Idaho Book of the Year Award Winners

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Winners

	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 1,429,095 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Rugged as the Terrain: CCC "Boys," Federal Convicts, and World War II Alien Internees Wrestle with a Mountain Wilderness by Priscilla Wegars 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Books, Bluster, and Bounty: Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1890-1920 by Susan H. Swetnam 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall 3.52 avg rating — 15,152 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Dogs: A Novel in Stories by Mitch Wieland 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Castle: A Retrospective by Ann Percy (Editor) 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Nature's Edge: Frank Lloyd Wright's Artist Studio by Henry Whiting II 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Danish Photographer of Idaho Indians: Benedicte Wrensted by Joanna Cohan Scherer 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 567 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cyanide Canary: A True Story of Injustice by Robert Dugoni (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,859 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Magic Valley and Hagerman's Remarkable Horse by Todd Shallat (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traplines: Coming Home to Sawtooth Valley by John Rember (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 106 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Standing Up to the Rock by T. Louise Freeman-Toole (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of the Ruins by William Johnson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Idaho Book of the Year Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irrigated Eden: The Making of an Agricultural Landscape in the American West by Mark Fiege 3.84 avg rating — 56 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Winter in the Wilderness by Pat Cary Peek 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets off a Struggle for the Soul of America by J. Anthony Lukas 4.16 avg rating — 449 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nez Perce Women in Transition, 1877-1990 by Caroline James really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River of Life, Channel of Death: Fish and Dams on the Lower Snake by Keith C. Petersen 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson Across North America by Jack Nisbet 4.16 avg rating — 185 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Flood Cannot Happen Here: The Story of Lower Goose Creek Reservoir, Oakley, Idaho, 1984 by Kathleen Hedberg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building Idaho: An Architectural History by Jennifer Eastman Attebery 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiger On The Road by Tim Woodward 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1989)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradox Politics: People and Power in Idaho by Randy Stapilus (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Crested Hill: An Illustrated History of the University of Idaho by Keith C. Petersen 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1987)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Literature of Idaho: An Anthology by James H. Maguire 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1986)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idaho Folklife: Homesteads to Headstones by Louie W. Attebery (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Idaho Book of the Year Award (1985)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mining Town: The Photographic Record of T. N. Barnard and Nellie Stockbridge from the Coeur D'Alenes by Patricia Hart 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award (1984)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	Idaho's Place: A New History of the Gem State by Adam M. Sowards (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award Nominee for (Honorable Mention) (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be Brave, Tah-hy: The Journey of Chief Joseph's Daughter by Jack R. Williams 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Idaho Book of the Year Award Nominee for (Honorable Mention) (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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