Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From ![]() An Ounce of Prevention:What Is It Really Worth? From: A Lucky Life |
His work with the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination and Walter Spitzer | Richard B. Goldbloom | 6 | 2013 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() An Unexpected Path to Political Life |
1966-1971. Outlines LeBlanc’s time at the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, ends with the October crisis and LeBlanc’s decision to return to New Brunswick | Naomi E. S. Griffiths | 42 | 2011 | $4.20 Add |
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From ![]() “An Unselfish Interest?”: Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954–1957 |
Hungarian revolution had important implications for Canadian foreign policy. This paper explores Canada’s nuanced diplomatic reaction to the crisis against the backdrop of Ottawa’s … | Greg Donaghy | 19 | 2010 | $2.47 Add |
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From ![]() Out of the Cold the Thousands CameFrom: Any Other Way |
A letter written by retired Philip McLeod to his friends describing the massive protests that occurred in Toronto following the police raids on bathhouses in the city. | Philip McLeod | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Anaanavut Ilisaijigiqaaqtavut Iliniarutigijavut qisiliritigluttat (Our Mothers, Our First Teachers: Lessons from Sealskin Sewing)Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter focuses on the art of sealskin sewing. Discussing forms of Inuit mentorship, traditions passed down by women, the effects on the assimilation, the benefits of sealskin, the art of … | Nancy Wachowick; Shelia Katsak | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Ancestral ConnectionsFrom: At Home |
Chapter 4 is an interview with Tanya Harnett. The chapter focuses on how a sense of home for Indigenous artists can be inextricably tied to the collective, ancient, and cross-generational history … | Lezli Rubin-Kunda | 11 | 2018 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Anchorless |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It recounts events after the author and her siblings escaped Vietnam, and the eventual death of the author’s father … | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() See: Sex PervertsFrom: Any Other Way |
An investigation into the case of Everett George Klippert leads Globe and Mail Researcher Stephanie Chambers on a journey through the paper’s coverage of homosexuality through the decades. | Stephanie Chambers | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Andrew Maksymiuk 1891 – 1977From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Eight focuses on Andrew Maksymiuk, the author’s mothers uncle and stepfather. Discussing his early life in Dzhuriv, working with his brother Nick in the Silesian coal mines, … | Myrna Kostash | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Andy Bell Made Me Gay |
This chapter concerns the author’s youthful sexual experiences, and how he felt that he was going to die because he was gay. | Dan Cullinane | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Anna Svarich 1879 – 1964From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Three explores the life of Anna Svarich, the author’s paternal grandmother or “Baba.” Discussing the Baba’s life before marriage, nostalgia for Galicia, life from … | Myrna Kostash | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From ![]() Anne of Green GablesFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 10 | 2015 | $1.00 Add | |
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From ![]() Answering the call: leadingPART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD From: Nerve |
The authors discuss the reluctance of women to respond to leadership calls and opportunities. This chapter discusses the self-doubt that the authors have experienced and how they have worked to … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Antler |
This chapter focuses on the simple gift of an antler to Marie from her sister Jennifer, exploring topics including sibling relationships, the original caribou queen, the tragic death of Sophie … | Margaret Macpherson | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
![]() Any Other WayHow Toronto Got Queer |
Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how … | 369 | View | ||
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From ![]() AppendicesFrom: Fight or Submit |
Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 30 | 2020 | $3.00 Add |
















