Text and Academic Authors Association Announces 2008 Texty, McGuffey Awards

April 2, 2008 - PRLog -- The Text and Academic Authors Association has selected seven textbooks to receive a 2008 Textbook Excellence Award ("Texty"), and four textbooks to receive a 2008 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award ("McGuffey"). Two textbooks, Governing States & Localities, by Kevin B. Smith, Alan Greenblatt, and Michele Mariani, and Experiencing the Lifespan, by Janet Belsky, tied for a Texty in the College Humanities/Social Sciences category. The awards will be presented during a special session at the 2008 TAA Conference in Las Vegas on June 21, "TAA Awards Ceremony: Standing Out From the Competiton". Learn more about the 2008 TAA Conference at http://www.taaonline.net

The Texty winners for 2008 are:

Materials Chemistry, 1st ed., by Bradley D. Fahlman, published by Springer (College Physical Sciences category)
Fitness for Life: Middle School, 1st ed., Charles B. Corbin, Guy C. Le Masurier, and Dolly D. Lambdin, published by Human Kinetics Publishers (El-Hi Communication/Education/Performing Arts/Visual Arts category)
Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 1st ed., by William Stallings and Lawrie Brown, published by Prentice Hall (College Computer Science/Engineering category)
Governing States & Localities, 2nd ed., by Kevin B. Smith, Alan Greenblatt, and Michele Mariani , published by CQ Press (College Humanities/Social Sciences category —TIE)
Experiencing the Lifespan, 1st ed., by Janet Belsky, published by Worth Publishers (College Humanities/Social Sciences category —TIE)
Writing for Life, 1st ed., by D. J. Henry, published by Pearson Education/Longman (College Language/Literature category)
Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, 3rd ed., by Jay Withgott and Scott Brennan, published by Pearson Education, Benjamin Cummings (College Life Science category)

The McGuffey winners for 2008 are:

Principles of Accounting, 10th ed., by Belverd E. Needles, Jr., Marian Powers, and Susan V. Crosson, published by Hougton Mifflin Company College Edition (College Accounting/Business/Economics/Management category)
Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 7th ed., by Daniel C. Harris, published by W.H. Freeman & Co. (College Physical Sciences category)
Fundamentals of Logic Design, 5th ed., by Charles H. Roth, published by Thomson-Engineering (College Computer Science/Engineering category)
Grassroots with Reading, 9th ed., by Susan Fawcett, published by Houghton Mifflin Company (College Language/Literature category)

Visit the 2008 TAA Awards site for award winners' bios, advice and thoughts on winning the award: http://www.taaonline.net/awards/2008winners.html

TAA created the Textbook Excellence Award in 1992 to recognize current textbooks and learning materials. To be nominated, a work must carry a copyright date for the previous or current year. TAA created the McGuffey Longevity Award in 1993 to recognize textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time. To be nominated, a work must have been in print 15 years and still be selling. Learn more about TAA's Texty and McGuffey Awards at http://www.taaonline.net/awards/

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About  the Text and Academic Authors Association: TAA is a nonprofit membership association committed solely to assisting textbook and academic authors. TAA's mission is to enhance the quality of educational materials and assist textbook and academic authors in matters involving them, including taxes, copyright, royalties, and better appreciation of their work within the academic environment. http://www.TAAonline.net