Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Pier 21 — Boat Days, 1954–55 77 From: A Halifax Boyhood View Formac Publishing	Looks at a typical day there when there was a influx of immigrants due to a boat landing while working for the Department of Citzenship and Immigration in the catering department	Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Pier 21 — Detention Quarters, 1954–55 73 From: A Halifax Boyhood View Formac Publishing	Looks at working at Pier 21 due to landing a job with the Department of Citzenship and Immigration in the catering department right after high school 1954-55	Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Pierre Elliott Trudeau From: The Prime Ministers View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Stewart examines the tenure of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada’s Liberal prime minister who served from 1968 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984.	J.D.M. Stewart	29	2025	$2.90 Add
From Pierre for Prime Minister From: Pierre Poilievre View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s ascension to the Progressive Conservative leadership on September 10, 2022, and the early challenges that followed.	Andrew Lawton	10	2024	$1.00 Add
Pierre Poilievre A Political Life Sutherland House	When Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of Canada’s Conservative party in 2022, he vowed to put Canadians back in control of their own lives. He took aim at the country’s elites and …	Andrew Lawton	233	2024	View
From NEW! Pierre Trudeau, Olof Palme, the King, the Queen, and Dining at the Operakällaren From: Bit Player on Big Stages View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Turene traces relationships between Canada and Sweden from the mid-1970s through 2023.	Roger Turene	7	2025	$0.70 Add
From Pig Brains From: Three Funerals for my Father View Tidewater Press	This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to detail her early life in Canada.	Jolie Phuong Hoang	6	2021	$0.60 Add
Pilgrim Souls Caring for a Loved One with Dementia	This memoir focuses on an experience all of us dread. Pat Lotz was an accomplished author and editor, active in her community, and a loving wife and mother. She succumbed to dementia which was …		224		View
From Pioneering Women’s Rights New Orleans, 1975-79 From: Holocaust to Resistance View Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	10	2019	$1.00 Add
From Piss in a Bag From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Gerald Hannon describes a homophobic prank he witnessed as a closeted young man in Toronto in the 1960s	Gerald Hannon	1	2017	$0.10 Add
From NEW! Placing the Text From: The Elective Mind View University of Ottawa Press	The second section considers why and how the university classroom can provide a place for learning and transformation, as well as the role of texts in the classroom.	Réal Fillion	30	2021	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Planning – Before the Flight From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 1 explores the planning that takes place before a flight. The chapter includes descriptions of author Doug Morris’ life and path towards aviation, the motivations behind becoming a …	Doug Morris	33	2022	$3.30 Add
From Playing with a Dead Fly From: To Wawa with Love View James Lorimer and Company	Talks about an incident at school and how he got in trouble and was given the strap by the teacher	Tom Douglas	5	2012	$0.50 Add
From Please, We All Gonna Get It Trans Women on Inevitability, Health Care, and the Cure From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this conversation, the authors share their experiences accessing health care, their thoughts on trans representation and chosen families, their relationship to the HIV/AIDS crisis, and their …	Rory Elliot with Alyssa Pariah and Gaysha Starr	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Pleasers Part 1: Baby Stripper From: This is My Real Name View Arsenal Pulp Press	Chapter 2 recounts Brunet’s early experiences and the process of learning the unspoken rules of the strip club and strippers. Topics discussed include competition, body image and aesthetics, …	Cid V Brunet	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From Pleasure as the Baseline Interview with Dawn Serra From: The Care We Dream Of View Arsenal Pulp Press	The interviewee discusses pleasure as a right that extends to the provision of health care, asking what would health care be like if providers asked "What is a win for you, to help you feel …	Zena Sharman	11	2021	$1.10 Add