Biography & Autobiography
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Hoping for a Miracle
A Memoir by Lynn-Marie McIlvain
Hoping For a Miracle is the true story of Lynn-Marie, an aspiring teacher, as she embarks on a ten-year journey to become a mother. She faces heartache and uncertainty along the way. At times, loneliness and devastation are hard to bear. Despite...
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SISU
How My Mother's Fight For Her Death Changed the Course of My Life by Shaana Hamm
GUTS . . . INNER STRENGTH . . . GRIT . . . DETERMINATION . . . PERSEVERANCE. THIS IS SISU. What would you do if the healthiest member of your family suffered an incapacitating hemorrhagic stroke? And what if their recovery suddenly morphed into...
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Remnants of Our Life with Your Dementia
A Poetic Memoir by David R. Topper
A poignant account in poetic verse of one man’s journey with his wife, into the all-encompassing realm of her dementia.
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Robservations
by Robert Clark
Six sisters, two brothers, a Monty Python–loving mom, and a military father all add up to one very full and funny house in Rob Clark’s Robservations. Growing up in a chaotic Catholic household in the ’60s and ’70s was rarely easy—forced haircuts,...
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Trailblazer for Women’s Health
The Remarkable Life of Dr. May Cohen by Robert Sarner
When it comes to advocating both for women’s reproductive rights and the advancement of women in medicine, few Canadians have had more impact than Dr. May Cohen. Born to Jewish immigrants and Communist activists during the Great Depression, May...
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The Top Two Per Cent
Or How the 2023 Christmas Newsletter Got Out of Hand by Randy Burrows
In a year when PEI was navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona and preparing to host the Canada Winter Games, Randy Burrows captures the essence of family life with wit and heart. The Top Two Per Cent chronicles 2023—a remarkable period of...
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Mastering The Battle of Belief
Establishing and Sustaining Positive Belief by Lynn Nola Stadnek
Are you struggling to be happy? Are you not content with life? Do you find that you fight to be positive? Mastering the battle of belief gives you insight into how to turn that around and why it’s important to do so. Physically everything...
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Navigating My Way to Spiritual Freedom
by Lynn Nola Stadnek
Navigating My Way to Spiritual Freedom is for people who feel restrained in life and are looking to find calm in a stormy world. There are many insights that Lynn shares within each of the 27 chapters as she reveals how she managed to reach...
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Lost Promises
Revisiting the Circumstances of My Sister's Death in a Religious Cult by Myra Shuster
Promises My Sister and I Made follows two deeply connected young sisters from Montreal who grew up in a secular home, but yearned for a sense of purpose, meaning and fulfilment beyond the material comforts their suburban life offered. Imbued with...
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The Rocking Chair
A Story of Inner Strength and Living Responsibly by Hilkka M
A rocking chair can symbolize comfort and craftsmanship—or carry the weight of painful memories. For Hilkka M., it’s both. The Rocking Chair takes readers on a raw, deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and self-discovery. Born in...
