Biography & Autobiography, Survival
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Story of Scars
by Lynn Staffan
How much pain can a person bear and still live to tell the story? If Lynn Staffan’s life is any indication, the answer is too much to count. Raw and unabashedly honest, Story of Scars is a short memoir documenting some of the unimaginable trauma...
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Escape from Transylvania
Journey to New Life by Zoltan Mihaly
It is 1984 in Communist Romania and Zoltan Mihaly is young, courageous, and frustrated with the limitations of life under communism and the Ceausescu regime. A member of an ethnic Hungarian minority within the historical region of Transylvania,...
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My Sunflower Soul
A Memoir by Emily Quint
It is often said that with adversity comes strength, and that the sun will always emerge after a storm. No one knows the truth of this more than Emily Quint. In My Sunflower Soul, Emily shares the story of her life—a life in which she has...
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If My Life Were A Song
A Memoir by Isaac E. Jones III
From the Appalachian foothills of Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the turbulent streets of Watts, Los Angeles, If My Life Were A Song takes you on a gripping journey of survival, resilience, and redemption. This memoir delves into the life of a young...
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The Intuitive Compass
Using the Power of Your Intuition to Overcome Adversity & Transform Your Life by Alison Jones
It’s not until we find ourselves in the midst of a toxic situation or adversity that we need to seek ways to keep going for our own mental & emotional health, for those we love and care for or, in extreme cases, for our own survival. It can put...
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Our Secrets
A Collection of Immigration Stories by Ariette Nyahabimana
Our Secrets is a compilation of nineteen moving, raw stories collected through interviews with immigrants to Canada from Africa and Asia. We honour the bravery of those who made this collection possible. Read about Canada’s rescues of desperate...
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I'm No Hero, But I Served With Them
Hotel Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marines In Vietnam by Gary F. (Jersey) Howard
This is a gripping account of the combat experience in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1970, during some of the fiercest battles of that conflict. While serving with Hotel Company in 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, the young man was involved in numerous...
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Yesterday's Sorrow
Writing my way to a new life by Akeba G Canning
At four years old, Akeba Canning saw the world as a paradise. Born to Grenadian parents in Trinidad, she spent much of her early childhood eating mangoes, chasing butterflies, and idolizing her older brothers. But at age eight, a sudden upheaval...
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Not So Normal
Memoirs of a Gay Boomer From Wild Rose Country by Tom Symington
Growing up in post-World War II Alberta in a stable, loving home, Tom Symington didn’t feel that he was “different.” Evading early pressures of romance and sexual exploration, repressing instances of name-calling (“femmy”), and hostility from...
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My Secret Life
by Crystal Morrison
This memoir is a deeply personal account of past abuse, the struggle to overcome its lasting effects, and the journey toward healing and empowerment. It touches on feelings of regret for not speaking out, the profound impact of the abuse on trust...
