{"product_id":"boom-keith-black-9781777258801","title":"Boom: A Child of the Beach in Toronto Remembers the 50's","description":"\"Everyone has to grow up sometime and everyone has to grow up somewhere and I am delighted that I did it in \u003cstrong\u003ethe Fifties\u003c\/strong\u003e and in \u003cstrong\u003ethe Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Keith Black, who was born in 1947 provides a sparkling narrative about what it was like to be a child during \u003cstrong\u003ethe 50's in the Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e area of Toronto at a time when the streets teemed with children. As we watch the children play and roam far from home, we also meet some of the residents, shop in some of the long-forgotten stores, dine in the restaurants, and remember some surprising events such as a blazing gun battle on Queen Street and the year everyone received updated appliances.Even if you are not familiar with the neighbourhood, there is something here for you. As Keith says in the Introduction, \"if you remember \u003cstrong\u003emello rolls\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMurray Westgate\u003c\/strong\u003e, it doesn't really matter where you lived\". Or \u003cstrong\u003eChum Charts\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003eThe Yummy Man\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003eAl Boliska\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003eNash Metropolitans\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003ecap pistols\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003eThe Happy Gang\u003c\/strong\u003e. And the list goes on.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBOOM.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e A book not just for \u003cstrong\u003eBaby Boomers\u003c\/strong\u003e, but also for their kids and grandkids as they try to understand what it was that molded this fascinating but often peculiar generation.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1777258804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781777258801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Keith Black","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427849158911,"sku":"9781777258801","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0653a83-f084-459f-a470-230e857efc88.jpg?v=1761581981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boom-keith-black-9781777258801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}