Star Dispatches imprint: 82 books
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...
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,...
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...
by Jennifer Bain
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Star's holiday cookie calendar is one of the most beloved features of the newspaper a march of daily cookie recipes during December. In the spirit of the festive season, Toronto Star food editor Jennifer Bain has pulled together 32 of her favourite recipes from the calendar's wildly popular first...
Chris Spence
How Plagiarism Caught Up with Toronto’s Top Educator
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
He was the darling of the media and his fellow educators a brilliant, charismatic, caring educator who was thought to have brought positive change in his role as director of Canada's largest school board. Then, just last week, Chris Spence was discovered to have plagiarized sections of an op ed piece...
Unsolved
One Murder, Three Trials: Did Robert Badgerow Kill Diane?
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Stories walk into the Toronto Star newsroom every day and that is the endlessly interesting river that feeds our ideas at Star Dispatches. This week's eRead of a cold-case murder awaiting a rare fourth trial is a story not generated in our own newsroom, but one that we feel is compelling and important....
Betrayed
My cousin’s wrongful conviction for the murder of her daughter, Aarushi
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The double murder in a New Delhi suburb made headlines around the world. In May 2008, 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar was found dead in her room one morning with her throat slit. After a domestic servant who was the prime suspect was also found murdered, Aarushi's dentist parents, Rajesh and Nupur, were charged....
Carsick
Reclaiming Our Cities from the Automobile
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Increasingly, young people attach more cachet to their smartphone than their car -if they have one at all. And developers are finding a market for parking-free condominiums. As the Toronto Star's award-winning urban affairs columnist and architecture critic Christopher Hume writes in his new Star Dispatches...
Wounded at Birth?
My Struggle to Understand My Adoption
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
On July 22, 1989, John and Gwyn Nursall adopted a baby girl at a Calgary hospital. While growing up, their daughter, Kim, now a reporter at the Toronto Star, didn't think much about her history. Then she began to explore her feelings, and two years ago, her biological father got in touch. In the candid,...
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....
Shark School
Learning to Love the Ocean’s Top Predator
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Sharks are the ocean's apex predators. And attacks on humans are increasing as we populate coastlines and encroach on their domain. Still, as Toronto Star feature writer Sandro Contenta points out in his new Star Dispatches ebook, Shark School: Learning to Love the Ocean's Top Predator, the creature...
Ketchup's Big Moment
Our Top Condiment Goes Upscale
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
For decades, Heinz has dominated the ketchup market. And while the brand has introduced versions tweaked with balsamic vinegar or chili spice, it's the classic version that dominates kitchen tables and children's palates around the world. But as Star feature writer Jennifer Wells reveals in her new Star...
Contender
Triumph, Tragedy and Canadian Baseball Player Harry
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
He was a tall, handsome farm boy from Mosa Township, southwest of London, Ont., who grew up in a baseball-loving family. Harry Devereaux Fisher's formidable pitching arm and talent as a hitter took him to the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and its minor-league affiliates and then to the Pirates proper...