The Book that Saved a Legacy: a business fable about the importance of telling your story
Everyone who writes a business fable has the same problem with categorizing it for publication: fiction or non-fiction?
Technically, a fable is a work of fiction, but as the business fable is written for an audience of business people, it has gradually found its way into the non-fiction categories on Amazon and the other online platforms.
Thus, I’m putting this one on my own non-fiction backlist.
You can read what the story is about, as well as its message for you, the business executive for whom I wrote it, on the home page.
Rare Steak, Red Wine, Hot Tango!
Rare Steak, Red Wine, Hot Tango! She checked Buenos Aires off her bucket list, so why does she keep going back?
On her own for six years after the death of her beloved husband, Helen Wilkie fulfills a long held dream to visit Buenos Aires, Argentina. Little does she know that in that short vacation the city will burrow its way into her heart so that she has to keep going back again and again!
In this lighthearted, humorous memoir, she shares quirky, fun stories ranging from negotiating the Buenos Aires bus system, to learning to dance tango, to a close encounter with a crocodile — and lots more along the way.
Rare Steak, Red Wine, Hot Tango! is the first book in Helen Wilkie’s series of love letters to Argentina.
If you like personal stories of exotic cities and faraway places, you’ll love Rare Steak, Red Wine, Hot Tango! Buy it now and join the adventure, but be warned — you may find yourself online booking your flight to irresistible Buenos Aires!
Buy it now on Amazon
Feet on the Pedals
Persistence, perseverance — those are the qualities that will help you get what you want in life.
In life as well as in cycling, you need two things: balance and forward momentum — and the only way to have both is to keep your feet on the pedals.
In this inspiring, easy-to-read book, author and professional speaker Helen Wilkie uses the metaphor of cycling to illustrate a series of powerful truths about life. And the principles are actionable, easily incorporated into your day-to-day living to help you ride the bike of your life along the road that brings you want you want.
PLEASE NOTE, this is not a book about the sport of cycling — it’s about about getting what you want by keeping your feet on the pedals of your life. Bon voyage!
Make Your Words Count: a Short Painless Guide to business writing for accountants
Why a special book on business writing for accountants, and why a Short Painless Guide?
Well, accountants do need to write well in order to practice their professional effectively, and yet many don’t. In the course of her professional development work with accounting firms, author Helen Wilkie conducted informal surveys to find out what would encourage her clients to actually read a book on business writing for accountants, and the answer came back loud and clear: make it short and easy to read! So that’s exactly what she did, and this handy little guide is the result.
But don’t be fooled by its diminutive size and weight — this book is packed with actionable writing advice accountants can put to use right away to the benefit of their clients, their firms and themselves. Examples from the accounting world help put the writing principles in context, and the author’s tongue-in-cheek conversational style keeps a potentially dry subject from ever becoming boring.
$19.95
Urban Sketching: Disappearing Landmarks of Toronto
Crash! goes the wrecker’s ball, and another Toronto landmark disappears forever. Maybe this one was a well known and well loved building that stood out clearly on its street, or maybe an obscure Victorian that nestled in a side street, modestly hiding its part in Toronto’s history.
Buildings like this are disappearing at a remarkable rate in Toronto, as the city evolves and changes with the times. Rather than try to fight the unfightable, a group of Toronto sketchers known as the Toronto Urban Sketchers decided to record these old buildings before they disappeared.
They pulled together a list of buildings that were in some way historical, or just simply beautiful, but were either slated for demolition or at least in jeopardy. Working both individually and as a group, they sketched these historical landmarks as they stood in place. On at least one occasion, they arrived to sketch to find the building already boarded and ready for the wrecker’s ball.
In “Urban Sketching: Disappearing Landmarks of Toronto” you’ll find a variety of artistic interpretations of buildings from the old Loblaw’s warehouse to the Planetarium to Honest Ed’s, as well as many you may never have heard of. If you enjoy reading about Toronto history, and have an appreciation of the artistic value of architecture, you’ll enjoy “Urban Sketching: Disappearing Landmarks of Toronto”.
Helen Wilkie is honoured not only to have some of her sketches included in this book, but also to have written much of the commentary.
$26.46