Recreation & Leisure Studies
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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 |
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From  Walking TourFrom: Casa Loma |
A walking tour of the castle and grounds | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 49 | 2016 | $4.90 Add |
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From  Blacks in SportFrom: The Skin I'm In |
- | Christopher M. Spence | 34 | 1999 | $3.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 1Altona Forest |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Altona Forest, an ecologically-rich natural area in the Petticoat Creek watershed on the border of Pickering and Toronto. He uses Altona to reflect upon … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 2Awe and Beauty From: Renewal |
This chapter discusses how it is important, in our otherwise orderly and meticulous world to seek out and experience moments of awe and beauty. | Andres R. Edwards | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From From Poverty to ProsperityFrom: Casa Loma |
1859 – 1889. Looks at Henry Mill Pellatt and recounts his early toronto days, young man in a hurry, Rifleman Pellatt, Pellatt the Plunger | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Hockey Players Talk About Their WorkFrom: Game Misconduct |
- | Nathan Kalman-Lamb | 41 | 2018 | $4.10 Add |
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From  Key Nature Concepts for Children to Learn |
A quick look at nature concepts: Why do we have seasons? Climate change. Evolution. | Drew Monkman; Jacob Rodenburg | 18 | 2016 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Modern Mannish MaidensFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
1890-1920. Looks at the media take on women playing sports in the 1890s. Looks at the development of more prevalent women athletes and women’s team sports in Canadian including tennis, … | M. Ann Hall | 14 | 2008 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Same Time, Same PlaceBocce Ball Park in 2015 From: On This Patch of Grass |
- | Daisy Couture; Matt Hern; Sadie Courture; Selena Courture | 12 | 2018 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Scotty |
describes his passion for hockey and experiencing with hockey growing up including racism he faced. Outlines how he was scouted by Scotty Bowman for the Montreal Jr. Canadians tryouts in 1963 | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 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 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 NEW! Chapter 2Rouge Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown introduces Rouge National Urban Park, one of Toronto’s largest natural areas, which dominates some 13 per cent of the Rouge River watershed. He describes how … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 3Health and Well Being From: Renewal |
This chapter explores the therapeutic effects of engaging with the natural world. | Andres R. Edwards | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From Chocolate Rocket |
His years playing with the Maisonneuve Braves, his nickname "the chocolate rocket", the development of an illness, encounters with Maurice Richard | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
