Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Ecology Part Two From: Earthkeeping View Goose Lane Editions	Part Two contains the sections: Peeper Spring, Cornsequences, Chipmunk Penance, Nova Scotia’s 2003 Floods, A Calendar of Roadside Flowers, Tough Little Trees of the Fringe, Leaf Thief I and Leaf …	Gary Saunders	37	2022	$3.70 Add
From Early Years From: Beverley McLachlin View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses McLachlin’s early life and childhood in rural Alberta. An overview of her family, school and early influences.	Ian Greene; Peter McCormick	15	2019	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Edward Burr Fiddler and Gravedigger From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick View Formac Publishing	This chapter tells the story of Edward Burr, a black loyalist who, against all odds became prosperous and successful.	Stephen Davidson	16	2020	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Eight From: Holden After & Before View Arsenal Pulp Press		Tara McGuire	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Eighteen From: Holden After & Before View Arsenal Pulp Press		Tara McGuire	8	2022	$0.80 Add
From Elders From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, the author examines the deaths of her two uncles from AIDS, and the stigma and shame that charactarized her family’s response to this tragedy.	Miranda Recht	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From NEW! elders/elsewhere From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	This chapter explores language in the context of Dutch and English colonialism	Sadiqa de Meijer	3	2020	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Election Night Part 6. The Election From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Election Night Nash provides two stories from her life; she calls this "A Tale of Two Elections", one about her first loss and the other about her first win.	Peggy Nash	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Eleven From: Holden After & Before View Arsenal Pulp Press		Tara McGuire	8	2022	$0.80 Add
From Ella on the Radio, and the Lomond Venture From: No Place For A Woman View Breakwater Books	The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life.	Antony Berger	4	2020	$0.40 Add
From Endgame From: Man at the Airport View twp	This chapter covers the author’s arrest by Malaysian authories, his detention in jail, and a visit from an employee of the Canadian High Commision that changed his life.	Hassan Al Kontar	32	2021	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Enemies and Allies From: Wanda’s War View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter 6 covers Casey’s arrival in Germany after the allied victory of the war. The chapter also discusses Stalin’s plans for post-war Poland, the uprising of the Soviet Union in …	Marsha Faubert	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From Engaging with Black Liberation Los Angeles and Chicago, 1963-65 From: Holocaust to Resistance View 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	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From England, Marriage, and Social Action From: No Place For A Woman View Breakwater Books	The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life.	Antony Berger	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Ennobling Influence From: Woman, Watching View ECW Press	Chapter Ten explores Louise’s experiences with the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) starting in 1947 and the connections it opened up for her.	Merilyn Simonds	23	2022	$2.30 Add
From NEW! Ensuring Voters Vote Part 6. The Election From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Ensuring Voters Vote Nash stresses the importance of making sure people actually vote. Nash does this by discussing advance polls, election days, and the role of candidates in ensuring people …	Peggy Nash	4	2022	$0.40 Add