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I Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest
A Memoir
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Elaine Ross grew up knowing she was adopted. Brought into a loving family on the Canadian prairies at eleven months old, she felt secure in the life she was given and the parents who chose her. For many years, that story felt complete. Gradually...
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The ADHD Plus Phenomenon: When ADHD Isn't The Only Problem
Tips for Parents, Educators, and Clinicians Working with Children, Adolescents, and Families
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Parenting a child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be exhausting and challenging. In Canada and the United States, close to 9 million children and teenagers have been diagnosed with this disorder, but most people don’t...
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Care Starts Now
A Practical Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
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Caring for aging parents, supporting older loved ones, or planning for your own future can be one of life’s greatest responsibilities. Care Starts Now offers a proactive approach to caregiving and aging in place—so every decision supports safety,...
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No One Tells You This
True Stories of Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
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Even with today’s medical advancements, family and friends are taking on the role of caregiver for their loved ones more than ever. When her mother was diagnosed with dementia, author Beth Oakley, along with her mother’s partner, made the same...
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At Your Side
A Collection of Final Days
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Take a closer look at the unpredictable world of elder care, and you will see people who cannot speak suddenly find their voices. They will not sit together but will happily sing together. They will not look at each other but share a prolonged...
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A Miscarriage Memoir
From an Indigenous Woman's Perspective
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When Laurie and Joe found out they were going to have a baby, they were very excited. They told a few friends, picked out a name for the baby, and even started a flower garden for their little one. But on the day of her ultrasound, Laurie found...
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Resilient By Necessity
A Memoir Of A Journey from Lost Child to Finding Strength, Identity and Purpose
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What does it take to build an unwavering resilience that can meet any of life’s challenge head on? Alan Fraser knows. At five, Alan walked seven kilometers every day to attend school—snow, rain, or shine. At thirteen, he got his first job—working...
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21 Smithfield Drive
Family Stories
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21 Smthfield Drive is part family history, part memoir. Author M. Gail Stelter shares these stories across three sections: her parents' lives, leading up to and including World War II, her own childhood in the post-war years, and finally her...
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"I Had a Swell Time"
The Diary of a Young Girl Searching for Love in the 1930s
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Have you ever wanted to read someone else’s diary? What if the writer of that diary lived almost 100 years ago? Bernice Hodgins, born in 1916 in Seaforth, Canada, received a diary for her 12th birthday. She began to record her everyday...
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Forbidden Fruit & Camo Boots
2 boyfriends are better than none?
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What happens when a Canadian comedian, a high-ranking military officer, and his gym-obsessed husband unite in what seems like a fairytale throuple? In this hilarious memoir, actor, comedian, and media personality Jesse Reynolds dives into an...
