Shirley Cheng, a blind and physically disabled 25-year-old author, has garnished the prestigious Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award™ in five categories for her book, "Embrace Ultra-Ability! Wisdom, Insight & Motivation from the Blind Who Sees Far and Wide." The five categories are Adult Health & Well-being, Books - Inspirational/Christian, Gifts For Mom, Gifts For Dad, and Unique Products.

Established in 1998 by award-winning syndicated family/health columnist and bestselling author, Jodie Lynn, one of whose contributed books was featured on Oprah, the Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award honors products and websites of outstanding quality that support and help families and children grow ethically, socially, intellectually, emotionally, and physically.

"Embrace Ultra-Ability!" is also a finalist in both the National Best Books 2008 Awards in the Philosophy category and the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Motivational category, honored in October and May 2008, respectively.

Previously, Cheng received seven book awards for "Waking Spirit: Prose & Poems the Spirit Sings," which was published in May 2007.

"Embrace Ultra-Ability!" has received numerous rave reviews, including from Kirkus Discoveries and ForeWord Magazine CLARION Reviews.

"If there is ever to be a poster person for people with ultra-abilities, it would have to be twenty-four-year-old Shirley Cheng. ...(a) power-packed guide...full of sage advice, helpful exercises, common sense analyses...tough love prescriptions..." -ForeWord CLARION Reviews

"(Written) with verve and conviction...ever cutting to the chase." -Kirkus Discoveries

"...filled with wise, practical, and eminently usable advice and guidance...a backdrop of deep spirituality and strong ethics, which convinces anyone who reads her carefully, that here is a person who works every hour of every day to practice her faith, to celebrate her blessings, and to constantly resist falling into self-pity or bitterness. This is an inspiring book and can be used daily by most readers to keep their spirits uplifted and their love of life, reinforced!" -Dr. Paul A. Johnson, Ph.D., Clinical & Consulting Psychologist

"I was impressed with the scope of this material. Cheng manages to do a more than credible job of addressing nearly every roadblock to personal success... I recommend this book to conscious people in the act of living the best life possible." -Patricia Hamilton, Publisher, Park Place Publications

In life, everything is divided into mainly two compartments: the spiritual and the worldly. What belong to the worldly will die along with the flesh, while the spiritual know no time or age. "Embrace Ultra-Ability!" covers the fundamental spiritual realm that starts with the love for Jehovah God to gently guide others to turn their disabilities into ultra-abilities to live an everlasting happy and successful life, while leaving a legacy.

ISBN: 978-0-6151-5522-7
167 pages, trade paperback
Available where books are sold
Autographed copies available from www.ShirleyCheng.com

Shirley Cheng (b. 1983), a blind and physically disabled award-winning author (with fourteen awards), motivational speaker, self-empowerment expert, poet, author of nine books and contributing author of fifteen, and a parental rights advocate, has had severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since infancy. Owing to years of hospitalization, she received no education until age eleven. However, after attending only about 180 days of elementary school, she mastered grade level in all areas and entered middle school. Unfortunately, Cheng lost her eyesight at the age of seventeen. After a successful eye surgery, she hopes to earn multiple science doctorates from Harvard University.

Cheng is available for interviews, speaking engagements, book signings, and inspirational events. Visit www.shirleycheng.com