Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Steps to Gentrification From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Allison Bergess recounts the story of The Steps, which were constructed in 1984 and became a victim of gentrification twenty years later.	Allison Burgess	3	2017	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Sticks and Stones From: On Account of Darkness View twp	The author tells the story of the Kicknosways, who faced anti-Indigenous racism as they navigated life and the world of sports in Canada. Other stories are also told and racial tensions and …	Ian Kennedy	16	2022	$1.60 Add
NEW! Still Hopeful Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism ECW Press	“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that …	Maude Barlow	240	2022	View
From NEW! stilte/silence From: Alfabet/Alphabet View Palimpsest Press	In this chapter, the de Meijer writes about poetic emphasis, and how this can differ between languages.	Sadiqa de Meijer	8	2020	$0.80 Add
From Stores From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Stores in the city	Jim Bennet	8	2015	$0.80 Add
Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel Two Pioneer Women Architects of Nineteenth Century North America Baraka Books	“Women” and “architecture” were once mutually exclusive terms. In an 1891 address, Louise Blanchard Bethune declared, “it is hardly safe to assert” that a …	Carla Blank; Tania Martin	234	2014	View
From Stranded in Spain From: A Communist for the RCMP View Between The Lines		Dennis Gruending	5	2024	$0.50 Add
From Strike From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	details about coaching in the major junior leagues	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	20	2014	$2.00 Add
From Student Minister, 1957 81 From: A Halifax Boyhood View Formac Publishing	While studying at Dalhousie University as a theologue, accepted by the United Church as a candidate for the ministry looks at a summer spent as the student minister at Val Marie Saskatchewan	Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel	3	2014	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Sulphur From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Singh’s decision to visit Banff, and the reaction that visit provoked.	Jaspreet Singh	2	2021	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Summer Camp From: Up the Coast View NeWest Press	Chapter Six contrasts life in North Vancouver and Oxford Bay, logging life and realities, evidence of previous loggers in the areas, Smokey the dog discovering a human skull, American tourists on …	Kathryn Willcock	30	2022	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Sun Peaks to Geneva Playgrounds and Fortresses From: Unsettling Canada View Between The Lines	Sun Peaks in Geneva follows Manuel’s time fighting against the Nippon Cable’s Sun Peaks development. The chapter explores the disregard for sustainability and respect to Indigenous …	Arthur Manuel	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Sun Spot From: Tracking the Caribou Queen View NeWest Press	The chapter explores Margie’s memories of new mukluks, the 1956 Meteor station wagon, and a child’s fear of the unknown.	Margaret Macpherson	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Sunday Morning From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	A quattrain about trains in his mother’s dream.	Jaspreet Singh	2	2021	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Sundown Town From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter discusses sundown towns and tells the story of football player Rollie Miles and his family and their experiences with racism in Wallaceburg and Edmonton.	Ian Kennedy	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Super-aging: the joys of old age PART 3 LIFE AFTER LEADING: THE NERVE TO REDEFINE YOURSELF From: Nerve View ECW Press	This chapter reflects on the authors retirements, and how they have aged as women. Their reflections include finding joy in life, their spirituality, and health.	Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper	18	2021	$1.80 Add