Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Crossing a Threshold From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good View New Society Publishers	The author’s trip to Scotland, to her family’s ancestral roots in Tulliro.	Heather Menzies	4	2014	$0.40 Add
From Crossing the Ocean From: Hope Is a Woman's Name View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces her experiences after her marriage to Anwar, enrolling in a master’s programme in social work at McGill University, and building bonds across ethnic …	Amal Elsana Alh'jooj	5	2024	$0.50 Add
From Crossroads From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	Meeting Whitney Houston, some career crossroads, further experiences with the knights	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	18	2014	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Cruise Checks From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 5 focuses on the checks during the actual flight and the process of flying. Topics discussed include facts of air flight, routes, air pressure, weather, routing, polar flights, …	Doug Morris	52	2022	$5.20 Add
From Cry From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	A poem from Michael Lynch’s collection These Waves of Dying Friends	Michael Lynch	1	2017	$0.10 Add
From Cunard School, 1943–46 17 From: A Halifax Boyhood View Formac Publishing	Looks at going to school at Cunard School in Jollimore up to grade four 1943-46	Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Curiosity From: History's People View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, MacMillan examines curiosity as a driving force behind human progress, focusing on women who defied social constraints, including Ada Lovelace, Elizabeth Simcoe, Fanny Parkes, …	Margaret MacMillan	54	2015	$5.40 Add
Curry Eating, Reading, and Race Coach House Books	Curry is a dish that doesn’t quite exist, but, as this wildly funny and sharp essay points out, a dish that doesn’t properly exist can have infinite, equally authentic variations. By …	Naben Ruthnum	120	2017	View
From Curry’s Corner From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	Describes his childhood, growing up in windsor Nova Scotia in the 1940s and 1950s	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	17	2014	$1.70 Add
From Cutting Ties From: Walking Away from Hate View Tidewater Press		Jeanette Manning; Lauren Manning	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Daisy From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Four of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on Black communites. He highlights the testimony of Haligonian …	Robert Ashe	12	2025	$1.20 Add
From Dalhousie, 1955–58 83 From: A Halifax Boyhood View Formac Publishing	Looks at his time at Dalhousie University 1955-58	Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel	6	2014	$0.60 Add
From Danger From: Gender Failure View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, Coyote discusses the emotional toll of existing outside the gender binary.	Ivan E. Coyote	4	2014	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Daniel David Moses TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS From: Indigenous Toronto View Coach House Books	This chapter explores the story of Daniel David Moses.	Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere	2	2021	$0.20 Add
From Daring From: History's People View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, MacMillan examines humanity’s need to be daring or defiant, discussing Winston Churchill’s actions at Dunkirk in 1940, George Mallory’s fatal 1924 Everest …	Margaret MacMillan	68	2015	$6.80 Add
From NEW! Dashed Hopes: the 2021 Federal Election From: From Layton to Singh View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 9 focuses on the NDP’s underperformance in the 2021 Federal Election. The chapter covers topics including the Liberals’ 2021 budget and the creation of a national childcare …	Matt Fodor	18	2022	$1.80 Add