Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  2.6 PrideFrom: You Only Live Twice |
Chase shares his experiences in learning to navigate male washrooms and cruising culture, as well as his Pride parade experiences. Mike shares his experiences with Pride and queer culture. | Chase Joynt; Mike Hoolboom | 5 | 2016 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! DebatingPart 5. Campaigning From: Women Winning Office |
In Debating Nash discusses the utility of public debates in the democratic process as it allows the community to hold candidates to account. The chapter discusses why debates matter, who … | Peggy Nash | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Halloween Balls: From Letros to the St. CharlesFrom: Any Other Way |
Christine Sismondo tells the story of Toronto’s Halloween drag balls. | Christine Sismondo | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! In the Light of What We Don’t KnowFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
Singh’s life in Calgary during the COVID-19 lockdowns. | Jaspreet Singh | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Miinná Áhkku and PirionCommunity and Sovereighty: Section 3 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter is an illustrated story written by Taqralik Partridge, afterstory told by Mai Britt Utsi, and illustrated by Nils Ailo Utsi. | Mai Britt Utsi; Mils Ailo Utsi; Taqralik Partridge | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Not in My Name Toronto, Egypt, 2005-17From: Holocaust to Resistance |
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 | 8 | 2019 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Old books and new viewsFrom: The Wheel of Things |
- | Mollie Gillen | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Pig Brains |
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 |
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From  NEW! Serendipity VoicesHOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE From: Indigenous Toronto |
Andre Morrisseau talks about his life, career, and connection with Toronto. | Andre Morrisseau | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Taking the Guilt and Shame Out of Barebacking as a Sex Worker |
In this chapter, Lemoon discusses the impact of her bipolar disorder on her life as a sex worker, and how the public dialogue about safe sex needs to expand beyond exhortations to use condoms. | Laura Lemoon | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  The Final WordFrom: A Lucky Life |
Final thoughts about writing this book | Richard B. Goldbloom | 9 | 2013 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Treaty Day in Rainbow ValleyStuart 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 | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Twenty EightFrom: Holden After & Before |
- | Tara McGuire | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From 2.7 SecretsFrom: You Only Live Twice |
Mike reflects on his HIV status and the impact of keeping it secret on other people. Chase shares about his mother’s second marriage as an Othodox Jew, the first time he is publicly with … | Chase Joynt; Mike Hoolboom | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! Avaluqanngittuq: Imagining Inuit Futures through Multimedia/Digital StorytellingCommunity and Sovereighty: Section 3 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter is an interactive chapter with a video component that can be found online, it is an exploration of Inuit futures as the world becomes more urban, and technologically advice, focusing … | Hannah Fowlie; Koomuatuk (Kuzy) Curely; Piers Kreps | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Honour the Earth: Activism in the EightiesHOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE From: Indigenous Toronto |
Brian Wright-McLeod talks about Indigenous activism in the 80s and his personal experiences. Various Indigenous creatives are named and city life in Toronto explored. | Brian Wright-McLeod | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
