Anderson Ruffin Abbott (Hardcover) by M. Dalyce Newby Anderson Ruffin Abbott, son of a wealthy properties speculator, pursued a classical education in preparation for a professional career. Graduating from the Toronto School of Medicine in 1861 he became the first Canadian of African descent to train as a physician. In 1863 he petitioned Abraham Lincoln and was appointed one of only eight black surgeons in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Following Lincoln's assassination, Mary Todd Lincoln bestowed on Abbott the plaid shawl Lincoln wore to his first inauguration. His career as physician, surgeon, Canada's first African Canadian coroner and Superintendent of Chicago's Provident Hospital and Training School gained him respect in both countries and allowed him to bear with tolerance and equanimity the racial prejudice that was never far below the surface. Suggested price $18.95. Our price $9.95. Save 47%.
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Dr. Alan Brown (Hardcover) by Allison Kingsmill Returning veterans, impatient to become doctors after their years of service in the armed forces, were not the immature students Dr. Alan Brown was accustomed to teach. Reactions to his threats to lock out any who were late for his class produced a famous anecdote which was a measure of his methods and a surprise to his veteran students.
He accomplished his goals in unusual ways - sometimes cruel. The tales told by his staff and his students are revealing, often amusing and occasionally shocking.
Over thirty years in the public eye he was revered by many and respected by all, including those in government, education and the business community.
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Jean I. Gunn (Hardcover) by Natalie Riegler In 1913 Jean Gunn, a native of Belleville who trained at the prestigious New York Presbyterian Hospital, became the Superintendent of Nurses at the Toronto General Hospital. For more than a quarter of a century she gave her energy and time to numerous nursing and health issues and the nursing service at the Toronto General. Suggested price $18.95. Our price $9.95. Save 53%.
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R.M. Bucke (Hardcover) by Peter Rechnitzer Richard Maurice Bucke (1837-1902) grew up and practiced psychiatric medicine in London, Ontario, where he became Superintendent of the London Asylum. Bucke came to international prominence through his unusual friendship with Walt Whitman. Whitman served as an inspiration for Bucke's Cosmic Consciousness. In this work Bucke wrote his prescription for the human millennium, an apocalyptic vision with Whitman's Leaves of Grass as the Bible of Democracy. Suggested price $18.95. Our price $9.95. Save 47%.
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Spadework (MM Paperback-Used) by Timothy Findley In Stratford, Ontario, an actor named Griffin Kincaid, is in town for the annual Shakespeare Festival. His director tries to seduce him, he argues with Jane, his wife, over how best to raise their young son, he begins to fear that Jane is being unfaithful--and suddenly he finds himself in a sexual situation he's never experienced before. Used paperback in very good condition. Cover not as shown. 2001.
Here are breathtakingly revealing portraits of superrich men: Bud McDougald, head of the vast Argus Corporation-Quit school at 14 and regrets he didn’t leave earlier. Reputed to keep $10 million in cash and gold at a Toronto bank. Petty cash. Has paid over $1 million in income tax for 16 years. Complains.Original. Used paperback in very good condition. Book lightly tanned. 1975.
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Who Do You Think You Are? (Softocver-Used) by Alice Munro Alice Munro's short-story cycle tells the story of Rose, a young woman growing up in rural Canada with her stepmother, Flo. Following the two over the course of several decades, THE BEGGAR MAID (titled WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? in Canada) presents Rose as a bright, observant, and engaging young woman who is desperate to make something of her life--and Flo as an eccentric, stubborn counterforce whose ignorance leads her to try to trip Rose up at every turn. As Rose grows up and enters the world outside Flo's stagnant little town, Munro probes her psyche to uncover some fascinating. Used softcover in very good condition. 1978.
