1.
Series:
Clara at the Door with a Revolver
The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto
Paperback
Carolyn Whitzman
9780774890618
$24.95
TRUE CRIME
Feb 01, 2023
On the night of October 6, 1894, Frank Westwood was shot to death by an unknown assailant as he stood in the doorway of his home. Six weeks later, Clara Ford – a Black tailor and single mother known for wearing men’s attire – was arrested and confessed to the murder. But as the details of her arrest and her history with Westwood emerged, Clara recanted, testifying that she was coerced by police into a false confession. Carolyn Whitzman tells the story of a courageous Black woman in nineteenth-century Toronto and paints a portrait of a city and ...
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2.
Series: Studies in Gender and History
Before Official Multiculturalism
Women's Pluralism in Toronto, 1950s-1970s
Paperback
Franca Iacovetta
9781487545642
$39.95
HISTORY
Nov 14, 2022
Renowned author Franca Iacovetta provides a new perspective on multiculturalism by examining the hopes and challenges of women activists associated with the Toronto International Institute.For almost two decades before Canada officially adopted multiculturalism in 1971, a large network of women and their allies in Toronto were promoting pluralism as a city- and nation-building project. Before Official Multiculturalism assesses women as liberal pluralist advocates and activists, critically examining the key roles they played as community organiz...
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3.
Series:
Toronto the Good?
Negotiating Race in the Diverse City
Paperback
Shana Almeida
9781487560539
$29.95
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Nov 02, 2022
Toronto the Good? uniquely explores what diversity does to remake the City of Toronto as a beacon of democracy, racial inclusion, and progress. Armed with the motto "Diversity Our Strength," the City of Toronto has garnered a world-class reputation for challenging racism, largely because of how it is seen to value and include racialized groups through its diversity policies and practices. Toronto the Good? unsettles popular depictions of both diversity and the City of Toronto by attending to what diversity does in and for the City in the c...
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8.
Series:
The Heart of Toronto
Corporate Power, Civic Activism, and the Remaking of Downtown Yonge Street
Paperback
Daniel Ross
9780774867016
$32.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Apr 01, 2022
From the 1950s to the 1970s, downtown North America was reconfigured for the suburban age. The Heart of Toronto follows one example of efforts to address the problems and possibilities of city centres: downtown Yonge Street. Attempts to keep pace with, or even lead, urban change included the street’s conversion into a car-free public space, a clean-up campaign targeting the sex industry, and the construction of North America’s largest urban shopping mall. Linking these projects to postwar decentralization, economic restructuring, and cultural t...
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9.
Series:
Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto
A Visual Analysis of Change
Paperback
Brian Doucet
9781487500108
$49.95
ARCHITECTURE
Feb 22, 2022
Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto visually compares historic and contemporary images of different parts of Toronto to better understand how and why the city has changed.When looking at old pictures of the city of Toronto, it is clear that the city’s urban, economic, and social geography has changed dramatically over the generations. Historic photos of Toronto’s streetcar network offer a unique opportunity to examine how Toronto has been transformed from a provincial, industrial city into one of North America’s largest and most ...
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10.
Series:
Toronto: City of Commerce 1800-1960
Stories of a city’s factories, businesses and storefronts
Paperback
Katherine Taylor
9781459415478
$29.95
HISTORY
Oct 19, 2021
In its early years, Toronto was a city of small businesses of astonishing variety. Unlike today, manufacturers held a prominent place in the city. Enterprising Torontonians ran and worked in factories making suits, carpets, home appliances, shoes and much more. The city also boasted lively retail and entertainment sectors. There were confectionaries, barbershops, burlesques, sports arenas — and many others. While many of these businesses are long gone, their histories live on in paintings, archival photographs, and preserved signs and storefro...
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11.
Series:
Toronto
Biography of a City
Now in paperback!
Paperback
Allan Levine
9781771622790
$29.95
HISTORY
Sep 04, 2021
"Allan Levine's biography of Toronto is a triumph of historical storytelling. Avoiding the worn path of grand themes and broad concepts of civic evolution, he instead ventures out, engagingly marshalling real-time encounters of people, places and events—the good, the bad and the ugly of it all. This fresh take on Toronto evokes a saga of the city that keeps the delighted reader turning the pages, eager to enjoy—and learn—more." —David Crombie, Former mayor of Toronto In the last seventy years, Toronto has been transformed from a provincial tow...
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12.
Series:
The Heartbeat of Innovation
A History of Cardiac Surgery at the Toronto General Hospital
Hardcover
Edward Shorter
9781487526818
$45.00
MEDICAL
Aug 15, 2021
This book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the development of cardiovascular surgery at the Toronto General Hospital – now rated as one of the best hospitals in the world.Great innovations take place within great institutions. Founded in 1819, Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is one of Canada’s oldest hospitals and has created a nurturing environment for early Canadian innovations in heart surgery. The Heartbeat of Innovation tells the story of the brilliant surgeons who worked there and the hospital environment that provided an incubator to ...
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13.
Series:
Electing a Mega-Mayor
Toronto 2014
Paperback
R. Michael McGregor
9781487509644
$35.95
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Jun 18, 2021
This book offers a thorough account of the attitudes and behaviour of electors towards the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election.Electing a Mega-Mayor represents the first ever comprehensive, survey-based, examination of a Canadian mayoral race, and provides a unique and detailed account of the 2014 mayoral election in Toronto. After making the case that local elections deserve more attention from scholars of political behaviour, this book offers readers an understanding of Toronto politics at the time of the 2014 election, and presents relevant backgr...
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14.
Series:
Accidental Wilderness
The Origins and Ecology of Toronto's Tommy Thompson Park
Hardcover
Walter H. Kehm
9781487508340
$49.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Nov 10, 2020
Once referred to as Toronto’s “accidental wilderness,” Tommy Thompson Park is now recognized as a fortuitous urban miracle. Initially created as a landfill site on the city’s rapidly developing waterfront, the park’s physical and ecological footprint have grown dramatically. Forests, grasslands, and wildlife now thrive – all within a stone’s throw of some of the most densely populated areas of North America’s fourth-largest city. Accidental Wilderness is a rich and lyrical collection of essays curated by internationally recognized landscape ar...
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15.
Series:
Toronto's Inclusive Modernity
The Architecture of Jerome Markson
Paperback
Laura J. Miller
9781773270012
$45.00
ARCHITECTURE
Feb 04, 2020
Jerome Marksons nearly six-decade-long architectural practice began in a time of profound transformation during the post-war period. His buildings were harbingers of important shifts in sociopolitical attitudes, urban policies, and modes of architectural production. From speculative homes in fledgling suburbs, to bespoke private houses, to social housing in downtown Toronto, to luxury landmarks like the Market Square condominiums, as well as important cultural and institutional buildings, his architecture reflects his pursuit of a more open an...
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16.
Series: Santa is Coming...
Santa Is Coming to Toronto
Hardcover
Steve Smallman
9781728201054
$18.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Oct 01, 2019
It's Christmas Eve. Have you been good? Santa's packed up all the presents and is headed your way! With the help of a certain red-nosed reindeer, Santa flies over many landmarks in Toronto!"Ho, ho, ho!" laughs Santa. "Merry Christmas, Toronto!"
17.
Series:
Toronto Makes
The Things We Love and the People Who Make Them
Hardcover
Randi Bergman
9781773270524
$38.99
CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Sep 16, 2019
A beautiful object in itself, Toronto Makes is an inspiring tour through Toronto's thriving makers scene Toronto Makes features over 50 of the city's most exciting creative entrepreneurs sharing the stories behind the crafts they've dedicated their lives to. This beautifully photographed and designed volume celebrates bakers and brewers, fashion and jewellery designers, furniture makers and ceramicists, and many more - an eclectic group of incredibly talented people who make Toronto a little more special. Toronto Makes pairs engaging profiles...
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18.
Series: Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat in Toronto
A Halloween Adventure Through The Six
Hardcover
Eric James
9781492687368
$13.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Aug 01, 2019
An unexpected visitor arrives in town! But who is he? What is he? Where did he come from? Readers will learn the answers to all these questions as they watch the mysterious visitor travel through places they know and love in Toronto! Come along and celebrate an unforgettable Halloween night!
19.
Series: The Campus Guides
University of Toronto: An Architectural Tour (The Campus Guide) 2nd Edition
Paperback
Larry Wayne Richards
9781616897253
$53.95
STUDY AIDS
Mar 05, 2019
University of Toronto: The Campus Guide, second edition, portrays the dramatic growth and development of Canada's largest university while it showcases some of the finest architecture and landscapes in eleven curated walking tours. Founded in 1850 and built in a pastoral setting outside the city limits, the renowned university now has more than 90,000 students at three distinguished campuses: the downtown Toronto St. George campus, the University of Toronto Mississauga, and the University of Toronto Scarborough. Extraordinary new photographs an...
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20.
Series: Tiny the Easter Bunny
Tiny the Toronto Easter Bunny
Hardcover
Eric James
9781492659693
$14.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Feb 01, 2018
It's Easter morning in Toronto,and Tiny is out for a jog,but he STOPS in his tracks and discoversthe Easter Bunny STUCK in a log!With the Easter Bunny trapped, it's up to Tiny to save Easter in Toronto! But being a bunny isn't as easy as it looks, especially for an elephant. In this fun and playful story, find out how Tiny uses his own special talents to save Easter!
21.
Series: Night-Night
Night-Night Toronto
Board book
Katherine Sully
9781492654933
$14.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 1 - 4
Oct 03, 2017
It's bedtime in Toronto! Say goodnight to all your favorite locations, including:CN Tower Allan Gardens Ripley's Aquarium of Canada Gooderham Building Toronto City Hall Toronto Zoo Gibraltar Point Lighthouse Rogers Centre Canada's Wonderland Royal Ontario Museum
22.
Series:
Walter Beauchamp
A Tailored History of Toronto
Hardcover
Pedro Mendes
9781927958896
$40.00
DESIGN
Aug 11, 2017
: As one of the Canada's oldest custom tailors, Walter Beauchamp Tailors has nurtured a unique civilian and military tailoring business for over a century. Owned and operated by three generations of the Beauchamp family since 1908, the company appeared on the brink of permanent closure in 2014, but its renaissance was ensured by a bold business move. Now the story behind the success of this iconic brand is captured in an engaging book that takes us on a fascinating tour through the building of a celebrated family business, and into the lives of...
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23.
Series:
Toronto Eats
100 Signature Recipes from the City's Best Restaurants
Hardcover
Amy Rosen
9781773270036
$37.95
COOKING
Aug 08, 2017
The farms, forests, and lakes that surround Toronto are invaluable resources for local and sustainable ingredients (and a good bit of foraging, too). Following on the heels of the bestselling cookbook, Toronto Cooks, the highly anticipated Toronto Eats is a multicultural spectrum of the city’s countless cultures from Mumbai chili crab to okonomiyaki. Boasting over 100 signature recipes from 50 amazing chefs, it is a gorgeous illustration of this city’s food scene, featuring chef-tested recipes from the most talented toques, as well as their sto...
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24.
Series:
Scarborough
Paperback
Catherine Hernandez
9781551526775
$19.95
FICTION
May 01, 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2022 NOW A MOTION PICTURE directed by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson; screenplay by Catherine Hernandez Trillium Book Award and City of Toronto Book Award finalist; Edmund White Debut Fiction Award finalist; A Globe 100, National Post and Quill and Quire Best Book of the Year Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America; like many inner-city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. Scarborough...
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25.
Series:
How We Changed Toronto
The inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980
Hardcover
John Sewell
9781459409408
$29.95
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Sep 21, 2015
By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada's largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, high-rise apartments, and skyscraping downtown office towers were transforming the city. City officials were cheerleaders for unrestricted growth. All this "progress" had a price. Heritage buildings were disappearing. Whole neighbourhoods were being destroyed -- by city hall itself -- in the name of urban renewal and high-rise developers. Many idealistic, young...
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