Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! The Chief Justice From: Bench Strength View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Harnish examines Chief Justice Brian Dickson’s influence on Canadian income tax jurisprudence from 1973 to 1990, tracing his wartime origins in Manitoba through landmark …	Kerry Harnish	26	2025	$2.60 Add
From The Child Whose Head Was Bathed in Darkness From: Disfigured View Coach House Books	Chapter 1 examines the objectives behind fairy tales, exploring topics including folk tales and oral traditions, myth and superstition, the Brothers Grimm, happy endings, nature and the woods, …	Amanda Leduc	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From NEW! The clarion call of race (1971–1975) From: Dream Interrupted View Sutherland House	In this introduction, Pelletier traces her identity crisis as a Francophone woman in the early 1970s, set against Quebec’s political awakening.	Francine Pelletier	10	2025	$1.00 Add
From The Collective House on Dewson Street From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Debbie Douglas tells how a house on Dawson Street became the epicentre for groups of queer black women for decades.	Debbie Douglas	2	2017	$0.20 Add
From The Commons as Culture, Community, and Creation From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good View New Society Publishers	Becoming attuned to others in the shared habitats of life on Earth: it’s that simple and that mysterious.	Heather Menzies	8	2014	$0.80 Add
From The Confrontation with the Métis and the Cree (March, April, May) From: Sir John A. MacDonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885 View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Dutil examines how in March 1885, Métis and Cree warriors led by Gabriel Dumont clashed with the North-West Mounted Police at Duck Lake, igniting the North-West Resistance.	Patrice Dutil	23	2024	$2.30 Add
From NEW! The Constitution Express A Grassroots Movement From: Unsettling Canada View Between The Lines	The Constitution Express follows the creation of the Constitution Express movement founded by Manuel between 1980-1981. The movement was a reaction to protest the lack of Indigenous rights in the …	Arthur Manuel	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From NEW! “The constitutional question From: The Coutts Diaries View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Graham examines May 21 to June 11, 1980, documenting the weeks after Quebec’s sovereignty referendum (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot …	Ron Graham	14	2025	$1.40 Add
From The Conversations We Need to Save Each Other’s Lives From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future View Arsenal Pulp Press	This chapter is a dialogue betweeen two activists who met at the International AIDS Conference in 2008.	Charles Ryan Long and Theodore (Ted) Kerr	9	2021	$0.90 Add
NEW! The Coutts Diaries Power, Politics, and Pierre Trudeau 1973-1981 Sutherland House	Jim Coutts, principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau from 1975 to 1981, was one of the most powerful men in Canada during those tumultuous years. Equally admired and attacked, …	Ron Graham	480	2025	View
From The Craft of Governance From: Lloyd Axelworthy View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Axworthy examines the craft of governance through the lens of refugee settlement, employment equality, and regional reform in Canada.	Lloyd Axelworthy	17	2024	$1.70 Add
From The Crew From: Walking Away from Hate View Tidewater Press		Jeanette Manning; Lauren Manning	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From NEW! The Cunning Sámi Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4 From: Qummut Qukiria! View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter reflects on the experience of the Sámi people.	Geir Tore Holm; Olivia Lasky	8	2022	$0.80 Add
From NEW! The Dance from Cabbagetown Cones to Shiibaashka’igan Cones TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS From: Indigenous Toronto View Coach House Books	Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane speaks about growing up in Toronto and Indigenous activism.	Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From NEW! The Day After Part 6. The Election From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In The Day After Nash discusses what happens after the election, which can sometimes be as gruelling as the campaign itself. The chapter discusses what happens after with the media, the signs, …	Peggy Nash	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From NEW! The Death March: The Story of Léo Vienneau Chapter Nine From: Bombs and Barbed Wire View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Nine focuses on the story of Léo Vienneau from Caraquet Island, New Brunswick, describing his time with the riflemen of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, time as a corporal with B Company, …	Ronald Cormier	13	2022	$1.30 Add