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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Trade From Fish to Wine From: Bottoms Up View	Chapter 2 explores the initial arrival and early history of intoxicating beverages in Newfoundland beginning with colonial trade in the 17th century.	Sheilah Roberts Lukins	25	2020	$2.50 Add
From Treating Addiction as a Problem of Meaning From: About Face View	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.	Geoff Thompson	9	2019	$0.90 Add
From Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat Video-Game Addiction From: About Face View	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 …	Grace Vitale; John Vitale	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From Vanishing Point From: About Face View	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 …	Aisha Ashraf	5	2019	$0.50 Add
From We Are Recession Proof From: Rock Paper Sex View	The experiences of a sex worker in St. John’s named Nancy. An exploration of an individual who balances parenthood with sex work as well as a discussion about sex work from an …	Keri Cull	11	2017	$1.10 Add
From We’re Not Taking Care of Our Mothers From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II View	This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted …	Kerri Cull	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From What I’ve Become From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II View	In this chapter, the author interviews a man who has bought sex for two decades. He can’t live without the thrill of his clandestine “other” life, and the thrill caused by his …	Kerri Cull	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From Where Do I Start From: About Face View	On Narcotics. 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 …	Chiara Stagliano	4	2019	$0.40 Add
From William Eppes Cormack and the Boeothick Institution From: The Beothuk	This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of William Eppes Cormack in the early 19th century	Ingeborg Marshall	3	2009	$0.30 Add
From Woody Point From: No Place For A Woman View	Getting My Bearings Again – Building My House on the Hill – The Electricity Kerfuffle – Jinny-Down-by-the-Bow – Spring: Back Home Again – A Summer of Wonders – …	Antony Berger	60	2020	$6.00 Add
From Work Alone A New App That Helps Sex Workers From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II View	This short chapter describes an app that helps protect workers and clients at Blue Door.	Kerri Cull	2	2021	$0.20 Add
From Working Girls From: No One to Tell View Collection: Systemic Racism and Discrimination in Canadian Policing and Courts	In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses the RCMPs response to prostitution, and how it reflected deeper systemic sexism in the organization. The chapter also covers …	Janet Merlo	11	2013	$1.10 Add
From Working Long From: No One to Tell View	In Working Long, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo describes her work schedule and a typical work day, as well as more instances of sexism as they occur throughout her example work day.	Janet Merlo	11	2013	$1.10 Add
From Working Short From: No One to Tell View	In Working Short, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses staffing shortage patterns, as well as evidence of any sexual harassment she was experiencing at work. The chapter also discusses how …	Janet Merlo	16	2013	$1.60 Add
From Writing Apace and Returning to Social Action From: No Place For A Woman View	The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life.	Antony Berger	4	2020	$0.40 Add
From Year One From: About Face View	On Alcohol and Narcotics. 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 …	Morgan Longjohn	6	2019	$0.60 Add