Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  Afterword Honoring – No, Understanding – That Jones Man |
George Elliott Clarke | 6 | 2016 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  NEW! Agathe de Saint-PèreFrom: Making of Canada |
In this chapter, Koabel examines New France’s evolution from a fur-trading post into a settled agricultural colony along the St. Lawrence River between the early 1600s and the 1730s. | Greg Koabel | 13 | 2025 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Agnes Pascal, Fort McPhersonFrom: Book of Hope |
In this chapter, author Agnes Pascal recounts her breast cancer journey, Indigenous family tradition, faith, and medical treatment. | Agnes R. Pascal | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Take Me Away to Another WorldFrom: Any Other Way |
Rebecka Sheffield recalls the role that Ellen Degeneres and Anne Heche played in her life and an encounter she had with Heche after moving to Toronto from Saskatoon. | Rebecka Sheffield | 2 | 2017 | $0.20 Add |
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From  NEW! AhqahizuDecolonial Practices: Section 2 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter examines the sculpture Ahqahizu. Discussing the methods used to carve it, its vision, and the larger project to show and celebrate Indigenous art. | Anna Hudson; Ruben Komangapik | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From AIDS ACTION NOW! And the Aerosolized Pentamidine TrialFrom: Any Other Way |
Tim McCaskell recounts his work to get antiparasitic medication approved for treating AIDS sufferers in Toronto. | Tim McCaskell | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Aisha’s TentFrom: Hope Is a Woman's Name |
In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses how she organized a Friday evening literacy program for Bedouin women in Umm Bateen, Israel’s Negev region. | Amal Elsana Alh'jooj | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
 Alexa!Changing the Face of Canadian Politics |
Alexa McDonough’s impact on Canadian politics cannot be measured solely by election victories or seat tallies. As the first female leader of a mainstream Canadian political party, she … | Stephen Kimber | 288 | 2021 | View |
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From  NEW! Alexander MackenzieFrom: The Prime Ministers |
In this chapter, Stewart examines the premiership of Alexander Mackenzie, Canada’s second prime minister, who served from 1873 to 1878. | J.D.M. Stewart | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From Six Nights in the Albert Lane, 1917From: Any Other Way |
The transcription of police testimony given in court after a series of arrests were made in the Albert Lane in the spring of 1917. | Steven Maynard | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
 Alfabet/Alphabeta memoir of a first language |
alfabet / alphabet is the record of Sadiqa de Meijer’s transition from speaking Dutch to English. Exploring questions of identity, landscape, family, and translation, the essays navigate … | Sadiqa de Meijer | 160 | 2020 | View |
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From NEW! Alice Vittrekwa, Fort McPhersonFrom: Book of Hope |
This chapter presents Alice Vittrekwa’s account of her husband Ernest’s cancer diagnosis and their treatment in Edmonton, from Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. | Agnes R. Pascal | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From  All for FreeFrom: South End Boy |
1930s and 1940s Halifax. Open spaces in the city | Jim Bennet | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From  All I Want for ChristmasFrom: To Wawa with Love |
Talks about performing in a Christmas Concert and the embarassing event that occurred at one | Tom Douglas | 6 | 2012 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! “All over the map”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the daily life of Cabinet minister John Coutts during mid to late March 1981 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s … | Ron Graham | 2 | 2025 | $0.20 Add |
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From  NEW! All That Jazz and a Convergence of Political ConsciousnessFrom: Eyes Have Seen |
In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences living in Montreal from 1967 to 1968, as grief, poverty, and political upheaval strain his bonds with two friends. | Fred Anderson | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
