Recreation & Leisure Studies
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From  NEW! The Death and the Rebirth of the WolfpackFrom: Rebound |
This chapter provides a history of the Toronto Wolfpack, an upstart rugby franchise who’s plans were complicated by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Perry King | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! The End of EasternFrom: Rebound |
In this chapter, King examines the legacy of Eastern Commerce High School in Toronto. | Perry King | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Future of TravelFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Thirteen as the conclusion reflects on the future of travel. The chapter explores topics including traveling to space, green tourism, and the value of travel. | Laura Byrne Paquet | 7 | 2007 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Grand TourWhere Modern Leisure Travel Began From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Three examines the history of the Grand Tour. The chapter explores how the Grand Tour, an aristocratic rite of passage, transformed into the early version of modern leisure travel. | Laura Byrne Paquet | 5 | 2007 | $0.50 Add |
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From  The Park GoersFrom: On This Patch of Grass |
Daisy Couture; Matt Hern; Sadie Courture; Selena Courture | 55 | 2018 | $5.50 Add | |
 The Skin I’m InRacism, Sports and Education |
This book discusses the role that sport participation plays in the lives of Black male high school students. As a former professional athlete himself, the author brings a firsthand personal … | Christopher M. Spence | 136 | 1999 | View |
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From  The Way It Is |
His transfer to the Sorel Black Hawks, racist encounters, increasing health difficulties | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 13 | 2014 | $1.30 Add |
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From The Well-Packed BagDon’t Forget Your . . . From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Eleven focuses on the invention of travel guides and guidebooks. The chapter explores the art of travel accounts in various forms of literature from early Christian pilgrims to guidebooks … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 30 | 2007 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! The Whitest Game You Can NameFrom: Cutting Edge |
In this chapter, Gawthrop traces hockey’s origins through James Creighton and the Stanley Cup, examines the marginalization of women and racialized players, and celebrates the Montreal … | Daniel Gawthrop | 22 | 2026 | $2.20 Add |
They Called Me Chocolate RocketThe Life and Times of John Paris, Jr., Hockey's First Black Professional Coach |
In the ultra-competitive junior hockey leagues in the early 1960s, a young man could tolerate nearly anything that helped him stand out from the hordes of other prospects, so John Paris, Jr. did … | 272 | View | ||
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From Titling Victoria ParkFrom: On This Patch of Grass |
Daisy Couture; Matt Hern; Sadie Courture; Selena Courture | 32 | 2018 | $3.20 Add | |
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From To Your HealthSpas and Other Cures From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Nine focuses on traveling for one’s health. The chapter explorers the creation of spas and resorts for health, including roman baths, health spas and springs in the Middle Ages, … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 12 | 2007 | $1.20 Add |
 Toronto’s Ravines and Urban ForestsTheir natural heritage and local history |
No matter where you are in Toronto, you are close to a ravine. In these often-hidden places you can find an astonishing diversity of birds, flowers, and trees. Jason Ramsay-Brown has spent twenty … | 200 | View | ||
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From NEW! Toxic Masculinity: Straight to the Dressing RoomFrom: Cutting Edge |
In this chapter, Gawthrop traces the intertwined threads of toxic masculinity, homophobia, and sexual abuse within Canadian hockey culture from the 1991-92 season onward. | Daniel Gawthrop | 30 | 2026 | $3.00 Add |
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From Turner Cup |
His time with the Atlanta Knights and the Turner Cup Win | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 22 | 2014 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Under the Pear TreeFrom: On Account of Darkness |
This chapter talks about the history and experiences of Black Americans and Canadians in sports dealing with systemic racism and discrimination. Canada’s history of white supremacy and … | Ian Kennedy | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
