Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Taking a Joke

From: No One to Tell

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In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses some challenging situations related to death in her work and in her personal life. A discussion of workplace activities which blur the … 13 $1.30 Add
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Territorealise: Mapping and Remapping South Sámi Culture, Landscape, and Language

Land and Language: Section 1

From: Qummut Qukiria!

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This chapter examines how to map the land of the Sámi. Topics discussed include cartography, early mention of culture in northern europe, mapping sami cultural mentions and culture through … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Desolate Land

From: Disfigured

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Chapter 7 explores ‘desolate lands’ as synonyms for depression in fairy tales, discussing topics including rape in fairy tales, construction of mental illness in fairy tales, the case … 28 $2.80 Add
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The Dutiful Son

From: Imagined Truths

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The author further details his relationship with his mother. 25 $2.50 Add
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The Fourth Wave

Not the Best Summer Ever

From: Shadows and Light

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Chapter Six focuses on the fourth wave and the changing attitudes towards the pandemic and healthcare workers. Topics discussed include protests against public health and vaccination, … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Home Stretch

From: On Account of Darkness

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This chapter discusses racism and the annual Emancipation Day parades and activities in Chatham, focusing primarily on harness racing. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Rooster

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She speaks about her mother and their relationship. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Tragedy of the Commons Revisted

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

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Exploring the dissolution of communal farms in Scotland and the pitfalls of rigid British feudal farmlands. 8 $0.80 Add
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There’s Life after Politics

From: Alexa!

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Looks at Alexa’s tenure as president at Mount Saint Vincent University and the early onset of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Details her triumph and struggle with dementia as the years … 17 $1.70 Add
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Thomas Peters

A Passion for Justice

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

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This chapter begins the story of Thomas Peters, a black loyalist who, upon arriving in New Brunswick worked tirelessly to advocate for the rights of other black loyalists in the colony. 7 $0.70 Add
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Three Lessons in Politics

From: How We Changed Toronto

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1970s. Three lessons Sewell learned through mistakes and issues that occurred in his early political life 25 $2.50 Add
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To Slocan instead of Greenwood

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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He is sent to work at slocan instead of joining his family at Greenwood and ensuing arguments with the Security Commission about broken promises ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Two Writers Named Kostashchuk

Part Two

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

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Chapter Four focuses on the second Vasyl (Mykolaiovych) Kostashchuk, another relative unknown to them. Discussing his time as a sharpshooter in the post-Second-World-War underground army known as … 13 $1.30 Add
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Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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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 … 6 $0.60 Add
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Women’s Work

From: At Home

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Chapter 7 features interviews with Susan Shantz, Mary Kavanagh, and Aganetha Dyck. This chapter focuses on artists who work is inspired by the home-based work of their female ancestors. 15 $1.50 Add
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"A Devil in His Own Home Town"

From: Len & Cub

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This chapter follows the period after WW1 and Len & Cub’s return to Havelock. They eventually grew apart and took different paths. ; 22 $2.20 Add