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Sangano
The Meeting of Things
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Who am I? How did I get here? Have I arrived? After a lifetime of struggle, perseverance, and faith, these are the questions Norman Nhamu Musewe finds himself asking and the reason he wrote this memoir. Norman knew from a young age he wanted to...
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Tiffany Skin
A Caregiver's Gift
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September 24, 2011 began as a regular Saturday for the Easter family. Muffins were baking, chores were being done, and a shopping excursion was planned for the afternoon. June and Vance Easter lived an idyllic life in O’Leary, Prince Edward...
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Instinctive Measures
The Guinea Pig Soldiers and the Poison Pill
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When the battle ends, the real fight begins. For Stephen Beardwood, the war didn't stop when he returned home from deployment. Having been administered mefloquine, a controversial drug that had not passed clinical trials, he faced a different...
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Dancing with Rejection: A Beginner's Guide to Immortality
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In 1979, at age 19, Michael Gaudet was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. Thanks to a kidney transplant from his brother, Michael survived and later rose to prominence as a Canadian painter of monumental murals. Dancing With Rejection: A...
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Leaving La-La Land
Escape to Reality
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Rob is working on renovating his condo when his life is turned upside down. One fateful day, his contractor hears him collapse from the other room. When Rob awakens in the hospital, little does he know, his life—and brain—have changed forever . ....
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Mental(ish)
A Memoir of Insanity and the Search for Stability
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Mental(ish) is a raw and unflinching exploration of Melissa Pang Howard’s journey through c-PTSD, chronic illness, and medical negligence. Diagnosed with Bipolar 1 disorder at nineteen, she unravels the experiences that shaped her before and...
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Harris and Me
Living with Fragile X Syndrome
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In 1980, Cari Forteath and her husband George welcomed their first child, Harris, into the world. They instantly fell in love with their son, whose first few months were peaceful. Soon, though, Cari and George recognized that Harris wasn’t...
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Edge of the Ledge
A Memoir of Adventures Lived and Lessons Learned
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One day, age four, I opened the door of our house, closed it quietly, and started walking. All by myself. I walked and walked. I looked at each house, at the trees, the grass, the swings, at the occasional person going by. I walked right past the...
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A Healer and a Builder
The Life and Times of Dr. John R. Augustine
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A Healer and A Builder traces the life and times of Dr. John R. Augustine from his early years in Kitchener, Ontario, through his medical education at the University of Western Ontario in the late 1940s and early 1950s, to his years in Thunder...
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Discovering the Positives
A Woman's Journey through Triple Negative Breast Cancer
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Discovering the Positives: A Woman’s Journey through Triple Negative Breast Cancer is a powerful memoir of resilience, hope, and self-discovery. Hearing a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and scary. Diagnosed with it in...
