Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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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 |
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 |
From An Invitation to AttendFrom: A Sense of Themselves |
- | Carol E. Harris | 18 | 1998 | $1.80 Add |
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 |
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 |
From NEW! Before Takeoff Checklist |
Chapter 4 explores the questions Morris often finds himself being asked about landing. The chapter discusses topics including concerns of mechanical issues, the “what ifs”, … | Doug Morris | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
From Being Jewish in America New York, 1954-56From: Holocaust to Resistance |
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 | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
From NEW! Belly of the BeastFrom: Alexa! |
Chronicles her time at the head of Nova Scotia’s NDP, and as the province’s only NDP MLA. Explores her work and legislative battles, her passion, charisma, and magnetism, as well as … | Stephen Kimber | 58 | 2021 | $5.80 Add |
From Between the Camel and the Range RoverFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar describes his inner conflict as he observed the deepening conflict in Syria from the United Arab Emirates. | Hassan Al Kontar | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
From NEW! Brains on TraumaFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts of traumatic events and includes the responses of various survey participants who have lost loved ones to homicide or traffic … | Tamara Cherry | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
From Chapter 4Going Public From: Going Public |
- | Julie Macfarlane | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
From Chapter 4Lessons from the Onion Patch From: Fight or Submit |
- | Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
From Chapter 4: Hurting from the BeforeFrom: Seven Fallen Feathers |
In this reading, Indigenous author Tanya Talaga discusses ongoing efforts and failures of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada to provide educational resources for Indigenous communities. This … | Tanya Talaga | 32 | 2017 | $3.84 Add |
From Chapter 5Invisible Roots From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author provides a brief biography of her mother and her experiences with trauma. | Suzanne Methot | 25 | 2019 | $2.50 Add |
From Chapter 5From: Northern Wildflower |
- | Catherine Lafferty | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
From Chapter FourContinental War Brides From: Captured Hearts |
Chapter Four examines the experience of the war bride who came from the continent. Unlike their British counterparts, these brides from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands had … | Melynda Jarratt | 20 | 2008 | $2.00 Add |