Bestsellers at FriesenPress
Elevated Adventures
Riding into Chicago One Stop at a Time by John "Jack" Wesley Drury Jr.
ELevated Adventures takes you on a ride into the city, zooming around on Chicago's transit system with Jack. Read the adventure as seen through Jack's eyes as the book takes you stop-by-stop down the city's busy Green Line. Jack then transfers to the Orange Line and goes all the way to the world famous Willis Tower to visit his Dad. Each stop is filled with exciting adventures and observations as Jack enjoys people watching on the train. All aboard! Next stop...
Talk Matters!
Saving the World One Word at a Time; Solving Complex Issues Through Brain Science, Mindful Awareness and Effective Process by Mary V. Gelinas
We create the present and future in our meetings and conversations every day. What can we do to increase the likelihood that we’re creating a future that we all want? We can start by talking more constructively and productively about what matters to us all. After decades of advising groups in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, process design and facilitation expert Mary V. Gelinas has integrated her best knowledge of brain and behavioral sciences, mindful awareness, and effective...
Curiosity and the Cat
by Katie Allen
Curiosity killed the cat? Satisfaction brought it back. Joni the cat loves nothing better than to sleep all day—until one day, she wakes up with a strange feeling. Overcome by curiosity, Joni steps into a world full of magic and wonder. Come join her on the adventure of a lifetime!
Pour My Heart Out
by Irene Bird
Pour My Heart Out is the debut poetry collection from Indigenous poet Irene Bird. The stunning vulnerability and authenticity of journal writing meets the frank artfulness of Bird’s poetics as she chronicles her journey through hurt and heartbreak to healing. Fearlessly, unapologetically engaging with the complexities of substance abuse and recovery, trauma, and mental health, Pour My Heart Out faces pain and celebrates survival and love. It is a collection that ultimately recognizes the...
Finding What Always Was
by Deadly Poets Society
Born in the silence of lockdowns and the noise of systemic change, the Deadly Poets Society began as a circle of Indigenous and non-Indigenous health researchers who met fortnightly to write, reflect, and hold space for one another. What started as a response to the isolation of COVID-19 became something far deeper: a creative practice rooted in trust, Country, and connection. Finding What Always Was is the anthology born of that practice, speaking both to the soul of research and to a...
You're on Mute
13 Lessons for Women Frustrated with the Tech Sector by Marie Wiese
This was never meant to be a book that offered tidy solutions. Instead, it’s a declaration. A refusal to stay quiet. A chorus of voices from women who have spent years, and in many cases, decades, pushing against an industry that often erases them… You’re On Mute: 13 Lessons for Women Frustrated with the Tech Sector is an anthology by and for women in tech, or any sector where gender parity has stalled. Each chapter is crafted by a woman or gender-minority who has faced challenges in the...
Spy at the Airport
by Alexandru Palamariu
Hi! Shh . . . what I’m about to tell you is a REALLY BIG secret. I’m training to become a SPY! Today’s mission? Infiltrating the airport. Shh . . . don’t tell any grown-ups! Do you want to come with me? I’ll show you my super-cool SPY gadgets, my top-secret tunnels, and even my SPY car! This is going to be our biggest mission yet. But I know we can do it! Join this ten-year-old super-spy as he uses his REALLY BIG imagination to explore the world around him and turn every day into a great new...
My Drive Through Hell
A Divine Intervention, A True Story by Judy Isiah Foran
My Drive Through Hell: A Divine Intervention is the personal story of Judy Foran’s journey through pain, betrayal, and faith. After a devastating accident leaves her with severe injuries and a diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Judy’s world turns upside down. She endures a long period of recovery marked by numerous doctor visits, unhelpful lawyers, and the cold bureaucracy of insurance companies. But her physical pain is only part of the story. Trust is tested as friends proved...
Avignon
by Mitchell J. Mueck
William was a physically powerful man, but he was something more than physically strong. There was a strength of character that just seemed to exude from him. He was a good man. Alexandre wasn’t able to think of anyone he had ever met that compared to what he thought of William. He seemed to have the ability to control any situation, but he used that ability to benefit others, which came to included even Alexandre. Montana native William Walker is in Avignon, France, living discreetly,...
Running in the Dark
by Paul W. Walmsley
Once a nationally ranked long-distance runner, Canadian Peter Whitby abandons his career as an engineer and moves to a small US town in the Pacific Northwest where he can train year-round and pursue his running dreams. After a chance encounter with a local entrepreneur, Peter finds himself drawn into the race of a lifetime with a substantial winner-take-all cash prize. With the help of a new training partner, a previous love interest and a coach with a dubious past, Peter has to find a way...