Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Saturn Devouring His Children: A Tale of Instability in Seven Parts Death From: On Opium Preview Goose Lane Editions	This chapter describes the War on Drugs, and the illegal use of fentanyl by a person living precariously. It also includes an interview with the founder of Mothers Stop the Harm (MSTH) and …	Carlyn Zwarenstein	51	2021	$5.10 Add
From Scotty From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket Preview Formac Publishing	describes his passion for hockey and experiencing with hockey growing up including racism he faced. Outlines how he was scouted by Scotty Bowman for the Montreal Jr. Canadians tryouts in 1963	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Section B: Stories and Reflections PART II From: Changemakers Preview New Society Publishers	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	45	2018	$4.50 Add
From NEW! Some Photons From: My Mother, My Translator Preview Véhicule Press	A poem about eyes.	Jaspreet Singh	1	2021	$0.10 Add
From Sounds From: South End Boy Preview Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Sounds of the city/time	Jim Bennet	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From Surviving My Cousin From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	In this essay, the author writes about his childhood relationship with his close cousin Dee, who was also gay, and Dee’s death of AIDS-related penumonia in 1998. He posits that Dee’s …	Bryan M. Holdman	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From Tarbet A School and its Community at Mid-Century From: A Sense of Themselves Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Carol E. Harris	26	1998	$2.60 Add
From NEW! The Answer From: Making a Home Preview Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines potential housing solutions for young people with disabilities. Independent living philosophy vs medical model is explored, and Powley discusses her own experience with …	Jen Powley	59	2023	$5.90 Add
From NEW! The Dilemma From: Inside the Montreal Mafia Preview ECW Press	Félix Séguin continues to recount his relationship with Scoppa, giving insights into Scoppa’s character.	Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin	11	2022	$1.10 Add
From NEW! The First and Second Waves Mourning What Was Lost From: Shadows and Light Preview Goose Lane Editions	Chapter One follows the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Alberta in March and November of 2020. Topics discussed include the need for Personal Protective equipment to treat …	Heather Patterson	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From NEW! The Happy Family Game From: This Has Always Been a War Preview Arsenal Pulp Press	In “The Happy Family Game” the author reflects on their relationship with their family. Discussing the idea of a ‘happy family’, the nuclear family, family under …	Lori Fox	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From The Lady from America France, 1948-50 From: Holocaust to Resistance Preview Fernwood Publishing	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	7	2019	$0.70 Add
From NEW! The Life Rural Part One From: Earthkeeping Preview Goose Lane Editions	Part One contains the sections: A Place in Time, Meditating in the Country, Robinsong, and I Miss My Barbers. Topics discussed include the Acadian culture and farming, the Acadian Expulsion, the …	Gary Saunders	19	2022	$1.90 Add
From NEW! The Rising of the Women From: Still Hopeful Preview ECW Press	In Chapter Two Barlow reflects on the three interrelated but distinct stages of her own social justice journey from first working within the women’s movement with Canada, the international …	Maude Barlow	33	2022	$3.30 Add
From The Sister with a Hammer Part II From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel Preview Baraka Books	Part two 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	29	2014	$2.90 Add
From The Tiger From: Three Funerals for my Father Preview twp	The ghost of the author’s father shares memories and wisdom. He recounts the family’s move to Quảng Đức and the aftermath, including his experiences in prison and release.	Jolie Phuong Hoang	10	2021	$1.00 Add