Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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To Make a Whore Of

To Make a Whore Of

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author describes her mother’s ailing health and eventual death from AIDS. 18 $1.80 Add
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To New York with Lee Wulff

To New York with Lee Wulff

From: No Place For A Woman

The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. 2 $0.20 Add
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To Say Good-Bye

To Say Good-Bye

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This essay details the author’s HIV diagnosis in the late 1990s, and how he feels discomfited by the Bay Area because of his history there. 10 $1.00 Add
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To Slocan instead of Greenwood

To Slocan instead of Greenwood

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

He is sent to work at slocan instead of joining his family at Greenwood and ensuing arguments with the Security Commission about broken promises ; 6 $0.60 Add
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McLachlin on the Supreme Court: 1989-2000

McLachlin on the Supreme Court: 1989-2000

From: Beverley McLachlin

Describes McLachlin’s career as an associate justice on the Supreme Court between 1989 and 2000. Analyses the key decisions, issues and debates that surrounded the court at that time. ; 32 $3.20 Add
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To the Shieling

To the Shieling

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

The author researches her heritage, leading to understanding as she treads the paths of her ancestors. 6 $0.60 Add
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To Vancouver and on to Yellowhead road camp

To Vancouver and on to Yellowhead road camp

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

The trip from Vancouver to the work camp ; 7 $0.70 Add
To Wawa with Love

To Wawa with Love

When Tom Douglas’s father returned home after the Second World War, he was forced to move his family from Sault Ste. Marie north to Wawa, where he was the timekeeper at the Helen Mine. … 160 View
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Today We're Northerners

Today We’re Northerners

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Tommy Got His Gun

Tommy Got His Gun

From: To Wawa with Love

Talks about getting a BB gun for Christmas one year, his father not approving but his mother always interested in seeing her children happy, then his father training him on how to shoot accurately 7 $0.70 Add
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Tomson Highway and the Language of Laughter
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Tomson Highway and the Language of Laughter

TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS

From: Indigenous Toronto

This chapter explores the story of performance artist Tomson Highway. 10 $1.00 Add
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Turning the Page

Turning the Page

From: Any Other Way

Kyle Rae recalls advocacy in the face of homophobia in the 1990’s. 3 $0.30 Add
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Pride: A Political History

Pride: A Political History

From: Any Other Way

Tim McCaskell provides a history of Pride celebrations In Toronto. 4 $0.40 Add
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Touring Prime Minister Trudeau

Touring Prime Minister Trudeau

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics … 3 $0.30 Add
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Chalking It Up to Experience

Chalking It Up to Experience

From: Any Other Way

Andrew Zeally relates his experiences in Toronto’s gay bathhouses over the years. 4 $0.40 Add
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Town Squares and Spiritual Hearts

Town Squares and Spiritual Hearts

From: Any Other Way

Shawn Micallef describes how Barbara Hall Park has, at times, served as the town square for Toronto’s queer community. 6 $0.60 Add