Résultats Éditeur "Tellwell Talent" dans Biographies et mémoires

Demetrios (Jim) Angelis does not make for a typical criminal: a religious Greek Orthodox Christian born in Montreal, a law-abiding man, a doting father of two with two master's degrees in administration, who speaks four languages, and who lived in New York City and Montreal before moving to Ottawa to study in local universities and work for the federal government. A jury convicted him in 2010 of murdering his unfaithful wife in 2008 and obliged the judge to sentence him to life in prison at the notorious (but now closed) Kingston Penitentiary, home to Canada's worst criminals.

Have you ever come face-to-face with the devil? In a tapestry of sports, business, and dating, there is an evil presence that is not quite visible to anyone: the Bedroom Strangler. A serial killer who scales 15-story buildings, enters through the balcony, and stealthily slithers under the bedroom bed, with the sole intent of raping and murdering innocent women in their sleep. He has been classified as the worst serial killer in Ontario's history and Canada's most dangerous criminal ever, operating at the height of London's 40-year serial killer period, from 1974 to 1978.

Paul Khan is a strong advocate for smoke-free environments. With a background in computer graphics at Alias Research Inc., Khan has asked the design illustrators to let the listener realize how toxic smoking really is. Paul also worked as a news reporter so he believes he can deliver this message. Khan thinks a smoker in Canada has very few rights. Although this is in no way, shape, or form to discriminate against smokers, especially since Paul Khan himself is a reformed smoker.

Featuring personal tales originally prepared for a radio audience, My Time With You Has Been Short But Very Funny is infused with frenetic humour along with undertones of wistfulness and edgy sadness. In a series of sketches spanning two continents and seven decades, the author introduces listeners to a rollicking cast of characters from everyday life, including the iconic Pesticide Pete and Barbecue Billy, as well as a series of off-kilter incidents, both hilarious and disquieting.

"You are a girl, you can't be a pilot." Those words resonated in Myriam's head throughout her teenager years while growing up in a small Swiss village. Nourishing her dream in silence, a dramatic event triggered the start of her commitment to turn her life into the biggest adventure she could dream of.

This is the story of one man's journey from mind numbing insecurity to a facade of confidence. On his journey, he is able to meet many characters, finding humor and laughter on the way.

This is the frightfully relatable but ever so raw memoir of a woman's struggle with early motherhood, all whilst battling the demons of mental illness in the midst of keeping her marriage together. The story tells of a mother's fight to keep her family afloat, her sex life alive, and her sanity intact, even though the person she once was is no longer to be found. It's a very honest book on motherhood that you will find hard to put down. Ride the emotional train along with the author as she tackles the daily grind of motherhood.

This is a true biographical story of a young lawyer, Roger Lawrence, who came from a solid middle-class background. He had a consuming fire to grab the brass ring and join the country's power elite.

Cactus is a love story set against the backdrop of a war-torn Middle East. Two young architecture students, one Muslim and one Christian, find love and choose to spend their lives together. Theirs is a union that survives impossible odds. He is a Muslim man dedicated to, and responsible for, his mother and sisters in a family that has been utterly devastated by ongoing war in and around his home country; she comes from a family of devout Christians who do not want their daughter to marry outside of her faith.

Dr. Greta Archbold was traveling on a cruise ship when it was caught in the global COVID-19 pandemic. The 48-day trip was shortened to just a few destinations before the pandemic struck. This is a personal miracle experience spanning seven months. It is a book about a gorgeous, resilient woman and her close male friends on three continents.