Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Flirtations in a Snowbank

Flirtations in a Snowbank

From: To Wawa with Love

Talks about his Mother’s conversations being istaken for flirtation and an incident involving a half-native man 3 $0.30 Add
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flits/flash

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

In this chapter, de Meijer writes about Dutch as the language of her inner world. 4 $0.40 Add
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Flying In
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Flying In

From: Up the Coast

Chapter One focuses on getting up to Oxford Bay, the bush plane the “Beaver”, logging life, passengers on the plane, and the small community up the coast in the 1960’s. 6 $0.60 Add
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Footnote to the Poem “Now That All My Friends Are Having Babies: A Thirties Lament”

Footnote to the Poem “Now That All My Friends Are Having Babies: A Thirties Lament”

From: The M Word

Priscila Uppal reflects on growing older, changing relationships, motherhood, and more through poetry. 13 $1.30 Add
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Showdown: Prime Minister vs. Chief Justice

Showdown: Prime Minister vs. Chief Justice

From: Beverley McLachlin

An overview of the McLachlin Court’s clashes with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Discusses the cases Harper’s government lost in the Supreme Court and the resulting tension between … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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For Now
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For Now

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

This chapter concludes the memoir with Margie’s final days in Yellowknife following the completion of her exams, her last camping trip with Lawrence, their lack of a proper goodbye, … 7 $0.70 Add
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Foreground:

Foreground:

The Long Goodbye

From: Pilgrim Souls

An Introduction to the second part of the book, briefly discusses Mary Geist and Heather Menzies as caregivers. The importance of love in caregiving 8 $0.80 Add
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Foreign

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter reflects on the ideas of being an outsider, recounting the Soviet teacher Dr. Dotsenko, school ground gossip, a field trip to the mines, and stealing a dog with Maryanne. 12 $1.20 Add
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Foreign Correspondent:

Foreign Correspondent:

London and Washington

From: The Golden Age of Liberalism

1962-1966. Outlines Romeo LeBlanc’s time as a foreign correspondent for Radio-Canada in both London and Washington the reports that he made and stories he covered are outlined, also … 43 $4.30 Add
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Foreword

Foreword

From: Any Other Way

In the foreword, Kristyn Wong-Tam recounds her arrival in Toronto from Hong Kong and describes the diversity of the city’s queer community, which is often overshadowed by the predominantly … 2 $0.20 Add
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Foreword

From: You Only Live Twice

Chase Joynt explains the reasons for the book, how he met the co-author, and the form and structure of the book. 2 $0.20 Add
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Foreword

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

Pamela Palmater’s Foreword of this new edition explains how it has been updated to include perspectives on the essential role of women in George Manuel’s life and work, as well as … 3 $0.30 Add
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Foreword

From: Fight or Submit

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Foreword

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

This section includes a foreword, author’s note, map of the Northwest Territories in 1970, and Prologue 6 $0.60 Add
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Foreword

The Motherhood Conversation (or “Life With a Uterus”)

From: The M Word

Forward from editor Kerry Clare. 5 $0.50 Add
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Foreword

From: Earthkeeping

Forward from Tom Dawe, St. John’s Poet Laureate from 2010-13. 1 $0.10 Add