Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  Drag FailureFrom: Gender Failure |
In this chapter, Spoon describes their brief experiment with a drag persona named Cocolene, born from a music-industry prank in Montreal and Toronto. | Rae Spoon | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Drawing ConclusionsFrom: Razing Palestine |
This chapter presents an interview with Quebec author and illustrator Elise Gravel, conducted by Leila Marshy, exploring the backlash she faced following the events of October 7th and afterwards. | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add | |
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From  Dreaming BiggerBody Liberation and Weight Inclusivity in Health Care From: The Care We Dream Of |
The author begins with a vision of a fat-inclusive health care system, continues with her experiences with health care and diet culture, and a call to redefine disordered eating. She aims to … | Sand C. Chang | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Duke Redbird, A Man of Many WordsTRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS From: Indigenous Toronto |
This chapter explores the story of Duke Redbird, an Anishnabe born on the Saugeen reserve in 1939 who established himself as a visual artist, poet, activist, television journalist/host, educator, … | Brian Wright-McLeod | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Duodji Words: Telling about BeautyLand and Language: Section 1 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter explores duodji, traditional Sámi craft making. Discussing duodji studies and the use of language at the Sámi University of Applied Arts, sources of knowledge and … | Gunvor Guttorm; Ingá Elisá Påve Idivuoma; Kaija Anttonen | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Duthchas and the Ethos of the Commons |
Explaining the ancient property laws of Scottish clans as they exised until the encroachment of kings. | Heather Menzies | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Dyke Fight at the Blue JayFrom: Any Other Way |
Cathi Bond recalls a couple of eventful nights in Toronto in the 1970’s | Cathi Bond | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Early days: assuming the mantlePART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE From: Nerve |
The authors discuss the early period of leadership roles and how they overcame initial issues and setback. | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Early LifeFrom: Asleep in the Deep |
The early life of Nursing Sister Anna Irene Stamers is described as well as the history of her family in Saint John, New Brunswick, including the untimely death of her father and the financial … | Dianne Kelly | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  IntroductionFrom: Beverley McLachlin |
An introduction to the book. An brief overview of what the book covers. | Ian Greene; Peter McCormick | 6 | 2019 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Early Years in PracticeFrom: A Lucky Life |
Outlines the early years of his practice in Montreal | Richard B. Goldbloom | 4 | 2013 | $0.40 Add |
 Earthkeepinglove notes to tough times |
The author of Alder Music, Gary Saunders returns with an evocative, lyrical, and immersive collection of personal essays on our relationship with nature and with each other. In nine sections, … | Gary Saunders | 316 | 2022 | View |
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From  NEW! Eat what you killFrom: Inside SNC-Lavalin |
In this chapter, Stevenson traces how the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and Gaddafi’s subsequent rehabilitation shaped his ties to Libya and to SNC-Lavalin. | Larry Stevenson | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From  EatingFrom: Curry |
This chapter focuses on South Asian culture through eating, cookbooks, and nostalgia. There is an exploration of South Asian food writing and its intersection with colonialism, international … | Naben Ruthnum | 36 | 2017 | $3.60 Add |
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From  EatsFrom: South End Boy |
1930s and 1940s Halifax. Where/ what he ate | Jim Bennet | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Echoes |
In Chapter Four Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel discusses the legacy of the Mohawk Resistance blockades. | Audra Simpson; Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel; Pamela Palmater; Sean Carleton | 34 | 2024 | $3.40 Add |
