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  • Carnie King

    The Story of Patty Conklin and Conklin Shows

    by John Thurston ...
    The story of the audacious showman who built the greatest carnival dynasty in North America.Enter the realm of the carnie king, Patty Conklin, the flamboyant founder of what would become the world’s largest carnival company. Patty started on the mean streets of New York selling peanuts before becoming a a small-time operator. Willing to try anything to promote his show, he established himself as a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rendezvous with the Past

    A Boy Scout Canoe Trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area solves the mystery of a young boy's ancestry connecting him with generations and cultures from his past.

    by John Thurston ...
    A nine-day canoe trip turns into a profound, life-altering event as Louis discovers the untold stories of Voyageurs and Native Americans in his family's history.This thrilling adventure tells of Louis's family and his Scouting friends. They discover themselves through trial by terrain and weather, accomplish goals through teamwork, and learn the basic skills of Scouting as they have never applied ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Carnie King

    The Story of Patty Conklin and Conklin Shows

    by John Thurston ...
    Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 54 min

    Enter the realm of the carnie king, Patty Conklin, the flamboyant founder of what would become the world's largest carnival company. Patty started on the mean streets of New York selling peanuts before becoming a a small-time operator. Winning the midway contract for the Canadian National Exhibition in 1937, he made it his personal world's fair. It became the foundation for his son and grandson to ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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  • Patriot Hearts

    Inside the Olympics That Changed a Country

    by John Furlong ...
    A riveting behind-the-scenes account of the transformative 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games-an extraordinary story of visionary leadership, love of country and the ability to dream boldly.When John Furlong emigrated from Ireland in 1974, the customs officer greeted him with Welcome to Canada. Make us better”-an imperative that has defined Furlong’s life ever since. A passionate, ... Read more

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  • The Class

    A Memoir of a Place, a Time, and Us

    by Ken Dryden ...
    **INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Shortlisted for the 2024 Speaker’s Book AwardFrom bestselling author Ken Dryden, a riveting new book.**On Tuesday, September 6, 1960, the day after Labour Day, class 9G at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute in a suburb of Toronto assembled for the first time. Its thirty-five students, having written special exams, came to be known as the “Selected Class.”They would stay ... Read more

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  • Throwing Rocks at Houses

    My Life in and out of Curling

    Curling legend Colleen Jones opens up about her extraordinary career and lifeCurling is possibly the most beloved sport across Canada, and Colleen Jones has been one of its brightest stars. She was only nineteen years old when she won her first provincial championship, and she became the youngest skip, at age twenty-two, ever to win the Canadian women's curling championship: the Tournament of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Boardwalk of Dreams:Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America

    Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America

    by Bryant Simon ...
    During the first half of the twentieth century, Atlantic City was the nation's most popular middle-class resort--the home of the famed Boardwalk, the Miss America Pageant, and the board game Monopoly. By the late 1960s, it had become a symbol of urban decay and blight, compared by journalists to bombed-out Dresden and war-torn Beirut. Several decades and a dozen casinos later, Atlantic City is ... Read more

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  • Unbuilt Toronto 2

    More of the City That Might Have Been

    Series Book 2 - The City That Might Have Been
    Quill & Quire cited Unbuilt Toronto as a book filled with "well-researched, often gripping tales of grand plans," while Canadian Architect said that it is "an impressively researched exploration of never-realized architectural and master-planning projects intended for the city." Now Unbuilt Toronto 2 provides an all-new, fascinating return to the "Toronto that might have been."Discover the ... Read more

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  • Just Grace and the Double Surprise

    Series Book 7 - The Just Grace Series
    The girl "who should easily find a place in the pantheon of precocious third graders" returns! From the author of the Next Best Junior Chef books ( School Library Journal).In this seventh installment in the Just Grace series, any day now Grace's best friend in the whole world, Mimi, is going to be getting a brand-new sister. Grace is really excited, plus nervous, plus worried, plus happy all mixed ... Read more

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  • Toronto Book of Everything

    Series series Book of Everything
    From Hogtown to capital city and Leafs Nation, from cold wet winters to desperately humid summers, from Blackberry-addicted Bay Street financiers to profiles of Ed Mirvish, Glenn Gould, David Cronenberg and Rush, no book is more comprehensive than the Toronto Book of Everything. No book is more fun!Well-known Torontonians weigh in on what they love about their city. Linda Leatherdale reveals her ... Read more

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  • Vancouver Was Awesome

    A Curious Pictorial History

    by Lani Russwurm ...
    Produced in conjunction with the website Vancouver Is Awesome, this book collects stories and photos about the people, places, events, and phenomena that collectively have infused Vancouver with a distinct flavor and flair and which laid the foundation for the eclectic city that is consistently named one of the world's top tourist destinations. From vaudeville to beatniks, Rudyard Kipling to ... Read more

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