Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  Neighbourhoods in RevoltFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
community reactions to development proposals in 1972 | John Sewell | 27 | 2015 | $2.70 Add |
 NerveLessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First |
Candid and insightful perspectives on the dilemmas and opportunities women confront as they take on leadership positions. Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera had vastly different career paths on … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 320 | 2021 | View |
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From  NEW! Never a Day Alike to the OtherFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Eighteen wraps up the story of Louise’s life by reflecting on her accomplishments. The chapter includes the author’s last encounter with Louise, reflections on her legacy, and … | Merilyn Simonds | 28 | 2022 | $2.80 Add |
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From  NEW! New BeginningsFrom: Alexa! |
Focusing more on her personal life, this chapter chronicles Alexa’s divorce, the loss of her father to Alzheimer’s, and the twilight years of her time as the leader of the NDP. | Stephen Kimber | 31 | 2021 | $3.10 Add |
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From  New Home in the North Toronto, 1994-2003From: 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 | 6 | 2019 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NewfoundlandSeparation and Divorce From: 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 | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Newfoundland Doesn’t Turn Down Black Girls |
This chapter is an interview with a Black woman in the stripping industry. Although she has special talents that stem from her circus training, she has been turned away by owners of strip clubs … | Kerri Cull | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NewspaperwomanFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add | |
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From  NEW! Nikolai Maksymiuk 1886 – 1918From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter five examines Nikolai Maksymiuk, the author’s maternal grandfather. Discussing his premature death at age 33 in 1918, his home village of Dzhuriv in Galicia, hard living, time … | Myrna Kostash | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! NineFrom: Holden After & Before |
Tara McGuire | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add | |
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From NEW! NineteenFrom: Holden After & Before |
Tara McGuire | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add | |
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From  No ContactPart 3: The Circuit From: This is My Real Name |
Chapter 9 explores Brunet’s time in Vancouver at The District club. Topics discussed include different rules, hierarchy of shame, contact versus no contact, VIP girls, housing in Vancouver, … | Cid V Brunet | 31 | 2021 | $3.10 Add |
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From  Disengagement Is No Longer an Option: David RaysideFrom: Any Other Way |
Rebecka Sheffield recounts the work of David Rysdale in advocating for queer rights in Canada. | Rebecka Sheffield | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! No Half MeasuresThe Price of Uncertainty From: Unsettling Canada |
No Half Measures explores Manuel’s belief that the 2010’s are seeing a rise in activism not seen since the Constitution Express where people are finally realizing who holds the key to … | Arthur Manuel | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From No One Knows Who to Trust |
In this chapter, the author interviews an Indigenous, female-identified sex worker who was featured in the first volume. This individual now has a regular day job, and engages in sex work four or … | Kerri Cull | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
 No One to TellBreaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP |
In 2012, Janet Merlo was among the first female RCMP officers to publicly allege she had experienced sexual harassment and gender discrimination while serving in Canada’s national police … | Janet Merlo | 232 | 2013 | View |
