The Taste of Metal: A Deserter’s Story

The searing stories of the Americans who went to Vietnam to fight and bleed and die are written in the novels and short stories of Tim O’Brien and in memoirs like Michael Herr’s Dispatches and ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Benedict Arnold: A Traitor in Our Midst

By Barry K. Wilson

Benedict Arnold = traitor. The equation is simple, well known, and largely unquestioned. A leading military commander for the American rebels in the 1776 revolution, Arnold later defected to the British and tarnished his name ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Lives of Mothers and Daughters

By Sheila Munro

Sheila Munro, the eldest of three daughters, has struggled against low literary self-esteem, for it is not easy being the daughter of one of the world’s greatest living short story writers. Yet it was the ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Always and After: A Memoir

By Ellen Stafford

“Don’t you have any happy memories?” Ellen Stafford is asked by a psychiatrist with whom she is discussing her marriage. Apparently she doesn’t, for her memoir is an unrelieved chronicle of woes. These include poverty, ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Buffalo Jump: A Woman’s Travels

By Rita Moir

May 12Tom says the new chicks have Pasty Butt, a condition that requires cleaning. And since he squished his hand in between logs and the top of his index finger has gone black, it is ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Nuk Tessli: The Life of a Wilderness Dweller

By Chris Czajkowski

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Riska, Memories of a Dayak Girlhood

By Riska Orpa Sari, Linda Spalding, ed.

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Shadow Running: Ray Lewis, Canadian Railway Porter and Olympic Athlete

By John Cooper with Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis has quite a story to tell. The great-grandson of escaped slaves, Lewis was born in Hamilton in 1910. He went on to win a bronze track-and-field medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man

By Eric Wright

While fans of Eric Wright’s murder mysteries will welcome this partial autobiography by the creator of Inspector Charlie Salter, others will appreciate it as an immigrant’s story, full of poignancy and humour. Wright was born ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

In the Shadow of a Saint

By Ken Wiwa

Although a personal element weaves in and out of the narrative, Ken Wiwa’s memoir is really a testament to a Nigerian political martyr. Rich in detail of the politics and economy of Nigeria, In the ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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The Taste of Metal: A Deserter’s Story

Benedict Arnold: A Traitor in Our Midst

Lives of Mothers and Daughters

Always and After: A Memoir

Buffalo Jump: A Woman’s Travels

Nuk Tessli: The Life of a Wilderness Dweller

Riska, Memories of a Dayak Girlhood

Shadow Running: Ray Lewis, Canadian Railway Porter and Olympic Athlete

Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man

In the Shadow of a Saint

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