Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  Transitions and Interruptions, 1948–1955 |
1948-1955. These seven years would be a time of unexpected movement, of plans begun and changed because of family needs, as well as unanticipated successes. These were years in which his … | Naomi E. S. Griffiths | 47 | 2011 | $4.70 Add |
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From  Transitions and ObjectivesFrom: "At the Barricades" |
The year between graduation and taking a job with the Labour Committee for Human Rights. | Alan Borovoy | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Two FacesFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began. | Hassan Al Kontar | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Untrammelled LandscapesFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Four focuses on Louise’s move to Canada. The chapter explores Louise’s joining of the Canadian Red Cross Outpost Service, her settling in Bonfield, Northern Ontario, her … | Merilyn Simonds | 27 | 2022 | $2.70 Add |
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From  NEW! White Paper to Red PaperDrawing the Battle Lines From: Unsettling Canada |
White Paper to Red Paper focuses on the White Papers created by Indian Affairs Minister Jean Chrétien in 1969, which was an attempt to abolish the Indian Act and Indian Status in Canada. The … | Arthur Manuel | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Young WriterFrom: The Wheel of Things |
- | Mollie Gillen | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From  0.3 PackagingFrom: You Only Live Twice |
Chase shares his experience of talking about sex with a woman with whom he may have sex, while Mike re-experiences a scene from his childhood with his family. | Chase Joynt; Mike Hoolboom | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 Add |
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From  A Field in Good Heart |
Tending to the garden provides insight and new connections for the author. | Heather Menzies | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From  A Reform City CouncilFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
the 1972 election brought new blood to the city council and Sewell discusses how Larger decision-making bodies often hamper debate, but our council was of a manageable size. The openness and the … | John Sewell | 26 | 2015 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! A Tale of Instability in Seven PartsVertigo From: On Opium |
Through the metaphor and the physical condition of vertigo, the author describes a benign temporary condition of incapacitiating vertigo, an artist’s residency in Venice, and the experience … | Carlyn Zwarenstein | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Aesthetic Terms for the Sámi Vocal Genre JuoiganLand and Language: Section 1 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter focuses on the Sámi vocal genre of Juoigan. Discussing Indigenous aesthetics, ceremonial and communal use of singing, learning and passing down of tradition, symbolism and … | Harald Gaski | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
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From Amending and Enforcing the LawFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Campaign to enact legislation against housing discrimination, and the early years of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. | Alan Borovoy | 21 | 2014 | $2.10 Add |
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From  An Afternoon of Aramaic |
Carol Knepper recounts the story of Jason. The story discusses dyslexia, the school system and disability, helplessness, hiding his condition, living with dyslexia, and finding motivation to … | Carol Knepper | 5 | 2009 | $0.50 Add |
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From  An Invitation to AttendFrom: A Sense of Themselves |
- | Carol E. Harris | 18 | 1998 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Ancestral ConnectionsFrom: At Home |
Chapter 4 is an interview with Tanya Harnett. The chapter focuses on how a sense of home for Indigenous artists can be inextricably tied to the collective, ancient, and cross-generational history … | Lezli Rubin-Kunda | 11 | 2018 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Antler |
This chapter focuses on the simple gift of an antler to Marie from her sister Jennifer, exploring topics including sibling relationships, the original caribou queen, the tragic death of Sophie … | Margaret Macpherson | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
