Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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The Evolving Demographics of Toronto’s Gay Village

From: Any Other Way

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 Michael Ornstein and Tim McCaskell chart the evolution of Toronto’s gay village through the lens of statistics. They consider age, ethnicity, income, and living situation to reveal how the … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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The Fohn

From: My Mother, My Translator

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 Recounts the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, his experience with it, and the connection to those family members lost to the Spanish Flu. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Hardest Thing I Ever Did

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

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 Dawn Watson recounts the story of Raymond. The chapter discusses his frustrations with being unable to help his daughter with her schoolwork, being unable to reproduce his signature, Polly … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Next Thing to God

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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 Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Northwest Arm

From: South End Boy

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 1930s and 1940s Halifax. The northwest arm 7 $0.70 Add
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The Parking Lot

From: The Trauma Beat

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 In this chapter, Cherry reflects on the concept of moral injury,the lack of emotional training and support for crime reporters, and how her life has been impacted by years of exposure to violence … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Source

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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 This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with the police in Montreal and his dirty tactics. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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These Things Happen in Africa

From: From Bombs to Books

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 Describes the life of a man from Somalia who lost his leg delivering supplies to a UN refugee camp and then became a refugee in Uganda before being approved to come to Canada with his family. 9 $0.90 Add
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What If

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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 This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It follows the aftermath of his sending his children away to escape the country. 2 $0.20 Add
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Wicked

From: The M Word

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 Susuan Olding reflects on meeting her stepdaughter, the experiences of stepmothers, and the relationship between the two of them. Includes elements of fairytales interspersed throughout. 14 $1.40 Add
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Work Alone

A New App That Helps Sex Workers

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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 This short chapter describes an app that helps protect workers and clients at Blue Door. 2 $0.20 Add
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1.5 Serena

From: You Only Live Twice

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 Chase shares more about a first date, and it reminds Mike about falling in love with someone named Serena, and how she inadvertently helped him to not hide after his diagnosis. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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A Voice for the Fourth World

1975-1976

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

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 Chapter fifteen of George Manuel’s biography covers the years 1975 and 1976 and begins with the third meeting of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Manuel developed a sense of … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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An Excerpt from Coyote City

TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS

From: Indigenous Toronto

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 An excerpt from Coyote City by Daniel David Moses. COYOTE CITY was produced at the Native Canadian Centre of Torontofrom 17 May to 5 June 1988 by Native Earth Performing Art, Inc. 3 $0.30 Add
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Capacity Building #6

A Spirit Dialogue, Reconnecting with Creation

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

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 Patterning won’t emerge by just wishing or waiting for its emergence. It requires action, behaviour-changing, consciousness-changing action at every level from the personal to the … 10 $1.00 Add