Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Chapter Seven

From: Reconciliation in Practice

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Reconciliation and New Canadians 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapters 41-45

From: My Road from Damascus

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Includes the chapters "The House High on a Hill", "Damascus Spring and Khadija’s Death", "Minibus Visions on the Road to and from the House", "The Syrian … 44 $4.40 Add
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Choosing Where to Run

Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign

From: Women Winning Office

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In Choosing Where to Run Nash examines how to choose where to run and to best channel your passion for activism into elected office. This chapter explores topics such as where to run, … 6 $0.60 Add
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Civilized

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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This chapter explores Margie’s fathers attempts at a vegetable garden, isolation and uncertainty in winter, the ferry and ice roads, scarcity in the north, racism towards Mr. Wong, and her … 14 $1.40 Add
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Community Development and the Arthur Laing Gang

1965-1967

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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In the sixth chapter of his biography, George Manuel begins his community development job for the Department of Indian Affairs, starting with training in Quebec City, before being placed in … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Discovering Dementia

From: Pilgrim Souls

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In depth look at their discovery that Pat had dementia, the long process it took to be diagnosed, statistics about Alzheimer’s, defines dementia, the theft of memory, stages of dementia. 35 $3.50 Add
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Doc MacTavish and the Six-Year Molar

From: To Wawa with Love

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Discusses the dentist that he went to and how the medical attention received was shoddy 4 $0.40 Add
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Epilogue

From: Going Public

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Feudal Land Charters and Private Property

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

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The institution of feudal land, the concept of private property, and the disappearance of common land. 4 $0.40 Add
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Hanna and Saied’s Story

From: Any Other Way

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Kamal Al-Solaylee tells the story of Hanna and Saied, two Syrian refugees who discovered community and acceptance in Toronto’s LGBTQ community after arriving in the city in 2016. 3 $0.30 Add
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Hey, Nazi

From: Walking Away from Hate

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Honest Answers

From: No One to Tell

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The chapter Honest Answers deals with former RCMP officer Janet Merlo’s experiences integrating being a mother with working with children while at work, as well as other cases that involved … 11 $1.10 Add
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Honouring and Remembering

From: Asleep in the Deep

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The sinking of the hospital ship Llandovery Castle captured the popular imagination for its wanton cruelty, drama, and the number of non-combatant deaths. Anna Stamers’ memorial service in … 21 $2.10 Add
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How to Have a Disagreement, or Even an Argument, without Having a Fight

From: Special Topics in Being a Human

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I Wanted to Better Myself

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

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Richard Toth recounts the story of Maurice. The story discusses his success in business, his motivations to learn as an adult learner, tractors, and the importance of writing letters in business. 5 $0.50 Add