Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
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Momentum
A Memoir by Emily Brown
In this poignant memoir, Emily Brown takes readers on a quest for belonging through a labyrinth of family secrets and hidden wounds. Spanning from her childhood in Beverly Hills to her adult years in Canada, Momentum delves into the challenges of...
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In the Event
Living with an Earthquake by Mark B. Jabusch
Dive into the frantic fight for survival in this riveting, firsthand account of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011. In the Event: Living with an Earthquake takes readers onto the heaving, rolling streets as...
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10 Days in December
. . .where dreams meet reality by Eleanor Deckert
In 1978, 20-year-old newlyweds, practical Kevin and idealistic Eleanor, explore the Canadian mountains in their VW van, find land, and build a tiny log cabin. Setbacks and self-denial test their love and commitment. For 4 months: Kevin builds,...
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If I am Brave Enough
by Cristina Saunders
I met Jake in the springtime . . . So begins Cristina’s story, a story of love and marriage, but also abuse and violence. Cristina met Jake when she was on the rebound, not looking for anything serious. And he seemed like the perfect guy: he was...
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Does God Really Speak to Us?
by Rowena Andres
Have you ever lost someone you loved? Carried a dream in your heart, unsure whether it will ever come true? Wondering if marriage is part of your future? Or questioned why bad things happen to good people? These are questions many of us grapple...
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My Life, Pakistan and the Great Balidan
The Story of an Ordinary Man Through the Maze of Religion and Politics by Zaki Sabih
Every act of creation has the potential to change the world, whether a little bit at a time or all at once. The creation of Pakistan, in 1947, certainly changed the geopolitical landscape of the world forever. But the lives of more than fifteen...
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Making a Mark
Becoming a Public Purpose Community Developer by Mark Tigan
Like a great municipal development project, Making a Mark is a book that delivers on multiple fronts—part memoir full of interesting stories and people, part field guide to public-oriented community development, and all compelling read. Author...
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Survive and Live
Domestic Abuse True Story by Adrianna KD
For twenty-five years, author Adrianna KD lived a double life. Around friends and family, she was happy—happy with her marriage, her few friends, her increasing isolation from her family. Even in her own home, Adrianna had to wear her carefully...
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Dancing with Rejection: A Beginner's Guide to Immortality
by Michael R. Gaudet
In 1979, at age 19, Michael Gaudet was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. Thanks to a kidney transplant from his brother, Michael survived and later rose to prominence as a Canadian painter of monumental murals. Dancing With Rejection: A...
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Leaving La-La Land
Escape to Reality by Robert K. Bosscha
Rob is working on renovating his condo when his life is turned upside down. One fateful day, his contractor hears him collapse from the other room. When Rob awakens in the hospital, little does he know, his life—and brain—have changed forever . ....
