Recreation & Leisure Studies
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From ![]() Gates Gully |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown uses Gates Gully (Belamy Ravine), which cleaves through the Scarborough Bluffs, to illustrate how local history, natural heritage, art, and culture intersect … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 6Kinship and Creativity From: Renewal |
This chapter explores how a focus on nature can inspire and guide creative persuits. | Andres R. Edwards | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() Warden Woods Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Warden Woods, an important ecological and geological area located in Toronto’s Taylor-Massey Creek sub-watershed. He addresses issues of natural … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 7Compassion and Coexistence From: Renewal |
This chapter discusses the importance of developing compassion and empathy for non-human organisms | Andres R. Edwards | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Taylor Creek Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Taylor Creek Park, a historically-important and high-use recreational park located in Toronto’s Taylor-Massey Creek sub-watershed. He illustrates how … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 8An Ecocentric Ethic From: Renewal |
This chapter discusses how we can create a new ethical framework centered around the preservation of all life. | Andres R. Edwards | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Glen Stewart Ravine |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Glen Stewart Ravine in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood and the genetically-valuable population of red oak (quercus rubra) it supports. He illustrates … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() L’Amoreaux North Park and Passmore Forest |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown uses L’Amoreaux North Park and Passmore Forest, located in Toronto’s Highland Creek watershed, to illustrate how the growth of the city has impacted both … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Children at the VanguardFrom: Rebound |
In this chapter, the author writes about Lay-Up, a community sports organization that offers basketball and active lifestyle camps. | Perry King | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 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 |
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From ![]() City Parks on Occupied LandFrom: On This Patch of Grass |
Daisy Couture; Matt Hern; Sadie Courture; Selena Courture | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Clandestine Gatherings and Charging GorillasFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene recounts a series of extraordinary encounters in eastern Zaire during the 1970s, when Mobutu’s state policies upended daily life. | Roger Turene | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Coaching as If your Life Depended on ItFrom: Rebound |
This chapter examines the role of coaches and coaching in community sport. | Perry King | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! ConclusionFrom: Cutting Edge |
In this chapter, Gawthrop traces the expanding presence of queer hockey culture across media, visual arts, and live sport. | Daniel Gawthrop | 7 | 2026 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Cricket Plays Here’From: Rebound |
In this chapter, King writes about cricket, the Caribbean-Canadian community, and Canadian immigration policy. | Perry King | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Crossroads |
Meeting Whitney Houston, some career crossroads, further experiences with the knights | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |










