Discover & Explore Toronto's Waterfront


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Out of print for many years, this much sought-after guide is being brought back just in time for the megacity's first summer. Mike Filey has expanded his original book to include areas that are now the waterfront of the new City of Toronto, stretching from the west end of Etobicoke to the Rouge River in the east. This valuable guide is an essential tool for anyone with an interest in Toronto: tourists, locals, and even out-of-towners who want to learn more about the lakeside sites of North America's fifth-largest city. The book is divided into three Walks. New and archival photographs and illustrations capture the beauty and charm of the city, while the text provides the history of each site, complete with intriguing and often amusing anecdotes. For residents and tourists, Toronto continues to be a great city to explore. With Discover & Explore Toronto's Waterfront, exploration is made even more exciting.




The Dundurn Group


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Toronto Sketches 6


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Stories of Old Toronto never lose favour with the city’s nostalgia buffs, and as long as Mike Filey continues to provide us with his "The Way We Were" columns, no one’s appetite will have to go unsatisfied. When Mike’s Toronto Sunday Sun columns were first brought together in Toronto Sketches, demand was so high that it prompted a second collection ... then a third ... and a fourth ... and a fifth. Now, for 2000, Mike has once again brought together some of the best of his Toronto Sunday Sun columns for Toronto Sketches 6, the latest installment in the wildly popular series. This time around, Mike takes us to a performance at the Royal Alexandra Theatre by Al Jolson, the opening of Sunnybrook Hospital, a game between the baseball Leafs and the Havana Sugar Kings - with Fidel Castro throwing out the first pitch - and many more famous, notorious, and entertaining episodes in the history of this great city.




Riverdale


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A complete history of Toronto's Riverdale community, this book narrates the lives of early inhabitants, (reaching as far back as Simcoe's first settlement of the region), the construction boom of 1915, and the waves of immigration that made Riverdale one of Toronto's most diverse areas.




Top 50 Best Things to do in Toronto, Ontario


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Toronto, the bustling metropolis on the shores of Lake Ontario, is a city that never fails to captivate visitors with its array of attractions and activities. This carefully curated list of 50 things to do in Toronto is designed to showcase the city's diverse offerings, ensuring a memorable experience for every type of traveler. From cultural institutions like the Royal Ontario Museum and Art Gallery of Ontario, where you can immerse yourself in art, history, and culture, to natural escapes such as High Park and the Toronto Islands, where you can find tranquility amidst urban life, Toronto truly has it all. Indulge in the city's vibrant neighborhoods, like the Distillery District and Kensington Market, where you can wander through cobblestone streets lined with galleries, boutiques, and mouthwatering eateries. The iconic CN Tower beckons the adventurous souls to partake in the thrilling EdgeWalk, offering unparalleled views and an adrenaline rush like no other. Meanwhile, Casa Loma's majestic architecture invites visitors to step back in time and explore its grand halls and beautiful gardens. Sports enthusiasts will find themselves at home in Toronto, with the opportunity to catch baseball games at Rogers Centre or basketball matches with the Toronto Raptors. For a more serene experience, take a leisurely bike ride along the Martin Goodman Trail or hop on a ferry to Ward's Island, where you can soak up the sun and enjoy a picnic by the lake. And no visit to Toronto would be complete without a trip to the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls, just a short drive away, providing an unforgettable natural spectacle. As you explore Toronto's rich cultural scene, iconic landmarks, and natural beauty, you'll witness the vibrant tapestry that defines this cosmopolitan city. From art and history to sports and nature, Toronto offers a kaleidoscope of experiences that will leave you with lasting memories and a desire to return and discover even more of what this remarkable city has to offer. So, embark on this extraordinary journey through Toronto and let its captivating charm captivate your heart.




History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in Canada (1831-2019)


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The world's most comprehensive, well documented and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 224 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.




History of Soybean Crushing: Soy Oil and Soybean Meal (980-2016):


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The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 378 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.




Exploring Toronto


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A full-colour guide to dozens of unique outdoor spaces that highlight Toronto as a sustainable, liveable city. Toronto is rich in public spaces — deeply incised ravines, lively neighbourhoods, lush gardens and parks, iconic bridges, even repurposed industrial silos and undercrofts of elevated highways. Urban designer Ken Greenberg and Toronto aficionado Eti Greenberg have combed the city on foot and by tandem bike, discovering some of Toronto’s best outdoor public spaces. In Exploring Toronto, they have gathered twenty-eight of their favourite spots, each offering something unique — a flash of ingenious design, a surprise vantage point, or simply relief from the hum of traffic. Ken and Eti bring their distinctive perspective, informed by years of work in urban design, to each of their choices, providing readers (and explorers) with the full story of the history, design, and appeal of each one-of-a-kind place.




Greatest Cities in the World You Should Visit


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Imagine holding the whole world in your hands-or at least the greatest cities of the world! That is exactly what this book is about: The excitement and allure of the exotic, beautiful, legendary and famous cities of the world. Fascinated by history, geography, travel and culture? Each chapter contains little-know facts and figures, unique to the city,its people, its economy and its culture. Learn everything from the basics (population and square miles to the most famous sites and arts). Cities are listed alphabetically making them easy to find. Find out which city was chosen by the experts as the most popular and important travel destination in the world. How helpful will a little book like this be when planning that trip of a lifetime? With just a quick read you can easily narrow down your travel choices to those most attractive to you. Which Cities are your favorites?




Undressed Toronto


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Undressed Toronto looks at the life of the swimming hole and considers how Toronto turned boys skinny dipping into comforting anti-modernist folk figures. By digging into the vibrant social life of these spaces, Barbour challenges narratives that pollution and industrialization in the nineteenth century destroyed the relationship between Torontonians and their rivers and waterfront. Instead, we find that these areas were co-opted and transformed into recreation spaces: often with the acceptance of indulgent city officials. While we take the beach for granted today, it was a novel form of public space in the nineteenth century and Torontonians had to decide how it would work in their city. To create a public beach, bathing needed to be transformed from the predominantly nude male privilege that it had been in the mid-nineteenth century into an activity that women and men could participate in together. That transformation required negotiating and establishing rules for how people would dress and behave when they bathed and setting aside or creating distinct environments for bathing. Undressed Toronto challenges assumptions about class, the urban environment, and the presentation of the naked body. It explores anxieties about modernity and masculinity and the weight of nostalgia in public perceptions and municipal regulation of public bathing in five Toronto environments that showcase distinct moments in the transition from vernacular bathing to the public beach: the city’s central waterfront, Toronto Island, the Don River, the Humber River, and Sunnyside Beach on Toronto’s western shoreline.