Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Widow Kim
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Widow Kim

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry examines the media coverage surrounding the death of constable William Hancox. Cherry includes excerpts from her interview with the widow of the deceased, who describes … 14 $1.40 Add
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Wild
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Wild

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter explores the impact of Margie’s mother returning to work, the Old Town and New Town, no go zones, the allure of Rainbow Valley and the reserve, their mothers reaction to Paul … 11 $1.10 Add
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Wild Goose Chase

Wild Goose Chase

From: To Wawa with Love

Discusses ways he made money as a kid in order to be able to afford entertainments. Other things about moving from the big city to a northern small town are outlined 7 $0.70 Add
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Wild Kin
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Wild Kin

Part Three

From: Earthkeeping

Part Three contains the sections: The Lovely Duckling, Turtle Tale, So Excellent a Fish: Capelin, Gift from the Sky, God’s Dead Dog & Other Roadkills, Caribou Caper, COVID-19 Moment, and … 43 $4.30 Add
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Winding Down

Winding Down

From: A Communist for the RCMP

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Winning the Nomination
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Winning the Nomination

Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign

From: Women Winning Office

In Winning the Nomination Nash explores how to secure the nomination process. Nash discusses electability, constructing a public narrative, endorsers, communications, and Nash’s own … 10 $1.00 Add
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Winter shut-ins

Winter shut-ins

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Discusses winter in the camp including Christmas and the new year ; 6 $0.60 Add
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With High Heart
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With High Heart

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Fourteen focuses on Louise’s book Lovely, a new approach to her writing. 24 $2.40 Add
Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Within the Barbed Wire Fence

A Japanese Man's Account of his Internment in Canada

Takeo Nakano immigrated to Canada from Japan in 1920, later marrying and starting a family in his adopted homeland. Takeo’s passion was poetry, and he cultivated the exquisite form known as … 144 View
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"Without a Place to Call My Own"

"Without a Place to Call My Own"

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein discusses Hannah and Heinrich’s arrival in New York, and Arendt’s thoughts and feelings about being a refugee. 6 $0.60 Add
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Wolf-Boy Saturday

From: The Whole Animal

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Woman, Watching
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Woman, Watching

Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay

Referred to as a Canadian Rachel Carson, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murdered by Bolsheviks, she refused her … 416 View
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Women at the Table-Space Invaders
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Women at the Table-Space Invaders

Part 1. Who Gets to Lead?

From: Women Winning Office

In Women at the Table-Space Invaders Nash explores the many ways women can lead. She examines what leading can look like, how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed leadership, and how new … 7 $0.70 Add
Women Winning Office
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Women Winning Office

An Activist's Guide to Getting Elected

When Peggy Nash first decided to run for elected office, she had no idea where to start, who to contact, or what the rules were. For those who are underrepresented in political life, politics can … 282 View
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Women’s Rights
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Women’s Rights

From: When the Pine Needles Fall

In Chapter Six Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel reflects on the broader spectrum of her activism, particulary in the fight for women’s rights. ; ; ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Women’s Work

Women’s Work

From: At Home

Chapter 7 features interviews with Susan Shantz, Mary Kavanagh, and Aganetha Dyck. This chapter focuses on artists who work is inspired by the home-based work of their female ancestors. 15 $1.50 Add