Breakwater Books
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From It’s Still a Little Scary |
This chapter profiles a young transgender man who turned to sex work after a period of homelessness. He wants people to know that sex work does not exist in a vacuum: it has bad aspects, good … | Kerri Cull | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
From Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk CountryFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant John Cartwright in Notre Dame Bay in the late 1700s | Ingeborg Marshall | 7 | 2009 | $0.70 Add |
From My Heart Never Gave UpFrom: 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 … | Rebecca Dawe | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
From NEW! Taverns and Bars of St. John’s and BeyondFrom: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 8 provides a list of drinking establishments in St. John’s with a brief history of each. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 48 | 2020 | $4.80 Add |
From To New York with Lee WulffFrom: 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 | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
From David is CandidFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a man named David who hires sex workers. A personal discussion about the ethical questions surrounding sex work. | Keri Cull | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
From Hostilities between Fishermen/Settlers, FurriersFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter describes the escalation of the conflict between the Beothuk and European fishermen and furriers in the late 18th century | Ingeborg Marshall | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
From Newfoundland Doesn’t Turn Down Black Girls |
This chapter is an interview with a Black woman in the stripping industry. Although she has special talents that stem from her circus training, she has been turned away by owners of strip clubs … | Kerri Cull | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
From Pseudo WorldFrom: About Face |
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 … | William Stromich | 15 | 2019 | $1.50 Add |
From Settling Down in NewfoundlandFrom: 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 NEW! The BreweriesFrom: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 9 provides a brief history of the various brewing companies that have operated in Newfoundland. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
From Working LongFrom: No One to Tell |
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 NEW! AppendicesFrom: 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 … | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
From Everyone is ScammingFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s Newfoundland named Matt. A discussion about the experience of being a disabled sex worker. Topics include safety, pay rates, and legal … | Keri Cull | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From Not Today, But Someday, I Will Break FreeFrom: About Face |
On Morphine. 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 … | Amanda Murphy | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
From Plans to Conciliate the BeothukFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter explorers how the colonial government in Newfoundland interacted with the Beothuk around the turn of the 19th century. | Ingeborg Marshall | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |