Politics
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  PrefaceFrom: Exile |
- | Belen Fernandez | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! PrologueFrom: Alexa! |
A brief look at Alexa’s entry into the political fray and the women who inspired, supported, and pushed her to make such a difficult decision. Also a glimpse of the relationship and history … | Stephen Kimber | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! BeforeFrom: Alexa! |
Delving into Alexa’s past by looking at the history of her parents. From the tumultuous relationship of her maternal grandparents to her paternal grandfather’s involvement in the … | Stephen Kimber | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From BeginningsFrom: Exile |
- | Belen Fernandez | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
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From  Discovering a Political LifeFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
Sewell recounts what brought him to getting involved in city politics and brings us right to his election as junior alderman in 1967 | John Sewell | 25 | 2015 | $2.50 Add |
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From  From Memramcook to Rideau Hall |
Outlines Romeo LeBlanc’s selection to the position of Governor General, the mixed opinions of the media to the nomination, a background history of the Acadians and how this history relates … | Naomi E. S. Griffiths | 20 | 2011 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Give Hope a ChanceFrom: Still Hopeful |
In Chapter One, Barlow stresses how– as we come out of a global pandemic and face many more crises on the horizon– we need to remain hopeful. In this chapter Barlow argues for staying … | Maude Barlow | 42 | 2022 | $4.20 Add |
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From  Hamilton, Grace Street, and Harbord CollegiateFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Early childhood to high school. | Alan Borovoy | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From  IntroductionFrom: Nerve |
The authors introduce the experiences of female leaders in Canada and the United States. They also summarize their careers in senior leadership positions and Canadian post-secondary institutions. | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Modernizing the Party: 2000–2008From: From Layton to Singh |
Chapter 1 examines the state of the New Democratic Party (NDP) as it entered into the twenty-first century. The chapter covers topics including a brief history of the NDP, the NDP’s success … | Matt Fodor | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Young HannahFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
This chapter describes Hannah Arendt’s birth of a middle-class Jewish family, her parents’ interest in society and politics, and the early loss of her father to syphilis. It also … | Ann Heberlein | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From At University in the 1950sFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Intellectual and philosophical development spanning undergraduate and law school years. | Alan Borovoy | 22 | 2014 | $2.20 Add |
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From Born or bred to lead?PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD From: Nerve |
The authors discuss how their childhoods influenced their journey to becoming leaders. They encourage readers to consider their own upbringing and the experiences that may have prepared them for … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Breakthrough: the 2011 Federal ElectionFrom: From Layton to Singh |
Chapter 2 focuses on the period of momentum experienced by the Federal and Provincial NDP between the 2008 and 2011 Federal Elections. The chapter covers topics including the 2008 financial … | Matt Fodor | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Coming of Age in an AgeFrom: Alexa! |
Starting with her childhood foray into ballet and its effect on her outlook and discipline, this chapter continues to chronicle Alexa’s educational pursuits. Includes her study in the field … | Stephen Kimber | 34 | 2021 | $3.40 Add |
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From Cormier’s Cove |
1927-1948. Outlines Romeo LeBlanc’s family history, his early life growing up in Corimer’s Cove (including statistics on education, resources, etc at the time), goes over the cost of … | Naomi E. S. Griffiths | 34 | 2011 | $3.40 Add |
