Forced to work in a Hungarian slave labour battalion under the command of Hitler's Third Reich, Steve Floris managed to survive thanks to his skill...

An engaging and far-ranging inquiry into humankind's destiny and the meaning of life, embracing both science and spirituality. Humankind has reache...

For ages: young adult. Depicts the struggle for survival by brave young people who risked their lives to defy the Nazis. There is Kirsten, a young ...

This is an inspiring compilation of twelve stories of courageous teenagers from all across Europe who resisted the Nazis. There is Kirsten, a Danis...

WHO COULD USE THIS BOOK? Parents -- Be home for the most important job; Senior Citizens -- Create income for a quality retirement; College Students...

This is a hilarious account of two years in the life of a French restaurant in Vancouver’s West End. The hopes and ambitions of the selfeffacing ow...

This collection of postcards brings to life the previously untold stories of Dutch immigrants who ventured to Canada from the Netherlands in the la...

Protecting against cancer and promoting healthy lifestyles is of utmost importance, but accurate information can be hard to find. For patients unde...

In Hitting Your Stride, University of British Columbia graduate Nico Roselli offers a first-hand account of getting through the emotional challenge...

Cathy Sosnowsky's poems stand testament to a grieving mother's love for her son who died in an accident just days after his seventeenth birthday. A...

This book chronicles the lives and deaths of courageous Canadians. It also tells the inspiring story of how the citizens of Nelson of all ages, wit...

An unflinching memoir that honours the girls and women that influenced Kirkpatrick as they are forced to deal with life crisises that are often kep...

Conscripted by the German army in 1914 to fight on the Russian front, 200 elite Czech athletes mutiny to join the Czar's army. Their leader falls i...

Instinct-Science - & Other Poems

An artist-shaman, an English teacher, and a judge find their lives transformed by the beauty and spiritual influence of the Cariboo Chilcotin. Span...

The history of popular music in America is made fun through mini-crossword games with revealing explanations. Jiveuses these games to show that the...

For corrections officer Gordon Cruse, the youths he supervised were more than juvenile offenders. They were unique individuals with their own circu...

This is a remarkable account of the lives and experiences of Americans at War in Iraq and Afghanistan. War letters have long served scholars as a r...

Part memoir, part ‘secrets of the sculptor’s craft’, part celebration of Canadian culture and talent Life and Bronze is the story behind Ruth Abern...

Book in Treasure Box. "Life in Beauty" demonstrates how experiences of beauty bring us in close proximity with spirit and so, to pure joy. Kate pre...

Luck played a major rolde in the life of John Ellis allowing him to survive WWII. Back home with his war-bride Joan, he worked his way up to being ...

This is a lively and moving memoir that chronicles Pnina Granirers life as an artist, wife and mother. Conceived as a play in three acts, it begins...

The importance of strong autonomous local unions on the waterfront is central to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union movement. ILWU Loc...

In her memoir, artist Linda Frimer traces the layered histories of art and the artists of each era alongside her family’s journey from Eastern Euro...