Bard on the Beach, the long running Shakespeare festival held in tents near the ocean in Vanier Park, has long been a staple event of the Summer in Vancouver. In 1990, Christopher Gaze launched the festival, and since then it's delighted patrons and locals, and employed homegrown talent. This book is the memoir of the …
Forever Day is the memoir of one man's life journey from growing up in Switzerland in the 70's, driving around in a VW bus to see bands play, to heading out into the world on an adventure and meeting the love of his life, before settling in Australia. It's the story of a search for …
Harry Bliss is a cartoonist who has drawn covers and images for the New Yorker, has illustrated over 25 childrens books and created a book with Steve Martin. In this book, he shares essays, journal entries, cartoons and artworks from his life, talking about a range of subjects from losing his beloved dog Penny after …
Bonny knew her father was a Holocaust survivor, and she knew he wanted her to write his story one day, but she couldn't quite look that much pain and tragedy in the eye and get to writing. This book is her story, a woman who grew up under the shadow of her father's experiences, but …
When Andy Correns's mother died, he wrote a no-holds-barred, painfully honest obituary for her, which really struck readers, and ended up going viral, reaching people all over the world and getting strong reactions, both positive and negative. Thus, this memoir was born, a memoir of his mother, both a celebration and a denigration, and the …
Judge Belvin Perry Jr was nicknamed the Velvet Hammer during his time as chief judge in Florida, so called because he had the soft ease of velvet in the court room, but also served justice hard like a hammer. In this book, co-written with Amy Mitchell, he talks about his varied life experiences, from growing …
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In 2003, a postcard is received with four names on it, and no return address. The four names are four members of a Jewish family whose lives were torn apart by the Holocaust. Years later, Anne is pregnant, and on bed rest, as her mother tells her the story of their family, her grandparents and …
Meg Kissinger grew up in a family of 8, a rag tag bunch of kids in a loving home, but she also grew up hiding a secret: both of her parents were mentally ill and no one was talking about it. From her mother disappearing from the home for periods of time, to siblings struggling …
After being poisoned by pesticides used in her area, Diane Ladd's lungs were so scarred that she was given only 6 months to live. Her daughter, actress Laura Dern, was told that getting her mother walking might help and give her mother more time, so they started going for walks together. Terrified that they were …
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With the help of George Vecsey, Loretta Lynn wrote the story of her life 1976. It was a huge bestseller and has never been out of print. It was made into a film in 1980, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones, and last year marked the 40th anniversary of that film. (I have a …
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