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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! What’s in a Name? The Jamaican Patty Controversy The Sauce From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View	Cheryl Thompson reflects on her parents ties to their Jamaican roots through food, learning to make Jamaican food, the book Traditional Jamaican Cookery, food history, the Jamaican beef patty, …	Cheryl Thompson	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From When Eaton’s Pitched Its Tent From: The Ward Uncovered View		Wayne Reeves	5	2018	$0.50 Add
From Where the Rich Went for Vice From: The Ward View		Michael Redhill	3	2015	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Why Can’t We Sell Stuff Anyplace? From: Messy Cities View	John Lorinc discusses zoning rules that govern commercial activity, and the history of urban retail in cities around the world.	Dylan Reid	8	2025	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Why Do Sports Even Matter? From: Rebound View	In the introductory chapter, the author suggests that at the best of times, sports – and the act of organizing and playing with others – is the lifeblood of a place.	Perry King	9	2021	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Why Do the Courts Suck in a City in Love with Basketball? From: Rebound View	This chapter examines the Toronto Raptors NBA championship team, and how that franchise stimulated the re-development of Toronto’s public basketball courts.	Perry King	9	2021	$0.90 Add
From It Seemed Like a Gay Weddig To Me From: Any Other Way View	Bob Gallagher recalls his efforts to immigrate to Toronto from the United States.	Bob Gallagher	3	2017	$0.30 Add
From Why Were Archaeologists Working in the Ward? From: The Ward Uncovered View		David & Williamson Robertson	6	2018	$0.60 Add
From Wide and Urban Wilderness: Defining Public Space in Allan Gardens From: Any Other Way View	Tatum Taylor recounts the history of Allan Gardens as a queer space, from a visit by Oscar Wilde in 1882 to the setting of Pride festivites in the 21st century.	Tatum Taylor	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Wilderness From: Encampment View	This chapter explains the history of Toronto’s Kensington Market and the church, St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, that homes the encampment referred to throughout the book and for which Helwig is the priest.	Maggie Helwig	12	2025	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Wilderness Photography, Disability, and Me From: Living Disability View	Nicolas Steenhout writes about spending time outdoors and connecting to nature through bird photography. He discusses how he needing to advocate for accessibility at his job and in everyday life, …	Nicolas Steenhout	11	2024	$1.10 Add
From William James Toronto's First Photojournalist From: The Ward View		Vincenzo Pietropaolo	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Williams Treaties AGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES From: Indigenous Toronto View	An essay on the Williams Treaties and resistance.	Wanda Nanibush	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Wonton of Joy The Filling From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View	Arlene Chan discusses her connection to Cantonises food and in particular the wonton, her family’s Kwong Chow Chop Suey Restaurant in Toronto, the annual ritual of making dumplings for …	Arlene Chan	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Wood-Wellesley and the ‘Mystery Block’ From: Any Other Way View	Mark Obaldeston describes how the pressure of new building developments is reshaping and erasing historically queer spaces in Toronto.	Mark Osbaldeston	3	2017	$0.30 Add
From Working with Government Budgets From: Five Good Ideas View	This chapter by Dan Burns focuses on having an early approach to introducing your organization to the government and developing relationships with them that you will often depend on.	Dan Burns	6	2011	$0.60 Add