Linda: 1146 books

28 Days of Poetry and Paintings This book is an ode to the transformational experience of getting married after 12-years to my best friend and lover, Andreas. In the 28-days leading up to our wedding, I wrote a poem every day. These poems were a letting go of the old as well as a willingness to be...

Threaded together with black and white graveyard photography, this collection reflects shadows cast upon a daughter’s life during the year surrounding her father’s death. Life goes on all around the dying – buried memories are unearthed, relationships take their hits, dreams are invaded, history...

“Rick Salutin is one of Canada’s great thinkers. He understands the importance of culture, of true democracy, and, maybe even more importantly, he understands that conversations about our public institutions are never simple. In this book, Salutin demonstrates that the conversation about public...

In spite of its disturbing implications, the impact of climate change on our physical environment can be difficult for us to understand or imagine. Moving from a memoir of a journey through an abundant yet fragile natural world to the daunting scientific evidence that climate change will lead to the...

Counterterrorism and Identities presents a detailed analysis of Canadian public opinion on questions of national security, terrorism, and counterterrorism. Where we live, our religious identification, our age, gender, and values all have an impact on our views on these issues, as do events such...

Canada Lives Here tells the tumultuous story of public broadcasting in Canada, from its inception in 1933 to the CBC’s current, controversial attempts to adapt to collapsing revenues and new technologies. It explores in detail the struggle to preserve public space and foster community in an environment...

Based on a true story.If you’ve faced family hardship, are open for adventure, or desire a journey that leads from chaos to calm, this book is for you.Whisper Mama opens in Harrisburg, Oregon, on an August evening in 1925 in the aftermath of a train crash that kills nine-year-old Evelyn...

Fleet knew he was being followed. How could he help it, having played “stalker” and “assassin” with his friends since he was old enough to toddle? Casually, he brought his hand to an inside pocket of his light blue jacket. He increased his pace slightly. The tune changed. Some residents of...

The Industry has finally reached its destination. Here, amid the foundering economy of post-war Philadelphia, David, Liam, and Elisabeth join paths once again—in spite of Hale’s efforts to isolate Elisabeth from the “lower sort.” This 74,000 word NOVELLA (295 print pages) is the second of three parts of the full length novel, Voices Beckon.

THIS NOVELLA IS THE THIRD OF THREE PARTS OF THE FULL LENGTH NOVEL, VOICES BECKON: The Constitutional Convention has done its work and the new republic, Philadelphia included, begins to prosper. David and Elisabeth slowly come to terms with their loss while Liam begins to forge his future.

It’s already passé to ask if parity is important for today’s Canada. What’s needed now is to ask how we can make sure more women run for office and that they’re well-represented in government. There are no easy answers to this, but it’s clear that half-measures just won’t do. Pascale...

Jenny and her lover are planning to murder her rich husband and make it look like an accident. But as the husband returns home with another woman, the couple must hide in the closet so they are not seen. What they witness from behind the closet shutters is more than either of them can endure. Nothing is as it seems as the tables are turned on them and a deadly game ensues.

This genealogy of John Akin and his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" McKinney, who settled in Green County, Kentucky, in the early 1800s, reflects the events of American history from the time of the frontier to the post-World War II era and across eight generations. Biographical sketches of John and...

This is a little powerful book for the family caregiver to rediscover the self who is an everyday hero, written with love and respect by a live-in carer for other caregivers by distilling simple principles that can be applied to stay sane, be successful and bring the joyful noise back to replace the ringing in our ears.