Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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How Could It Have Happened

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter links Arendt’s theories on evil to the Nazification of Germany in the 1930s. 3 $0.30 Add
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How to Avoid Getting Your Upset All Over Other People When You Feel Out of Control

From: Special Topics in Being a Human

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Hum

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Further explores Partition and the unease with which it was talked about. Singh recounts his grandfather’s stories, comparing them with his mother’s, plotting his lineage of storytellers. 19 $1.90 Add
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I Was Miss General Idea

From: Any Other Way

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Derek McCormack describes how he adopted the identity of Miss General Idea, a character created by the Toronto art collective, and made her real. 2 $0.20 Add
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In on the Ground Floor

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 … 6 $0.60 Add
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Intertwined Tales

From: At Home

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Chapter 5 features interviews with Sandra Semchuk, Tim Schouten, and Marian Penner Bancroft. This chapter focuses on non-Indigenous artists whose sense of home are also inextricably bound up with … 16 $1.60 Add
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Invertebrata

Part Four

From: Earthkeeping

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Part Four contains the sections: Spider Love, Of Mayflies & Millennia,Potato Bug Waltz, The Hornet Dilemma, Bumblebee Hotel, Ticked!. Topics discussed include spiders, the lifespan of … 26 $2.60 Add
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Italy and Beyond

From: Exile

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Last Chance

From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

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His time in Knoxville ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Lest We Forget

From: To Wawa with Love

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Outlines traditions in place in Sinterville for Rememberance Day 5 $0.50 Add
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Love Jail

Part 2: Statues of Lions

From: This is My Real Name

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Chapter 5 follows Brunet’s time back at the Royal. Topics discussed include her relationship with Luke, her relationship with Jace turning violent, masculinity, mental health, and addiction. 12 $1.20 Add
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Money and Power

From: The Teen Sex Trade

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A vivid account of a young black couple’s relationship including incidents of abuse, sexual experiences, their relationship with family, and that the relationship was non-exclusive on his part. 14 $1.40 Add
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Nancy Mosley

A Black Loyalist on Trial

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

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This chapter explores the case of Nancy Mosley, the defendant in New Brunswick’s first murder trial. 17 $1.70 Add
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New Beginnings

From: Alexa!

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Focusing more on her personal life, this chapter chronicles Alexa’s divorce, the loss of her father to Alzheimer’s, and the twilight years of her time as the leader of the NDP. 31 $3.10 Add
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One Year In

A Hopeful New Normal

From: Shadows and Light

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Chapter Four examines the progress made and new challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic one year in by the winter of 2021. Topics discussed include the idea of the ‘New Normal,’ the … 15 $1.50 Add