Best Self-Improvement Books of 2008

The winners of the 13th annual Books for a Better Life Awards, sponsored by the New York City Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and honoring the best self-improvement books of 2008, are:

• Audiobook: Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman (Macmillan Audio)
• Childcare/Parenting: The Trouble with Boys by Peg Tyre (Crown)
• First Book: The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan (Voice)
• Green: Made from Scratch by Jenna Woginrich (Storey Publishing)
• Inspirational Memoir: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
• Motivational: Learning from the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening by Daniel Gottlieb (Sterling)
• Psychology: My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor (Viking)
• Relationships: September Songs by Maggie Scarf (Riverhead)
• Spiritual: The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology by Jack Kornfield (Bantam Dell)
• Wellness: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press)
  

I've only read Pollan's In Defense of Food, and I highly recommend it, particularly for those who pay attention to what they eat. Has anyone else read any of these winners?