Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Preface |
Preface by authors Marilyn Lerch and Peter Sawyer. | Marilyn Lerch | 2 | 2009 | $0.20 Add |
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From  Preface |
The co-author’s Preface to this new edition explains the origins of the new edition and the process it went to make sure it was an updated, accurate, necessary contribution. | Peter McFarlane | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From  PrologueFrom: No One to Tell |
in the prologue, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo shares an overview of her story, her decision to share it and what feedback she got from beginning to share her story. | Janet Merlo | 4 | 2013 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Prologue:Woodfibre days |
Talks about life before Pearl Harbour in Woodfibre BC | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 5 | 2012 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Recovery from Fascism France, 1943-48From: 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 | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Scene 1Introduction |
Scene 1 introduces the authors of the book and the play it is based on. It discusses theatre, having children, personal relationships, the relationship between science and art, and nature. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Section B: Stories and ReflectionsPART I From: Changemakers |
The second section explores powerful new stories of everyday people who have challenged traditional understandings of food, shelter, energy, transportation, waste, and economics, and transformed … | Fay Weller; Mary Wilson | 63 | 2018 | $6.30 Add |
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From  Telling Her Own StoryFrom: No Place For A Woman |
The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. | Antony Berger | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  The All-American BoyFrom: Imagined Truths |
The author relates his early life/childhood in America. | Richard Lemm | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From  The Child Whose Head Was Bathed in DarknessFrom: Disfigured |
Chapter 1 examines the objectives behind fairy tales, exploring topics including folk tales and oral traditions, myth and superstition, the Brothers Grimm, happy endings, nature and the woods, … | Amanda Leduc | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From  The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Causes, Aims, and Course of Events |
On October 23, 1956, a revolution broke out in Budapest and spread all over the country in just a few days. The demonstrators, strikers, armed insurgents, leaders of the organizations of the … | János M. Rainer | 20 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! The Lay of the LandFrom: Unsettling Canada |
The Lay of the Land serves as an introduction to the book’s author, Arthur Manuel. In this chapter Manuel introduces himself and his home of Neskonlith in the Secwepemc territory of British … | Arthur Manuel | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From  The Olive FarmFrom: Man at the Airport |
In the opening chapter, Al Kontar reflects on the Syrian Civil War and his childhood on an olive farm in Sweida. | Hassan Al Kontar | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The RoyalPart 1: Baby Stripper From: This is My Real Name |
Chapter 1 recounts the author Cid V Brunet’s first time at the Royal (a strip club in Southern Ontario) and her early career there. Topics discussed include management, names, femininity, sex … | Cid V Brunet | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  The Sister with a HammerPart I |
Part one of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … | Carla Blank; Tania Martin | 28 | 2014 | $2.80 Add |
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From  The Strategic Negotiator |
Overview of Dingwall’s view on the aspects of negotiation and how it pertains to life. Also an outline of what you need to negotiate strategically. | David C. Dingwall | 25 | 2016 | $2.50 Add |
