Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  A Feud Causes Chaos New York, 1958From: Holocaust to Resistance |
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 |
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From  A Field in Good Heart |
Tending to the garden provides insight and new connections for the author. | Heather Menzies | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! A Fine and Baffling InterplayFrom: Woman, Watching |
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 |
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From  A Free Woman has Nothing to FearFrom: Hope Is a Woman's Name |
In this chapter, Alh’jooj centres on Jidatee, her grandmother whose wisdom embodied the Arabic principle that a free woman has nothing to fear. | Amal Elsana Alh'jooj | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! “A frightened old man”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the Trudeau government’s bitter struggle to place Maurice Strong on the Conference of Canadian Business board (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … | Ron Graham | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From  A Future for Your Children1960-1963 |
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 |
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From  NEW! A Giisá Formation in the Sámi CommunityCommunity and Sovereighty: Section 3 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
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 |
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From NEW! “A good day for sitting”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the daily political life of a Liberal member of parliament in Ottawa during the spring of 1981 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot … | Ron Graham | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! “A Good Man” |
This chapter traces the life and legacy of Gerry Gallagher, an Irish-born construction union leader who died in 1978, and the turbulent world of Toronto building trades that followed. | Gilberto Fernandes | 13 | 2026 | $1.30 Add |
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From  A Good MatchStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
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 |
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From NEW! “A great shock”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the political turmoil of August and September 1975 within Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s government (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister … | Ron Graham | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From  A Guest of the Government of IraqFrom: From Bombs to Books |
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 BoyhoodGrowing 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 | ||
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From  A Lewisporte ChildhoodFrom: No Place For A Woman |
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 |
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From  NEW! A Life in Buisness, Crafts, and TheatreTRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS From: Indigenous Toronto |
Margaret Cozry speaks about her life and her career. | Margaret Cozry | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
 NEW! A Life Spent Listening |
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 |
