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Below are some of our most recently released books.
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The Practical Encyclopedia of Racial Equity in the Workplace
Resources for Every Stage of the Journey by Ann Curry-Stevens and Amilah Baksh
The Practical Encyclopedia of Racial Equity in the Workplace provides tools necessary to integrate racial equity into the fiber and culture of the workplace, reducing racial disparities between the experiences of racialized and white staff and service users. Written in clear, plain language and based on over 30 years of research and practice advancing racial equity, the hands on resources allow an organization to: • Create a racial equity action plan • Build inclusive leadership • Assess and address organizational climate, culture, and composition • Determine service user satisfaction and involvement opportunities • Identify and evaluate racial equity data and metrics Organization leaders, equity team members and consultants can choose from different resources and customize them to suit whatever the stage of their equity journey. This book is a comprehensive and modifiable reference work that can be used again and again.
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The Athlete Whisperer
An Improbable Voice in Sports by Andrea Kirby
Andrea Kirby was not a former athlete and had no ties to television. Still, in 1971, this single mom talked her way onto a small television station as a sportscaster. A rare female in the all-male culture of her beloved sports, she was harassed and discriminated against, but she wasn’t deterred. Kirby excelled at her first break and then moved to a bigger market in sports-rich Baltimore. Male colleagues said she didn’t belong, but fans loved her, teams respected her, and networks noticed her. In 1977, ABC Sports hired Andrea Kirby as its first full-time female announcer. Hosting the College Football Scoreboard and traveling the world for Wide World of Sports was her hard-fought dream come true. Heartbreakingly, the dream ended. Kirby’s survival became another great adventure. Then, a chance interview with a famous basketball player changed everything, inspiring an idea so original that it appeared as a question in the board game Trivial Pursuit. A rare, entertaining, and uplifting story, The Athlete Whisperer will inspire any reader with an improbable dream.
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The Heidelberg Catechism
In 52 Sermons by Rev. M. van Beek
The Heidelberg Catechism is a book of comfort for God's true children, which is hated by the enemy and loved by the godly, and that will always remain so. Also, in this catechism is expounded in a precious way, how the Lord converts a person and that there is nothing included from man's side, for there is only one God, with whom we must be reconciled; there is only one Mediator, by which we can be reconciled to God and in Whom the triune God is eternally glorified, of Whom the poet says: Through Him, through Him alone, Whose presence goes before us, We'll wear the victors crown, no more by foes assaulted, We'll triumph through our King, by Israel's God exalted. The late Rev. M. van Beek was born in Bennekom NL on October 1, 1921, and called by the Lord to the public ministry of the Word, to proclaim that among us. He was 41 years old when he entered into the ministry and died May 9, 1983 at the age of 61. He was endowed with wisdom and authority as a shepherd and teacher. Rev. van Beek was also respected in secular circles. May the remembrance of the just be blessed!
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Until This Soul Departs
by Jim Puskas
A Toronto inner-city hospital. January 1960. Well past midnight. There it is, the first shriek. At least the brat sounds healthy. Is that the best I can expect, just that the infant isn’t sickly—this red-faced newborn whose prospects appear so bleak? The glacial fluorescent lights in this antiseptic cubicle that passes for a birthing centre allow for no shadows, no respite from their intrusive and impersonal glare. I ought to sympathize with the resident on duty tonight, stuck here again for the third night in a row, assisting at another nameless birth. Tonight, he’s too exhausted to react to that nurse’s sarcastic comments. Right now, his only concern is finding his way to a bed, one where there are no pagers and no phones for the next few hours. I have little reason to sympathize with that young mother, though. Her present situation is simply one of the many bits of unpleasantness that she has brought upon herself by her feckless behaviour. The utter absence of human concern for her welfare in this institutional no man’s land at the instant of giving birth? Well, that’s just the way things are in any big city. If all goes according to plan, they can send her home within thirty-six hours; the administration’s only concern will be the validity of her Ontario health card. Tomorrow, the whole sequence will be repeated. And so begins our story. It’s a story about aspiration, love, and betrayal. But most of all, it’s about forgiveness.
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Journey to Lessen the Gap
Between Scripture and Psychology by Sharon Priest and Kathryn Colegrave
Orphans, Wanderers, Warriors, Altruists, and Magicians, oh my! This is not a book for the faint hearted! This book draws from three basic ideologies and shows how they intersect and compliment each other without forcing them into a box with rigid parameters. The narrative draws a clear thread from Susan Anderson’s Theory of Abandonment to the basic six archetypes, defined by Carol Pearson, to the stories of the lives of central characters in the Bible. Not by forcing connections but by logically following the interconnections of all three. The Theory of Abandonment takes us though the SWIRL of intense feelings and psychological trauma leading us to the emergence of the various personalities of archetypes and subsequently to the experience of Biblical characters in interesting situations across both culture and time. The personal experiences of both writers have been incorporated into the story for a real-life connection from two very different life perspectives.
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The Travels of John Cook Sr. United Empire Loyalist
by Lori Cook
The Travels of John Cook Sr. – United Empire Loyalist is a journey travelled by John Cook Sr. U.E.L. as interpreted by Lori Cook. During the 1750 to 1800 period, sweeping changes transformed both the public social lives and private family lives. There were clear class distinctions that were prevalent in the realms of both home life, outward social life, and education. New developments in recreation, commercialization, and industrialization also led to a transformation in both entertainment and occupations available. Additionally, new fashion trends came onto the scene. This story explores the journey across seas during this robust time. There was a clear gap between the wealthy and the poor, which made itself visible in almost all aspects of life, but there were certain areas where class was unimportant. During this journey all these aspects will be explored as we follow the Cook family migration to North America and eventually settle in Ontario, Canada.
