Social Science
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Sehnsucht: The Story of Grisch.
A Life in Letters by Lorraine Loewen Isaak
In my early years, I felt sadness in my Grandpa Grisch; it seemed to cling to him. What feelings could not do, however, was give me greater understanding into his inner world. Unknown to me, family had stored close to one hundred letters for over...
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You Have Control
by Steven Georgieff
You Have Control is a unique and highly personal memoir that delves into the author’s most intimate and painful experiences, and explores how they changed him with a view to freeing others from having to suffer a similar fate. After a successful...
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What We Blacks Need To Do Part 2
by James Jerome Hankins
This book was written for all readers from eight to 128 years young, located in all fifty states, D.C and beyond. I took microscopic looks at many of the problems we face every day and/or seasons. Those in education, religion, family, jobs,...
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Who Stole Mother's Soul?
by R.E. Siliente
Uprooting your life is hard, especially when turmoil surrounds you. When your choices are not your own, and your family fails to protect you, you are alone with only your thoughts to guide you. Upon hearing of her mother's passing, while living...
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Meaningful Memories
Rekindling Past Learning Experiences to Live Life to the Fullest by John G. Kelly
Nostalgia, learning experiences, meaningful memories… This book is filled with these from a man who grew up in a strong Irish-Catholic community in the North End of Saint John in the 1950s and 1960s, went on to practise law and then become a law...
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Celebrate the Harvest
A Guide to the Spiritual Needs and Religious Life of Older Adults by Deacon William Bell
Older adults are a diverse cohort with a wide array of capacities, interests, and needs. Despite the fact that aging is a highly individualized and complex process, it continues to be stereotyped, especially in Western cultures. Any...
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Conversations with Alcohol
A malignant love story. by Thorson Keith
Many of us have a difficult relationship with alcohol or know someone who does. Unfortunately, the resources available to work through these complex issues tend to take a one-size-fits-all approach that can feel inauthentic at best and...
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Wasted
How a Nation Lost Millions in the Legalization of Cannabis by James Sellars
WASTED is an aptly titled non-fictional account of the legalization of cannabis in Canada. The first element of 'waste' is the millions of tax dollars thrown away by incompetent government bureaucrats who failed to realize the economics of the...
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Demystifying Grief
What You Need to Know to Heal by Diane Kirby
There are an estimated 258 million widows worldwide. Demystifying Grief is a primer for women who’ve lost their partners, an accessible handbook on the physical, emotional, and behavioral effects of grief, and how to survive and heal. In June...
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Not One, Not Even One
A Memoir of Life-altering Experiences in Sierra Leone, West Africa by Nancy Christine Edwards
In 1978, Nancy Edwards left as a CUSO volunteer for Sierra Leone, where she spent three years working as a community health nurse and two years evaluating primary health care programs. Her stories of village life convey the ravages of...
