Biography & Autobiography, Cultural Heritage
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Guiding Diverse Flocks
Tales of a Mennonite Pastor by Ernie Hildebrand
A personal account of a life lived on the Canadian prairies from the 1940's until 2020. Starting with recollections of earliest memories on the family farm and the dreams of a boy establishing his own farm. While he thought he would spend his whole ...
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Paradise, Newfoundland......When I Walked Its Gravel Road
by Ches Pennell
An ever-present barrel of apples at the back door and the daily aroma of fresh bread. Weekly card games, stolen chickens, honky-tonks and a frigid one-room schoolhouse. Tradition and Family. Welcome to 1950s Paradise, Newfoundland. Growing up as one ...
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From Trauma to Sanity
Perseverance is Key by Valorita Salaam
Valorita had been shot in the head. She didn’t realize it right away, but then, neither did the police. She had to wait for the paramedics to arrive to find out why her head was hurting. She had almost succumbed to the wound, lying on the floor of ...
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Dad Wore a Fedora and Sleeve Garters
A Life Well Lived by Salli Pustanyk Rice
How do you begin to tell the story of someone’s life when you feel you barely knew them? Is it possible to gather the biographical information about someone who has been gone for thirty years—even if that person was your own father? Dad Wore a ...
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Memoirs of a Free Pilgrim
by Pilgrim
In this book, Nicholas Fung, who has authored several travel books (the Free Pilgrim series), talks about his life, from its humble beginnings in Borneo to his education in England, his professional successes in both law and banking, and his ...
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The Weaving of My Tartan Heart
by Donelda MacDonnell
The Weaving of My Tartan Heart offers a peek through the window of the author’s thoughts. Vivid images of a time long past make the reader feel as though they are present in each scene. Stories of when life was simpler, and respect for elders and ...
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Laughter Growing
a Mennonite-Mexican boyhood by Esther Penner
Hair-raising escapades ranging from the heights of a windmill to utter darkness in a deep well. Staring a deadly snake in the eye and facing the menacing eyes of a snarling wolf. Delight over a sack of oranges at Christmas and the shame of begging ...
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Do Your Best
Family, Friends, Mentors and the US Army Guide a Boy to Manhood by Herbert W. Ridyard
Do Your Best is the intimate story of a young man, Herbert W. Ridyard, who shares his life lessons—about love, honesty, and dedication—for the benefit of his greater family, friends, historians, and the general populace, but also in memory of those ...
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Resilience
The Journey of Self-Discovery by Kiden Jonathan
In 1992, two hours after she gave birth to her first daughter in Juba, Sudan, bombs began falling on the city. Like thousands of her fellow citizens, author Kiden Jonathan was forced to flee. Kiden, her husband, and their growing family spent the ...
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Anna
A Grace Filled Life by Wendi Friesen
Anna: A Grace Filled Life portrays a moving tribute to Anna Giesbrecht—daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and widow—roles which barely skim the surface of what her life has really meant. Following Anna’s life from ...
