The eight short stories included in this anthology offer a glimpse at Canada’s geographic landscape—spanning the Yukon, Canadian Prairies, Great Lakes, and metropolitan Toronto while starring protagonists who are well-storied in loss, yet not all choose to grieve.You will crunch across sub-zero tundra and bake on the beach alongside our hero(in)es. You will live like hermits and populate condos. You will search the remains of a knocked down church and dig up a decades old box. You ...

Utilizing an arsenal of tools amassed from years of study and teaching, Ace Baker unleashes a powerful collection of 12+1 tales.Always compelling, sometimes irreverent, often shocking; revealing layers and levels not often achieved through short stories.How to Make a Killing Jar will linger long after the last page is read, proving the world of fiction can unveil some harsh, hard, and sometimes humorous truths about the human condition.

A stunning second collection of short stories from Ace BakerFire fascinates. Fire destroys. Fire transforms.In these thirteen stories, ordinary people discover the flames that define them—the slow burn of desire, the sudden flare of violence, the smouldering aftermath of loss. Some fires warm us. Others consume everything we thought we knew about love, loyalty, and survival.With unflinching honesty and surprising tenderness, Bat...

Embark on a journey through loss, discovery, heartache, and possibility in this powerful collection featuring the work of eight talented Canadian authors as they explore the complexities of life, love, aging, and mortality.Set against the backdrop of the vast question — WILL THERE BE A SUNSET? — each story will leave a lasting impression, with vivid imagery and compelling characters that will linger long after you’ve finished the last page.

What's more Canadian than this?A beaver that's lost its tail, dancing moose and canoe trips are just the beginning. There are also haunted islands, mystical ferry crossings, giant mosquitos, shifters, lake monsters, aliens, super heroes, and icons of the past.Come drive vast distances, drink coffee at Tims, laugh at the Leafs, and celebrate the joys of new Canadians.This collection of new Canadian tall tales is sometimes nostalgic, often funny, and ...

The Marshal is a collection of tales that show you how he got his man, told by fifteen talented new writers that are sure to revive the western genre.Which will be your favorite?

Die Jagd nach dem magischen Amulett hat begonnen. Die Profikillerin Azucena entscheidet sich gegen ihren Auftrag und versucht sich und das entwendete Amulett in Sicherheit zu bringen. Dabei geht sie den "Höllensöhnen", dem mysteriösen Geheimbund, in eine Falle und wird in eine verlassene Bunkeranlage in den Schweizer Alpen verschleppt… Indessen offenbaren sich Don Harris die wahre Funktion und Ziele der ESI. Ebenso wie seine neue Rolle innerhalb dieser Organisation.

In terms of enemy aircraft shot down or destroyed, Squadron Leader Thomas "Pat" Pattle was the greatest fighter pilot of the Second World War.A South African who flew with the RAF, Pattle was an airman of outstanding skills and leadership who became the Allies' top-scoring fighter pilot after winning scores of stunning victories in deadly aerial combat.But for years after the war ended, Pattle was virtually an unsung hero b...

In times of doubt, fear, and loss, we turn to the songs and hymns that remind us that this world is not all there is--that what awaits us as followers of Jesus is a heavenly kingdom. Songs like "Face to Face," "Amazing Grace," "Heaven Came Down," "Victory in Jesus," and "I'll Fly Away." And behind every song about heaven is a story. So many were written amid circumstances of great personal pain on the part of the songwriter. And in sharing their story, we can find even more comfort in our ...

“Fortunately, Sir Brian’s sister, Winifred, spent most of her life chronicling her brother’s service, maintaining sever-al scrapbooks of his correspondence, articles written by and about him, and even sympathy messages received following his death.” – Over the FrontFrom Rifleman to Air Marshal, Sir Brian Baker excelled in every role. Having transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and learning to fly in record time on a Maurice Farman Longhorn, he progressed to a Bris...

Only a boy when World War II broke out, E. C. R. Baker was gripped by the stories he heard of heroism in the skies as the Allies defeated the mighty Luftwaffe.But in the years after the war, he was struck by how few of the RAF's legendary fighter aces could be named by the general public.Some, whose feats in deadly aerial combat equaled or even surpassed those of the most famous pilots, were virtually unknown.Baker set out to make t...

We all know someone who is dissatisfied with their career but feels trapped in their current trajectory. What's not always clear is how they got there or, more importantly, how we can avoid the same fate as we develop our own careers. In a competitive job market, we need concrete, field-tested advice to help us ace the interview, land the job, and launch a career we love.Enter Dee Ann Turner. After more than three decades leading teams and coaching staff members at Chick-fil-A, she...