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The Conversations We Need to Save Each Other's Lives

The Conversations We Need to Save Each Other’s Lives

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter is a dialogue betweeen two activists who met at the International AIDS Conference in 2008. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Crew

The Crew

From: Walking Away from Hate

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The Cunning Sámi
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The Cunning Sámi

Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter reflects on the experience of the Sámi people. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Dance from Cabbagetown Cones to Shiibaashka’igan Cones
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The Dance from Cabbagetown Cones to Shiibaashka’igan Cones

TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS

From: Indigenous Toronto

Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane speaks about growing up in Toronto and Indigenous activism. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Day After
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The Day After

Part 6. The Election

From: Women Winning Office

In The Day After Nash discusses what happens after the election, which can sometimes be as gruelling as the campaign itself. The chapter discusses what happens after with the media, the signs, … 5 $0.50 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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The Death March: The Story of Léo Vienneau

Chapter Nine

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Nine focuses on the story of Léo Vienneau from Caraquet Island, New Brunswick, describing his time with the riflemen of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, time as a corporal with B Company, … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Desolate Land

The Desolate Land

From: Disfigured

Chapter 7 explores ‘desolate lands’ as synonyms for depression in fairy tales, discussing topics including rape in fairy tales, construction of mental illness in fairy tales, the case … 28 $2.80 Add
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The Devil Gets into Me

The Devil Gets into Me

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This interview profiles a woman who engaged in street-based sex work for about 7 years. She felt that drug use was the main reason women engaged in that kind of sex work. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Dilemma
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The Dilemma

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

Félix Séguin continues to recount his relationship with Scoppa, giving insights into Scoppa’s character. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The Dingle, 1945–46 23

The Dingle, 1945–46 23

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at The Dingle official sir Sanford Fleming Park and an incident that occurred their in his childhood 1945-46 ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Dutiful Son

The Dutiful Son

From: Imagined Truths

The author further details his relationship with his mother. 25 $2.50 Add
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The Economic Platforms of the Re-formed Political Parties in 1956

The Economic Platforms of the Re-formed Political Parties in 1956

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The Great Depression and the two world wars created an atmosphere where both politicians and the public saw that direct government involvement in the economy was the only way of preventing the … 40 $5.20 Add
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The education of a female leader

The education of a female leader

PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD

From: Nerve

The authors discuss educational opportunities for women and their own early memories of learning and education. ; 17 $1.70 Add
The Elective Mind
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The Elective Mind

Philosophy and the Undergraduate Degree

This book discusses the relevance of philosophy courses within the undergraduate curriculum as integral to the self-formation that is at the heart of a liberal education. The objective is to … 164 View
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The End of Colonialism
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The End of Colonialism

From: Unsettling Canada

The End of Colonialism serves as the conclusion of Manuel’s work, and in it he highlights all the work still to be done but also celebrates some victories won by Indigenous people across … 5 $0.50 Add
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The End of the War

The End of the War

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter describes Hannah and Heinrich’s attempts to find work in war-time New York, their activities in Zionist circles, and the end of the war in Europe. 5 $0.50 Add