Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Poland, Nicaragua, and Uncertainties 1981-84 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	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From NEW! “Political boss of the tour” From: The Coutts Diaries View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Graham examines Jim Coutts’s role managing Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s 1974 federal election campaign, spanning May through July of that year (as told by the diary of …	Ron Graham	14	2025	$1.40 Add
From Political Eruptions in British Columbia 1975 From: Brotherhood to Nationhood View Between The Lines	Chapter fourteen of George Manuel’s biography covers the organizing of the Indigenous peoples conference held in Copenhagen in 1975, resulting in the founding of the World Council of …	Doreen Manuel; Peter McFarlane	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Politics: A Family Affair From: Bit Player on Big Stages View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Turene traces the Préfontaine family’s multi-generational involvement in Manitoba politics from the early 1900s through the 1960s.	Roger Turene	6	2025	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Pompey Rumsey and Cairo A Black Loyalist Love Story From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick View Formac Publishing	This chapter describes the relationship between Pompey Rumsey and Cairo and explores the discrimination that was faced by someone who married an enslaved person.	Stephen Davidson	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From Porcelain Legs From: The Whole Animal View Arsenal Pulp Press	129	Corinna Chong	18	2023	$1.80 Add
From Chapter One From: Reconciliation in Practice View Fernwood Publishing	Possibilities and Challenges in Reconciliation	Ranjan Datta	32	2019	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Postflight Checklists and Reflections From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 7 focuses on the plan once it has landed on the ground. Topics discussed include airplane docking, VDGS (Visual Docking Guidance Systems), ground marshals, Captains controls, bridges, …	Doug Morris	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Postlude From: The Governors General View Sutherland House	In this concluding chapter, Fraser reflects on the ideal role of Canada’s governor general and assesses Mary Simon, the first Indigenous office-holder appointed in 2021.	John Fraser	7	2026	$0.70 Add
From Postscript: ‘History will give you your due’ From: Churchill and Fisher View James Lorimer and Company	Historian Barry Gough offers final thoughts on the relationship between Winston Churchill and Jack Fisher he then examines the relationship between Churchill and Sir David Beatty during the …	Barry Gough	19	2017	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Postscript From: The Coutts Diaries View Sutherland House	This chapter is postscript, penned by Jim Coutts, offers an intimate account of the days after Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s death in Montreal on September 28, 2000, spanning October 3 to 5.	Ron Graham	2	2025	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Postscript: A Work Diary From: Up the Coast View NeWest Press	The postscript is the author’s reflection on her fathers 1959 work diary.	Kathryn Willcock	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Power Protects Itself Part 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Power Protects Itself Nash explores some of the many barriers women face when entering politics. A few of the barriers examined in the chapter include systemic biases, Westminster …	Peggy Nash	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Prarie Gender From: Gender Failure View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, Spoon explains how gender roles in white, working-class Prairie communities shaped their personal identity.	Rae Spoon	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Pre-Descent, In-Range, Landing and After Landing Checklist From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 6 discusses the landing process. Topics explored include ILS (Instrument Landing System), speed limits and how they calculate speed, keeping outside clean, small verses large aircrafts, …	Doug Morris	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From Preface From: To Wawa with Love View James Lorimer and Company	Briefly discusses the living conditions in the northern mining towns in the 1940s and outlines how the authors family ended up going to one.	Tom Douglas	3	2012	$0.30 Add