Recreation & Leisure Studies
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Fighting for Gender EqualityFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
Examines feminist activism in women’s sports in canada from 1970 to 2008 | M. Ann Hall | 10 | 2008 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Keeping Your Eye on the BallFrom: Rebound |
This chapter explores the role of ball hockey in community building in Brampton Ontario. | Perry King | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  PRESENT DAYFrom: Casa Loma |
The castle today | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 Add |
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From  The Blues |
His time as a part-time scout, his relationship with the St Louis Blues | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 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 |
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From  NEW! Chapter 8Glen 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 EpilogueFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
Notes the problems with comparison of women’s sports to men’s sports and profiling the few to ignore the thousands of other athletes | M. Ann Hall | 4 | 2008 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! Harry Gairey’s Enduring LessonFrom: Rebound |
This chapter explores the legacy of Harry Gainey, a Jamaican-born Canadian railway worker. It also examines racism in hockey. | Perry King | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From If You Build It, They Will Come: Resorts and Theme ParksFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Ten explores the history of Resorts and Theme Parks. The chapter discusses topics including the birth of seaside resorts, holiday camps, ski resorts, Disneyland, shopping centres and malls. | Laura Byrne Paquet | 15 | 2007 | $1.50 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! Chapter 9L'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 Crossroads |
Meeting Whitney Houston, some career crossroads, further experiences with the knights | John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Karl Subban’s Philosophy of Life, Hockey, and InclusionFrom: Rebound |
This chapter profiles another Jamaican Canadian: Karl Subban, the father of the NHL player P.K. Subban. | Perry King | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 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! Chapter 10Terraview Park and Willowfield Gardens Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Terraview and Willowfield Gardens Parks, located near the artificial headwaters of Taylor-Massey Creek, and focal point for Toronto’s fledgling … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 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 |
