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* The ultimate insider's guide to Toronto* Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides* Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 250 titles and 1.5 million copies in print worldwide* Appeals to both the local market (more than 2.6 million people call Toronto home) and the tourist market (more than 9.6 million people visit Toronto every year!) * Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographsToronto, from its humble beginning as Muddy York, has emerged as an exemplary, world-class city. As the 4th largest urban area in North America, it is a treasure trove of obscure, trend-setting Canadian places. Ranked as one of the world's leading places to live, it represents home to almost 20% of Canada's population.
About the Author
Anita Mai is writer, educator and urban explorer. She is a native Torontonian and has worked at Canada's CBC Radio's National News as an editor. She has taught high school, designed software for education and recently, has co-written a book Happier With Habits. As a world traveller, wanderlust and storytelling have always appealed to her. Even in her youth, Anita enjoyed telling stories of her home when she helped co-ordinate an exhibit »Life in Canada« under the watchful eye of the KGB in glasnost era Soviet Estonia. She now lives in downtown Toronto with her husband, 2 children and dog.
