Biography & Autobiography, Educators
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The Gift of Adversity
Stories and Strategies to Turn Trials into Triumphs by Lisa Standeven
The Gift of Adversity is a collection of stories and strategies from a life lived through challenge. It began as a means of healing after the workplace accident that claimed Lisa Standeven’s dominant hand, making her an amputee. Confronting...
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With Hope in My Heart
Musings of a Spirited Psychiatrist by Francois Mai
Rarely do we see inside the life and mind of a psychiatrist, but that’s exactly what we get in With Hope in My Heart: Musings of a Spirited Psychiatrist. With candor and openness, author François Mai shares how and why he ventured into...
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Vision and Values
My Path to Arts based Education by Gail Baker
Every good educator has asked themselves how they can reach their students most effectively. Gail Baker grapples this question from the perspective of both student and teacher in her memoir as she reflects on her 45-year-long career in the field...
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Trees For the Forest
by Paul Ownman
When he’s abruptly thrust into single parenthood of his two young children, Shane Murphy’s life changes dramatically. As he ventures into a new career to better provide for his children, Shane slowly changes his approach to life. Trees for the...
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As Far As I Can Remember
A Memoir by Francis Aiyeobalor Omoruyi
From Nigeria to Canada and back again: Francis Omoruyi’s immigrant story explores the challenges of corruption, racism, and crime, but also the joys of achievement, aspiration, and community connection. Born in a small Nigerian village, Francis...
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Wash Behind Your Ears, Billy
The Greatest Story Ever Told About Me by Me by Charles W. (Bill) Cox
Have you ever fantasized about pursuing a new career? Do you feel that a career change would be impossible given your personal responsibilities? Author Bill Cox has done it numerous times. Wash Behind Your Ears, Billy: The Greatest Story Ever...
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Fifty Years in the Classroom and What I Learned There
by John Barsby
“It is easy for people my age to look on the schools of the past with a sense of nostalgia, seeing a golden age that never really existed. I am not among them. I recognize that the schools of today have much more to offer.” In Fifty Years in the...
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Aim With Your Heart; Shoot With Your Mind
Memoir of an Extra-ordinary Teacher by Jerry Cohen
From early childhood on, Jerry Cohen could have taken the easy way out. He never did, going places where he wasn’t necessarily wanted but was greatly needed. With few regrets, through good times and sad, a life unfolds before your eyes, to thrill...
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My Love Affair with Fear
How Fear Enabled Me to Become Who I Was Created to Be by Brad Kilb
Brad’s life has been tested - his body ravaged by disease; his life spared during death-defying adventures; his fear as he speaks to an audience of 1,100. As tough as these moments have been, he shares his insights into ‘dancing with fear’....
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The Boy from World's End
A Memoir by David Smith
The Boy from World’s End is a detailed and honest account of the life and experiences of David Smith. The book traces David’s early education in England, focusing on his experiences of wartime evacuation and life in a remote rural setting at a...
