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Retail Operating System II
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Retail Operating System II

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter further discusses the success of Shopify’s retail operating system, highlighting their growing online e-commerce presence. 11 $1.10 Add
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Revolution and Imperialism:

Revolution and Imperialism:

A North American Internationalism

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Looks at revolution and imperialism in terms of world events and the north american response. Includes the Vietnam War to the Occupy Movement 25 $2.50 Add
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Selling Radian6

Selling Radian6

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts outlines the sale of Radian6 to Salesforce, a fast-growing company based on the West Coast. This led to a financial windfall for all involved. 15 $1.50 Add
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Send in the Think Tanks to Win the Battle of Ideas

Send in the Think Tanks to Win the Battle of Ideas

From: Harperism

focuses on Brian Lee Crowley, his neoliberal ideas, and the think tank he founded 39 $3.90 Add
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Socialism and Syndicalism:

Socialism and Syndicalism:

The Rising of the Working Class, 1870–1919

From: The Rise of the New West

Details the rise of the working class in the west, separating the analysis of BC and Prairies, and showcasing the small victories that led to the rise 26 $2.60 Add
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Taking Action: Gender-Based Violence, Disability, and the Social Determinants of Health

Taking Action: Gender-Based Violence, Disability, and the Social Determinants of Health

Disability and Abuse Women with Disabilities “Chat” about Violene Macro-and Micro-Structural Change Notes References

From: Not A New Problem

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The Canadian Dimension

The Canadian Dimension

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Outlines the history if Canadian Dimension from 1963-2013, articles it has published, perspectives it has presented, etc. Examines the success of the magazine despite all factors saying it should … 89 $8.90 Add
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The Codefather and His Kids

The Codefather and His Kids

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter focuses on Gerry Pond, who after leaving Q1 Labs became the most important angel investor in Atlantic Canada. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Green Dimension

The Green Dimension

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

in the first three decades of its existence, with some noteworthy exceptions, the magazine approached the subject in a largely piecemeal fashion, focusing on polluting industries but not yet … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Home Province

The Home Province

Canadian Dimension and Manitoba

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

the magazine as a documentary treasure of everything that a left-winger might want to know about Manitoba over the past fifty years 12 $1.20 Add
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The Grassroots Struggle

The Grassroots Struggle

Defenders of the Land and Idle No More

From: The Reconciliation Manifesto

Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the struggle of grassroots organizations in the battle for decolonization, self-determination and economic independence and how Indigenous leaders need … 5 $0.50 Add
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“The Last Best West”:

“The Last Best West”:

The West in Confederation, 1869–1913

From: The Rise of the New West

Details the history of confederation giving a firm background, the winning of the west, the initial failure, and the success with the wheat boom 24 $2.40 Add
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The Making of Marcel

The Making of Marcel

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts explores the life of Marcel LeBrun, the CEO and co-founder of iMagicTV Inc., a company that made an early attempt at delivering video-on-demand over the internet. 10 $1.00 Add
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“The Man Behind the Plow”:

“The Man Behind the Plow”:

Agrarian Populism and the Farmer Governments

From: The Rise of the New West

As the crisis of the 1880s unfolded in the West, the federal government, the CPR, and the private grain trade were taking the necessary steps to ensure the orderly and privately controlled export … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Modern North, 1945–1985

The Modern North, 1945–1985

From: North of Superior

Most historians agree that the end of the Second World War ushered in a new era in Canada. The economic and social upheaval that had dominated the 1930s became a thing of the past, and the 1950s … ; 16 $1.60 Add