Biography & Autobiography
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Footprints of a Foodie
by Tanya dePape
The concept of the “midlife crisis” has been the source of jokes for decades now, but for some people, the realization that they’ve entered their middle years can conjure up conflicting, often unexpected, feelings. For some, it is a time of ...
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There's No Place Like Home
A Year in Transition from Working to Stay-At-Home Mom by Jane Bedard
When author and teacher Jane Bedard shifted from working mom to Stay-at-Home Mom, her eyes opened to a brand new world, so different from the one she returned home to each night. With her autopilot control turned off, she was surprised to find a ...
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The McCavours
by Thomas McCavour and Mark McCavour
THE MCCAVOURS is a collection of facts about the McCavour family. It explains the origin of the McCavour name and their roots in Kilkeel, Ireland and Lorneville, New Brunswick. An alphabetical list of names and a profile of each of the descendants ...
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Out of the Ruins
Growing Up in Post-War Germany by Otto Schmalz
Like all other German cities, Hannover, West Germany, was in physical and economic ruin when the Second World War came to a close in 1945. Many of the war’s hardships continued for German citizens in the post-war years, and it was exceedingly ...
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Truth.Fiction.Lies
Confessions of an Italian-Irish-Catholic-American Immigrant to Canada by Patrick X Walsh
How could he be a good boy and a bad boy at the same time? The TRUTH is what is. FICTION is not reality—but it can help us to see the TRUTH through stories, e.g., The Boy Who Cried Wolf. LIES deceive, for evil purposes, and for good purposes. But ...
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Happenings and Mishappenings
Snapshots of my Life by Ricardo Conte-Oro
This book is not an autobiography but a collection of events and happenings that I experienced through my life. Many of them happened during my childhood. There are also more recent happenings. They are true and are as accurate as far as I can ...
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Above the Pigsty
by Peter Van Essen
In 1943 Peter, a 21-year-old Dutch citizen, faces a choice: forced labour in Germany or go into hiding with the help of the resistance movement. After the war he faces another choice: remain in the Netherlands or emigrate from the war-torn country. ...
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A Teacher Between Worlds
by Lillian Cui Garcia
This is a collection of essays I’ve written through the years reflecting on my teaching journey in a northern Canadian community college. They are interwoven with memories about my earlier Alberta government researcher’s job and my first teaching ...
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What My Wheelchair Taught Me
by Lisa Dianne Jones
Lisa Jones made a conscious choice to disregard what fate might have chosen for her, instead embracing and consistently using her free will to the maximum. What My Wheelchair Taught Me is about Lisa Jones, soulmate to others and how she has led her ...
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Are You In There?
by Conny (Whittaker) Saunders
Life is full of excitement. Life is choosing to overcome any obstacle that may arise. Life is having an imaginary mind. Life is putting yourself to a challenge. ARE YOU IN THERE?
