"Get ready to check-in into Mike Daikubara's delightful world of sketched hotel rooms. With his meticulous pen and ink renditions of every hotel room he's stayed in, Daikubara makes even the most non-descriptive quarters feel interesting. His diagrams aren't mere blue-prints or schematics. He goes as far as depicting the rooms in striking bird's-eye perspective, carefully including details such as bathroom tiles, wall decorations and even the refreshments inside the fridge. This is a book that any traveler will enjoy and of added value for sketchers, architects or interior designers."Gabriel CampanarioFounder of Urban Sketchers (www.uransketchers.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing, and also is the Author of the book "The Art of Urban Sketching".

Mike Filey’s column "The Way We Were" first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not long after the first edition of the paper hit the newsstands on September 16, 1973. Now, over four decades later, Filey’s column has enjoyed an uninterrupted stretch as one of the newspaper’s most popular features. In 1992 a number of his columns were reprinted in Toronto Sketches: "The Way We Were." Since then another ten volumes have been published. Each column looks at Toronto as it was and contributes to our understanding of how the city became what it is. Illustrated with photographs of the city’s people and places of the past, Toronto Sketches are nostalgic journeys for the long-time Torontonian and a voyage of discovery for the newcomer. This special bundle collects the first three of those volumes, packed with fascinating information about Toronto’s history. Includes Toronto Sketches More Toronto Sketches Toronto Sketches 3

Mike Filey’s column "The Way We Were" first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not long after the first edition of the paper hit the newsstands on September 16, 1973. Now, over four decades later, Filey’s column has enjoyed an uninterrupted stretch as one of the newspaper’s most popular features. In 1992 a number of his columns were reprinted in Toronto Sketches: "The Way We Were." Since then another ten volumes have been published. Each column looks at Toronto as it was and contributes to our understanding of how the city became what it is. Illustrated with photographs of the city’s people and places of the past, Toronto Sketches are nostalgic journeys for the long-time Torontonian and a voyage of discovery for the newcomer. This special bundle collects volumes seven to nine, packed with fascinating information about Toronto’s history. Includes Toronto Sketches 7 Toronto Sketches 8 Toronto Sketches 9

Mike Filey brings the stories of Toronto, its people and places, to life. Mike Filey’s column “The Way We Were” first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not long after the paper’s first edition hit newsstands on September 16, 1973. Now, almost four decades later, Filey’s column has had an uninterrupted stretch as one of the newspaper’s most widely read features. In 1992, a number of his columns were reprinted in Toronto Sketches: “The Way We Were.” Since then another eleven volumes have been published to great success, with over 5,000 copies sold. Includes: - Toronto Sketches 10 - Toronto Sketches 11 - Toronto Sketches 12

"Witness the magic that is Egypt come to life in these vivid sketches by Mike Daikubara. As you progress through the sketch book, you will feel as if you were with him on his journey. Through his keen observations, he is able to recreate almost all aspects of his journey - diagrams of his hotel room, the layout of the cruise ship and the sketches of some of Egypt's greatest archaeological wonders - and bring to readers at home a rare and magical experience."-Stacy Fiorentinos, President of Classic Escapes

This special collection gathers the volumes ten and eleven of the Toronto Sketches series, a fascinating compendium of Mike Filey's columns about the people and history of Toronto. These are essential reading for history buffs and for people who want to understand their city.

These are collections of Mike Fileys best work from his popular and long-running Toronto Sun column, "The Way We Were."