Memoir and Biography
Black Teeth & Other North End Souvenirs
The son of WW II survivors, Ryszard Dubanski was born in a displaced persons' camp in the Sherwood Forest and moved to Winnipeg's North End when he was two. This is a poignant, personal collection... >>
Butter Cream: A Year in a Montreal Pastry School
Butter Cream is the chronicle of an intense year of learning and tasting, dramas at the stove and in the locker room. It's about fights, friendship and competition, fallen cakes and rising doughs.... >>
Continental Drifter
Fleeing the increasing pressure to settle down, a restless young man heeds the call of the road and sets out on a meandering four-month bus trip from Dawson City, Yukon, to Key West, Florida.... >>
Gaston Petit - The Kimono and the Cross
Gaston Petit—world traveller, renowned artist, perpetual seeker. In this fascinating portrait we come to know a man whose grand curiosity brings joy and beauty into the world. >>
Marrying Hungary
When the 18-year-old daughter of Irish Communists meets a debonair young refugee from Hungary, she knows little about his country. But what she does know is so appealing that she never really stands... >>
Out of Grief, Singing: A Memoir of Motherhood and Loss
Out of Grief, Singing is an achingly beautiful account of how a woman comes to terms with the loss of her newborn. >>
The Fleeting Years: A Mother’s Journal
Being a mommy is both the easiest, and the hardest, thing that most of us will ever do. Laura Pratt, mother of four, shares her thoughts on the undertaking with vignettes that will bring a pang of... >>
The Yellowknife Journal
With an introduction by Harry Duckworth
Kept for the North West Company in the winter of 1802-03, Steinbruck's is the only journal on birchbark ever discovered. This unique... >>
