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Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks
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Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s

This is a gripping look at the underbelly of Toronto’s explosive postwar growth in the 1960s and 1970s, at a time when labour leaders, politicians, contractors and crime figures battled for … 384 View
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Military Involvement

Military Involvement

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

This chapter summarizes the evidence for a military connection to Oak Island. What follows is a reconstruction of how the Flood Tunnel was excavated and the Smith’s Cove cofferdam … 24 $2.40 Add
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Minding the City
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Minding the City

From: Living Disability

Corey Bialek writes about what living with double depression means for going outside and getting around a city, and how the way we design public spaces impacts mental health. 10 $1.00 Add
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Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

Minimizing Farming’s Water Needs

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the vast amount of water used by the agricultural sector and ways to reduce that total, either by changing how we grow crops or by changing which crops we grow. 16 $1.60 Add
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Minstrel Show Tom

Minstrel Show Tom

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the phenomenon of minstrelsy, and how Uncle Tom came to be depicted in minstrel shows. 11 $1.10 Add
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Mirrors or Mirage

Mirrors or Mirage

Political Parties and Grassroots Movements

From: Quiet No More

Chapter four surveys the relationship between progressive political parties and grassroots activism; a case is made that a grassroots influence in electoral politics is emerging, but one … 46 $4.60 Add
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Missionary Work

Missionary Work

The Fight for Jewish Souls

From: The Ward

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Mississippi Freedom Summer
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Mississippi Freedom Summer

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, a ten-week campaign led by SNCC to register Black voters. 34 $3.40 Add
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Mitigating Harm to Women

Mitigating Harm to Women

From: Beyond Shelters

Describes the development of the transition house movement in Newfoundland and Labrador and how these centres have become anchors for the protection and safety of women in their communities. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Mobility in the Divided City

Mobility in the Divided City

From: Subdivided

This chapter highlights Toronto’s need to build better transport links to serve and connect all corners of the city. 14 $1.40 Add
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Model Citizens

Model Citizens

From: Subdivided

The chapter focuses on increasing local engagement in government and in turn, recognizing the political leadership of underrepresented groups. 16 $1.60 Add
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Mommy Wrote a Book of All My Secrets

Mommy Wrote a Book of All My Secrets

From: The M Word

Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang reflects on Rapunzel’s mother, identity as a mother, motherhood as a study of conflicts, the witch in Rapunzel, and her own feelings on writing about her daughter. 8 $0.80 Add
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Monasticism for Moderns
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Monasticism for Moderns

From: In Praise of Retreat

This chapter explores the history of monastic orders across a variety of cultures and time periods. The author explores ways in which a monastic lifestyle can be adopted in the modern world. 25 $2.50 Add