Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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From Archie to Gene

From: On Account of Darkness

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This chapter continues to explore racism faced by Black athletes in various sports throughout history and today. 14 $1.40 Add
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Fundraising

Part 3. Beginning Your Campaign

From: Women Winning Office

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In Fundraising Nash discusses the costs of running for office at all levels of office. The chapter explores topics including donation rules and rebates, personal financial accountability, live … 7 $0.70 Add
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Housing:

Keeping the Faith

From: How We Changed Toronto

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1970s. The reform Council may have been inventive and proactive in undertaking such an ambitious affordable housing program enabled by the federal and provincial legislation, but that program … 16 $1.60 Add
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How to Be Bad at Things but Do Them Anyway

From: Special Topics in Being a Human

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Junior

From: The M Word

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Maria Meindl reflects on her relationship with her sister and her mother, her mother’s illness, memories of the past, her own experiences with illness, and Junior. 15 $1.50 Add
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Land Title and the James Bay Battle

1972-1973

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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Chapter twelve of George Manuel’s biography looks at land rights court battles and the issue of the James Bay hydroelectric project in Northern Quebec during the years 1972 and 1973. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Leaving Atlanta

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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This chapter describes the author’s friendship with their uncle, who was gay and died of AIDS when the Moore was young. 7 $0.70 Add
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Line of Defence

Side by Side for Mother Earth

From: Unsettling Canada

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Line of Defence focuses on Indigenous peoples’ role in acting as environmentalist across the world, as the children and the defenders of the land. The chapter explores activism against the … 16 $1.60 Add
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Loss

PART 3: LIFE AFTER LEADING: THE NERVE TO REDEFINE YOURSELF

From: Nerve

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The authors reflect on their transitions out of significant leadership roles. Specifically, the authors talk about how they handled these changes and the emotions they experienced during the … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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No Place For Amateur Pilots

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand … 6 $0.60 Add
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Not a Madeleine Dunked in Tea

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Explores grief through food, music, and memory. Showcases how these facets of experience intersected with his grief. 16 $1.60 Add
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oud/old

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

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On the chronic abstraction of using a language learned after childhood. 3 $0.30 Add
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Pediatric Hidden Agendas and Myths

From: A Lucky Life

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Talks about the hidden agenda of parents who bring their children to the pediatrician for complaints that may seem trivial to the physician. Most hidden agendas fall into one of the following … 15 $1.50 Add
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Penultimate Perspectives

From: "At the Barricades"

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Reflection on philosophies and past activities and the role played by the defence of democracy, and some advice for successors. 13 $1.30 Add
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Queens and Kings for a Year — Grade 12, 1953–54 63

From: A Halifax Boyhood

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Looks at Armdale High, the construction and being a part of a very small grade 12 class here 1953-54 ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Rocky Mountain

From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

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Rocky Mountain RoughRiders Hockey Club, red flags about a fellow coach involved with pedophilia ; 14 $1.40 Add