Biography & Autobiography
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Harris and Me
Living with Fragile X Syndrome by Cari Forteath
In 1980, Cari Forteath and her husband George welcomed their first child, Harris, into the world. They instantly fell in love with their son, whose first few months were peaceful. Soon, though, Cari and George recognized that Harris wasn’t...
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The Chameleon
by JP Robinson
Born into a working-class family in England, Paul Robinson moved to Canada as a teenager. After training as a hairdresser, he soon owned a chain of popular salons in Victoria, BC, with his wife, Deborah, and travelled the world as an educator in...
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Savoured Moments
by Bailey Ennig
On June 25th, 2023, a single phone call marked the beginning of a harrowing journey. In just three weeks, Bailey Ennig’s world was irrevocably changed by the sudden loss of his father to cancer. Savoured Moments is a poetic graphic memoir born...
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Edge of the Ledge
A Memoir of Adventures Lived and Lessons Learned by Linda Brierly
One day, age four, I opened the door of our house, closed it quietly, and started walking. All by myself. I walked and walked. I looked at each house, at the trees, the grass, the swings, at the occasional person going by. I walked right past the...
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Somehow I'll Find My Way Home
by Ian MacPherson
This book chronicles the author's life journey and the adventures of a family crossing the Atlantic 3 times with a kaleidoscope of antics in each continent. The family's motto, as it grew, was 'Carpe Diem'. The saga of these events has been a fun...
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Adrianne's Ears
A Story of Endurance and Freedom by A.J. Haynes
In this thoughtful and compelling memoir, author Adrianne Haynes traces the incredible story of her survival. Growing up in post-war London, Adrianne grows up in an unimaginably toxic environment, contending with an alcoholic, abusive mother who...
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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...
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Wedding Bells from Hell
Real Stories of Heartbreak, Disappointment, and Humourous Incidents by John N. Adams
In more than two decades of counselling young couples planning to marry, Pastor John N. Adams has seen the heartache that partners may face when they ignore the signs—the red flags—that suggest they may not be well matched, or simply not ready...
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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?
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Wings over the Sahtu
The North-Wright Air Story by Bill Braden
Over 100 years ago, during aviation's dawn in the unforgiving Canadian Arctic, gutsy pilots and ingenious mechanics flew a pair of WWI-vintage airplanes further north than anyone before.They proved that the airplane would transform frontier life...
