Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
Showing 705–720 of 1691 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
From  NEW! Summer CampFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Six contrasts life in North Vancouver and Oxford Bay, logging life and realities, evidence of previous loggers in the areas, Smokey the dog discovering a human skull, American tourists on … | Kathryn Willcock | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |
|
From  NEW! The Constitution ExpressA Grassroots Movement From: Unsettling Canada |
The Constitution Express follows the creation of the Constitution Express movement founded by Manuel between 1980-1981. The movement was a reaction to protest the lack of Indigenous rights in the … | Arthur Manuel | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
|
From  The CrewFrom: Walking Away from Hate |
- | Jeanette Manning; Lauren Manning | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
|
From  NEW! The Hour You Are Most Alone |
In “The Hour You Are Most Alone” the author explores the darkest point in their life. Discussing their mental health, depression, abuse, cyclical poverty, suicidal ideation, recovery, … | Lori Fox | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
|
From  The Impact of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Argentina |
The outbreak of the Hungarian revolution on October 23, 1956, brought forth solidarity movements from Hungarian émigrés and their environment all over the world. It has justifiably been … | Judith Kesseru Némethy | 11 | 2010 | $1.43 Add |
|
From  The Magic of ChristmasFrom: To Wawa with Love |
Shares his favourite Christmas Memory involving his Mother and a Wawa Garbage Dump and how the community came together | Tom Douglas | 5 | 2012 | $0.50 Add |
|
From  NEW! The National StageFrom: Alexa! |
Switching her focus to the federal stage, Alexa takes on the challenge of federal leadership. Chronicles her leadership and electoral campaigns, and the personal connections made along the way. | Stephen Kimber | 61 | 2021 | $6.10 Add |
|
From  NEW! The Pursuit of AffectionFrom: Len & Cub |
This chapter begins to delve into the story of Len & Cub’s relationship. | Dusty Green; Meredith J. Batt | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
|
From  NEW! The Rise of Jagmeet Singh: 2017From: From Layton to Singh |
Chapter 6 focuses on the rise of Jagmeet Singh and his victory in the NDP leadership race in 2017. The chapter covers topics including a brief history of Singh’s early life and political … | Matt Fodor | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
|
From  NEW! The Secret |
This chapter explores the initiation rite and history of the relationship between the Italian mafia and the Hell’s Angels in Montreal. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
|
From  the seven sacred ways of healingFrom: The Care We Dream Of |
The author begins the chapter with poetry and continues with their experience returning to their estranged relatives and indigenous community in a women-led healing ceremony. | jaye simpson | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
|
From  NEW! The Third WaveIt’s a Tsunami From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Five examines the crushing reality of the third wave with more aggressive Covid-19 variants. Topics discussed include anti-vaccination protests, climbing hospitalizations in Alberta … | Heather Patterson | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
|
From  These Are My ChildrenFrom: The M Word |
Christa Couture reflects on proof of motherhood, the loss of a child, mourning, bereavement, guilt, and a message for her ‘little ones.’ | Christa Couture | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |
|
From  They Cannot Hide From the World What They DidFrom: From Bombs to Books |
Describes the experience of an Indonesian family who were hunted by security forces in Aech and split apart before illegally journeying to Malaysia and becoming refugee claimants. | David Starr | 15 | 2016 | $1.50 Add |
|
From  Uptown/Downtown: Diary of a Hong Kong Dyke in Nineties TorontoFrom: Any Other Way |
Karen Chan recounts the eventful week leading up to her twenty third birthday in August, 1998. | Karen B.K. Chan | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
|
From  We’re Not Taking Care of Our Mothers |
This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted … | Kerri Cull | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
