Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  NEW! Arctic Chills: The Indigenous Horror Film Series from the ArcticCircumpolar Resurgence: Section 4 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter explores the horror film series Arctic Chills created by 23 Indigenous screenwriters from the Canadian and European arctics. Discussing the Indigenous tradition of oral storytelling, … | Liisa Holmberg | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! "Are You Impressed?" |
The authors discuss their history with Andrew Scoppa and their interest in and knowledge of organized crime. Félix Séguin recounts his first meeting with Scoppa. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Armdale Rotary, 1955 65From: A Halifax Boyhood |
The progress of construction on the Armdale Rotary 1955 | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 4 | 2014 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Arranging a Grand TourStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand … | Jake Ootes | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Arrival and Reception: Hungarian Refugees, 1956–1957 |
The government of Canada is well organized to recruit, screen, transport, and receive large numbers of immigrants. The situation was not different in the mid-1950s. In 1956, 165,000 immigrants … | Peter Hidas | 33 | 2010 | $4.29 Add |
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From  NEW! Arthur MeighenFrom: The Prime Ministers |
In this chapter, Stewart examines Arthur Meighen’s tenure as a Conservative prime minister who served briefly in 1920–21 and 1926. | J.D.M. Stewart | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! Artists Take the Lead"m Shifting the Balance in a Changing Inuit Art WorldCircumpolar Resurgence: Section 4 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter offers reflections on the present state of Inuit art today and the challenges and changes that have been ongoing. Discussing the growth of northern art industry, the Inuit art … | Alysa Procida; Heather Igloliorte | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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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 |
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From  “As Prime Minister, I Would . . .”From: Pierre Poilievre |
In this chapter, Lawton traces Pierre Poilievre’s 1995 entry into a Magna International essay contest, where he proposed smaller government and parliamentary reforms rooted in fiscal … | Andrew Lawton | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Ashley Wendland, InuvikFrom: Book of Hope |
This chapter follows Ashley Wendland, who was diagnosed with choroidal melanoma in Inuvik, NWT, in 2017. | Agnes R. Pascal | 4 | 2025 | $0.40 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 … | Lezli Rubin-Kunda | 232 | 2018 | View |
