Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  NEW! EcologyPart Two From: Earthkeeping |
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 |
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From  Early YearsFrom: Beverley McLachlin |
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 |
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From  NEW! Edward BurrFiddler and Gravedigger |
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 |
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From  NEW! EightFrom: Holden After & Before |
Tara McGuire | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add | |
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From NEW! EighteenFrom: Holden After & Before |
Tara McGuire | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add | |
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From  Elders |
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 |
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From  NEW! elders/elsewhereFrom: Alfabet/Alphabet |
This chapter explores language in the context of Dutch and English colonialism | Sadiqa de Meijer | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Election NightPart 6. The Election From: Women Winning Office |
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 |
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From NEW! ElevenFrom: Holden After & Before |
Tara McGuire | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add | |
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From  Ella on the Radio, and the Lomond VentureFrom: No Place For A Woman |
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 |
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From  EndgameFrom: Man at the Airport |
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 |
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From  NEW! Enemies and AlliesFrom: Wanda’s War |
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 |
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From  Engaging with Black Liberation Los Angeles and Chicago, 1963-65From: 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 | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From England, Marriage, and Social ActionFrom: No Place For A Woman |
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 |
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From  NEW! Ennobling InfluenceFrom: Woman, Watching |
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 |
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From NEW! Ensuring Voters VotePart 6. The Election From: Women Winning Office |
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 |
