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I Will Go to the Wild Woods
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I Will Go to the Wild Woods

From: In Praise of Retreat

This chapter discusses the value of solitude as a way to connect with nature. The author discusses the life and writing of Henry David Thoreau. 46 $4.60 Add
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Ice Cakes, 1941

Ice Cakes, 1941

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at the Northwest Arm in Melville Cove, its landmarks and features in 1941 ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Ice, Snow, and a Temporary Thaw, 1893–99

Ice, Snow, and a Temporary Thaw, 1893–99

From: Thirty Years' War

Account of legal actions commenced by two individuals over operational issues in the early years of the Toronto Railway Company. 16 $1.60 Add
Identifying as Arab in Canada
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Identifying as Arab in Canada

A Century of Immigration History

While “Arabs” now attract considerable attention – from media, the state, and sociological studies – their history in Canada remains little known. Identifying as Arab in … 240 View
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Identity and Control
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Identity and Control

From: Killing the Wittigo

In this chapter, Methot discusses the process of forming one’s own identity, particularly how colonialism and racist rhetoric impacts this process for young indigenous people. She offers a … 20 $2.00 Add
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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why am I Eating Matzo Ball Soup?
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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why am I Eating Matzo Ball Soup?

The Sauce

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Amy Rosen reflects on matzo ball soup, Jewishness and Judaism, industrial matzo ball making, the authority on matzo, recipes that evoke specific memories, and context. 6 $0.60 Add
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If You Build It, They Will Come: Resorts and Theme Parks

If You Build It, They Will Come: Resorts and Theme Parks

From: Wanderlust

Chapter Ten explores the history of Resorts and Theme Parks. The chapter discusses topics including the birth of seaside resorts, holiday camps, ski resorts, Disneyland, shopping centres and malls. 15 $1.50 Add
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If You Can Hear the Rockets, Then You are Alive

If You Can Hear the Rockets, Then You are Alive

From: Pay No Heed to the Rockets

In this chapter, the author travels to the Gaza Strip, and explores how artists there are able to find beauty in even the most unstable places. 44 $4.40 Add
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I’m Just So Tired of All These Star Wars

I’m Just So Tired of All These Star Wars

On Art and Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

Modern nostalgia in novel and flim is discussed, using examples of Ready Player One, Back to the Future, American Graffitti, Indiana Jones, and the introduction of prequels with Star Wars. … 22 $2.20 Add
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I'm Out!

I’m Out!

From: Let's Move On

Okalik critiques the state of Canadian politics/the liberal party, Inuit exclusion from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and lack of support for Northern Canada, … 11 $1.10 Add
Imagined Truths

Imagined Truths

Myths from a Draft-Dodging Poet

Memory is not only selective, it’s an amazing liar, con artist and spin doctor. History is what we choose to remember about the past in order to justify the present. Richard Lemm grew up in … 272 View
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Imagining an Intercultural Nation:

Imagining an Intercultural Nation:

A Moment in Canadian Queer Cinema

From: In a Queer Country

James Allan’s "Imagining an Intercultural Nation: A Moment in Canadian Queer Cinema" explores three films of recent years which feature gay topics, Kanada by Mike Holboom, Love … 27 $0.54 Add
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Immigration and "Medical Manpower"
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Immigration and "Medical Manpower"

1968 and the Awkward Introduction of Medicare in Canada

From: 1968 in Canada

The year 1968 witnessed the launch of medicare, a public program so important that 50 years later many Canadians identify universal health insurance as a defining feature of our national … 17 $1.70 Add
Immodest and Sensational

Immodest and Sensational

150 Years of Canadian Women in Sports

With the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team and other high-profile female athletes in recent years drawing a healthy share of the sports media limelight, there is a perception that … 96 View
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Imperialism

Imperialism

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Chapter Four focuses on Israel’s ties to imperialism. The chapter explores how Israel had aided in the imperial mission of the West in the Middle East and how its own interests tie in with … 12 $1.20 Add
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Imperialism

Imperialism

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter two, Imperialism focuses on defining imperialism and how it relates to both the history of Korea and its present day geopolitics. Imperialism is the activity, enterprise and methodology … 17 $1.70 Add