Recreation & Leisure Studies
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From  Winter: The Great Exhale |
As winter winds blast across brown or white fields and the temperature dips, the land seems to breathe out — cleansing itself of the remnants of last summer’s growth. We hear the … | Drew Monkman; Jacob Rodenburg | 59 | 2016 | $5.90 Add |
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From  All AboardOur Enduring Love Affair with Trains From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Six examines trains and transportation by rail. The chapter explores the invention of trains, trains as connectors of the masses across the big countries of Canada and America, the … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 25 | 2007 | $2.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Bhatia, Drake, and the Making of Basketball Culture in the 6ixFrom: Rebound |
In this chapter, King profiles Nav Bhatia, a Toronto Raptors superfan who has attended every one of the team’s home games. He has also spearheaded charitable initiatives that focus on … | Perry King | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 4East Point Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes East Point Park and its Bird Sanctuary, overlooking Lake Ontario from atop Toronto’s Scarborough Bluffs. He outlines the impressive diversity of … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 5Nature’s Intelligence From: Renewal |
This chapter explores the concept of intelligence and the ways in which the natural world displays a systemic ability to solve problems and overcome obstacles. | Andres R. Edwards | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Forward!From: On This Patch of Grass |
- | Daisy Couture; Matt Hern; Sadie Courture; Selena Courture | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Last Chance |
His time in Knoxville | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Sacrificing the SelfFrom: Game Misconduct |
- | Nathan Kalman-Lamb | 39 | 2018 | $3.90 Add |
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From Spring: The Greening Season |
Spring usually begins as a tug-of-war with winter. Just when we think warmer weather is here to stay, we are hit with another blast of cold and snow. However, the change of season is always … | Drew Monkman; Jacob Rodenburg | 62 | 2016 | $6.20 Add |
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From  Sweetheart HeroinesFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
1940-1955. Examines the effect of the war on women’s sports and how the immidiate post-war period was characterized by a remarkable emphasis on beauty, grace, femininity and, for some … | M. Ann Hall | 10 | 2008 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Systemic Causes of Academic UnderachievementFrom: The Skin I'm In |
- | Christopher M. Spence | 13 | 1999 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 5Gates 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 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 Envisioning Educational SuccessFrom: The Skin I'm In |
- | Christopher M. Spence | 13 | 1999 | $1.30 Add |
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From Favourite Daughters and Competing MothersFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
Examines some of the most accomplished female athletes of the 1950s | M. Ann Hall | 12 | 2008 | $1.20 Add |
