Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
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My Happy Place
by Ujala Rizvi
My Happy Place is a collection of journal entries Ujala Rizvi wrote over several years to process the positive and negative events that shaped her life. Life can move much more quickly than any of us expects—especially when there are many big...
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The Athlete Whisperer
An Improbable Voice in Sports by Andrea Kirby
Andrea Kirby was not a former athlete and had no ties to television. Still, in 1971, this single mom talked her way onto a small television station as a sportscaster. A rare female in the all-male culture of her beloved sports, she was harassed...
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My Life's Dream Took Me to Sea
by Ronald Epner
This book tells an engaging story of one man’s self-discovery and his adventures living his life’s dream. It targets three types of readers. The author shares life skills that have led him to a fulfilling, meaningful life. It caters to both the...
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Where Are You Mom?
"Touched By Evil" by Anne-Marie Mac Donald Courtemanche and Sharon Dorival
When Anne-Marie Courtemanche was a little girl, she fell victim to a sadistic step-father, who physically and sexually abused her and her little sister and savagely beat their emotionally-withdrawn mother and siblings. Then her mother fled the...
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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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Every Day is a Bonus
A Memoir of Canadian Ski Pioneer Jim McConkey by Keith Keller
Jim McConkey’s role as a highly respected alpine skier, ski instructor, and entrepreneur began in early childhood, in Barrie, Ontario, where he was born only eight years after the end of World War I. After dropping out of high school and being...
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Rise: Living Life Over Cancer
Inspiring Hope & Defying Limits by Betty Jean Aucoin
Am I going to die? This is the first question Betty Jean Aucoin asks when diagnosed with recurrent stage IV breast cancer. No, her doctors tell her. But your journey ahead will be one without a cure at this time. Over the past twenty-five years,...
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Never Alone
God Was There, Even When I Didn't Know It! by Cheryl S. Hartmann
Have you ever done something that felt so degrading and disgusting, you kept it hidden deep within, unable to talk about it or acknowledge it? Your secret can be like a prison, leaving you trapped by the fear that your secret will be revealed. If...
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Veils of the Heart
A Sufi Woman's Spiritual Journey by Munirah Maclean
Eastern and Western philosophy and experience clash as Munirah Maclean seeks to sustain her faith and values and find a place within the movement around the Sheikh. This far-reaching memoir follows Munirah as she converts to Islam, marries, and...
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Not A Runner
A true story of tragedy, determination and paying it forward by Reginald J Willick
One moment can change the course of a life forever. For Reg Willick, that moment came with a devastating phone call—an event that would alter his path, ignite a relentless drive, and lead him toward a mission bigger than himself. In this raw and...
