Bestsellers at FriesenPress
Sacred Bundles Unborn (Second Edition)
by Morningstar Mercredi and Fire Keepers
Medical malpractice and systemic racism are as interwoven as a spider's web. Should a dragline break, the spider spins its silk and the web is easily rewoven, like systemic racism, it is all linked. Sterilizations, forced or coerced, without consent, is the deadliest entrapment effectively eliminating generations of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples lineages. This strategy of genocide continues its silent covert assault, with or without the knowledge of the survivors of sterilizations....
Kaylee and Koru and the Long Way Home
by Alister Mathieson and Avery Mathieson
This enchanting tale celebrates the extraordinary friendship between Kaylee, a strong and graceful Canada goose, and Koru, a curious and flightless brown kiwi bird. Kaylee hails from the Arctic tundra of Northern Canada, while Koru explores the lush kauri forests of New Zealand. Despite living in different parts of the world, the two birds embark on a remarkable journey of understanding, while sharing the wonders of their worlds. Paralleling their bond is the friendship of Mikki, an Inuit...
Homeless to Homerun
Turning Struggles Into Success by Glenn M Stein
Homeless To Homerun is my story. My story is about struggle, grit, and the power of never giving up. It’s about starting from rock bottom and finding your way to success one setback one lesson, and one small victory at a time. This book is for anyone who has been counted out or knocked down. It’s about seeing life through the lens of empathy, understanding why people do what they do and realizing that change is not something to fear. It’s where growth begins.
You Are Loved, You Are Enough
A Memoir about embracing life by Sheryl A. Oleksak
You Are Loved, You Are Enough is an emotional memoir of one woman’s journey towards self-love and self-acceptance. Sheryl Oleksak grew up as an only child in New York, with a narcissistic mother and a kind but mostly passive father. From a less-than-perfect childhood—foster siblings coming in and out of the house and attending a harsh diet camp—to an adolescence and young adulthood marked by issues with food, body image, and self-esteem, Sheryl lays out her struggles in a clear,...
A Portrait of Astonishing Nature
by Chris Buddle
In A Portrait of Astonishing Nature, 53 works of original poetry and watercolour paintings come together to celebrate the animals and plant life that surround us in our everyday lives. From the elusive Alces alces (moose) to the colour-changing Mustela erminea (shorttailed weasel), each species we encounter deserves the right to survive and thrive. The flora and and fauna profiled in this book have all been found in the Creek 53 watershed, which is in the western part of Hudson, Quebec....
Lucifer's Rose
by A. E. Chenier
LYSANDER Lysander Whitlock was trained to kill monsters—not to become one. A Slayer bound to an ancient, volatile power. But when a mission gone wrong awakens something far older than the Corps ever intended, Lysander begins to question whether obedience is salvation… or a lie. KIAKO Kiako is not what the world expects. Feared, desired, and endlessly underestimated, she carries a power that does not bend easily to gods or men. She has loved before. She has lost before. And she has no...
Little Big Boss
A Métis Man's Stories of Life in Canada's Arctic by Alex Gordon and Michel Lupien
Alex Gordon left his home in Caslan, Alberta in 1958 for a summer job in Wood Buffalo National Park to earn money for university in the fall. Little did he know this would lead to a 20-year adventure working and living in Canada’s high Arctic. From Inuvik to Iqaluit, and communities and camps in between, Alex shares his stories of friendship and his efforts to be a catalyst for change. This is more than a memoir; it is a love story of Canada’s North and its remarkable and resilient people.
myoActivation Explained
For people experiencing chronic pain and myofascial dysfunction. by Dr Liesl Roome, Dr Gillian Lauder and Barb Eddy
Chronic pain affects 1 in 5, disrupting everything from work to relationships and often pulling people into cycles of isolation and limited mobility. Treatment options are often hard to access and may involve heavy medications with mixed results. As medical understanding of the myofascial system grows—a complex network of muscles, connective tissues, and sensory pathways in your body—new ways to treat chronic pain come to light. myoActivation is one such innovative treatment that targets...
From Hamburgers to COVID
A Scientific Adventure by Vikram Misra
From Hamburgers to COVID is a memoir which traces Dr. Vikram Misra’s path from his childhood in Saskatoon—where his father pursued graduate studies on prairie grasshoppers—to his own career as a virologist. Blending personal anecdotes with scientific discovery, Misra reflects on the mentors, students, and colleagues who shaped his work, as well as the serendipitous turns that guided his research interests. His story moves from an early interest in microbiology through pioneering studies on...
The Practical Encyclopedia of Racial Equity in the Workplace
Resources for Every Stage of the Journey by Ann Curry-Stevens and Amilah Baksh
The Practical Encyclopedia of Racial Equity in the Workplace provides tools necessary to integrate racial equity into the fiber and culture of the workplace, reducing racial disparities between the experiences of racialized and white staff and service users. Written in clear, plain language and based on over 30 years of research and practice advancing racial equity, the hands on resources allow an organization to: • Create a racial equity action plan • Build inclusive leadership • Assess and...