Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From A Whole Other StoryFrom: Any Other Way |
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. | Faith Nolan | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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 |
From NEW! Before Start Checklist |
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 … | Doug Morris | 33 | 2022 | $3.30 Add |
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 |
From NEW! Breakthrough: the 2011 Federal ElectionFrom: From Layton to Singh |
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 … | Matt Fodor | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
From Buffalo BillFrom: A Lucky Life |
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 | Richard B. Goldbloom | 7 | 2013 | $0.70 Add |
From Chance of a LifetimeStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
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 … | Jake Ootes | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
From Chapter 2Public Denial From: Going Public |
- | Julie Macfarlane | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
From Chapter 2Stories My Grandfather Told Me From: Fight or Submit |
- | Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
From Chapter 2: Why Chanie RanFrom: Seven Fallen Feathers Collection: Residential Schools in Canada |
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 … | Tanya Talaga | 47 | 2017 | $5.64 Add |
From Chapter 3Becoming Human From: Legacy |
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 … | Suzanne Methot | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
From Chapter 3From: Northern Wildflower |
- | Catherine Lafferty | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
From Chapter One |
Possibilities and Challenges in Reconciliation | Ranjan Datta | 32 | 2019 | $3.20 Add |
From Chapter TwoMarriage and Travel to Canada From: Captured Hearts |
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 … | Melynda Jarratt | 22 | 2008 | $2.20 Add |
From NEW! Chapter TwoFrom: Rooms |
The author discusses creativity and the writing process, Virginia Woolf’s life and works, Constance Rooke, and women writing. | Sina Queyras | 27 | 2022 | $2.70 Add |
From NEW! Chapters 11-15From: My Road from Damascus |
Includes the chapters "We Didn’t Mean to Get Married", "My First Interrogation Session", "Cell Number Four", "Birds and Jinn", and "Show Me … | Jamal Saeed | 31 | 2022 | $3.10 Add |