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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Hunting, Fishing and GatheringFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter describes life in pre-contact Beothuk communities with a focus on food gathering throughout the year. This chapter also serves as a brief general overview of the seasonal cycles … | Ingeborg Marshall | 6 | 2009 | $0.60 Add |
From Not Victims but Warriors |
This chapter features a 42-year-old gay man who owns and operates three adult massage studios. He also runs NL Adult, a free service that connects sex workers with clients. | Kerri Cull | 3 | 2021 | $0.30 Add |
From NEW! Part 4: Contentment CakeFrom: A Life Spent Listening |
In part 4 the author introduced his concept of the Contentment Cake and his criteria for being content in life. Topics included in this part are techniques for developing positive self esteem, … | Hassan Khalili | 56 | 2022 | $5.60 Add |
From Standing TallFrom: No One to Tell |
In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo recounts her experiences in basic training for the RCMP in Regina. She discusses the both the physical and mental aspects of RCMP training as well … | Janet Merlo | 8 | 2013 | $0.80 Add |
From The Vagina MonologuesFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s named Emily. She relays her experiences with clients, and her business approach. The chapter ends with a discussion about the toll that … | Keri Cull | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
From The Weekend AlcoholicFrom: 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 … | Gareth Mitton | 6 | 2019 | $0.60 Add |
From To Boston UniversityFrom: 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. | Antony Berger | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
From A Moment in TimeFrom: 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 … | Ann Dwyer Galway | 5 | 2019 | $0.50 Add |
From Burial PracticesFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter discuses Beothuk burial practice using archaeological evidence and the accounts of outside observers. | Ingeborg Marshall | 5 | 2009 | $0.50 Add |
From Chapter 4Ballrooms and Battlefields From: The Invisibles |
In this chapter, Candow describes the often contradictory world of the officers of the Royal Newfoundland companies, and the impact they had on the Newfoundland communities in which they were … | James E. Candow | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
From Committing and SubmittingFrom: No One to Tell |
In this chapter, Former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses her first posting. Discussions include encounters with sexism and violence in the RCMP, as well as institutional efforts to avoid … | Janet Merlo | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
From NEW! ControlBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea From: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 4 explores early attempts to regulate and control alcohol production and consumption in Newfoundland. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
From England, Marriage, and Social ActionFrom: 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. | Antony Berger | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
From Essays 3From: Out Loud |
A selection of 15 essays on the subject of mental illness. The authors discuss their experiences with mental illness, how it affects their families and their personal lives and how they work to … | Ramona Dearing | 59 | 2010 | $5.90 Add |
From Hope Walk: Deer Lake to South BrookFrom: Almost Feral |
Includes the following sections: Well Jung – Apples and Oranges – Tools – Colonial Street | Gemma Hickey | 37 | 2019 | $3.70 Add |
From I Am a Businesswoman |
In this chapter, the author interviews a young woman who works in an adult massage parlour. While she feels like an empowered business woman, she also believes that non-consensual interactions … | Kerri Cull | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |