Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Five

From: Holden After & Before

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Four

From: The Seed

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This chapter discusses infertile women as a consumer for practices such as IVF. Kimball recognizes the difference between a consumer of technology vs a woman first. Kimball identifies public and … 19 $1.90 Add
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Hold Fast to This

From: Woman, Watching

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Chapter Five explores Louise’s relationship with Leonard "Len" Lawrence. The chapter discusses her move to Cabane, her mother’s visit to Canada, her marriage to Len, and … 18 $1.80 Add
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How to Give the Kind of Help That Helping’s All About (and Not the Kind We All Can Do Without)

From: Special Topics in Being a Human

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I Am a Businesswoman

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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In this chapter, the author interviews a young woman who works in an adult massage parlour. While she feels like an empowered business woman, she also believes that non-consensual interactions … 13 $1.30 Add
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Interlude

A Walk in the Spring

From: What You Won’t Do For Love

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A poem by thirteen-year-old David Suzuki written in 1949 titled "A Walk in the Spring." 2 $0.20 Add
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John Munro and the Hamilton East Liberals

Anatomty of a Modern Political Machine

From: Their Town

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Henry Jacek’s study of the John Munro political machine shows how a group of people have been able to put together an organization to serve their own ends. 12 $1.20 Add
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Len’s Camera

From: Len & Cub

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This chapter talks about Len’s passion for photography and gives some context for photography in the early 1900s. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Life at Yellowhead

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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Talks about life at Yellowhead Road Camp ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Marriage and children: Can we have it all?

PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD

From: Nerve

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This chapter discusses balancing family life and work as a successful leader. The authors discusses their experience balancing work, life and their partnerships throughout their career. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Nowhere to Go but Up

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … 13 $1.30 Add
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Nursing in the Canadian Army Medical Corps

Moore Baracks

From: Asleep in the Deep

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Although Anna Stamers left no personal account or letters escribing her work, war diaries, records of service, newspaper reports, and letters and diaries of other nursing sisters give form and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Observations and Recommendations

From: Losing me, While Losing You

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In this chapter, the editors ask caregivers to identify whether or not their experiences as a caregiver had affected how they feel about themselves. They also ask what recommendations they would … ; ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Occupy Indian Affairs

Native Youth in Action

From: Unsettling Canada

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Occupy Indian Affairs follows Manuel’s activism in his youth as he turned away from working with the National Indian Brotherhood for more radical and anti-colonial activism. The chapter … 14 $1.40 Add