Toronto Star Newspapers Limited: 82 books
Moments in Time
The Stories Behind the Toronto Star's Great Photographs, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Picture-taking is part of daily life: anyone can tweet, Instagram or post to Facebook. But for Toronto Star photographers, photography is a powerful medium to capture life itself: grief, jubilation, dejection, wonderment. Moments in Time: The Stories Behind the Toronto Star's Great Photographs, 2013...
Hemingway to Atwood
An Anthology of Great Writers in the Toronto Star
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Some of the greatest Canadian journalists of today, on some of the greatest writers of yesterday. That's the conceit that binds Hemingway to Atwood: An Anthology of Great Writers in the Toronto Star. Fourteen current Star journalists, having each chosen a piece by a notable contributor from the past,...
Our Longest War
The story of Canada’s 12 years in Afghanistan as told by Toronto Star staff journalists and contributors
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Right or wrong, victorious or defeated? Twelve years after Canada went to war in Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11, it's time to reckon with the now-over mission. A new Star Dispatches ebook, Our Longest War: The Story of Canada's 12 years in Afghanistan Told by Toronto Star Staff Journalists and Contributors,...
by Toronto Star Writers
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
One in 88 children is diagnosed with some form of autism, according to the American Centers for Disease Control. Canadian experts say the numbers are similar here, and show no sign of slowing. While the implications of this neurological disorder on health, education and social service policy run deep...
The Outsider
How Douglas Cardinal Draws Architectural Genius from Native Roots
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
He was a superstar of Canadian architecture in the 1980s and early 1990s, creator of the iconic, curvilinear Canadian Museum of Civilization (now called the Canadian Museum of History) and a household name. Now 80, Douglas Cardinal is still creating, though the big commissions have dried up. In The Outsider:...
A Moveable Feast
Inside the Food Truck Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Whether you're a food truck friend or foe, you're about to see a lot more of these mobile kitchens across Ontario this summer. In her new Star Dispatches ebook, A Moveable Feast: Inside the Food Truck Revolution, Toronto Star food editor Jennifer Bain provides an in-depth look at the emerging scene....
Ai Weiwei
The Life and Earth-Shattering Times of China’s Most Famous Artist
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
China's Ai Weiwei has been called the most influential and important artist of our time. Yet his daring art and outspoken activism has also earned him the wrath of his government: he has been threatened, beaten and jailed. As the Art Gallery of Ontario prepares to open a major exhibition of his work...
Train of Dreams
Heading West from Toronto on Via Rail
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
There are many reasons why people cross Canada by train. For some, it's a cheap way to get to the booming west to look for work. Others ride the rails in the hope of reconciling with family. And then there are those who want to cross off an item on their bucket list, to see the Prairies and the western...
Maple Leafs
Catching Up With the Past
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Maple Leafs are in the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. With that success an accomplishment once considered routine in Toronto - they are restoring a city's sense of pride in a team that has wallowed without a Stanley Cup since 1967. The current players are well aware that it is up...
Escorts
Love for Sale in Toronto
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Prostitution has always been with us. The world's oldest profession has sometimes been celebrated, other times censured, almost always stigmatized. Even while elite courtesans moved among royalty, less fortunate women scrabbled for a living in the streets. Today is not much different. But what we know...
Linda's Story
An Investigation into the Mysterious World of Amnesia
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In early September a woman known only as 'Linda' walked into a Toronto homeless shelter. She was well-dressed, without identification and completely lost to herself. Within weeks, police launched a continent-wide search to find out who she was. Toronto Star reporter Sandro Contenta stumbled onto Linda's...
Mandela
The Last Great Statesman
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With the death of Nelson Mandela, the world has lost one of its great visionaries, a leader whose influence extends to every corner of the Earth, and whose legacy is scattered in the souls of the millions inspired by his example. To celebrate his life, Star Dispatches releases this special commemorative...
The Universe Explained
Guaranteed 99% Math Free
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Star's Oakland Ross wanted to understand how the universe works. But there was a slight problem: like many people, he was allergic to math. He decided to grapple with the cosmos anyway, reading many daunting books and spending hours on the phone with theoretical physicists. His six-part primer on...
Ace
How Tennis Star Milos Raonic Served His Way to the Top
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
He's the finest male singles tennis player in Canadian history, with a serve some say is currently the best in the world. And when Milos Raonic of Thornhill played at the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals in April, it was this country's first competition at that level. The 22-year-old's victory meant...