Coach House Books
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From ![]() NEW! Verna Johnston, NokomisHOW WE CARRY THIS PLACE From: Indigenous Toronto |
The story of Verna Johnston (Nokomis), who founded an Indigenous-run boarding house in Toronto and helped to create the Indigenous community that we know today in Toronto. | Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() Void Where ProhibitedFrom: No Place To Go |
In this chapter, the author demonstrates the importance of reducing public urination and defecation from a health perspective. She then highlights the complex interplay between access to washroom … | Lezlie Lowe | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Waiting for a MiracleFrom: No Place To Go |
Lowe discusses the gender differences inherent in using the bathroom. She introduces the concept of potty parity, referring to washroom design that takes the needs of women in account in order to … | Lezlie Lowe | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() Walking Through LossA Critical Visit to an Old Neighbourhood From: Subdivided |
A photo-essay of the author’s old neighbourhood, highlighting the issue of social housing. | Taha Muharuma | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() War and PeesFrom: No Place To Go |
This chapter considers the issue of gender and public washrooms, particularly the needs and preferences of transgender people. | Lezlie Lowe | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Wasauksing-Vancouver-TorontoMy Path Home From: Subdivided |
The author describes the struggle in her youth coming to terms with her First Nations identity. | Rebeka Tabobondung | 10 | 2016 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Water and Sewage: The Original Urban NetworksThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 3 explores the original urban networks, water and sewage systems. Topics discussed include the London Fire of 1666, water pumps, sewers and urban health. | John Lorinc | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Water Table: How the Organics SurvivedFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Abbey Flower | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add | |
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From ![]() LGBTQ2S Parenting: Some MilestonesFrom: Any Other Way |
A brief timeline of landmark legal decisions and milestones that allowed queer and trans people to claim their sexual identities while maintaining their right to parent. | Rachel Epstein | 2 | 2017 | $0.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! We Can Live With ThatFrom: Messy Cities |
Leslie Woo writes about the plan to evolve the Greater Golden Horseshoe region within Canada in the early 2000’s, and how bureaucratic short-sightedness eroded the plan’s potential and original … | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Web 2.0From: Five Good Ideas |
This chapter by Jason Mogus focuses on changing the way you view the Internet and how widespread your online presence is. | Jason Mogus | 8 | 2011 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! WelcomeFrom: Living Disability |
This chapter introduces the book’s focus on being disabled in public, and the privilege of privacy. | Emily Macrae | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! What Is Safety?From: Messy Cities |
Kimahli Powell uses their experience with the Toronto-based charity, Rainbow Railroad, to explore what it means to provide a safe community for LGBTQIA+ individuals amidst a housing crisis. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! What the Eye Doesn’t See, It Walks IntoFrom: Living Disability |
Claire Steep discusses the accessibility problems within Canadian transportation hubs, including in downtown Toronto, and compares her experience with that of in the United Kingdom. | Claire Steep | 9 | 2024 | $0.90 Add |
![]() NEW! What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings |
Nearly every culture has a variation on the dumpling: histories, treatises, family legends, and recipes about the world’s favourite lump of carbs. If the … | John Lorinc; Karon Liu | 234 | 2022 | View |
![]() NEW! What You Won’t Do For LoveA Conversation |
What if we could love the planet as much as we love one another? "Warm, wise, and overflowing with generosity, this is a love story so epic it embraces all of creation. Yet another reminder … | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 106 | 2022 | View |

















