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The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organization founded in 1945 by the Maryknoll priest James Keller. Judging process Publishers, TV networks, and film directors are asked to submit titles and work that they believe to be award-worthy. Industry professionals and Christopher staff members make the final selections based on: Artistic and technical proficiency Significant degree of public acceptance Affirmation of the highest values of the human spirit Categories Christopher Leadership Awards Christopher Life Achievement Award Christopher Spirit Award James Keller Award Books for Adults Books for Young People Feature Films Television & Cable Selection of previous winners/honorees Christopher Leadership Awards 2002 Rudy Giuliani 2004 Father John T. Catoir 2005 Sargent Shriver 2008 Cardinal John Patrick Foley 2011 Scotty Smiley Christopher Life Achievement Award 2003 Mary Higgins Clark 2004 Art Linkletter 2005 Robert Coles 2006 Dave Brubeck 2008 David McCullough 2012 Mother Dolores Hart 2016 Ernie Anastos 2018 Ken Burns Christopher Spirit Award 2016 When Calls the Heart James Keller Award 2004 Caroll Spinney 2005 Pat LaFontaine 2011 Shannon Hickey 2012 Marty Lyons Books for Adults 1987 Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa 2001 Aging with Grace, by David Snowdon, PhD (Bantam Books) Choosing Mercy, by Antoinette Bosco (Orbis Books) Freedom's Daughters, by Lynne Olson (Scribner) An Hour Before Daylight, by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster) John Adams, by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster) Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, LLC) 2002 Aging with Grace by David Snowdon, PhD Choosing Mercy by Antoinette Bosco Freedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson An Hour Before Daylight by Jimmy Carter John Adams by David McCullough Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich 2003 Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey by Mitchell Zuckoff The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, The Arctic Hero Time Forgot by Ken McGoogan Five Past Midnight in Bhopal by Dominique Lapierre & Javier Moro Jim's Last Summer: Lessons on Living from a Dying Priest by Teresa Rhodes McGee Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph Over Hate Crime in the Deep South by Sandra E. Johnson 2004 A Human Being Died That Night by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela If I Get to Five by Fred Epstein, M.D., & Joshua Horwitz The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage by Paul Elie My Heart Will Cross This Ocean: My Story, My Son, Amadou by Kadiatou Diallo & Craig Wolff My Path Leads to Tibet by Sabriye Tenberken Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America by John J. Fialka Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle 2005 Anatomy of Hope by Jerome Groopman, M.D. Blood Done Sign My Name by Timothy Tyson The Freedom Line by Peter Eisner I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories by Sam Swope Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir by Neely Tucker Mao's Last Dancer: A Memoir by Li Cunxin 2006 The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions by Sister Helen Prejean The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls One Soldier's Story: A Memoir by Bob Dole The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail by Mary Jordan & Kevin Sullivan They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng & Benjamin Ajak, with Judy A. Bernstein 2007 Barefootin': Life Lessons from the Road to Freedom by Unita Blackwell with JoAnne Prichard Morris Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis Collins Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan My Life with the Saints by James Martin 2008 Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat The Florist's Daughter by Patricia Hempl The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness by Michael Stein, M.D. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom by David W. Blight 2009 Alex & Me by Irene Pepperberg American-Made—The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work by Nick Taylor Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives by Jim Sheeler Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America by Steven Waldman The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez Until Our Last Breath: A Holocaust Story of Love and Partisan Resistance by Michael Bart and Laurel Corona 2010 A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White, Jr. Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City by Anthony Flint 2011 Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by James Martin Thea's Song: The Life of Thea Bowman by Charlene Smith and John Feister Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow 2012 A Good and Perfect Gift by Julia Becker An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski I Shall Not Hate by Izzeldin Abuelaish Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis and Beth Clark Little Princes by Conor Grennan 2013 Carly’s Voice by Arthur Fleischmann and Carly Fleischmann Fearless by Eric Blehm A Good Man by Mark Shriver My Sisters the Saints by Colleen Carroll Campbell Road to Valor by Aili and Andres McConnon 2014 American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things by Bob Dotson (Viking Press/Penguin Group) Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters by Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith (Loyola Press) The Miracle of Father Kapaun: Priest, Soldier, and Korean War Hero by Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying (Ignatius Press) On These Courts: A Miracle Season That Changed a City, a Once-Future Star, and a Team Forever by Wayne B. Drash (Touchstone Books/Simon and Schuster) Walk In Their Shoes: Can One Person Change the World? by Jim Ziolkowski with James S. Hirsch (Simon and Schuster) 2015 The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War by Yochi Dreazen (Crown Publishers). 2016 Five Years in Heaven: The Unlikely Friendship That Answered Life’s Greatest Questions by John Schlimm (Image Books/Crown Publishing) The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare by Marcy Cottrell Houle and Elizabe.... Discover the Mrs Mcconnon S popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mrs Mcconnon S books.