Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Marvellous Grounds: QTBIPOC Counter-Archiving against Imperfect Erasures From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	This essay explores how many queer archives are predominantly white and errase the experiences of queer people of colour.	Alvis Choi; Ghaida Moussa; Jin Haritaworn; Syrus Marcus Ware	5	2017	$0.50 Add
From The Đề Lô From: Three Funerals for my Father View twp	This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She tells the story of her escape from Vietnam as a child.	Jolie Phuong Hoang	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From The Lady from America France, 1948-50 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	7	2019	$0.70 Add
From NEW! The Lame One From: This Has Always Been a War View Arsenal Pulp Press	In “The Lame One” the author reflects on their life back in the Yukon at the age of 35. Discussing their recovery from severe poverty, alcohol abuse, mental health episodes, …	Lori Fox	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! The Land Is Our Teacher From: When the Pine Needles Fall View Between The Lines	In Chapter One Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel describes her personal experiences with racism growing up, and the historical context surrounding the fight to protect the Pines.	Audra Simpson; Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel; Pamela Palmater; Sean Carleton	17	2024	$1.70 Add
From The Land of Mimosas From: Three Funerals for my Father View twp	The family takes trips to Saignon, setting up to escape Vietnam. Both the author’s and her father’s perspectives are included.	Jolie Phuong Hoang	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From The Land of Opportunity From: Imagined Truths View twp	The author continues to detail his life in America and discusses racism and imperialism in the U.S..	Richard Lemm	25	2021	$2.50 Add
From The Land of the West From: Three Funerals for my Father View twp	This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She describes her arrival in Canada.	Jolie Phuong Hoang	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From The Last Act; Losing Pat From: Pilgrim Souls View Formac Publishing	Talks about the process of losing Pat as Dementia took more of a hold on her, Discusses the Barrier (the point of physically and emotionallty exhaustion for caregivers),	Jim Lotz	19	2013	$1.90 Add
From NEW! The Last Essay From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Confronts Singh’s mother’s death and the last essay she left him for her memoirs.	Jaspreet Singh	14	2021	$1.40 Add
From The Last Hurrah Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak View twp	Readings in Part Five of this title, entitled "Farewell" discuss the end of Stuart Hodgson’s career in the North and the long lasting impact he had on the region. Topics discussed …	Jake Ootes	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From The Last Song of Akol Chol From: From Bombs to Books View James Lorimer and Company	Details the life of a young boy from the Sudan who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the war. When his family came to Canada in order to get him the services he needed they placed him in …	David Starr	11	2016	$1.10 Add
From NEW! The Lay of the Land From: Unsettling Canada View Between The Lines	The Lay of the Land serves as an introduction to the book’s author, Arthur Manuel. In this chapter Manuel introduces himself and his home of Neskonlith in the Secwepemc territory of British …	Arthur Manuel	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From NEW! The Ládjogahpir Rematriated: Sámi Women and the Influence of Colonialism Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4 From: Qummut Qukiria! View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter reflects on the the role of women in Sami culture and how they are being "rematriated." Discussing the influence of colonialism on Sámi women, the ladjogahpir, …	Čiske-Jovsset Biret Hánsa Outi; Eeva-Kristiina Harlin	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From NEW! The Life Rural Part One From: Earthkeeping View Goose Lane Editions	Part One contains the sections: A Place in Time, Meditating in the Country, Robinsong, and I Miss My Barbers. Topics discussed include the Acadian culture and farming, the Acadian Expulsion, the …	Gary Saunders	19	2022	$1.90 Add
From The Little Dumb Foundling Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Little Duckings From: Disfigured View Coach House Books	Chapter 5 focuses on the work of Hans Christian Andersen, exploring topics including “The Little Mermaid”, Andersen’s own disability, Andersen’s book "The …	Amanda Leduc	26	2020	$2.60 Add