Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Communist for the RCMP The Uncovered Story of a Social Movement Informant Between The Lines	In 1941, the RCMP recruited Frank Hadesbeck, a Spanish Civil War veteran, as a paid informant to infiltrate the Communist Party. For decades, he informed not only upon communists, but also upon …	Dennis Gruending	258	2024	View
From NEW! Off to War From: Len & Cub View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter recounts the arrival of WW1 and Len & Cub’s experiences during this period and at war.	Dusty Green; Meredith J. Batt	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From NEW! A Different Life: The Story of Blair Bourgeois Chapter One From: Bombs and Barbed Wire View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter One focuses on the story of Blair Bourgeois, a member of the RCAF from Moncton, New Brunswick, discussing his training in England, the No. 425 “Alouette” Squadron, four-leaf …	Ronald Cormier	12	2022	$1.20 Add
From A Double Life From: A Communist for the RCMP View Between The Lines		Dennis Gruending	11	2024	$1.10 Add
From A Feud Causes Chaos New York, 1958 From: Holocaust to Resistance View Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	7	2019	$0.70 Add
From A Field in Good Heart From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good View New Society Publishers	Tending to the garden provides insight and new connections for the author.	Heather Menzies	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From NEW! A Fine and Baffling Interplay From: Woman, Watching View ECW Press	Chapter Fifteen explores more of Louise’s challenges later in life. This chapter discusses the move away from amateur ornithology and its professionalization, her continuation of publishing …	Merilyn Simonds	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From A Future for Your Children 1960-1963 From: Brotherhood to Nationhood View Between The Lines	The fifth chapter of George Manuel’s biography picks up on Manuel’s new leadership roles and his new involvement in politics, including his election as the Neskonlith band Chief. His …	Doreen Manuel; Peter McFarlane	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From NEW! A Giisá Formation in the Sámi Community Community and Sovereighty: Section 3 From: Qummut Qukiria! View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter discusses the connection between a glisá (chest in Sámi) and culture. Discussing family, relationships, tradition, eco-philosophy, and the larger decolonization process in …	Asta Balto; Olivia Lasky	15	2022	$1.50 Add
From A Good Match Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak View twp	Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand …	Jake Ootes	5	2020	$0.50 Add
From A Guest of the Government of Iraq From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Describes the experience of a Kurdish man from Iraq who was imprisoned by the Iraqi government and the trials he experienced trying to get his family to safety.	David Starr	15	2016	$1.50 Add
A Halifax Boyhood Growing up on the city's outskirts in the 1940s and 50s	Anyone who grew up in the late 1940s and 50s will recognize themselves and their experiences in this story of a Halifax boyhood. Whether its the thrill of skating while holding someones hand for …		96		View
From A Lewisporte Childhood From: No Place For A Woman View Breakwater Books	The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life.	Antony Berger	3	2020	$0.30 Add
From NEW! A Life in Buisness, Crafts, and Theatre TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS From: Indigenous Toronto View Coach House Books	Margaret Cozry speaks about her life and her career.	Margaret Cozry	10	2021	$1.00 Add
NEW! A Life Spent Listening Breakwater Books	A unique and engaging perspective of humanity – a journey to wisdom shared through stories of self-awareness, acceptance, and discovery, by acclaimed psychotherapist Dr. Hassan Khalili. In …	Hassan Khalili	224	2022	View
From A Lifelong Loyalty From: On Love and Tyranny View House of Anansi Press	This chapter describes Arendt’s activities in France before the outbreak of war with Germany. In France, she lived an active social and political life before the German invasion.	Ann Heberlein	6	2021	$0.60 Add