Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! “The 8-week program” From: The Coutts Diaries View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Graham examines the Liberal government’s internal struggle in spring 1978 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s prinicpal secretary).	Ron Graham	11	2025	$1.10 Add
From NEW! The Aftermath From: Bit Player on Big Stages View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Turene traces the quiet aftermath of the 1984 Manitoba French language confrontation, as the legislative building fell silent and the national debate simply vanished.	Roger Turene	7	2025	$0.70 Add
From The Airport Prisoner From: Man at the Airport View Tidewater Press	Trapped at the airport for six months, Al Kontar connects with Nuseir Yassin, a social media content creator with millions of followers.	Hassan Al Kontar	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From The All-American Boy From: Imagined Truths View Tidewater Press	The author relates his early life/childhood in America.	Richard Lemm	26	2021	$2.60 Add
From NEW! The Anishinaabe City: Ogimaa Mikana HOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE From: Indigenous Toronto View Coach House Books	This chapter is about the Ogimaa Mikana Project, a campaign to restore Anishinaabemowin place names to the streets, avenues, roads, paths, and trails of Toronto, transforming a landscape that …	Hayden King; Susan Blight	4	2021	$0.40 Add
From NEW! The Answer From: Making a Home View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines potential housing solutions for young people with disabilities. Independent living philosophy vs medical model is explored, and Powley discusses her own experience with …	Jen Powley	59	2023	$5.90 Add
From The Art of Negotiation Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak View Tidewater Press	Readings in Part Four of this title, entitled "Turf Wars" discuss the challenges and conflicts faced by communities in the Northwest Territories during Stuart Hodgson’s career. …	Jake Ootes	9	2020	$0.90 Add
From NEW! The Art of Resistance From: When the Pine Needles Fall View Between The Lines	In Chapter Five Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel explains the role of her artwork in her advocacy for Indigenous rights, specifically during the Mohawk crisis.	Audra Simpson; Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel; Pamela Palmater; Sean Carleton	19	2024	$1.90 Add
From The Backstory From: Einstein on Israel and Zionism View Baraka Books	In this chapter, Jerome traces Albert Einstein’s evolving relationship with Jewish identity and Zionism against the broader history of the movement from the late nineteenth into the early …	Fred Jerome	17	2024	$1.70 Add
From The Banality of Evil From: On Love and Tyranny View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Heberlein covers the arrest of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, Arendt’s decision to attend his trial in Israel, and the reception of her seminal work Eichmann in Jerusalem.	Ann Heberlein	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From The Battle for Toronto Centre From: Chrystia View House of Anansi Press	From Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill	Catherine Tsalikis	13	2024	$1.30 Add
From NEW! The Battle in the Forest The Trade in Indian Trees From: Unsettling Canada View Between The Lines	The Battle in the Forest discusses Manuel’s experiences working with and against B.C. forestry. The chapter explores how Indigenous people and lands bear the brunt of the logging’s …	Arthur Manuel	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From The Beginning From: Pierre Poilievre View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Lawton traces the early life of Pierre Poilievre, from his 1979 birth and adoption in Calgary through his politically formative teenage years in the 1980s and 1990s.	Andrew Lawton	9	2024	$0.90 Add
From NEW! The Beginning of the End From: Inside the Montreal Mafia View ECW Press	This chapter continues to explore the aftermath of Scoppa’s arrest and his contact with the authors.	Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin	19	2022	$1.90 Add
From The Best Interests of the Child From: The M Word View Goose Lane Editions	Fiona Tinwei Lam reflects on her life as a single mother in their thirties, the struggles of unwed and young mothers, single motherhood, and more.	Fiona Tinwei Lam	14	2014	$1.40 Add
From The Best Strip Club in Canada Part 4: Selling the Fantasy From: This is My Real Name View Arsenal Pulp Press	Chapter 11 explores Brunet’s time at the club Moonlighter & Sirens in Niagara. Topics discussed include legality of stripping and protections for strippers, perfect clients, confidence, hotel …	Cid V Brunet	31	2021	$3.10 Add