Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  Telling Her Own StoryFrom: No Place For A Woman |
The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. | Antony Berger | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! TenFrom: Holden After & Before |
Tara McGuire | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add | |
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From  NEW! Territorealise: Mapping and Remapping South Sámi Culture, Landscape, and LanguageLand and Language: Section 1 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter examines how to map the land of the Sámi. Topics discussed include cartography, early mention of culture in northern europe, mapping sami cultural mentions and culture through … | Sissel M. Bergh | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Terrors and triumphsFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 10 | 2015 | $1.00 Add | |
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From That Fine Summer and Final ReflectionsFrom: No Place For A Woman |
The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. | Antony Berger | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! That’s the Navy for YouFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Four focuses on the author’s mother Joan O’Connell’s time working during the Second World War, working in the boeing aircraft plant, disposable income, dancing, her special … | Kathryn Willcock | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  The 1956-1957 Refugee Movement in the Context of Hungarian Immigration to Canada since the Late 19th Century |
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the 1956 refugee experience, place it in the context of a century and a half of Hungarian immigration to Canada, and establish to what extent and in … | Nándor Dreisziger | 29 | 2010 | $3.77 Add |
The 1956 Hungarian RevolutionHungarian and Canadian Perspectives |
In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was … | Christopher Adam; Judy Young; Leslie Laczko; Tibor Egervari | 306 | 2010 | View |
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From  The Airport PrisonerFrom: Man at the Airport |
Trapped at the airport for six months, Al Kontar connects with Nuseir Yassin, a social media content creator with millions of followers. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The All-American BoyFrom: Imagined Truths |
The author relates his early life/childhood in America. | Richard Lemm | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! The Anishinaabe City: Ogimaa MikanaHOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE From: Indigenous Toronto |
This chapter is about the Ogimaa Mikana Project, a campaign to restore Anishinaabemowin place names to the streets, avenues, roads, paths, and trails of Toronto, transforming a landscape that … | Hayden King; Susan Blight | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! The AnswerFrom: Making a Home |
This chapter examines potential housing solutions for young people with disabilities. Independent living philosophy vs medical model is explored, and Powley discusses her own experience with … | Jen Powley | 59 | 2023 | $5.90 Add |
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From  The Art of NegotiationStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
Readings in Part Four of this title, entitled "Turf Wars" discuss the challenges and conflicts faced by communities in the Northwest Territories during Stuart Hodgson’s career. … | Jake Ootes | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! The Art of Resistance |
In Chapter Five Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel explains the role of her artwork in her advocacy for Indigenous rights, specifically during the Mohawk crisis. | Audra Simpson; Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel; Pamela Palmater; Sean Carleton | 19 | 2024 | $1.90 Add |
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From  The Banality of EvilFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
In this chapter, Heberlein covers the arrest of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, Arendt’s decision to attend his trial in Israel, and the reception of her seminal work Eichmann in Jerusalem. | Ann Heberlein | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Battle for Toronto CentreFrom: Chrystia |
From Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill | Catherine Tsalikis | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
