Bestsellers at FriesenPress
Best Boss Ever
A Quick How-to-Guide for Inspiring Excellence as a Frontline Leader by Glenn Dorey
The underlying challenge for any leader is to optimize the potential of their team. Everything in this book relates to a leader’s ability to inspire great performance for those who they have the privilege to lead. It is not about a leader’s own accomplishments, talents, skills, and knowledge, but rather how they propel those around them to new heights. Are you a leader who wants to be the Best Boss Ever but don’t know how? Did you think you were the Best Boss Ever but found out that your...
The Geminus Program
by Stephen Morgotch
Alastar Remshot, raised in one of the most affluent families in the city of Fanghel, is expected to attend the prestigious Fang Heller Flight Academy, an elite school that trains magical soldiers to wield the power of the cosmos with devices called Geminus Gloves. To do any less, or to associate with those of common upbringing like his classmate Jacob Frillow, would be to fail the Remshot family name, as Alastar’s mother Trilla frequently reminds him. But as Alastar grows closer to his peers...
Minnifitty and the Rotten Kids
by J.E. Smith
When Princess Minnifitty is sent to live with her Great Aunt after her parents’ unfortunate encounter with a blind-as-a-bat dragon, her entire world is turned upside down. Feeling abandoned and invisible, Minnifitty gets cranky and stays cranky. And she takes it out on everyone, especially those rotten neighborhood kids. But when the unexpected happens and Minnifitty has to depend on the very people she has behaved the absolute worst to, will they help her… Or has she taken her crankiness...
Radically Wild
True Tales of Adventure, Wilderness Survival, and Hard Lessons by Scott Sunderwald
What happens when wilderness runs in your veins? From a wild child hunting for frogs and foraging for mushrooms to a seasoned mountain man working in the rugged Northern Rockies, Scott Sunderwald’s life is a thrilling testament to adventure, survival, and nature’s transformative power. He's survived a lightning strike, savage wild boars, terrifying rock climbs, and run-ins with aggressive bears. Each hilarious escapade and near-death experience has taught him one thing: the wilderness...
The Art of Paper Quilling Tinfoil
The Quiet Beauty of Coiling with Metal and Meaning by Silvia G. Pinto
Discover the luminous beauty of paper quilling with tinfoil. The Art of Paper Quilling Tinfoil introduces a fresh, shimmering twist on the timeless craft of paper quilling. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this richly illustrated guide takes you step-by-step through techniques, tools, and inspiring projects—from delicate flowers to advanced 3D creations. With clear instructions, sensory insights, and personal reflections from accredited visual artist Silvia G. Pinto, this book...
Leaving La-La Land
Escape to Reality by Robert K. Bosscha
Rob is working on renovating his condo when his life is turned upside down. One fateful day, his contractor hears him collapse from the other room. When Rob awakens in the hospital, little does he know, his life—and brain—have changed forever . . . . Leaving La-La Land is the astounding memoir of a man afflicted by a rare brain condition known as encephalopathy. Over the course of his three-month hospital stay, doctors speculate all kinds of hypotheses for what Rob might be dealing with,...
Good Work Done Better
Improving the Impact of Community-Based Non-Profits by Sam Watts
Is it possible that the organizations that serve the most vulnerable people in our communities are merely applying temporary patches? Why are most North American cities unable to deal with the root causes of the social challenges they are addressing? Why are most funding models for community-based non-profits built around sustaining programs rather than creating measurable social impact? Sam Watts, the CEO of Welcome Hall Mission in Montreal, asks some hard questions in this book, and...
The Audacity of Inclusion
Fighting for the Equality of Persons Labelled Intellectually Disabled by Dulcie McCallum
One beautiful, surprisingly warm spring morning on the isolated islands of Haida Gwaii, an insight smacked Dulcie McCallum in the face with the force of an unexpected tsunami: at the heart of it all, the law was the culprit. Rather than promoting rights, the law was itself the taproot of injustice. For people with an intellectual disability, the law is what defines their disadvantage, not their disability. For every child diagnosed with the label of intellectual disability, there remains a...
If I am Brave Enough
by Cristina Saunders
I met Jake in the springtime . . . So begins Cristina’s story, a story of love and marriage, but also abuse and violence. Cristina met Jake when she was on the rebound, not looking for anything serious. And he seemed like the perfect guy: he was attractive and confident, he had a solid job, and he didn’t hide the fact that he was interested in her. Before she knew it, they were married, talking about kids, settling down. The first time he hit her, she was shocked. She’d been getting ready...
The Chronicles of Paisley • Corners
by Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
Canadian nurse Kick Cavendish has always wanted to make a difference, and she's hoping her new post as Paisley • Corners’ new public health nurse will help her do just that. The rural Ontario hamlet instantly enamored Kick, who had also dreamed of living on an animal rescue farm. She soon discovers Paisley • Corners is as curious of a place as it is special. A community where the dot in its name is explicitly intentional, and its citizens are meddlesome and sometimes misunderstood but deeply...