Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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0.10 Rehersal

From: You Only Live Twice

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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 … ; 4 $0.40 Add
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A Guest of the Government of Iraq

From: From Bombs to Books

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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. 15 $1.50 Add
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A Limitless Capacity to Rebound

From: Woman, Watching

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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 … 22 $2.20 Add
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A Natural Woman

From: The M Word

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Amy Lavender Harris reflects on her experiences with pregnancy, PCOS, infertility, ‘natural’ mothering, and her daughter. 9 $0.90 Add
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Adaptation difficulties

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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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 ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Andrew Maksymiuk 1891 – 1977

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

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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, … 24 $2.40 Add
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Changing Toronto’s Mind about Diversity

From: How We Changed Toronto

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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. … 23 $2.30 Add
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Chapter 11

Character Assassination Attempt

From: Fight or Submit

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Chapter 12

From: Northern Wildflower

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Chapter Ten

A White Settler Learning from the Land

From: Reconciliation in Practice

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Reconciliation: A White Settler Learning from the Land 17 $1.70 Add
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Child’s eye view

From: The Wheel of Things

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Conclusion

An Advantage to the Community

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

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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. 4 $0.40 Add
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Corrals

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter reflects on coming into adolescence, Spike the dog, playing in arsenic ridden lakes, “stuffing the goose”, wanting a boyfriend, the horse in the lake, and Margie’s … 20 $2.00 Add
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Envoi

From: Pilgrim Souls

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final thoughts about the power of love 7 $0.70 Add
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Epi-genetics

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Recounts the time in his childhood that his parents tried to make Singh and his sister taller by hanging from trees. 3 $0.30 Add