Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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A Whole Other Story

From: Any Other Way

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Faith Nolan recalls her experiences as a queer African Canadian woman in Toronto after moving from Nova Scotia with her mother in the 1960’s. 4 $0.40 Add
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Before Start Checklist

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

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Chapter 2 focuses on defining the roles and responsibilities of the Captain or PIC (Pilot in Command), the First Officer (F/O) or Co-Pilot, Cruise Pilot or Relief Pilot, Augment Pilot, Cadet … 33 $3.30 Add
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Born or bred to lead?

PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD

From: Nerve

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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 … ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Breakthrough: the 2011 Federal Election

From: From Layton to Singh

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Chapter 2 focuses on the period of momentum experienced by the Federal and Provincial NDP between the 2008 and 2011 Federal Elections. The chapter covers topics including the 2008 financial … 18 $1.80 Add
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Buffalo Bill

From: A Lucky Life

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Talks about his great Uncle William Goldbloom (Buffalo Bill) who was a fur trader in Prince Rupert BC who he met in the late 1940s 7 $0.70 Add
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Chance of a Lifetime

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 2

Public Denial

From: Going Public

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Stories My Grandfather Told Me

From: Fight or Submit

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Chapter 2: Why Chanie Ran

From: Seven Fallen Feathers

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In this reading, Tanya Talaga begins by describing a meeting with Alvin Fiddler, the Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation. She goes on to provide a history of the residential school system … 47 $5.64 Add
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Chapter 3

Becoming Human

From: Legacy

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In this chapter, the author recalls her youth and relationship with her parents and how that shaped her identity as an indigenous person. The chapter concludes with a list of developmental trauma … 26 $2.60 Add
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Chapter 3

From: Northern Wildflower

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Chapter One

From: Reconciliation in Practice

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Possibilities and Challenges in Reconciliation 32 $3.20 Add
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Marriage and Travel to Canada

From: Captured Hearts

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Chapter Two explore what life was like for these women after marriage and how they travelled to their new homes across the Atlantic. This chapter highlights the formal approval process from the … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter Two

From: Rooms

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The author discusses creativity and the writing process, Virginia Woolf’s life and works, Constance Rooke, and women writing. 27 $2.70 Add
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Chapters 11-15

From: My Road from Damascus

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Includes the chapters "We Didn’t Mean to Get Married", "My First Interrogation Session", "Cell Number Four", "Birds and Jinn", and "Show Me … 31 $3.10 Add