Rebecca Eckler, famous for her frank and funny books about modern parenting, has joined the burgeoning ranks of mommy bloggers. Her posts go gamely into territory where others fear to tread. Her daughter discovers her vibrator beside the bedside table and uses it as a microphone. She argues that it's fine to take a vacation when the boy is just ten weeks old. She hires a pro to teach her kid to ride a bike. This book is about what happens next. The world of mommy blogging has introduced Eckler to a constituency previously unknown to her: The Mommy Mob. Anytime Eckler reveals a truth too raw for her readers to stomach-which, let's face it, she does constantly-the Mommy Mob bursts out of the nursery and all hell breaks loose. This is the first look at the hidden world of mommy bloggers-4 million self-described mommy bloggers in North America alone. Some of them like Eckler's unconventional approach. Not the Mommy Mob. Get ready for a laugh-out-loud look at the self-styled enforcers in the wild arena of online motherly advice.

The Mommy Mob: Inside the Outrageous World of Mommy Blogging

Humor & Entertainment

Eckler, Rebecca

Humor

Barlow Publishing

The Jacqueline Shan Story is the wonderful, improbable story of one woman’s extraordinary entrepreneurial career in natural health. A child of the Cultural Revolution, Shan set out to prove that natural medicine could meet mainstream scientific standards. The result—after 10 long years of constant challenges and frequent setbacks—was COLD-FX, Canada's top-selling cold remedy. It was endorsed by the NHL hockey stars and Olympic medalists. This book describes the peaks and valleys in the life of a woman entrepreneur with a big national profile. Like many entrepreneurs, Shan enjoyed great success but she also made mistakes, big public ones. Undaunted, she began again, developing Afinity, an entirely new line of natural health products for an actively aging population. Candid, engaging, and frequently surprising, The Jacqueline Shan Story is both an inspirational memoir and an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to make a business dream come true.

The Jacqueline Shan Story: Pursuing a dream, never giving up

Biographies & Memoirs

Shan, Jacqueline

Community & Culture

When Dr. Paul Garfinkel started his career in psychiatry in the 1970s, psychoanalysis dominated the profession. Then the pendulum swung the other way. Psychoanalysis was discredited and drugs became the treatment of choice for mental illness. Throughout his career, Garfinkel has struggled to find a balance between these two poles, between compassion and human touch on one hand and the rigour of science and the prescribed drugs that have revolutionized psychiatry on the other. Though it was sometimes not popular, he held steadfast to his belief that medicines combined with psychotherapy are often better than either one alone.
In this deeply personal memoir, Garfinkel writes about his journey through a 40-year career and life devoted the to the understanding, care, and advocacy of the mentally ill. He takes us through the many stages in his life, from his humble beginnings in Winnipeg as the son of Jewish immigrants, to his life as the first CEO of Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
With candour, Garfinkel gives us insights into the life of a psychiatrist and reveals the challenges facing many practitioners, including “burn out” and the intense pain they feel when a patient commits suicide. He probes some of the most controversial subjects in the profession, such as the outrageous sexual abuse of patients. He shares his thoughts on the qualities needed to be a good psychiatrist and a good leader. Garfinkel passionately urges his colleagues to speak out, support the patients, and work toward removing the stigma of mental illness, hopeful for the day when people with mental illness are treated like anyone else who is suffering and in pain.

A Life in Psychiatry: Looking Out, Looking In

Garfinkel, Paul

Professionals & Academics

Unstoppable tells the previously untold story of a business that has grown to be the largest source of debt financing to Canadian consumers outside of the traditional bank loan. This book covers the rollercoaster ride of asset-based finance, now a $300 billion business, through interviews with business trailblazers such as Jim Pattison and Steve Hudson, who led the industry for the past half century. It is an entertaining and personal business history that will inspire both students of business history and entrepreneurs alike. Unstoppable shows how this form of finance helped to grow Canada’s former industrial economy. It chronicles the rise and fall of car leasing and the industry’s struggle to stay alive in the depths of the global recession of 2008 to 2009. The business not only survived, it thrived, mainly because of the resilience of the business leaders who were determined to keep credit flowing, even in the worst of times.

Unstoppable: The Story of Asset-Based Finance and Leasing in Canada

Business & Money

Parker, Beth

Biography & History

Lesley Stowe is the Vancouver chef who invented Raincoast Crisps, the delicious crackers that Oprah called one of her 10 favorite things of 2013. Now she has returned to her first love -- desserts. Lesley is passionate about desserts and hopes to revive the art of home-crafted sweets. Crammed with over 100 recipes for cakes, show-stopping dinner party finales, frozen desserts, cookies, bars, tarts, holiday favorites, and sauces, this cookbook will give even the inexperienced host a chance to share the fun and delight of making a delectable dessert. With her signature sense of style, Stowe shows us how to create elegant desserts easily and to serve them with flair even on a busy schedule. Pavlova with Honey Basil Nectarines and Almond Cream, Chocolate Date Pecan Cake with Cointreau Crème Anglaise, and Lemon Clove Cookies are just a few of her mouthwatering treats. Desserts From My Kitchen is certain to become the go to cookbook for jaw-dropping dinner finales.

Desserts from My Kitchen: From the Creator of Raincost Crisps

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Stowe, Lesley

Baking

Think Like a SheEO is an enthusiastic call to women to create their own businesses that reflect their passions, strengths and values, and to do so on their own terms. With the world facing enormous challenges author and entrepreneur Vicki Saunders argues that there are also enormous opportunities, making this a prime time for women to build new models, new mindsets and new solutions for a better world.  Saunders lays out eight principles to steer the reader on her own journey of shifting mindset and preparing to take the leap. With examples from her vast experience, she shares the challenges and successes other bold, gutsy and principled women who are redefining the world. Inspiring exercises pepper the chapters to guide the reader on a journey of self-discovery, helping them uncover what really matters to them, to identify their tremendous strengths and learn to overcome self-limiting beliefs. Saunders shows readers how to leverage their talents, strengths, and genuine interests to create businesses that make them happy and successful. It's not about leaning in to a system that no longer serves women, but rather creating a new model that redefines success on their own terms.

Think like a SheEO: Succeeding in the Age of Creators, Makers and Entrepreneurs

M.J. Saunders, Vicki; Ryan

INNOVATOR AT HEART is the remarkable story of a young doctor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore who invented the medical version of the common paper clip: the “in-motion” cardiac stress test, widely trusted and routinely performed around the world. In the last 50 years, it has saved millions of lives. What isn’t well known is the fascinating and surprising story of how the test was invented. Innovator at Heart starts in wartime Yugoslavia, where Likar grew up with only a rudimentary formal education. At 18, he got special permission, with help from a highly placed uncle in the secret service, to move to London, only to be told by English school officials that he was not fit for an academic high school. Undaunted, he managed to get into medical school and ended up as one of the top medical students in the U.K. Then, at the very moment when cardiology was on the brink of great things, such as the world's first open heart surgery, Likar won a fellowship to Johns Hopkins. The topic he chose to investigate had nothing to do with the glamour of open heart surgery. Instead, he set out to solve one of the big mysteries in the field: How could you record the electrical activity of the heart while the patient was moving? If you could, it would be far easier for doctors to detect danger signs that could lead to a deadly heart attack. Within a year, Likar discovered the answer -- a test that would be used around the world to detect silent signs of heart trouble. Yet, Likar's achievement was not widely known or rewarded until he wrote this inspiring book. (Ivan Likar)

Innovator at Heart: The Story of an Invention that Saved Millions of Lives

Likar, Ivan

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Karen Pape tells the story of how some children with early brain damage astounded everyone around them. The brain injury they suffered at or near birth had led to motor problems such as the awkward gait we associate with cerebral palsy. Yet they were able to run, kick a soccer ball, tap dance, and play tennis. This was not supposed to happen. It ran counter to the prevailing belief that the brain is hardwired and fixed. When Dr. Pape first shared her remarkable findings, she ran into fierce opposition from mainstream medicine. Yet this courageous neonatologist didn’t back down.
In her clinical practice, Pape helped many young brain-damaged children to significantly improve their movement. It led her to ask why some of them could run but not walk with the same ease. Her answer was astounding: By the time they learned to run, their brains had healed. The awkward walking gait was actually a bad habit acquired while the brain was still damaged.
This is the power and the beauty of neuroplasticity, the brain’s amazing ability to change and heal. It has revolutionized the treatment of adults who suffer stroke. Now, for the first time, this remarkable book shows that children with a brain injury at or near birth can get better, too. These stories of children’s recovery and improvements are a revelation―surprising, inspiring, and illuminating. They offer real hope for some of the world’s most vulnerable children and a better understanding of how the baby brain grows and recovers.

The Boy Who Could Run But Not Walk: Understanding Neuroplasticity in the Child’s Brain

Pape M.D., Karen

If you are living on an average Canadian income of $80,000, how can you afford to buy a home and start saving for retirement, even in a city like Vancouver with the richest real estate in the country? This is the question that every average Canadian is asking these days, especially in Vancouver where the most homely bungalow is selling for well over $1 million. Vancouver-based financial planner Christine Conway shows you how to do it. Speaking from her own experience living in Vancouver and with the expertise of a certified financial planner, Conway lays out a plan that an average Canadian can follow. The key is to pay down debt quickly, and avoid mounting interest payments that can exceed the original value of the home. ? This book is crammed with useful tips for anyone who feels pinched as they try to handle mortgages and credit card payments. Among other things, Conway suggests people should spend 15 minutes a week on their budget, pre-pay mortgage payments, and pay off the most expensive debts.

The Debt-Free Lifestyle

Conway, Christine

Personal Finance

About 30% of the general population suffers from chronic pain. One of the most common treatments has been the use of opioids. This has now led to what is termed the "Opioid Crisis". Not only have patients become addicted to this class of medications, but patients have also died as a result of their use. Dr. Ennis is a leading expert in pain management, whose work is known in North America, England and Europe. He has struggled with chronic pain, as a patient, for many years. Self-hypnosis is a method of pain management that he has used to control his own pain. Now, in this book, he teaches the reader how to use self-hypnosis to control their own pain.

Hypnotherapy for Pain Control: A Safe and Non-Addictive Way to Relieve Chronic Pain

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ennis, Dr, Jeff

Alternative Medicine

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