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Memories from Communism

by Gabriela Turculetu

“Memories from Communism” leads the reader through a different world, a world governed by communism embellished by people and scenery. The book presents a vicious form of communism seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Even so, the theme of the book still remains optimistic. The story begins in Romania during the dictatorship of Ceausescu. The subject of the book is captivating, sometimes peaceful; describing the scenery, but other times intensifies as it explains certain parts of histo... more

Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive

by Dima Ghawi

Breaking Vases powerfully and vividly captures the rich heritage of one woman’s Middle East, along with its brutal realities, which followed Dima Ghawi from her native Jordan to her adopted country, the United States. Brought up in a small, conservative Christian community in Amman, Dima learned to be quiet and subservient to her elders and to men. When she was just five, Dima’s beloved grandmother warned that a woman’s greatest responsibility was to preserve her image—one as fragile as a glass ... more

Should I have Told You That?: A Memoir

by Liz Lea

In twenty years Liz went from being a fun, vivacious girl to hang out with, to being in bed for months at a time from Manic Depression and Chronic Migraines. Along the way she had a lot of fun with friends until one day when she could not wake up, and found herself in the middle of a nervous breakdown when approaching thirty-years old. Learn about her relationships with her friends, and complicated family in this heartwarming and hilarious breakdown, of a real breakdown that turned out life chan... more

TEA IN TRIPOLI: A MEMOIR

by Bernadette Nason

Broken by divorce, debt, and workplace sexual harassment, twenty-six-year-old Bernadette Nason is hanging by a thread. When her cat is run over by a garbage truck, Nason makes an impetuous decision. With almost no travel experience, she grabs the first available overseas job and, within two months, finds herself in Libya. 'Fitting in' has never been her strength, yet here she is, the most unstable, self-loathing, slightly overweight fish ever to throw itself recklessly out of its own water. Move... more

Accidental Jesus Freak: One Woman's Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom

by Amber Lea Starfire

In 1973, Linda was a flute player and music major at a California community college, until she met and fell madly in love with a charismatic piano player, plunging into his world of music-making and drug-fueled parties. When, just three weeks after their wedding, he reveals that he's been "born again," Linda makes the spontaneous decision to follow him into his new religion and, unwittingly, into a life of communal living, male domination, and magical thinking. With unflinching candor, Amber ... more

An Angel's Feather: My Experiences as a Medium

by Astrid Brown

The route to mediumship is never an easy one and if you ask any medium they will all tell you their path in life has not been easy and mine is no exception. I’m saying this not for sympathy far from it, but for those of you on this journey it’s a rite of passage and we all have to go through this. Why? Well in order to be able to empathize and be compassionate to others we have to experience those we help’s point of view. We need to walk in their shoes; only through adversity can we tru... more

Please Stay

by Greg Payan

Please Stay is the story of a healthy 39-year old college professor struck down by a sudden, near fatal brain aneurysm. After a short prologue, the book begins as Holly wakes up with a debilitating headache as readers feel the panic in those initial moments of confusion before a brain bleed is diagnosed at the hospital. Readers learn about her through letters sent by close friends and former students, who sent memories to be read at her bedside while she was on a respirator, fighting for her l... more

Asshole Attorney: Musings, Memories, and Missteps in a 40 Year Career

by Douglas J. Wood

“Doug, I been practicin’ law for fifty years. And I learned a long time ago, there ain’t no such word as ‘attorney’ or ‘lawyer’. It’s ‘asshole attorney’ or ‘fuckin’ lawyer.’ " Author Douglas Wood first heard that advice from a southern lawyer nearly forty years ago. It was his inspiration to write Asshole Attorney, a book of observations and reflections over his lifetime and legal career. A self-proclaimed “Army Brat”, Doug moved to eight different homes throughout his childhood. His last mov... more

My Canadian Adventure: Life as a Pilot in the RCMP

by Colin MacLeod

Told from the perspective of the cockpit, with humour and compassion, this story details mountain rescues, mass murders, tragic accidents, body hunts, native uprisings, drug busts, family trauma, and much, much more. This is a true account of one man's career in Canadian Aviation. Serving as a pilot with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for a twenty year period, from 1981 to 2001, operating both helicopters and fixed wing, the author flew into every corner of Canada and was personally involv... more

Undercover: Operation Julie - The Inside Story

by Stephen Bentley

In a Liverpool night club, the Canadian mobster said, "Are you guys cops?"

Steve Jackson heard him. His blood ran cold.

Jackson wasn't his real name. He was an undercover cop.

Ever wondered about the life of an undercover cop?

What it takes to infiltrate a worldwide drugs gang?

What it feels like to live a double life? – to ‘live a lie.’

Read this gripping true story of B... more

The Church of Baseball: Making Bull Durham

by Jim Cryns

This is the story behind the making of the most popular sports movie of all time. Released in 1988, Bull Durham was rejected by every studio in Hollywood--twice. The film defied odds as it became a sports movie that actually made money--a lot of money. It has also been credited with breathing new life into the minor leagues of baseball. Writer and director Ron Shelton played professional baseball at the AAA level for five years. He voluntarily left baseball to pursue a Master’s degree. Later, he... more

Passion for Provence: 22 Keys to La Belle Vie

by Gayle Smith Padgett

Explosions of Joy: A Memoir of the Grief Counselor for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

by Trina A. Kraus

Paul Yin was the grief counselor for families of victims aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. His memoir tells the inspiring story of the paths he walked before that moment. In 1986 he was told, "psychology has no place in Chinese society and you know it!" which sparked his resolve to establish a meaningful place for the field in China. He injected himself and valuable psychology training into several crises in China including SARS and the Asiana 214 disaster which affected three Ch... more

Fish Like You Mean It

by DAVID ZOBY

Fish Like You mean It, by David Zoby

Pearl Button Press, Fort Collins, CO

311 pages, 14.99 paperback, 4.99 Kindle

From the golf course ponds of Tidewater Virginia, to the vacant uplands of North Dakota, to the windswept headlands of Alaska, David Zoby takes us on a contemplative tour of fishing and hunting destinations. His dogs come along too. Fish Like You Mean It is eleven thoughtful essays on the art of fly-fishing... more

What My Left Hand Was Doing: Lessons from a Grassroots Activist

by Joann Castle

This searing, unflinching account of social justice activism takes us into the heart of the civil rights and black self-determination movements, seeking lessons learned that have relevance today. A priceless activist history lesson, What My Left Hand Was Doing chronicles the more common, less discussed reality of the day-to-day efforts, interactions, triumphs, and failures that reflect every social justice movement. Today, as a new wave of activists respond to the latest ti... more

Best Friends

by Yvette Nachmias-Baeu

It is a book of letters that tell the story of two aspiring young women, Beth and Yvette, whose correspondence span a period of twenty-seven years—from San Francisco to a return to their roots in New York in the sixties, where they are involved in the Downtown art and political scene of the time, encountering and befriending people like; Bob Dylan, Dustin Hoffman, Shel Silverstein, Phil Ochs, Sam Shepard, Anna Halperin, Timothy Leary, Andre Gregory, Spaulding Gray, Eli Seigel, Andy Warhol, et ... more

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