Family & Relationships
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"Silently Weeping"
A story of burn survival, rape and abuse by Deborah Blaney Ward
“YOUR PAST CAN CONTROL YOUR FUTURE IF YOU LET IT. OR YOU CAN MOVE AWAY FROM IT.” On May 23, 1961, seven-year-old Deborah Blaney Ward stood on a chair in front of her stove to retrieve some sugar from the shelf – she didn’t know the stove was on, ...
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Farmwives in Profile
17 Women: 17 candid questions about their lives Photos & Recipes by Billi J Miller
When Billi married her husband, a 4th generation Canadian farmer, she quickly discovered there were very little photographs of their rich, 100-year farming heritage. As a writer + photographer, she felt called to do something about it. Since ...
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Shattering the Glass Heart
Finding the Magic of Possibilities After Trauma and Loss by Louise M. Brandson, Laura L. Brandson and Rhiann A.L. Hosking
This moving account of loss, grief, healing, and spiritual awakening is written and narrated by three individuals: Louise Brandson, Laura Brandson, and Rhiann Hosking. It traces the aftermath of the sudden death, in a horrific automobile accident, ...
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Friday I went to therapy, Saturday I went crazy
Travels through health, to insanity and back home by Jean Steinfeld
This book takes the reader through the author’s personal experiences in psychotherapy with a variety of therapists and approaches. She starts with her Danbury psychiatrist, an analyst, describing all her thoughts and feelings and fantasies and ends ...
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Lost - 7 hours to Live
The Paul Kerr story and his 2nd chance at life. by Lori Luczka
It was a beautiful early summer day on the Kootaney's one to remember. I was home, My town that I knew well and the people knew me. Carbon Compound helmet on I headed out for a bike ride up Grey Creek Pass. On my return that afternoon something ...
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Mom's (Mis)Adventures
by Beverley Burdick
This book speaks of the adventures and misadventures of an everyday housewife. It includes falls and tumbles from trees and ladders, rock piles and piers. It also includes various stays in the hospital for everything from poison ivy to stitches and ...
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Curious Freckles
by Janet Kennedy Kiefer
What does innocence, discovery, and motherhood have in common? Freckles and Violet have a special friend on the farm. Who is it? Springtime on the farm is filled with newness. Read “Curious Freckles,” and find out for yourself the fantastically fun ...
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Mud Pies: An Afternoon at Nana's
by Janet Kennedy Kiefer
Do you like to go to your Nana’s house to play? Sometimes when you are at Nana’s, do you get into mischief? Who likes to get muddy? Who likes sweet treats? You better get to reading “Mud Pies: An Afternoon at Nana’s” to see what mischief these ...
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The Rebel Mama's Handbook for (Cool) Moms
by Nikita Stanley and Aleksandra Jassem
If you’re a mom (or mom-to-be) who wants to raise decent human beings, maintain your pre-baby identity, and not lose your sh*t along the way, congrats: you’ve just found the parenting book of your dreams. The Rebel Mama’s Handbook for (Cool) Moms ...
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The Journey of an African Child
The Inspirational Story of My Life by Stanley Ngwa
Many people have lost their way, focus, or direction due to unbearable life circumstances. There have been times in my life when I gave up hope and contemplated committing suicide. Sometimes, I barely survived challenges and regained hope to ...
