Bestsellers at FriesenPress
Failing Health
The Rise and Fall of Canada's Health Care System by Stephen R. Barron
Do you believe Canada’s health care system is working as well as it should be? Despite having a publicly funded health care system, Canadians have suffered for years from a shortage of family doctors, excessively long wait times for specialists and investigations, overcrowded emergency departments, and “hallway medicine” in our hospitals. It wasn’t always like this. After over 40 years as a front-line traditional family doctor, Dr. Steve Barron outlines the vital signs warning us that...
The Way I Hear It
A Life with Hearing Loss by Gael Hannan
If you think hearing loss is just a condition of old age—think again. In The Way I Hear It, Gael Hannan explodes one myth after another in a witty and insightful journey into life with hearing loss at every age. Blending personal stories with practical strategies, Gael shines a light onto a world of communication challenges: a marriage proposal without hearing aids in, pillow talk and other relationships, raising a child, going to the movies, dining out, ordering at the drive-thru, in the...
An Approximate Intelligence
Where AI Began, How It Works, What It Means by Roger Vandomme
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In our phones, our medical diagnoses, our hiring decisions, our shopping recommendations. Yet few people truly understand what it is — and what it isn't. This book is neither a technical manual nor a doomsday essay. It's an invitation to finally understand what lies behind the algorithms. No formulas, no jargon, but no oversimplification either. You will discover: How AI transforms uncertainty into probabilities to help us make better decisions Why it...
From York Factory to Medicine Hat, Don't Just Read Your History, Go There
A Scottish Métis Family in Canada by Sharon Hogg
In late August of 2013 my Métis husband, Nelson and I had signed up for the Manitoba Historical Fur Trade Tour leaving out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. We had been on a quest to learn more about where his ancestors came from and walk in the places where they had been. This is where we learned about the Hudson Bay Company side of the family and the Homeguard Cree who lived and worked alongside. At York Factory, from high in the cupola of the Depot Building, I saw below the little one-room...
Not Improving on Our Instructions
The Church's Mission Today by Edmund K. Neufeld
Not Improving on Our Instructions calls the Christian church to return to its primary task and purpose, as outlined in the Gospels, Acts, and the New Testament Letters. In a series of sermons, Edmund Neufeld reflects on Christ’s instructions to his followers and addresses this central question: What is the one most important thing for the church to do? Years of pastoring and teaching have left Neufeld convinced that the most important thing that Christ has left his church to do is to love...
Houndsfire
Embers of Home by Ryelee Arishenkoff
Baelhast once flourished with magic. Now it withers in the wake of the Cull, when it was hunted to extinction. Arland is one of many cities that rots beneath its new rulers—the Houndsguard—who have put wolves in every alley and blood in every home. Wulf has survived this far in gutters and on rooftops. Stubborn and reckless, he has always learned the hard way—one day, it won’t give him back. With his adoptive brother and a crew of thieves to pick up the slack, it’s just enough to survive a...
Sh*t People Don’t Know
The Backstory of Everything by Dr. Phil Tanner
Language is messy. Idioms are worse. We use them recklessly without asking ourselves why we do it. We expect everyone to understand us, but many of these phrases have outlived the societies that created them. Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? Why do people throw salt over their shoulder? How can you drop the ball at work but still be left holding the ball, especially after your boss just threw you a curve ball? Sh*t People Don’t Know pulls back the curtain on a language that behaves less like...
Keep Going with a Smile
by Allison Grana
Dream big, stay positive, and never give up! This beautifully illustrated book of affirmations is a toolkit for life, created for children of all ages. Filled with bright, cheerful artwork and uplifting messages, it teaches a powerful lesson: when you build a strong foundation of joy and self-belief, you can overcome any challenge. Perfect for morning motivation, bedtime bonding, or a quick boost of confidence, these pages will inspire young readers to face the world with courage, kindness,...
Dry
A Holistic Guide to Sjogren’s Disease by Wendy Presant
If you’ve been diagnosed with—or suspect you may have—Sjögren's disease, you might feel helpless or overwhelmed, and you almost certainly feel dry and sore and too exhausted to sort out all the information coming at you. The mental load of managing a chronic illness can be intense, especially since you’ll often need to be your own expert and your own advocate. This book is about to become your new best friend. Wendy Presant—who lives with Sjögren's disease—breaks down what Sjögren's is, how...
No Love Like It
Feeding Someone Who is Sick by Catherine Morley
Based on decades of experience offering nutrition counselling to individuals and families; personal family experiences with illness and loss; and research with people who, owing to illness, disability, or ageing, were not able to eat as they once did, Registered Dietitian, Dr. Catherine Morley, has written an informative and instructional book, combining research reporting, memoir, journal entries, excerpts from interviews rewritten for theatre, and a self study workbook. No Love Like It:...