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‘Happy’ Norman, Volume I (1927-1957)
“Give me the child… and I will give you the man”
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
“Give me the child… and I will give you the man” is the first of five volumes that constitute the autobiography of Keith Norman. Having approached an age when one is naturally drawn to reflection, Keith decided to share his experiences through letters to his grandchildren, offering friendly...
by Ken Swan
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
England, 1958: Young Higgs is a hard-working motorcycle mechanic in Milton-Keynes. The entire country is generally cold and damp. There’s got to be more out there for a man with his ambition. The future looks grey. Until he picks up the paper over a pint one night in The Carrington Arms.
The...
Favor or Luck?
A mini autobiography by a Hybrid Christian
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
The phrase ‘God of Surprises’ should not be an unfamiliar term to any Christian. Throughout Scripture, we read that God has acted in ways that, at times, seem to contradict logic. The problem for us is the logic that God seemingly contradicts is OUR logic, OUR approach to life, and how to live...
I Feel Time's Tide
One little drop of color can hit the core
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
“Time and tide wait for none, the wind blowing without showing, time flying without knowing …”Life flows by in a rush, fresh breezes blowing without obstacle, society developing at its own speed. Strong power forces us in. Massive waves push us out. We can go with this flow, rushing headlong into...
Crossing the Threshold
Metaphors of an Evolving Faith - A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
In Crossing the Threshold, Metaphors of an Evolving Faith, Harlene Walker invites us to accompany her on a metaphorical hike through her cathedral forest while she explores her Christian faith and spirituality. In the land of “don’t know,” the landscape changes radically until we finally come to...
by Fred S. Hirsekorn
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
An entertaining and memory jogging collection of short stories and poems, fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. They were written by the 90 year old author over the last six years he attended a creative writing class.
The individual stories are bundled into a journey from youth to old age, and into...
CareyOn
The true story of a young love that tore a family apart
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2015
When Harry Carey fired a shotgun at an unknown car that had been repeatedly trespassing on his rural property, he unwittingly triggered a series of events that would land him in jail and blow his family apart. CareyOn is the true story of the Carey family, who swapped their suburban home in Toronto for...
The Overtone Effect
Live Your Life on a High Note!
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
When a singer or chorus achieves precisely the right tuning in the notes they sing, the intricate balance of sound frequencies creates overtones – extra notes that, while heard, are not actually being sung. Using the phenomenon of overtones as a metaphor for creating results that go well beyond what...
by Jackson Badgenoone
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
An eight year old boy named James, aka the wannabe Cisco Kid, nearly lost his life as he searched for precious metal in a bone dry southwest Arizona gulley. He retrieved only pyrite before a desert flood swept away his world. Over the course of half a century James acquired several additional nicknames....
A Hundred Years of Tears
One Soldier's Story from the Savannah to the Somme
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
Follow in the boot steps of Sgt. John Guess, a young soldier from Southern California and recipient of America’s Distinguished Service Cross, as he tells the story of his journey from the farm land of the Savannah Ranch to the farm lands of France which have now been turned into major battlefields....
by 4-H Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
This book celebrates a century of 4-H in Ontario through stories of members and families from across rural Ontario who have been involved in the 4-H program. Part 1 of the book was originally published in 1995 on the 80th anniversary of 4-H in Ontario and covers its early beginnings and the growth of...
A Time to be Born
Memoir of a Canadian Mennonite
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Having a title that suggests that I was born to do something for three generations of Russlaender Mennonites is a bit crass, and yet that is what three testimonial contributors suggest, though unknown to one another. “Peter Penner's rich and varied life exemplifies bridge-building between the worlds...
Trade Your Furs or Die
Derived and Translated from the writings of Pierre Esprit Radisson
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2015
"Trade your Furs or Die" This was not a threat — it was simply Radisson reminding his Native friends that they could die in war or starvation if they did not trade with him, as their neighboring enemies would have the European guns and knives instead. Radisson was the world’s most successful fur...
The Unknown Target of Life Experiences
Two boats and the unseen waves of life, past and present and beyond the motionless waters yet to wave
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
David Thomson had a challenging childhood. His father abandoned his wife and seven children, leaving them to struggle with the bleak future that the desperation of poverty often brings. Determined to succeed, Thompson pursued a career with the Philadelphia Police Department where he worked for over 12...