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From ![]() Amor MundiLove of the World From: On Love and Tyranny |
This chapter probes Arendt’s love of the world, a process of understanding and reconciliation. | Ann Heberlein | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() An Unexpected Path to Political Life |
1966-1971. Outlines LeBlanc’s time at the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, ends with the October crisis and LeBlanc’s decision to return to New Brunswick | Naomi E. S. Griffiths | 42 | 2011 | $4.20 Add |
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From ![]() Answering the call: leadingPART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD From: Nerve |
The authors discuss the reluctance of women to respond to leadership calls and opportunities. This chapter discusses the self-doubt that the authors have experienced and how they have worked to … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() AppendixFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Professor Borovoy’s letter to the President of the University of Toronto explaining that accepting an honourary doctorate could not involve his crossing of picket lines. | Alan Borovoy | 4 | 2014 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Arthur MeighenFrom: The Prime Ministers |
In this chapter, Stewart examines Arthur Meighen’s tenure as a Conservative prime minister who served briefly in 1920–21 and 1926. | J.D.M. Stewart | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Assessing talent: it’s all about peoplePART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE From: Nerve |
This chapter discusses how leaders can successfully recruit new talent and how to lead an organization in a way that will find and retain people who add value and work well within the team. The … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
![]() "At the Barricades"A Memoir |
Best known as General Counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, a position he held for over 40 years, A. Alan Borovoy was at the centre of many of the most profound and difficult … | Alan Borovoy | 395 | 2014 | View |
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From ![]() NEW! At the Top of One’s Game … and Fed UpFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene discusses his final year in Stockholm. | Roger Turene | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() At University in the 1950sFrom: "At the Barricades" |
Intellectual and philosophical development spanning undergraduate and law school years. | Alan Borovoy | 22 | 2014 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Baby of the HouseFrom: Pierre Poilievre |
In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s 2004 entry into the House of Commons as the twenty-five-year-old "Baby of the House," the youngest member of Parliament. | Andrew Lawton | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Back to OttawaFrom: Pierre Poilievre |
In this chapter, Lawton examines Pierre Poilievre’s early political career in the early 2000s, focusing on the rivalry between the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative party. | Andrew Lawton | 9 | 2024 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Balance: Is there such a thing?PART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE From: Nerve |
The authors reflect on how they maintain balance in their life as successful women. They provide reflections on their experience with managing work, life, health, relationships and the challenges … | Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Balance of Power: the NDP in Minority Parliament 2019–2021From: From Layton to Singh |
Chapter 8 examines the NDP’s role during Trudeau’s minority government between 2019 and 2021. The chapter covers topics including the Wet’suwet’en resistance to the … | Matt Fodor | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() BeforeFrom: Alexa! |
Delving into Alexa’s past by looking at the history of her parents. From the tumultuous relationship of her maternal grandparents to her paternal grandfather’s involvement in the … | Stephen Kimber | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() BeginningsFrom: Exile |
Belen Fernandez | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add | |
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From ![]() Behind the Iron CurtainFrom: Chrystia |
In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Chrystia Freeland’s year as a Harvard exchange student in Kyiv during the late 1980s. | Catherine Tsalikis | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |














