Prema (प्रेमा) is the Sanskrit word for love.

Written over fifteen years, Prema is a memoir told through a series of letters that reflect on love, loss, and personal growth — this author's story is shaped by her lived experience, but one many of us will recognise. Sometimes taking a spiritual and philosophical approach to her healing journey, she explores how her relationships — with family, friends, and herself — shape her understanding of who we are and how we move through the world.

Each letter focuses on a different relationship, tracing her evolution, as she examines painful experiences with honesty and a commitment to forgiveness, without leaning into bitterness.

Prema invites readers to reflect on their own experiences of love and to consider how awareness, compassion, and self-understanding can guide the way as we navigate life.

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"One mischievous cat, one twinkling tree, and a Christmas surprise like no other!"

It’s Tinsel the Cat’s very first Christmas, and he’s ready to explore every festive wonder! From chasing ribbons and swatting ornaments to cozying up by the fire, Tinsel is having the time of his life. But when a mysterious visitor arrives in the middle of the night, Tinsel discovers that Christmas magic is more real—and more purr-fect—than he ever imagined.

Join Tinsel on a heartwarming holiday adventure full of twinkling lights, festive fun, and an unforgettable Christmas surprise!

Perfect for cozy bedtime reading, Tinsel’s Purr-fectly Magical Christmas is a delightful holiday tale for cat lovers and Christmas dreamers alike.

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Psychologists are trained to help others survive grief, trauma, and despair. But what happens when the healers find themselves lost in their own lives?

Spanning three decades in Vancouver—from 1981 to 2010—this collection of stories follows three psychologists, David, Ebba, and Ben, as they navigate the delicate line between professional roles and personal upheaval.

Bound by friendship and a shared vocation, they guide patients through grief, trauma, obsession, depression, and fear while their lives beyond the consulting room grow increasingly turbulent:

• David anchors his family during his fight to maintain a fragile marriage.

• Ebba navigates motherhood and divorce, wrestling with a longing that reshapes her understanding of love and loyalty.

• When his wife leaves him, Ben confronts the same crushing depression he has spent his career treating in others.

Interwoven with their journeys are the unfolding deeply human dramas of their patients’ lives: Debbie’s crippling guilt, Thelma’s incandescent grief, Darvesh’s disabling compulsions, and Sunny’s battle to reclaim her life.

Drawing on decades of professional insight, Shrinks: Tales of Transition explores the paradox at the heart of therapy: those who help others heal must eventually confront their own wounds. For fans of Koch’s novel Hired Gun, this collection also offers a window into the early career of David Lipman.

As the years pass and the stories unfold, David, Ebba, and Ben must tackle the question that echoes through every consulting room: how does one face suffering and still choose hope?

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Having improbably escaped ritual sacrifice the day before, Montrealer, Oscar Philpott wakes at midnight the 1st of November, with sharpened senses, a strange clarity, and a force he can’t ignore pulling him toward New York City. By sunrise, he’ll be the only thing standing between humanity and Satan’s right-hand man–Samhain–the Lord of Darkness.

Samhain has unleashed Operation DESPAIR on New York City–wreaking deadly havoc and infiltrating powerful institutions to fracture society from within–attempting to drive a desperate humanity looking for salvation from this spreading apocalyptic nightmare into his arms.

An unlikely hero, Oscar and his exceptional dog Micky make their way south, his skills and awareness of the fight ahead evolving as he heads into the fray. He soon realizes that, for some reason, he’s been chosen to lead the resistance against Samhain. Outmatched against the otherworldly powers being unleashed in NYC – the epicentre of the apocalypse – Oscar demonstrates epic wars against powerful violent opponents can be fought without bloodshed.

Within twenty‑four hours, everything converges at Yankee Stadium for the battle for the soul of mankind. The winner will decide humanity’s future: renewal or ruin. Life as we know it will end, and humanity will begin their journey into life after The Great Begending.

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What helps a promising business become truly valuable? For many small business owners, the answer is not simply more passion, longer hours, or bigger risks—it is learning how to recognize the decisions that create momentum, strengthen confidence, and build lasting value.

How Many Meatballs? is a practical, plain-spoken guide for founders and small business owners who want to make smarter choices at every stage of the journey. Drawing on four decades of experience as a business valuator, Gerard McInnis shares real-world stories and lessons that help entrepreneurs see their businesses more clearly, act with greater foresight, and pursue growth with purpose—always with one essential question in mind: will this create value?

Inside, readers will find more than sixty concise lessons on the decisions that shape a company’s future, from personal branding, business model design, and customer focus to financing, resilience, and strategic direction. Designed to be useful today and worth returning to tomorrow, this handbook gives entrepreneurs the perspective to recognize patterns, the confidence to navigate uncertainty, and the tools to build a stronger, more valuable business.

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Since young I was young I love Russia because it was communist. Now I am having to choose between two countries Canada and Russia. My message is about peace between the two countries. From the teachings of Jesus Buddha and Lao I write commentary and an anecdote for each. In order to spread the message of peace and to be a Devil's advocate at the same time.

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Tundra the English Bulldog puppy is going to his forever home! He has to leave all his brothers and sisters, but he knows they’ll be okay with their adopted families, too. On the way to his new house, Mommy B. takes Tundra to a big pet store for toys and treats. He gets to meet his grandma and grandpa, and even his new neighbours. But what will happen when he gets home? There are other animals waiting there, and that makes Tundra feel anxious. Will he be happy in his new home? Does he really have anything to be nervous about?

Tundra Meets His New Family is the first book in The Life Adventures of Tundra the English Bulldog series. The books follow Tundra on his various adventures: going to the beach, taking naps, and even bathtime! The first entry in the series is a sweet story all about learning new things and having fun. It teaches kids that it’s okay to have different types of families, and reminds them that sometimes, worrying is all for nothing.

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When the evil Empire releases a devastating Spell of Ultimate Destruction on the city of Kneaton, all the residents are killed. Years later, the shadow of that spell still lingers. Richard, the orphaned son of two victims, is now a plantation owner who secretly shelters escaped slaves from a nearby mine. His resistance draws the attention of a relentless imperial agent, Bernard, who is determined to expose him.

When Richard’s estranged brother betrays him, Richard and his slave, Kali, a magician, are forced to flee when the spell is cast once again, this time to destroy their own city. With nothing left to lose, Richard sets out to stop the spell once and for all. Joined by an imperial magician and two rebels willing to risk everything to take down the Empire for good, he embarks on a dangerous quest to create a counterspell and save what’s left of their world.

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He smiled to himself, taking a slow sip of the Scotch. God must really love him, he thought. How else could he explain it? All the lies, the scams, the sins, and he was still here. Successful. Respected. Untouchable.

Maybe, he reasoned, God had forgiven him. Maybe all this was divine favour, proof of grace, not guilt.

The moment was almost holy.

Ex-convict Elijah “Eli” Penn is not a man you would expect to find preaching salvation behind a pulpit. Newly released from prison, he heads to the city, armed with a plan, a vision, knowledge of tax codes (thanks to a fellow accountant inmate who soon joins him on the outside) and human desperation, and charismatically reinvents himself as a trusted spiritual leader, slowly building a religious empire.

But what begins as a calculated move to gain control and legitimacy soon evolves into something far more complex. As Eli’s holy realm grows—which must mean that God loves him, as He isn’t stopping him—so does his appetite for darker misdeeds and risk taking, until, eventually, this imposter messiah will stop at nothing to preserve his hard-earned criminal masquerade. But as the stakes get higher, so does the tension within himself and his network, culminating in blood and betrayal.

With its bleak moral landscape, psychological tension, and sharp social commentary, Pa$tor is a gritty noir tale about corruption, faith, and the dangerous cost of redemption.

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Life is perfectly peaceful for the cat until a dog named Watson arrives.

Watson is curious, impulsive, and full of big ideas. Every day he wonders about the world, but when his imagination meets real life, things don’t always go as planned. Mishaps pile up, messes multiply, and the cat is not amused.

But when Watson starts to wonder what it really means to be a good friend, his wild week leads to a surprising discovery.

A heartwarming story about imagination, empathy, and friendship.

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Artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace, but it is also making one truth clearer than ever: the future belongs to leaders who excel at the skills that technology cannot replace.

Leading Across Borders explores why Cultural Intelligence (CQ) has become one of the most important leadership competencies of our time. As organizations become increasingly global, multicultural, and interconnected, leaders must be able to communicate across cultures, build trust with diverse teams, navigate different perspectives, and create environments where people feel valued and empowered to contribute.

Drawing on research, practical frameworks, and real-world leadership experiences, Nadine Niba demonstrates that Cultural Intelligence is far more than an inclusion initiative. It is a strategic leadership capability that strengthens decision-making, drives innovation, improves collaboration, enhances customer relationships, and enables organizations to compete in a global economy.

Whether you lead a team, manage clients, work across borders, or aspire to greater leadership responsibility, this book provides practical tools to develop Cultural Intelligence as a core human skill. In the age of artificial intelligence, technical expertise will remain important, but the leaders who create trust, bridge differences, and unite people around a common purpose will define the future.

Leading Across Borders is a practical guide to developing the human leadership capabilities that will remain indispensable in an AI-powered world.

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Caught in a relentless pursuit, a Jewish boy leaps into the Ulai River to escape his bullies. Beneath the surface, as time dilates, he beholds a vision of a glowing talisman that speaks to him in beams of light, forever changing his destiny.

As his homeland spirals into religious upheaval, his family flees abroad. Decades later, now a renowned astrophysicist haunted by vivid dreams, he encounters the talisman again. Joined by a close childhood friend and two experts in archaeology and ancient art, he sets out to unravel its mysteries. Their search leads to a coded message linked to the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.

Spanning continents and decades, Zagros: an Abyss of Effulgence explores faith and reason, suffering and meaning, the divine and the self. Guided by dreams and the whisper of ancient wisdom, the reader is drawn into a mysterious journey toward truth, transformation, and love.

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If you listen closely, you might hear mischief jingling down the hallway.

Not a bell, not a bounce, not even a marble dropped by mistake—it’s Martin Marble.

Martin isn’t just any marble. Bright and yellow, he’s always rolling toward his next adventure. One moment he’s tucked away, the next he’s tumbling into laughter and excitement.

In these pages, follow Martin through three merry misadventures:

• Twirling through tinsel in It’s Christmas Time, spreading cheer (and a little chaos).

• Bouncing into friendships in The Playdate.

• Zipping across the field in The Football Game, where teamwork takes unexpected turns.

So grab a cozy spot and get ready to giggle—because when Martin Marble rolls, fun is never far behind.

This book came to life through love, laughter, and encouragement.

To Austin, Tyson, and Lydian—thank you for showing me your way of learning. To the clowder who filled our home with joy—your “palm’s natural oils” live in these pages.

To the children, the “J crew,” and my family and friends—your imagination and belief made this possible.

Created across the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, and Fort William First Nation, under the Dish With One Spoon Covenant and the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850.

To Jesus Christ, my saviour, source of all gifts..

To fellow educators and readers—this is for you.

And to you: may you always find adventure, mischief, and magic.

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When Clair Brenner, an exhausted, overworked medical resident, must evaluate a suicidal woman in the emergency department, she is shocked to recognize her long-estranged mother. Shaken, she avoids telling her unpredictable half-sister Sibley, while quietly seeking her mother’s diagnosis, hoping to make sense of their fractured past and her mother’s sudden reappearance. But when a visitor arrives at the hospital claiming connections to their mother, Sibley’s hidden agenda surfaces, and Clair’s carefully compartmentalized worlds collide. As professional lines blur and family bonds fray, the sisters are forced to confront the limits of responsibility and forgiveness while relationships–and lives–hang in the balance.

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Weaving through various themes, experiences and anecdotes, this debut collection dwells in both the abstract and the mundane, the ordinary and the divine, the universal and the personal. What does it mean to be human? What is the space beyond a mother’s love? And how far does memory run in either direction along the timelines we construct for ourselves? As with many such questions found within, the act of seeking is the point, rather than finding a conclusion.

At first glance, circles aren’t flat and don’t have edges, yet nevertheless beauty persists, sharp as a papercut. Here we find ourselves again, vulnerable to the slashing repetition of our days, our habits, and the millennia that keep tumbling by on the rollercoaster of the universe.

Pull up a chair and start throwing out some answers that deserve questions … Flat Circles, Sharp Edges is for the hopeless optimist living way down deep inside of you, for the romantic pessimist that keeps you alive, and for your neighbour. Like many things, it is best enjoyed with a sunset and a scotch.

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Getting out on the links for a round of “Business Golf” provides the perfect opportunity to develop lasting trust with a potential customer or client in a way that meeting across a desk or boardroom table, networking at an industry function, or indulging in yet another tiresome power lunch just can’t do. So says author Allen W. Bonk in this intriguing book explaining just how uniquely valuable the game of golf can be in building and enhancing your relationships within your business community.

In Zero to Trust in 18 Holes, Bonk draws upon his own history of success gleaned through trial and error during hundreds of rounds of business golf and shows you how you too can learn strategies for turning a fun, pleasurable game into a win-win business enterprise. As Bonk says, “If you don't understand the essential rules of business golf, you are destined to fail.”

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When best friends Madison and Hannah meet a cute dog after school one day, they have no idea of the danger lurking just around the corner. Summerville, the hometown they share with their shy new friend, Lucas, seems like paradise nestled between two lakes in a beautiful valley. Yet an early morning mountain hike to an abandoned cabin sends them fleeing for their lives, desperate to solve a mystery unlike anything they have ever known.

The Abandoned Cabin is a story about friendship, adversity, and finding your place in a world that doesn’t always seem welcoming. From hidden money to guns and getaways, the first in the Summerville Kids series sets the stage for many more adventures.

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Chantel Morin grew up shaped by her own preterm birth, maternal illness and loss, silence, and caregiving. Through a life of nursing, advocacy, and burnout, she discovered the quiet ways survival can disguise itself as competence. Her memoir is about making meaning of a life shaped by grief, care, and survival—and about what becomes possible when trauma-informed understanding finally makes room for truth, grief, regulation, and becoming.

Trauma-Informed Me is a reflective, emotionally honest story about nervous systems, hyper-functioning, love, identity, and the cost of living too long in survival mode. Written in a lyrical but accessible voice, the book explores how early experiences shape the body, how women learn to be “fine,” and how healing often looks less like arrival and more like a slow unfolding. Many readers will recognize themselves in the patterns this book names, giving language to grief, caregiving, advocacy, burnout, and healing — and making them feel less alone in their experiences.

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YALETOWN—where the quest for perfection begins.

To those who knew Amanda Booth, she was a successful lawyer, devoted wife, mother, and loyal friend. To police investigators, she is the center of a mystery that exposes a world of greed, lies, and corruption.

Two years earlier, a chance encounter in Istanbul brought together two affluent couples from Vancouver and New York. While friendships progress and new opportunities arise, hidden desires begin to reshape their lives in ways none of them could have anticipated.

At the heart of it all is Nina Koleski, a glamorous fashion stylist whose relentless pursuit of perfection threatens to consume everything she values most. As loyalties are tested and tensions mount, Nina finds herself walking the line between success and self-destruction.

Now, with one woman dead and suspicion closing in from all sides, a troubling question remains: Was Amanda Booth the victim of a calculated crime, or did she uncover a secret that someone was desperate to keep hidden?

Set against the backdrop of the emerging genetic revolution, Yaletown explores how far people will go in pursuit of perfection, and what happens when greed eclipses conscience.

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What is that some “thing” a player possesses that creates a champion, or, conversely, a bust?

This was the question a University of Alberta research team sought to answer through a project entitled, "Exploring the Intangible Player Characteristics that Junior Hockey Scouts Consider When Evaluating Draft-Eligible Prospects." The eventual results found their way into the 2019 edition of The Sport Psychologist (volume 33, issue 4), entitled “Talent Identification in Youth Ice Hockey: Exploring ‘Intangible’ Player Characteristics.” The foundation of information presented within relies heavily upon the UofA research as well as other empirical studies pertaining to talent identification (TiD).

The decision to write this book was motivated by a desire to share the results without any literary restrictions required for research and/or publication within an academic journal. In other words, presenting the information in a less formal writing style with the literary freedom to share my own opinion was appealing.

The goal from the outset was to provide useful information for young athletes from any sport that hope to be discovered, selected, drafted, or signed.

Additionally, parents of young athletes might benefit from information about the scouting process, and the considerations TiD experts use to make final decisions. However, while the supporting evidence was drawn from other team and individual sport research, this study was conducted specifically within the sport of hockey.

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