Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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chronisch/chronic
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chronisch/chronic

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

This chapter explores what Dutch sounds like to English speakers. 4 $0.40 Add
Chrystia

Chrystia

From Peace River to Parliament Hill

Catherine Tsalikis traces Chrystia Freeland’s remarkable journey from the northwestern Alberta town of Peace River to Moscow, London, and New York, where she spent two decades as a … 360 View
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Church Days

Church Days

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. Anglican church of canase 6 $0.60 Add
Churchill and Fisher

Churchill and Fisher

The titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War

A vivid study of the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty during the First World War. … 656 View
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Citizen Jones

Citizen Jones

From: Burnley “Rocky” Jones (Autobiography)

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From Banns to DOMA

From Banns to DOMA

From: Any Other Way

An account of the events leading up to the legalization and general acceptance of gay marriage in Ontario. 2 $0.20 Add
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City Politics and the Massage Parlour World

City Politics and the Massage Parlour World

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This chapter is an interview with a St. John’s city councillor regarding the massage parlour moratorium which was in place from 2015 to 2020 3 $0.30 Add
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Civilized
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Civilized

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

This chapter explores Margie’s fathers attempts at a vegetable garden, isolation and uncertainty in winter, the ferry and ice roads, scarcity in the north, racism towards Mr. Wong, and her … 14 $1.40 Add
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Class of '88

Class of ’88

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter explores the author’s feelings about AIDS as a young man; he believed that if he did not admit he was gay, he would not contract the disease. He also believed that, since the … 9 $0.90 Add
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Closing the Gap

Closing the Gap

From: Losing me, While Losing You

In this chapter, the editors of the volume explore ways in which “gaps” are being addressed in the field of dementia care. ; ; 38 $3.80 Add
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The Brunswick Four: An Oral History

The Brunswick Four: An Oral History

From: Any Other Way

Pat Murphy recalls being harassed and arrested along with three friends on a night out. 3 $0.30 Add
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George Hislop: The Unofficial Gay Mayor

George Hislop: The Unofficial Gay Mayor

From: Any Other Way

Gerald Hannon provides a brief biography of George Hislop a gay rights advocate and politician. 3 $0.30 Add
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Coda

Coda

From: Curry

This chapter discusses Ruthnum’s own ideas of identity beyond those he writes about. There is a discussion of the tropes associated with South Asian writers, the categorizations they beg to … 8 $0.80 Add
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Coda
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Coda

On the Land

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

The conclusion reflects on the author’s life since buying her parents farm, writing her books, connecting two both her identities as Ukrainian and as Canadian, settler colonialism, and … 17 $1.70 Add
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Cold War in Saskatchewan

Cold War in Saskatchewan

From: A Communist for the RCMP

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Coming Apart

Coming Apart

From: No One to Tell

In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses the cumulative impact the work stress was having on her husband Wayne and the rest of the family, as well as the weight of the work of … 9 $0.90 Add