Derrick King was an electronic engineer working at a Dutch bank; he studied Spanish at a night school and was planning to start studying for an MBA. He met Pearl in a downtown Vancouver food court during lunchtime while looking for a seat. They became...

Leading At the Edge: True Tales from Canadian Police in Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping Missions Around the World by Ben J.S. Maure M.S.C. is an uplifting book that will take readers across a number of post-conflict zones to scenes of devastating natural disasters. The book also...

Lead to Lift Up Others: Leadership Insights From a Caregiver's Journey by Ross P. Woodstock is a self-help guide that focuses on positive, productive, and progressive leading based on the author's unique perspective as a caregiver to his wife, Sharen. Woodstock begins with his story,...

Learning in Lockdown by Dylan Meikle is a non-fiction guide for parents and guardians who have had to pick up the baton during the race to curb the global COVID-19 pandemic, working with the children in their home who are no longer able to safely...

Legendary Hearts of Horses by Adrienne Neary is a non-fiction thesis that takes an in-depth look into the rare 'super-heart' of racehorses, drawing on the famed Secretariat and his heart, which is estimated to weigh a spectacular twenty-two pounds. Neary's primary purpose is to educate...

Leaving Currency Behind: How We Transition from Human Labor for Survival Toward a Fully Automated Economy by Richard Guitar Zen is an incredibly timely self-help book that addresses the extreme and ineffective currency system. Broken down over the course of thirteen chapters, Zen covers a...

Learn to Read from Sounds is an introduction to phonics for educators and parents, written by Florence Barnes. What is phonics, and why isn’t it currently being used in teaching reading? The author gives readers a sound grounding in what phonics actually is: ‘the representation...

Life And Death Behind The Brick And Razor Code-Red Diamond by Isaac Alexis is a very informative book that parents must read if they have teenagers or children just starting middle or high school. The book is about his work in correctional medical facilities and...

Lose the Cape: The Mom's Guide to Becoming Socially & Politically Engaged (& How to Raise Tiny Activists) by Alexa Bigwarfe and Nancy Cavillones is an engaging book that tackles topics of advocacy, social activism, social change, social justice, and being a social justice warrior....

As I read Buck Brennan’s Life Champion, the name of a hilarious British sitcom kept springing to mind: “Some mothers do have ‘em!” Yes, some moms do have children like Buck, boys who grow up believing they will never amount to anything thanks to what...