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  • I Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest

    A Memoir
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    Elaine Ross grew up knowing she was adopted. Brought into a loving family on the Canadian prairies at eleven months old, she felt secure in the life she was given and the parents who chose her. For many years, that story felt complete. Gradually...


  • Confessions of an Amnesiac

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    READ THIS BOOK AT YOUR OWN RISK! This book contains discrimination, emotional blackmail, self-sabotage, emotional pain, impulsivity, coarse language, scenes with substance use, sexual depravity, drug and human trafficking, childhood sexual abuse,...


  • From Pediatrics to Medical Genetics

    An Irish Doctor’s Journey
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    A chronicle of R. Brian Lowry’s long and full life, From Pediatrics to Medical Genetics: An Irish Doctor’s Journey spans Lowry’s experiences in wartime Belfast through his more than six decades devoted to medicine, and his role in the pioneering...


  • Shattered Echoes

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    There is healing and there is tragedy; which side will you see? For every struggle and every storm we face in life we too often feel alone in our darkest and most silent battles. Darling, please hold these words close and remember you are not alone.


  • Law, Labour, and a Canadian Life in Public Service

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    In the realm of labour rights and public service, there are rare individuals who stand out as beacons of justice and positive change. Tim Armstrong is one such exceptional figure… —Radiation Safety Institute of Canada From his quiet beginnings...


  • From Hamburgers to COVID

    A Scientific Adventure
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    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...


  • A Zest for Life

    My Stories
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    With this highly personal and inspirational memoir, author Merrijoy Kelner invites her readers to sit down with her in some quiet, comfy corner and be regaled with stories of her long and fascinating life—complete with great loves, tragic losses,...


  • Emancipated Blooms

    Petals of Resistance, A Voice Unburied
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    In this heart-wrenchingly sincere and unvarnished memoir, Amara Shores recounts a story of breaking cycles, healing generational trauma, and finding freedom after years of silence. Born into a family still reeling from the generational impact of...


  • Kuen

    Resilience on Three Continents
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    A piano scholarship transports sixteen-year-old Kuen from her home in Hong Kong to the Royal Academy of Music in London. Seven years later, the shy student marries a Malaysian-born Chinese man, and the couple returns to Asia. The lustre of Kuen’s...


  • You Are Loved, You Are Enough

    A Memoir about embracing life
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    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...