Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  Writing Apace and Returning to Social ActionFrom: 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  You’re a Celebrity NowFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar writes about his growing fame, and his interactions with people whose interest in him was motivated by selfish reasons. | Hassan Al Kontar | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From  “An Unselfish Interest?”: Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954–1957 |
Hungarian revolution had important implications for Canadian foreign policy. This paper explores Canada’s nuanced diplomatic reaction to the crisis against the backdrop of Ottawa’s … | Greg Donaghy | 19 | 2010 | $2.47 Add |
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From  NEW! “They wanted to humiliate us”: The Story of Guy SiroisChapter Eleven From: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
Chapter Eleven focuses on the story of Guy Sirois from Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick, describing his time in the Far East, capture by the Japanese, his captivity, conditioning of the working … | Ronald Cormier | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From  0.10 RehersalFrom: You Only Live Twice |
Mike shares a memory about learning to ride a bike with his little brother and crashing, after which they discuss death. Chase shares a memory of his mother teaching him about menstruation when … | Chase Joynt; Mike Hoolboom | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 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 |
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From  NEW! A Limitless Capacity to ReboundFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Twelve explores the hardships faced by Louise in her later life and how these affected both her work and her own strength. The chapter discusses the decline in the bird populations … | Merilyn Simonds | 22 | 2022 | $2.20 Add |
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From  A Natural WomanFrom: The M Word |
Amy Lavender Harris reflects on her experiences with pregnancy, PCOS, infertility, ‘natural’ mothering, and her daughter. | Amy Lavender Harris | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Adaptation difficulties |
discusses difficulties he faced in adjusting to Angler, included in it is receiving mail that had been heavily altered so information from home was scarce | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 6 | 2012 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Andrew Maksymiuk 1891 – 1977From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Eight focuses on Andrew Maksymiuk, the author’s mothers uncle and stepfather. Discussing his early life in Dzhuriv, working with his brother Nick in the Silesian coal mines, … | Myrna Kostash | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Changing Toronto’s Mind about DiversityFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
1978-1980. As mayor, I was able to use my larger podium to speak up, bring attention to and encourage public discussion of important issues. This chapter recounts a number of such instances. … | John Sewell | 23 | 2015 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Chapter 11Character Assassination Attempt From: Fight or Submit |
- | Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Chapter 12From: Northern Wildflower |
- | Catherine Lafferty | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Chapter TenA White Settler Learning from the Land |
Reconciliation: A White Settler Learning from the Land | Janet McVittie | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Child’s eye viewFrom: The Wheel of Things |
- | Mollie Gillen | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! ConclusionAn Advantage to the Community |
The conclusion summarizes the long lasting effect that the arrival of the Black Loyalists had on New Brunswick, an effect that continues to be felt today. | Stephen Davidson | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
