Biography & Autobiography, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
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Batangas: My Sky and Earth
An Intimate Recollection and Reflection of My Childhood in the Philippines by Bong Serrano
When Bong Serrano learned that his older brother, Boying, had cancer, the notes he had jotted down about his childhood took on new meaning. Memories of his time with his family in the Philippines came rushing back. At the center of those memories ...
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Paradise Found
MORE Recollections of a Kid from Penetanguishene by Robert Popple
When Robert and Heather Popple moved to the Pacific Northwest to live in British Columbia’s Fairwinds on Vancouver Island in 2003, it marked the beginnings of an exciting retirement adventure. This companion volume to Born in Huronia summarizes the ...
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Ikpiarjuk
My Challenges Teaching in a Land of Inuit by Md Abdus Salam
We travel to India to see the Taj Mahal, Egypt to see Pyramids, Turkey to see Blue Mosque, Italy to see Colosseum, South America in quest of Inca civilization, and so on. But very few travel to Nunavut – A Land of Inuit. Md Abdus Salam – the author, ...
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Letters From Home
The Elizabeth and Heinrich Thiessen Story by Sandra Froese Callahan
War, revolution, and the consolidation of Soviet power during the 1920s prompted 21,000 Mennonites to leave the Soviet Union for Canada. Among them were Isaac and John Thiessen. Left behind was their beloved family: three siblings and parents, ...
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Life is a Journey
Filled with Twists, Turns & Unexpected Challenges by Yog Rahi Gupta
My book “Life is a Journey” evoked the feelings of thousands of immigrants like me who leaves their country of origin to settle this part of the world for a better and prosperous life for them and their children. Parenting anywhere in the world is ...
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Strength Of My Ancestors Within Me
The Power of Positive Thinking: How to Overcame Some of Life Biggest Challenges by Vivene Joy Brown
After surviving an abusive relationship, raising seven children, and wrestling with self-doubt and fear, Vivene Brown brings wisdom and insight to her memoir, and first book, Strength Of My Ancestors Within Me. A riveting story about a woman’s ...
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Secrets d'un père insaisissable
Une histoire d'amour, de chagrin et de loyauté by Caroll Lesage
Tout le monde a ses secrets, mais à quel prix? Lorsque l’auteur Caroll Lesage a retrouvé sa demi-sœur, aucun d’eux ne pouvait prédire les secrets qu’ils allaient déterrer ensemble sur leur père. Des amours secrètes aux triangles amoureux, en passant ...
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A Penny Always Has Two Sides
A Memoir of Growing Up in Wartime Germany by Steffie Steinke
Steffie Steinke, born in Berlin in 1936, writes about the enduring love she had for her foster mother and the everlasting fear she had of her birth mother. The conflict made her shy and insecure for most of her young life. Later she was able to ...
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Not White Enough
How Victorian Racism Contributed to the Destruction of a Photographic Genius by Muriel J Morris
She’s sixteen, shunned, isolated and possibly pregnant. This is Marie who thought she had the world by the tail a few months ago. She had married a handsome, professional European man who adored her. She is Eurasian, but her European status in ...
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Gooseberries Have Thorns
by Margaret L. States
Gooseberries Have Thorns chronicles everyday experiences, relationships, and major events in the lives of Maggie’s ancestors in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The narrative focuses primarily on Maggie and how she navigates various ...
