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Six: Cruising the North Atlantic

Six: Cruising the North Atlantic

From: The Imperilled Ocean

In readings from this book Journalist Lauren Trethewey explores stories about the many ways in which people around the world interact with the ocean. In this chapter Trethewey tells the story of … 36 $3.60 Add
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Oscar Wilde's Type (in Toronto)

Oscar Wilde’s Type (in Toronto)

From: Any Other Way

An excerpt from Of Toronto the Good: a Social Study: The Queen City of Canada as It Is , 1898. 1 $0.10 Add
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"Six of the Best"

"Six of the Best"

From: A Lucky Life

Discusses his father being the first trained pediatrician in Montreal, his time going to school at Selwyn House 8 $0.80 Add
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Sixteen
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Sixteen

From: Holden After & Before

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Sixty-seven Pounds

Sixty-seven Pounds

From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

His illness leads to a break from Hockey and finding a job, his diagnosis with Hodgkin lymphoma and his transition into coaching ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall?

Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall?

From: The New Carbon Architecture

In this chapter, the author seeks to answer the question: are there limits to how much increases in urban density — especially via vertical growth — will contribute to rather than … 11 $1.10 Add
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Skedaddling, Crimping, and Deserting
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Skedaddling, Crimping, and Deserting

PART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Seven focuses on public and financial support for the war effort during the early weeks of the Civil War. Topics discussed include the need for more men, “bounties” and public … 16 $1.60 Add
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Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses Canada’s modern understanding of its relationship to Axis powers, and the need for transparent political accountability rather than a sanitized public memory. 4 $0.40 Add
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Skin Deeper

Skin Deeper

From: Not Just a Pretty Face

How safe are your products? The Environmental Working Group builds the first-ever database of toxic ingredients in personal care products. 17 $1.70 Add
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Skip Tracer : Working-Class Heroes
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Skip Tracer : Working-Class Heroes

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe discusses the 1977 Canadian feature Skip Tracer, directed by Zale Dalen and filmed guerrilla-style on Vancouver streets in the fall of 1976. 6 $0.60 Add
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Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World Citizens
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Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World Citizens

Paul Gilroy’s Historical Sensibility

From: Thinking While Black

In this chapter the author further examines Paul Gilroy’s work and his contributions to cultural criticism and black academia. The topics explored in this chapter included, <Young Soul … 20 $2.00 Add
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Slavery and Freedom in a British Colony
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Slavery and Freedom in a British Colony

PART ONE: THE ATTIC

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Two covers the history of enslavement in pre-confederation Canada, through the French, British and Portuguese presence in the areas that would become Canada. Topics discusses the lives of … 18 $1.80 Add
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Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle Ben

Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle Ben

From: Uncle

This chapter examines railway sleeping cars, the Black men who served as porters to tourists on the rails, and how these men were forced to conform to the Uncle Tom stereotype. 8 $0.80 Add
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Sleeping Rough and Shooting Up

Sleeping Rough and Shooting Up

Taking British columbia's Urban Justice Issues to Court

From: Advancing Social Rights in Canada

Examination of two British Columbia cases to emphasize the importance of both the urban context of modern social justice struggles and the acknowledgement that rights have spatial dimensions and … 29 $2.90 Add
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Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents

Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

In this chapter, Earle explores the role of plate techtonics in the Earth’s climate. Key factors include albedo, continent drift, volcanism, and the formation of mountain ranges. 14 $1.40 Add
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Slogging towards Tomorrow

Slogging towards Tomorrow

From: Shift Change

This chapter examines the activities of the Hamilton Roundtable and other similar institutions, which sought to bridge the gaps between government, the non-profit sector, business, churches, and … 48 $4.80 Add