Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Disability A Fairy Tale From: Disfigured View Coach House Books	Chapter 2 focuses on concepts of disability through time, discussing topics including the social model of disability and the medical model of disability, disability as something to be cured, …	Amanda Leduc	28	2020	$2.80 Add
From Disclosure From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, Birch explores the many meaning of "disclosure" among gay men.	Robert Birch	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From Discovering a Political Life From: How We Changed Toronto View James Lorimer and Company	Sewell recounts what brought him to getting involved in city politics and brings us right to his election as junior alderman in 1967	John Sewell	25	2015	$2.50 Add
From Discovering Dementia From: Pilgrim Souls View Formac Publishing	In depth look at their discovery that Pat had dementia, the long process it took to be diagnosed, statistics about Alzheimer’s, defines dementia, the theft of memory, stages of dementia.	Jim Lotz	35	2013	$3.50 Add
From Black Friday…With and Without the Question Mark From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Alec Butler discusses the significance of her play Black Friday and the role queer representation plays in theatre.	Alec Butler	4	2017	$0.40 Add
Disfigured On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space	A CBC BOOKS BEST NONFICTION OF 2020, AN ENTROPY MAGAZINE BEST NONFICTION 2020/21, AND A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK OF THE DAY (07/23/2022) Fairy tales shape how we see the world, so what …		257		View
From NEW! Displaced From: Wanda’s War View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter 5 explores Wanda’s experiences during the ensuing chaos at the end of the war in Germany from a forced labourer’s perspective. The chapter discusses topics including the abuse …	Marsha Faubert	12	2023	$1.20 Add
From Dissension in the Navy From: Churchill and Fisher View James Lorimer and Company	Historian Barry Gough examines the opponents of Jack Fisher from 1902-1909 with close attention paid to the relationship between Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford.	Barry Gough	33	2017	$3.30 Add
From McLachlin’s Leading Decisions as Chief Justice From: Beverley McLachlin View James Lorimer and Company	Overviews McLachlin’s role in the most important decisions as chief justice. Specifically looks at her decisions relating to Indigenous rights, prostitution, and prisoners’ voting rights.	Ian Greene; Peter McCormick	25	2019	$2.50 Add
From Distant Places From: At Home View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter 10 features interviews with Lorraine Field, Catherine Bodmer, and Josée Pedneault. This chapter focuses on artists who travel for the subjects of their art, but whose “home …	Lezli Rubin-Kunda	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From Diversions From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Simple entertainments and homemade toys?	Jim Bennet	6	2015	$0.60 Add
From Dobryd and Shadows of the Past From: Family Ties View James Lorimer and Company	The chapter discusses the stark difference in experience between Nazi collaborator Mykhailo Chomiak and Jewish Ukrainian Dora Wengler Korsower, and the modern day rise of right-wing Ukrainian …	Peter McFarlane	9	2024	$0.90 Add
From Doc MacTavish and the Six-Year Molar From: To Wawa with Love View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses the dentist that he went to and how the medical attention received was shoddy	Tom Douglas	4	2012	$0.40 Add
From Dog Days From: The M Word View Goose Lane Editions	Diana Fitzgerald Bryden reflects on the inability to conceive, childcare, family, pets, the role of an aunt, sibling relationships, and more.	Diana Fitzgerald Bryden	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From Doing well or doing good PART 3 LIFE AFTER LEADING: THE NERVE TO REDEFINE YOURSELF From: Nerve View ECW Press	The authors discuss finding new activities, positions and roles after stepping down from a leadership role. They discuss their experiences as women going through this transition and provide …	Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper	24	2021	$2.40 Add
From Donny Bernardo Owes Me a Hershey Bar From: To Wawa with Love View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses his home being a party place for his parents and their friends. Going to the movies on Saturday and receiving a chocolate bar from one of these people and being convinced it was …	Tom Douglas	5	2012	$0.50 Add