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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Matter of Taste A Farmers' Market Devotee's Semi-Reluctant Argument for Inviting Scientific Innovation to the Dinner Table	How did farmer’s markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with "good food"? And are these practices …		137		View
From A Merchant’s Needs From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1819-1867.Traces the impact of William James (WJ) Stairs and examines his interest in politics, the expansion of the family firm, his dealings with the Confederacy during the US Civil War, …	James D. Frost	35	2003	$3.50 Add
From A Million Porcupines Crying in the Dark From: The Truth About Stories View House of Anansi Press	In this reading, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King explores the idea that stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that are told to us by others, are foundational in establishing …	Thomas King	31	2003	$3.72 Add
From A Miniature House of Commons Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak View twp	Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the …	Jake Ootes	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From A Mixed Blessing The Pacifist Sects of Upper Canada and Exemption from Militia Duty, 1793–1867 From: Worth Fighting For View Between The Lines	This chapter provides an overview of colonial militia laws regarding accommodation for those settlers of Upper Canada who were Quaker, Mennonite, or Tunker. By charting the methods by which the …	Ross Fair	15	2015	$1.50 Add
From A Modern City Emerges (1945-1960) From: The History of Montréal View Baraka Books	The postwar period was a boom time for Montreal in terms of the city’s population, economy, and size. The period was spent making up for lost time, after the hardships of depression and …	Paul-André Linteau	15	2013	$1.50 Add
From NEW! A Movie-Struck Kid From Detroit Going Deeper into Movies From: Thinking While Black View Between The Lines	In this chapter the author examined the revolutionary ideas and culture of 1960’s Detroit through Armond White’s reviews of various media (film, theatre, music, and literature) …	Daniel McNeil	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From NEW! “A Multiplication of Wretchedness” in England, 1750–1850 From: Tiny Engines of Abundance View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 2 examines England and Wales from the late 1700s and early 1800s, in the midst of what has often been called an agriculture revolution. This chapter argues that appreciation for the …	Jim Handy	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From A Nakba of Olives The West Bank Wall From: Walls View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter focuses on the West Bank Wall, which divides Israeli and Palestinian/Arab populations and territory. Israelis have described this wall as necessary to stop terrorism and defend their …	Marcello Di Cintio	30	2013	$3.00 Add
From A New Battleground, 1907–11 From: Thirty Years' War View Irwin Law Inc.	Account of the creation of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and its role in the disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company over expansion of transit services.	C. Ian Kyer	18	2015	$1.80 Add
From A New Beginning From: On Love and Tyranny View House of Anansi Press	This chapter details Arendt’s journey to Portugal, and her subsequent sea voyage to America.	Ann Heberlein	6	2021	$0.60 Add
From A New Beginning, 1953–63 From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses View Irwin Law Inc.	Discusses the years 1953-63 in which the firm expanded.	C. Ian Kyer	22	2013	$2.20 Add
From A New Beginning, and the Afterlife From: Fear of a Black Nation View Between The Lines	This chapter provides a history of the resurgence of Black political activism in Montreal during the 1960s, focusing on the Congress of Black Writers and the Sir George Williams protest. The …	David Austin	14	2023	$1.40 Add
From A New Beginning Los Angeles, 1958-59 From: Holocaust to Resistance View Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From A New Constitution in the Offing From: A People's History of Quebec View Baraka Books	This chapter looks at the aftermath of the Act of Union. Topics include the controversy of deciding Canada’s capital, the formulation of even more distinct English and French Canadian …	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	15	2002	$1.50 Add
From A New Direction, 1906–18 From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses View Irwin Law Inc.	Explains the new direction that the firm began to take in the years 1906-18 in which David Fasken gained power and prominence. Other changes that occurred during this time frame are also discussed.	C. Ian Kyer	36	2013	$3.60 Add