Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Daniel David Moses

TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS

From: Indigenous Toronto

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This chapter explores the story of Daniel David Moses. 2 $0.20 Add
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Days of Protest

Young Activists Come Together

From: Unsettling Canada

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Days of Protest explores the Idle No More movement in Canada. This chapter discusses the new grassroots spirit of activism of Idle No More, the Defenders of the Land, and the January 2013 Day of … 14 $1.40 Add
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Decision to leave

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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Application to leave Angler ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Fighting For My Life

From: No One to Tell

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In this chapter former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses her husband Wayne’s mental illness. And the author was no longer feeling safe in public due to her raising issue with the RCMP. The … 12 $1.20 Add
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Foreign

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter reflects on the ideas of being an outsider, recounting the Soviet teacher Dr. Dotsenko, school ground gossip, a field trip to the mines, and stealing a dog with Maryanne. 12 $1.20 Add
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Honeymoon

From: The Wheel of Things

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How to Keep Going When You Just Want More Than Anything to Stop, for G-d’s Sake

From: Special Topics in Being a Human

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Missionaries, Medics, and Military Men

From: No Place For A Woman

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McCrea in “Fish and Fox Land” – Out From Greenspond with Julian Moreton – James Lumsden: Parson but no Skipper – Dr. “Fitz” of the Albatross – … 31 $3.10 Add
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Political Eruptions in British Columbia

1975

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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Chapter fourteen of George Manuel’s biography covers the organizing of the Indigenous peoples conference held in Copenhagen in 1975, resulting in the founding of the World Council of … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Public Speaking and Speech Writing

Part 4. Getting Your Story Out

From: Women Winning Office

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In Public Speaking and Speech Writing Nash explores the challenges and benefits of public speaking and speech writing. In the chapter Nash discusses her own experiences with public speaking, and … 9 $0.90 Add
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quarantaine/quarantine

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

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This chapter concerns the sounds of Flemish, also called Belgian-Dutch. 4 $0.40 Add
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Seventeen

From: Holden After & Before

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Shock Treatment

From: To Wawa with Love

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Discusses his father’s drinking problem, and the built up frustration of his mother which eventually led to an ultimatium which meant he got help 6 $0.60 Add
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Talking (and Listening) to Parents

From: A Lucky Life

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Talks about the rudiments of family interviewing skills 3 $0.30 Add
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The Conversations We Need to Save Each Other’s Lives

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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This chapter is a dialogue betweeen two activists who met at the International AIDS Conference in 2008. 9 $0.90 Add
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The End of the War

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter describes Hannah and Heinrich’s attempts to find work in war-time New York, their activities in Zionist circles, and the end of the war in Europe. 5 $0.50 Add