Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Mississauga Meetup: Queer Organizing in the 905

Mississauga Meetup: Queer Organizing in the 905

From: Any Other Way

Anu Radha Verma discusses Queer organizing in Mississauga 3 $0.30 Add
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Mississippi Freedom Summer
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Mississippi Freedom Summer

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, a ten-week campaign led by SNCC to register Black voters. 34 $3.40 Add
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Mistress of the Manse

Mistress of the Manse

From: The Wheel of Things

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Modernizing the Party: 2000–2008
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Modernizing the Party: 2000–2008

From: From Layton to Singh

Chapter 1 examines the state of the New Democratic Party (NDP) as it entered into the twenty-first century. The chapter covers topics including a brief history of the NDP, the NDP’s success … 23 $2.30 Add
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Moments Musicaux

Moments Musicaux

From: A Lucky Life

Talks about some of the musical talent he has associated with, particularly his aunt ellen 9 $0.90 Add
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Mommy Wrote a Book of All My Secrets

Mommy Wrote a Book of All My Secrets

From: The M Word

Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang reflects on Rapunzel’s mother, identity as a mother, motherhood as a study of conflicts, the witch in Rapunzel, and her own feelings on writing about her daughter. 8 $0.80 Add
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Mon pays noir sur blanc
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Mon pays noir sur blanc

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene discusses his experiences returning home to Manitoba after twelve years abroad. 6 $0.60 Add
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Money and Power

Money and Power

From: The Teen Sex Trade

A vivid account of a young black couple’s relationship including incidents of abuse, sexual experiences, their relationship with family, and that the relationship was non-exclusive on his part. 14 $1.40 Add
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Monsters and Marvels

Monsters and Marvels

From: Disfigured

Chapter 8 focuses on the fine line between what is considered monstrous and the marvellous in fairy tales and real life,  exploring topics such as superheros, circus and spectacle, … 18 $1.80 Add
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Montauban

Montauban

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter describes Arendt’s flight to Montauban, a small town whose socialist mayor refused to obey the new Vichy regime. There, she searched for information about her husband, until … 5 $0.50 Add
Inside the Montreal Mafia
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Inside the Montreal Mafia

The Confessions of Andrew Scoppa

A groundbreaking, exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto family. For the first time in Canadian history, a high-ranking Mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by … ; 240 View
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Moonlighting

Moonlighting

From: A Lucky Life

Talks about officiating at citizenship ceremonies 4 $0.40 Add
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“More comprehensive controls”
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“More comprehensive controls”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the Trudeau government’s response to inflation in early to mid-October 1975 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s … 4 $0.40 Add
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(M)other
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(M)other

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman discusses the complex relationship between a queer parent, known as ZeeZee, and the cultural script of motherhood. 22 $2.20 Add
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Mother, Mentor

Mother, Mentor

From: Chrystia

In this chapter, Tsalikis traces the life of Chystia Freeland’s mother, Halyna Freeland, a Ukrainian Canadian woman who broke barriers in Alberta law and feminist activism from the late … 9 $0.90 Add
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Movie Club, 1947–48 44

Movie Club, 1947–48 44

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at the Saturday Morning Movie Club which meant freedom for children from the surly bonds of adult control and supervision 1947-48 ; 5 $0.50 Add