Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From ![]() NEW! As Long as It LastsFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Seventeen tells the story of Louise and Len’s final years. The chapter discusses Louise’s accomplishments into her 90’s, Len’s decline, their move from the woods … | Merilyn Simonds | 25 | 2022 | $2.50 Add |
![]() Asleep in the DeepNursing Sister Anna Stamers and the First World War |
On 27 June 1918, the Llandovery Castle, a Canadian hospital ship returning to England, was sunk by a German U-boat in contravention of international law. Two hundred and thirty-four crew members … | Dianne Kelly | 223 | 2021 | View |
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From ![]() Assessing talent: it’s all about peoplePART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE From: Nerve |
This chapter discusses how leaders can successfully recruit new talent and how to lead an organization in a way that will find and retain people who add value and work well within the team. The … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Assistance and Support |
In this chapter, caregivers discuss their sources of assistance and support as they embarked on their shared journey of caring for loved ones with dementia. While some had family nearby, others … | Brenda Wallace-Allen; Diane Tedford-Litle; Jeanette A. Auger | 28 | 2021 | $2.80 Add |
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From ![]() Assistant to Veterans Socialists Los Angeles, 1972-75From: Holocaust to Resistance |
Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis … | Suzanne Berliner Weiss | 8 | 2019 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() At an Impasse |
This chapter covers the author’s struggle of feeling lost and directionless, trying to find meaning and focus in searching for answers. It also talks about her decision to search for her … | Heather Menzies | 4 | 2014 | $0.40 Add |
![]() At HomeTalks with Canadian Artists about Place and Practice |
In this intimate investigation of the artistic process, Lezli Rubin-Kunda explores the nuanced path of creative work and the way artists make sense of home and place within their art practice and … | 232 | View | ||
![]() "At the Barricades"A Memoir |
Best known as General Counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, a position he held for over 40 years, A. Alan Borovoy was at the centre of many of the most profound and difficult … | Alan Borovoy | 395 | 2014 | View |
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From ![]() At the Feet of the MastersFrom: A Lucky Life |
Discusses studying medicine and some of the masters who taught him. He studied in the 1940s and completed his residency in the early 1950s. Talks | Richard B. Goldbloom | 21 | 2013 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() At University in the 1950sFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Intellectual and philosophical development spanning undergraduate and law school years. | Alan Borovoy | 22 | 2014 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! At Your Service |
In “At Your Service ” author Lori Fox recounts their time in the service industry between 2003 -2020 to provide a case study of the culture of capitalism. Discussing culture under … | Lori Fox | 26 | 2022 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() Author’s NoteFrom: Legacy |
Author’s Note and Acknowledgements | Suzanne Methot | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Avaluqanngittuq: Imagining Inuit Futures through Multimedia/Digital StorytellingCommunity and Sovereighty: Section 3 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter is an interactive chapter with a video component that can be found online, it is an exploration of Inuit futures as the world becomes more urban, and technologically advice, focusing … | Hannah Fowlie; Koomuatuk (Kuzy) Curely; Piers Kreps | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() Life with Dad and ‘the Aunties’From: Any Other Way |
Stefan Lynch recalls the connections he made and relationships he formed during the AIDS crisis. | Stefan Lynch | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() Babies in a Dangerous TimeOn Choosing to be Child-Free From: The M Word |
Nicole Dixon reflects being child-free, women’s rights, and the choices in a woman’s life. | Nicole Dixon | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Back in the GameFrom: On Account of Darkness |
This chapter is about Indigenous experiences in sports, Indigenous women’s involvement in sports specifically, and gender norms. It discusses how Indigenous women have taken part in the … | Ian Kennedy | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |


















