Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From NEW! Dieppe, August 19, 1942: The Story of John ArsenaultChapter Six From: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
Chapter Six focuses on the story of John Arsenault, from Adamsville, New Brunswick, describing his time with the Royal Canadian Engineers in the 7th Field Company, the failed storming of Dieppe, … | Ronald Cormier | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
From Down the BankFrom: South End Boy |
1930s and 1940s Halifax. His neighbourhood | Jim Bennet | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! Edward BurrFiddler and Gravedigger |
This chapter tells the story of Edward Burr, a black loyalist who, against all odds became prosperous and successful. | Stephen Davidson | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
From NEW! Enemies and AlliesFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 6 covers Casey’s arrival in Germany after the allied victory of the war. The chapter also discusses Stalin’s plans for post-war Poland, the uprising of the Soviet Union in … | Marsha Faubert | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |
From Family, 1932–42 33From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Personal recollections of his family 1932-42 | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
From From LCC to McGillFrom: A Lucky Life |
Completing High School at Lower Canada College, an all boys school at the time, and going on to study at McGill | Richard B. Goldbloom | 4 | 2013 | $0.40 Add |
From NEW! gastarbeider/guest labourerFrom: Alfabet/Alphabet |
The author confronts conflicting feelings about the aesthetics of the Dutch language. | Sadiqa de Meijer | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
From Hope Walk: Gambo to ClarenvilleFrom: Almost Feral |
Includes the following sections: Recipe – Conversion – Remapping – Baggage – White Flag | Gemma Hickey | 71 | 2019 | $7.10 Add |
From How to Love Someone with Your Words, Actions, and Priorities (in Addition to Your Feelings, Which I’m Sure Are Very Nice) |
- | S. Bear Bergman; Saul (Illus.) Freedman-Lawson | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
From I’ve got to throw out the bones nowFrom: Gang Life |
Dillon, aged thirty-three and a Latino father of two, tells his story in Chapter Six. Along with five friends, he founded a gang in high school. A few years later he was asked to patch over and … | Mark Totten | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
From NEW! InterludeStein Valley |
A poem about Stein Valley. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
From It’s All in Your MindFrom: Imagined Truths |
This chapter discusses mental health and illness, abuse, and the author’s relationship with his mother. | Richard Lemm | 29 | 2021 | $2.90 Add |
From NEW! Learning to Play BallFrom: On Account of Darkness |
This chapter tells the story of Pliney Stonefish– an Indigenous man from Delaware Nation and avid baseball fan– and the all-Indigenous baseball team from Delaware Nation. The 20th … | Ian Kennedy | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From Letting Her Own Light Shine |
Laura Wells recounts the story of Elaine. The story discusses the desire to read to your children, anxiety, the impacts of poor experiences from the school system, her children, work aspirations, … | Laura Wells | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
From Life at Descoigne |
talks about life at Descoigne Road Camp | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 6 | 2012 | $0.60 Add |
From NEW! Like the White Wings of AngelsFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Seven focuses on the connections Louise had been making during the Second World War while Len was away. The chapter explores Louise’s relationship with Murray and Doris Speirs, her … | Merilyn Simonds | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |