Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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War

War

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The author’s father’s ghost recounts life in Đà Lạt and the arrival of war. 9 $0.90 Add
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War and Amnesty
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War and Amnesty

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 3 details Wanda’s and Casey’s experiences following Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union launched on June 22, 1941. The chapter discusses the … 16 $1.60 Add
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Washed Up At Nine

Washed Up At Nine

From: To Wawa with Love

Talks about doing grocery orders for the neighbourhood as a method of income as a child 6 $0.60 Add
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LGBTQ2S Parenting: Some Milestones

LGBTQ2S Parenting: Some Milestones

From: Any Other Way

A brief timeline of landmark legal decisions and milestones that allowed queer and trans people to claim their sexual identities while maintaining their right to parent. 2 $0.20 Add
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We Got the Secret Got Object - About Pia Arke
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We Got the Secret Got Object – About Pia Arke

Decolonial Practices: Section 2

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter focuses on the work of Pia Arke, a Danish-Greenlandic artist who focuses on the border zone between the colonizer and the colonized. Topics discussed include ethno-poetics, Inuit … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Weather Stuff
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Weather Stuff

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 8 focuses on weather. Topics explored include cloudy conditions, Turbulence, atmospheric conditions, wind, thunderstorms, temperature and humidity, fog, and contrails verses chemtrails. 30 $3.00 Add
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We're All Northerners

We’re All Northerners

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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. … 8 $0.80 Add
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We're Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

We’re Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted … 8 $0.80 Add
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What Can’t Be Packed Away

What Can’t Be Packed Away

From: The M Word

Marita Dachsel reflects on moving, death, SIDS, superstition, names, nostalgia, child safety and freedom. 9 $0.90 Add
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What could possibly go wrong?

What could possibly go wrong?

PART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE

From: Nerve

This chapter talks about conflict, hardships, and challenges that may arise during a leaders career and how to handle these situations successfully as women leaders. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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What If

What If

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It follows the aftermath of his sending his children away to escape the country. 2 $0.20 Add
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What Is It with the Media!

What Is It with the Media!

From: Man at the Airport

In this chapter, Al Kontar discusses the media’s reaction to his social media campaign, and how the Western and Arab media organizations differed in their coverage. 13 $1.30 Add
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What I've Become

What I’ve Become

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

In this chapter, the author interviews a man who has bought sex for two decades. He can’t live without the thrill of his clandestine “other” life, and the thrill caused by his … 8 $0.80 Add
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What Survival Means

What Survival Means

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author reflects on their time in Los Angeles in the 1990s, and her friendship with someone who was dying of AIDS. 12 $1.20 Add
What You Won’t Do For Love
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What You Won’t Do For Love

A Conversation

What if we could love the planet as much as we love one another? "Warm, wise, and overflowing with generosity, this is a love story so epic it embraces all of creation. Yet another reminder … ; ; ; 106 View
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Wheels

Wheels

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. Cars 7 $0.70 Add