Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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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
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Open 24 Hours

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this essay, the author describes the importance of adult bookstores in his sexual awakening, and his relationship with, and marriage to, an HIV positive man. 8 $0.80 Add
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Other People’s Houses

From: This Has Always Been a War

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In “Other People’s Houses” the author explores housing or more importantly the lack of affordable, sustainable and accessible housing for working-class people across Canada. … 29 $2.90 Add
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Overexposed

From: The Trauma Beat

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In this chapter, Cherry explores the ethical issues surrounding crime scene photographs. Cherry reflects on her experiences as a reporter desperate to get the ‘body shot’, the high … 11 $1.10 Add
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We Bought the Farm

From: Billion Dollar Start-Up

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This chapter describes the slow rise of the legal marijuana industry in Canada and the challenges that the founders of HEXO overcame on their journey to profitability. ; ; 82 $8.20 Add
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Part Three: Section I

My Breast and Yours, and the Inequalities of Power

From: The Point is To Change the World

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This reading consists of the following essays: The War on Cancer as Seen by an Embattled Survivor [2017/2018] – Sister Survivor: For Audre Lorde [1992] ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Personal Best

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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This interview features a woman who started sex work through camming, then moved on to stripping. She then began working in an adult massage parlour. She receives a lot of support from her … 8 $0.80 Add
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River of Madness

From: Man at the Airport

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This chapter describes the author’s time in jail for overstaying his work visa, the death of his father, and his deportation to Kuala Lumpur. 30 $3.00 Add
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Saving a Grand Old Lady

Part II

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

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Part two of Saving a Grand Old Lady focuses on the life of Louise Bethune (born Jennie Louise Blanchard), one of the “exceptional women” admitted into the architecture profession … ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Scene 3

Science + Art / Left + Right

From: What You Won’t Do For Love

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Scene 3 explores the topics of nature, curiosity, science, technology, and advocacy. ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add