Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Beverley McLachlinThe Legacy of a Supreme Court Chief Justice |
As a judge, Beverley McLachlin has had an unequalled impact on Canadian life. She stands out for her unique ability to stand up for the values and beliefs that reflect the best of Canada and … | 232 | View | ||
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From  Beyond Bonne BayFrom: No Place For A Woman |
Down to Sally’s Cove – The New Road Northward – Centennial on the Upper Humber – Chasing the Herrings – Back to Exploits – Among the Scots of the Codroy … | Antony Berger | 42 | 2020 | $4.20 Add |
 Billion Dollar Start-UpThe True Story of how a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company |
From early roadblocks and devastating personal and financial setbacks to explosive growth and some of the biggest cannabis deals in global history, Billion Dollar Start-Up not only recounts the … | Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis | 306 | 2021 | View |
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From  NEW! bitter/bitterFrom: Alfabet/Alphabet |
A poem in Dutch and English | Sadiqa de Meijer | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From  Black and White, 1948–54 48From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Looks at racism in Halifax in 1948-54 | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Theatre as Settlement: Buddies in Bad TimesFrom: Any Other Way |
Sky Gillbert recalls his search for a space for his theatre company. | Sky Gilbert | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
 NEW! Black Loyalists in New BrunswickThe lives of eight African Americans in colonial New Brunswick 1783-1834 |
Among the Loyalists who were transported to the shores of New Brunswick by the British after their defeat by revolutionary Americans were several hundred African Americans. Like their … | 146 | View | ||
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From  Black Power |
Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 35 | 2016 | $3.50 Add | |
 NEW! Bombs and Barbed WireStories of Acadian Airmen and Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 |
Little has been written about the Acadians who served in Canada’s armed forces during the Second World War. In fact, the prevailing notion suggested that Acadians refused to support the war … | Ronald Cormier | 204 | 2022 | View |
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From  NEW! Book BurningFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Revisits the terror of 1984, the trauma it caused, and how that trauma shaped his drive to be a writer. | Jaspreet Singh | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From Books, 1943–52 68From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Looks at the books he read as a boy 1943-52 | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! BorderlandsFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 1 explores the turbulent history of Poland leading up to the Second World War, in particular, the borderland region of the Kresy that straddles the modern day borders of Poland, Belarus … | Marsha Faubert | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Born or bred to lead?PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD From: Nerve |
The authors discuss how their childhoods influenced their journey to becoming leaders. They encourage readers to consider their own upbringing and the experiences that may have prepared them for … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From Boys’ Parliament, 1950–52 60From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Looks at his involvement with the Maritime Provinces Tuxis and Older Boys’ Parliament 1950-52 | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 4 | 2014 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! BraidsLand and Language: Section 1 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter is written in both English and Inuktitut. The chapter discusses moving from the North to Montreal, family, a mother’s sacrifice, and hair. | Taqralik Partridge | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Brains on TraumaFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts of traumatic events and includes the responses of various survey participants who have lost loved ones to homicide or traffic … | Tamara Cherry | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
