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A Choice

A Choice

From: About Face

On Opioids. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 5 $0.50 Add
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A Lewisporte Childhood

A Lewisporte Childhood

From: No Place For A Woman

The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. 3 $0.30 Add
A Life Spent Listening
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A Life Spent Listening

A unique and engaging perspective of humanity – a journey to wisdom shared through stories of self-awareness, acceptance, and discovery, by acclaimed psychotherapist Dr. Hassan Khalili. In … 224 View
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A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time

From: About Face

On Alcohol. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 5 $0.50 Add
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A Question of Spirit

A Question of Spirit

From: About Face

On Alcohol. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 8 $0.80 Add
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A Rogue Asteroid

A Rogue Asteroid

From: About Face

The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … 8 $0.80 Add
About Face

About Face

Essays on Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies of Addiction in Canada

About Face: Essays on Addictions, Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies seeks to broaden the conversation around addiction in Canada. Featuring essays by a diverse group of writers, About Face … 424 View
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Addictive Thinking and the Eating Disorder Mindset

Addictive Thinking and the Eating Disorder Mindset

Similarities and Discrepancies

From: About Face

The readings in the third section of the book discuss food related mental illnesses including body dysmorphia and eating disorders. The readings in this section include firsthand accounts from … 8 $0.80 Add
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An Evolutionary Perspective on Social-Media Addiction

An Evolutionary Perspective on Social-Media Addiction

From: About Face

The readings in the fourth section of the book covers the contemporary discourse surrounding addiction in Canada, and outlines a variety of possible paths forward for combatting addiction. ; ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Appendices

Appendices

From: The Invisibles

Appendices include the makeup of the Royal Newfoundland Companies (1845), a list of commanding officers, and plans of select fortifications. 8 $0.80 Add
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Appendices
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Appendices

From: Bottoms Up

Appendices include: Alcohol-Related Crimes and Court Cases, Eighteenth Century Tavern Owners in St. John’s, St. John’s Alcohol-Related Businesses from the Nineteenth Century until … 25 $2.50 Add
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Beyond Bonne Bay

Beyond Bonne Bay

From: No Place For A Woman

Down to Sally’s Cove – The New Road Northward – Centennial on the Upper Humber – Chasing the Herrings – Back to Exploits – Among the Scots of the Codroy … 42 $4.20 Add
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Blinders

Blinders

From: About Face

The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these readings come from … 7 $0.70 Add
Bottoms Up
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Bottoms Up

A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador

In 1617, Lord Falkland’s colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of … 272 View
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Burial Practices

Burial Practices

From: The Beothuk

This chapter discuses Beothuk burial practice using archaeological evidence and the accounts of outside observers. 5 $0.50 Add