Family & Relationships
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Learning a Skill or Undergoing Apprenticeship
A Practical Guide by James Lamptey
The primary aim of this book is to shed light on the vital role of technical and vocational courses in schools and their potential to lead to apprenticeships and ultimately secure better job opportunities for youth. The modern world is rapidly...
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Safe Space
A True Story of Faith, Betrayal, and the Power of the Force by Nicholas Harrison
Nicholas was nine years old when he accidentally walked into a movie theatre playing Star Wars: A New Hope. It was 1977, and he unknowingly had just stumbled upon the thing that he would later credit in saving his life. From kindergarten through...
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Surviving Stupid
A Comical Look at Growing up in Rural Manitoba by Mark Parsons
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and as kids we thought we were invulnerable, unbeatable, immortal. We did so many crazy and dangerous things that could have—should have—killed us, all in the name of entertainment. Somehow, we survived....
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Booked
A Strong Start For Your Child Actor by Gloria Iatridis and Olivia Kate Iatridis
There are many unwritten rules in the film industry, many of which actors only learn through experience. After years of being her daughter’s manager and greatest supporter, Gloria Iatridis shares her insights on being a parent to a child actor in...
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How I've Wept
by M.C.M. Yeung
M. Yeung grew up in the foster system. From birth to the age of 18, she carved a life for herself in difficult, often hostile circumstances. This memoir chronicles those painful years and the impact of trauma, abuse, and abandonment. A...
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A Little Help With Your Compass
Words of Wisdom for the Grandchild I May Never Meet by Sheldon Thomas
A Little Help with Your Compass is a guidebook for teens and young adults wanting to grow into the next phase of their lives with integrity and self-awareness. Written as a summation of Thomas’ advice to his own son, it is full of practical...
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Successful Dating for Women Over 50
Your Roadmap to Love by Mike Goldstein
YOU’VE CREATED A SUCCESSFUL LIFE BUT IS THERE STILL SOMETHING MISSING? ARE YOU READY FOR A MAN TO SHARE YOUR LIFE WITH? You’re looking for a commitment-minded man who values you, desires you, and supports you emotionally. And you’re wondering if...
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Backstory
The Many Lives of Granville Johnson by Granville Johnson
IN THIS UNFORGETTABLE MEMOIR, author Granville Johnson recounts his roller-coaster life growing up in Chicago’s Westside ghetto in the 1950s and ’60s. Anchored by his mother’s love and his own ambition and self-assurance, Granville contends with...
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Talking with Red Bird
by Joseph Ball
This collection of essays will carry you to another place, another time. You will sail The Juneberry Raft, while trying not to be boring. You will meet The Consecrated Dog. Aunt Mildred and the Travelling Door-to-Door Algebra Salesman may take...
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Dumbass Dating
Do's and Don'ts by Gigi Stutterheim
Have you ever wanted to pick up a hot stranger at a club for a one-night stand or visit a peep show with a lover? Have you dealt with suspicious tan lines or double lives? Do you know how to create an enticing online profile on Tinder or know...