Bestsellers at FriesenPress
In the Silence I Found Myself
by Stephanie Mikki Adams
When I finally sat still long enough to listen, I realized that silence isn’t emptiness; it’s truth. It’s where the spirit breathes, where wounds begin to close, and where the pieces of who we are start to find their way back home. Born in the quiet spaces between grief and healing, chaos and clarity, In the Silence, I Found Myself is a powerfully evocative collection of poetry that gives strong and resonant voice to the lived experiences of Canada’s Inuit and other Indigenous peoples. For...
One Piece out of Place
by Christian Cupak
In the summer of 1996, 15-year-old Alex heads down to his family’s favourite campground in Squamish. This year, though, is different; an unexpected connection with a girl he meets there changes the shape of his heart—and his life—forever. It’s not quite romance, or at least, it’s not only romance. She feels like home. But it’s not to be, not now; when she asks him if they can cool things down a little, he feels it like a hole in his heart. Alex carries that hole through into adulthood; their...
13 Ways to Kill Your Community 2nd Edition
by Doug Griffiths and Kelly Clemmer
13 Ways to Kill Your Community is lively, full of personality, conversational, breezy, succinct, and fun. One can imagine readers seeking out information on boosting their local community sighing dutifully as they seek out material and then being relieved and delighted when what they find turns out to be as entertaining as it is informative. The information provided is sometimes startling and often positively revelatory. The anecdotes and examples are delivered with wit and a little bit of a...
The Book on Ending Homelessness
by Iain De Jong
The Book on Ending Homelessness provides insights for those in the industry, elected officials, policy makers, funders, public servants and the general public on the best ways to move from managing homelessness to ending homelessness. While ending homelessness may seem to be a whacky or even preposterous idea, Iain De Jong takes more than two decades of experience as an award winning industry leader to lay out how and why homelessness can be ended in very practical ways. This book will...
Vax-Force
The Great COVID Quest by Kelsey Rowe
Vicky the Vaccine is back in action to save the world from COVID-19, a bad-guy germ that is causing a lot of people to get sick. With the help of determined doctors and scientists, Vicky will teach Willy the White Blood Cell and his Antibuddy friends how to defeat this bad-guy germ and end the pandemic. In this story, YOU become the hero, helping to save your family and friends through the power of vaccination. Come along on another adventure with the Vax-Force team and explore the amazing...
inSPIRE®
Faith for a "Whole" Life by Donna Lee Lamothe
Join the inSPIRE® journey to find lasting wholeness—rooted in God’s deep, abiding love and his timeless principles. This holistic discipleship framework invites you to move from fragmented faith toward an integrated life of belief, wellness, and inner strength across five interconnected dimensions: Spiritual Physical Intellectual Relational Emotional
Lost in Uganda
by Zentul Madhani
Lost in Uganda is the story of two sisters, Shally and Annie, who mysteriously bring an imaginary friend, Iggy, to life. Iggy, a fuzzy creature with extraordinary powers, whisks the sisters across the world into the most magical adventure of their lives. But as wonder turns to danger, the sisters must rely on their courage, wits and real-world knowledge to guide them through the journey. Is Iggy a friend or a foe? And will they survive this magical adventure when danger lurks around every...
Persian Garden of Imagination
Iranian Myths, Fairy Tales, and Folk Tales by Manijeh Rabiei-Roodsari
Carefully curated and translated by Dr. Manijeh Rabiei, Persian Garden of Imagination breathes new life into these ancient texts that shed light on Iranian culture and mythology. The literary stories of Iran contain complex topics and symbols related to the region’s classic, pre-Abrahamic faiths, including Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, and mysticism. This collection comprises thirty stories that began in the oral storytelling tradition from before the written word was created. For millennia,...
The Hunt on the Tundra
by Lorri Rudland
Newly graduated from university, Dana Fraser is looking for adventure. A city girl with a fear of horses, Dana faces challenges both within her heart and courtesy of mother nature. The Hunt on the Tundra follows Dana in the late summer of 1974 as she strives to prove to herself that she can push the limits of what she knows and forge through the unknown that the BC tundra brings: a night alone in the wilderness, quicksand-like muskeg, bears and wolves, alcohol abuse, lies and even murder. In...
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.