul and Spirit, by Juana Bordas - 10th Annual International Latino Book Award, Best Business Book-English

Speechless, by Bruce Barry - Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award, Business, Finalist

The Accidental American, by Rinku Sen with Fekkak Mamdouh - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Political Science, Finalist

The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, by John Izzo,Ph.D. - Independent Publisher Book Award, Self-Help, Gold Medal Winner

The Great Turning, by David C. Korten - Nautilus Book Award, Social Change/Activism/Peaceful Solutions, Silver Winner

The Nonverbal Advantage, by Carol Kinsey Goman - American Authors Association Awards, Business, Golden Quill Award

Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace, by Dennis S. Reina and Michelle L. Reina - AXIOM Business Book Awards, Communication Skills/Networking, Bronze Winner

Peter Block, author of Community - Lifetime Achievement Award, by OD Network

Henry Mintzberg, author of Managing - Wall Street Journal Top 21 Most Influential Business Thinkers, #9

2007

Cracking the Code, by Thom Hartmann - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year, Political Science, Finalist

Loyal to the Sky, by Marisa Handler - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year, Autobiography/Memoir, Finalist

Screwed, by Thom Hartmann - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Current Events, Silver Medal Winner

The Small-Mart Revolution, by Michael H. Shuman - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Business/Career/Sales, Bronze Medal Winner

The Speculation Economy, by Lawrence E. Mitchell - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year, Business&Economics, Gold Winner

Untapped, by John Weiser, Michele Kahane, Steve Rochlin, and Jessica Landis - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Business/Career/Sales, Gold Medal Winner

2005

Affluenza, by John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Popular Culture, Honorable Mention

Claiming Your Place at the Fire, by Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro - Independent Publishers Book Awards, Aging/Death & Dying, Finalist

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins - Independent Publishers Book Awards, Current Events, Finalist

Finding Our Way, by Margaret J. Wheatley - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year, Business&Economics, Finalist

One from Many, by Dee Hock - Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year, Business&Economics, Finalist

2004

Managers Not MBAs, by Henry Mintzberg - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Business & Economics, Bronze Winner

Prisoners of Our Thoughts, by Alex Pattakos - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Self-Help, Finalist

Magnetic Service, by Chip R. Bell and Bilijack R. Bell - Independent Book Publishers Association, Business Winner

2003

Emotional Discipline, by Charles C. Manz - Foreword Magainze's Book of the Year, for Business and Economics, Silver Winner

2002

The Courageous Follower, by Ira Chaleff - Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year, for Business and Economics, Silver Winner

The Quest for Authentic Power, by G. Ross Lawford - Forward Magazine's Book of the Year, for Self-Help/Pyschology, Gold Winner

2001

Affluenza, by John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year, Popular Culture, Finalist

What We Learned in the Rainforest, by Tachi Kiuchi and Bill Shireman - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, Business, Finalist

Whistle While You Work, by Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro - ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year, Career, Gold Winner

1992-2000

Corporate Creativity, by Alan G. Robinson and Sam Stern - finalist for 1997 Booz-Allen Hamilton/Finalcial Times Global Business Book Awards

Corporate Creativity, by Alan G. Robinson and Sam Stern - Academy of HRD 1997 Book of the Year

Managers as Mentors, by Chip R. Bell - 1997 Athena Award for Excellence in Mentoring

A Simpler Way, by Margaret J. Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers - 1997 Bookbuilders West Award

Leadership and the New Science, by Margaret J. Wheatley - named by Xerox Business Services as oe of the top ten business books of all time

Selling with Integrity, by Sharon Drew Morgen - appeared on New York Times Business Book Bestsellers List in 1997

Empowerment Takes More than a Minute, by Ken Banchard, John Carols, and Alan Randolf - appeared on Business Week bestseller list in 1996

Performance Consulting, by Dana Gaines Robinson and James C. Robinson - 1996 Book Award by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Confessions of An Accidental Businessman, by James Autry - finalist in the 1996 Booz-Allen Hamilton Global Business Book Awards

Analysis for Improving Performance, by Richard A. Swanson - 1995 Outstanding Instructional Communication Award, presented by National Society for Performance and Instruction (NSPI)

Analysis for Improving Performance, by Richard A. Swanson - 1995 Book Award by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

A Higher Standard of Leadership, Keshavan Nair - 1995 Benjamin Franklin Award for best business book, presented by Publishers Marketing Association

Berrett-Koehler Publishers named one of the CIO 100 companies, noted for excellence in innovation, by CIO Manazine in 1994 issue

The End of Bureaucracy and the Rise of the Intelligent Organization, by Gifford Pinchot and Elizabeth Pinchot - named one of top ten books of 1994 by Industry Week

We Are All Self-Employed, by Cliff Hakim - named one of top ten books of 1994 by Industry Week

Cultural Diversity in Organizations, by Taylor Cox, Jr. - 1994 George R. Terry Book Award, presented by the Academy of Management

Stewardship, by Peter Block - named one of top ten books of 1993 by Industry Week

When the Canary Stops Singing, edited by Pat Barrentine - named one of top ten books of 1993 by Industry Week

Leadership and the New Science, by Margaret J. Wheatley - named no. 1 management book of 1992 by Industry Week

New Traditions in Business, edited by John Renesch -1992 Pathfinder Award, presented by the World Business Academy