11 May – NEW YORK – OMSJ congratulates to Nancy T. Banks MD, MBA, whose book, “AIDS, Opium, Diamonds and Empire,” has won a gold medal for “the most progressive health book,” by the Independent Publisher Book Awards:
Outstanding Books of the Year
These [gold] medalists were chosen from our regular entries for having “the courage and creativity necessary to take chances, break new ground, and bring about change, not only to the world of publishing, but to our society.” These are the book projects our judges found the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken and experimental among our 4,000 entries. [italics added]
Most Progressive Health Book
AIDS, Opium, Diamonds, and Empire: The Deadly Virus of International Greed, by Nancy Turner Banks, M.D. (iUniverse)
The award ceremony will be in NY on May 23rd.
OMSJ congratulates Dr. Banks!