The I Ching, the ancient Chinese oracle, can help us reveal underlying issues that relate to our concerns. It can also strengthen our sense of direction, steer us onto an inspiring path — or simply confirm what we had realized all along. We do so through self-inquiry. In Pushing Upward, we fall in love with Sandra Billings and watch her painstakingly consult the I Ching with a variety of decisions and questions. We cringe along with her in moments of despair, humiliation, and we rejoice with her every triumph. This is a story all generations can appreciate. Pushing Upward describes with relentless honesty the exercise of courage inherent in the human condition.
I kept this book under my arm wherever I went. It became my best friend and gave me the courage to face my own fears and push upward. Pushing Upward is a delight.
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For days afterwards I found myself missing Sandra Billings and wondering what would happen to her next. In Sandra, we remember our own journey and, as such, we can embrace the grave responsibility we have for a younger generation, often lost and confused. The Book of Lines: I Ching Guide for Beginners: Seek Guidance and Wisdom from the Book of Change. The Numerology of the I Ching: Rudolph Ritsema and Shantena Augusto.
The Language of I Ching. The Magic Of Being. Healing Yourself The Cosmic Way. I Ching in plain English: A Concise Interpretation of the Book of Changes. Human Design Activation Guide: The Philosophy of the I Ching. I Ching - The Core. Poems With Rhythm and Rhyme This unique, diverse collection of lyrical poems is presented in four intriguing themes: Her two adult children live outside BC, so visiting them is a priority. This is Norma's first book of poems. In , they came to Canada and settled in Vancouver. Gerti was born in Germany, apprenticed in the hotel business, and immigrated to Canada in Alison Gear recently moved to Victoria, BC from Haida Gwaii, where she lived for twenty years, working in the field of early learning and literacy.
Susan is a Victoria-based writer who chose her beautiful city as the setting for her debut novel, In Her Mind's Eye. She continues to write and is working on several projects. It is life, exploration and learning experience vital to children's growth and healthy development. Toni Graeme, a voracious reader growing up, wrote for a daily newspaper and a radio station and has published three nonfiction books.
She is working on her first novel. Nowick Gray has published six books of fiction and creative nonfiction, as well as three volumes of African drum rhythm studies. He lives in Victoria, BC and works as a freelance copy editor. She lives on the BC coast with her husband, on a small patch of land near the sea that they call home.
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Genine Hanns Sacred Journeys This book of poetry contains 47 poems: Genine Hanns was born in Vancouver, BC in Bill Hapgood Three Years at Sea: Harnadek Where the Fairies Paint the Sky: A Volume of Poems Poetry inspired from life experience, the west coast, and growing up. It reads like a memoir, reflecting on life, touching on dark topics, and bringing happiness by focussing on the small joys.
Darcy has been a storyteller and a writer all her life. This is her first published book but she has been working on fiction stories and novels for the past ten years. Rosa Harris is a two-time National Magazine Award-winning journalist who has written for every major Canadian publication on everything ranging from baby food to global economics.
A Memoir A nurse's journey that begins in a Cambodian refugee camp after the horrific Khmer Rouge regime. This life-transforming experience leads to a quest of the heart. Elaine Harvey is a nurse, writer and traveler. A diverse career and her adventurous spirit have taken her to remote regions of the world, with experiences in Asia and Africa marking her world view. Writing is her joy, her escape from reality, and the only way she knows of to quiet her muse. There are unlimited thrills and chills at every twist in the road!
Diana Hohlachoff had been involved in civic politics with a background in Sociology, Russian, and Political Science. She is an avid European traveler who loves architecture, history, and art. Yours, Mine and Lessons from the Universe The author writes about real people and their genuine living Spirits, as some face difficult situations, some experience people from another dimension, and others meet life with a touch of humour.
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Monique Jacob settled in Victoria, BC in and never looked back. Sally is a world traveller, exploring culture in this world and the next. Sally is a tour guide in the summer. Paula Johanson King Kwong: How Do I Love Thee?
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An accredited teacher, she also kayaks and knits. Read the book, take a walk, and enjoy creating a project with your child! Kathy Johnson loved walking with her young daughters during those rainy west coast days when you can feel and hear nature's perfect harmony. She lives near Sidney, BC on an acre in the woods. This is the fictional story of one of those girls. Thora Kerr Illing is a retired journalist and librarian with a special interest in Canadian history. Your secret garden should be no secret to you.
The Moon In You is her first book. Knox The Indigo Pearl Book 1 and Pearl by Pearl Book 2 A time traveler must re-experience her previous life as a woman savant to recover the missing paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and reunite with her lost love. Knox is an artist who writes historical novels with paranormal themes about art and artists, lost paintings, and art history.
Chris Kumi is a biomedical scientist with a special interest in the plant sciences. He is a naturalist, a nature buff and a writer on Nature, with special interest in medicinal and aromatic plants. Marlene Laszlo Food Therapy: Then one day he receives a phone call telling him his mother has been murdered Kristoffer Law grew up surrounded by books and learned to read at three years old. The Jagged Tree is his first novel.
Michael Leamy The Atheist Bible Described by many as the most important new atheist fiction of the 21st century, Michael Leamy has woven a multilayered tale laying waste to the gods. A self-described amateur polemicist, Michael Leamy has a profoundly different view of western culture. Peter Learn is a Victoria, BC resident. Dvora Levin Ragged Light From the edges of the universe to the essential spark of being, these poems celebrate the raggedness of existence.
Humorous, conversational and intensely deep, these poems pulsate with light. She enjoys traveling, speaking other languages and dancing tango.
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Writer Jodi Lundgren and artist Brandi May collaborated on this abecedarian chapbook. The young, the old, everyone suffers. For more than 35 years he has explored these topics with enthusiasm. The Earl of Aberdeen has set up his mistress in the castle, and Susan becomes her friend. Edeana Malcolm loves writing historical novels, especially about her ancestors.
She has published a series called The Compleat Gardener based on the lives of her great-great-greatgreat-grandparents. An Anthology Chris Manning is a passionate home educator, ardent writer, keen volunteer and a long time resident of Victoria, BC. She feels compelled to give voice to those who think beyond the box. Gregory Marchand Open Heart Runner: Searching for Meaning After My Heart Stopped This memoir tells how, in the year following his cardiac arrest, Marchand battled through a coma and brain injury to search for the meaning behind his survival doctors called miraculous.
An educator and counselor for over 25 years, Gregory Marchand is also a prolific freelance writer, having published over magazine and newspaper articles. Open Heart Runner is his first book. Her novels are intimate stories filled with passion, intrigue, adventure and suspense. Four factions are locked in a technological and magical arms race which has grown to dominate the entire globe. Can Lacus be redeemed? Jeff is a third-year English student at the University of Victoria, minoring in History. Andrea McKenzie Raine A Crowded Heart Willis Hancocks is a bright, ambitious young man who wants to break out of his small-town existence and make a difference in the world.
She earned a B. Her first novel, Turnstiles, was published in A Crowded Heart is the prequel. The beautiful outdoors where she lives as well as her teen boys inspire her writing.
David Mitchell Harmonicas In a tale of other worlds, enchantment, evil, and good, the adventures of two brothers and their best friend lead them from a simple hike and camp-out in the woods to something frightfully unexpected. From his many adventures as a young boy in the wilderness of northern British Columbia, David Mitchell's early life was a fertile ground for an epic adventure. Harmonicas is that magical journey. Murray The Displaced A lonely widower's decision to marry bears wide-ranging consequences: Murray was raised on a homestead in northern Alberta in the years following the Great Depression.
She writes with great insight and passion of the places and people of the time.
Donald Nathan The Game of Hearts The lives of two young couples are intertwined when, on the night of a full moon, Helen and Joan, strangers, arrive at hospital where each gives birth to a son. An avid painter and photographer, as well as guitar builder, he lives in Victoria, BC. Neilson A Fine Romance Ben's recovering from a near-fatal workplace accident, Jamie's the jerk next door. Both needed a date and it didn't matter who. They never expected to fall in love. Neilson is the author of The Trouble with Mr. She loves to write romance books that are full of fluff and nonsense with a serious side.
Tries to explain how we do not — cannot — learn from history, and how good and evil are intertwined. John Nesling was born in England in , and has lived in Canada since Since adulthood, he has always been interested in political matters and how the political world works. This book is his perspective. Ingrid Ostrander The Six Frogs There are, in all, seven short stories about the adventures of six frogs. The tales are written for children ages five to eight years old. Ingrid is a grandmother who wrote stories for her grandchildren.