Recreation & Leisure Studies

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Gates Gully

Gates Gully

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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 … 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 6

Kinship and Creativity

From: Renewal

This chapter explores how a focus on nature can inspire and guide creative persuits. 18 $1.80 Add
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Warden Woods Park

Warden Woods Park

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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 … 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 7

Compassion and Coexistence

From: Renewal

This chapter discusses the importance of developing compassion and empathy for non-human organisms 19 $1.90 Add
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Taylor Creek Park

Taylor Creek Park

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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 … 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 8

An Ecocentric Ethic

From: Renewal

This chapter discusses how we can create a new ethical framework centered around the preservation of all life. 16 $1.60 Add
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Glen Stewart Ravine

Glen Stewart Ravine

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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 … 4 $0.40 Add
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L'Amoreaux North Park and Passmore Forest

L’Amoreaux North Park and Passmore Forest

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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 … 6 $0.60 Add
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Children at the Vanguard
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Children at the Vanguard

From: Rebound

In this chapter, the author writes about Lay-Up, a community sports organization that offers basketball and active lifestyle camps. 5 $0.50 Add
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Chocolate Rocket

Chocolate Rocket

From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

His years playing with the Maisonneuve Braves, his nickname "the chocolate rocket", the development of an illness, encounters with Maurice Richard ; 16 $1.60 Add
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City Parks on Occupied Land

City Parks on Occupied Land

From: On This Patch of Grass

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Clandestine Gatherings and Charging Gorillas
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Clandestine Gatherings and Charging Gorillas

From: 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. 10 $1.00 Add
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Coaching as If your Life Depended on It
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Coaching as If your Life Depended on It

From: Rebound

This chapter examines the role of coaches and coaching in community sport. 5 $0.50 Add
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Cutting Edge
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Conclusion

From: Cutting Edge

In this chapter, Gawthrop traces the expanding presence of queer hockey culture across media, visual arts, and live sport. 7 $0.70 Add
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Cricket Plays Here'
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Cricket Plays Here’

From: Rebound

In this chapter, King writes about cricket, the Caribbean-Canadian community, and Canadian immigration policy. 10 $1.00 Add
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Crossroads

Crossroads

From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

Meeting Whitney Houston, some career crossroads, further experiences with the knights ; 18 $1.80 Add