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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Alexander Wood: The Invention of a Legend From: Any Other Way View	Ed Jackson explores the truth behind the legend of Alexander Wood, a merchant and prominent Torontonian who was embroiled in a sex scandal in the early 1800’s.	Ed Jackson	2	2017	$0.20 Add
From Sex Work and The Ward’s Bachelor Society From: The Ward View		Elise Chenier	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From Shared Services From: Five Good Ideas View	This chapter by Sharon B. Cohen focuses on the strategy of shared services and their effective governance.	Sharon B. Cohen	4	2011	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Ship of Theseus: The Power Wheelchair User and the City From: Living Disability View	Angelo Muredda writes about his experience of using a power wheelchair in Toronto, including how it contributes to his mobility, its challenges, and its relationship to his own body.	Emily Macrae	8	2024	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Sink or Swim: A Riff on the Essence of the Matzo Ball The Wrapper From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View	David Buchbinder reflects on the matzo ball of Jewish culinary cuisine, what makes for the best matzo, preferences and generational traditions, Jewish traditions, and the power of food for a …	David Buchbinder	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Siopao Is Not Just for Kids The Wrapper From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View	Christina Gonzales discusses the Filipino siopao, how they attest to the history of the Philippines, colonization, cultural influence of Spanish, Chinese, and Americans on the islands, and her …	Christina Gonzales	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From Oscar Wilde’s Type (in Toronto) From: Any Other Way View	An excerpt from Of Toronto the Good: a Social Study: The Queen City of Canada as It Is , 1898.	C.S Clark	1	2017	$0.10 Add
From Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle Ben From: Uncle View	This chapter examines railway sleeping cars, the Black men who served as porters to tourists on the rails, and how these men were forced to conform to the Uncle Tom stereotype.	Cheryl Thompson	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From Slum-Free The Suburban Ideal From: The Ward View		Richard Harris	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Smart Cities and the Origins of Utopian Urbanism The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 2 explores the origins of utopian urbanism. Topics discussed include history of urban planning, the history of ghetto’s, Bauhaus and the Garden City …	John Lorinc	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Smart Cities, Big Data, and a Question of Trust The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 4 discusses questions of personal data. Topics discussed include open access, data and privacy, data bias, open data, and municipal dashboards.	John Lorinc	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Smart City Tech: A Primer The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 1 explores the tech needed to create a smart city. Discussing topics including what makes technology ‘smart’, ‘machine learning’ …	John Lorinc	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Smart City Tech and the Promise of Green Cities The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 5 explores the possibility of green cities with smart innovation. Topics discussed include post-industrial cities, climate change, pollution, urban …	John Lorinc	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From Social Marketing From: Five Good Ideas View	This chapter by Mark Sarner focuses on knowing your market and your brand inside and out, and how to invest your money into it.	Mark Sarner	5	2011	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Solid, Glutinous, and Toothsome The Wrapper From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View	André Alexis reflects on the Trinidadian dumplings of the island of his birth, ideas of belonging and not belonging in the identity of first generation immigrants, food cultures and taboos, …	André Alexis	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From Some Historical Shit From: No Place To Go View	This chapter covers sewers, the history of human waste management and public infrastructure design and highlights issues of gender, physical and racial accessibility.	Lezlie Lowe	20	2018	$2.00 Add