Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Pass the Spuds
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Pass the Spuds

From: Up the Coast

Chapter Seven focuses on the cook house, the cook Dave, the routine at the logging camp, grizzly bears in the shed, and the cook Lousia the nazi. 10 $1.00 Add
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Passing the Torch

Passing the Torch

1982-1989

From: Brotherhood to Nationhood

Chapter twenty of George Manuel’s biography examines the end of his life, the momentum he generated and his legacy. He was in a wheelchair the last years of his life, and he was finally … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Passion

Passion

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter explores Arendt’s relationship with the philosopher Martin Heidegger. 10 $1.00 Add
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Passport to fairyland

Passport to fairyland

From: The Wheel of Things

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Patrick Scott, Yellowknife
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Patrick Scott, Yellowknife

From: Book of Hope

In this chapter, Patrick Scott recounts his prostate cancer journey in Yellowknife from a 2012 diagnosis through stage 4a treatment by 2023. 7 $0.70 Add
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Patterns of a Childhood in Kashmir
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Patterns of a Childhood in Kashmir

From: My Mother, My Translator

Chronicles Singh’s childhood in India—family trips, dinners, and challenges, including the complexities and division created through language. 18 $1.80 Add
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Paul Martin
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Paul Martin

From: The Prime Ministers

In this chapter, Stewart examines Paul Martin’s brief tenure as Canada’s twenty-first prime minister, from December 2003 to February 2006. 7 $0.70 Add
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Peace and Fire

Peace and Fire

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It gives insight into the changes and challenges faced by the family under the communist government. 3 $0.30 Add
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Pediatric Hidden Agendas and Myths

Pediatric Hidden Agendas and Myths

From: A Lucky Life

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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PELLATT THE PROMOTER

PELLATT THE PROMOTER

From: Casa Loma

1880 – 1910. Looks at Pellatt as a finance capitalist, electric power for the people and his road from prosperity to wealth ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Pen-friendships

Pen-friendships

From: The Wheel of Things

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Penultimate Perspectives

Penultimate Perspectives

From: "At the Barricades"

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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People Don't Make This Shit Up

People Don’t Make This Shit Up

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

In this chapter, Cull interviews a woman who fell into sex work and exploitation through a relationship. After a suicide attempt, she lived in a shelter in Saint John’s, where she received … 21 $2.10 Add
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Personal Best

Personal Best

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This interview features a woman who started sex work through camming, then moved on to stripping. She then began working in an adult massage parlour. She receives a lot of support from her … 8 $0.80 Add
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piano/piano

piano/piano

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

The chapter explores Dutch etemology. 7 $0.70 Add