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Bison, Blue Jays, Rainbow and Walleye

Peace River Biodiversity

From: Damming the Peace

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B.C. wildlife biologist Brian Churchill describes B.C.’s Peace River Valley’s unique biodiversity and what would be destroyed by the Site C dam under construction there. Adjacent to … 16 $1.60 Add
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Boomtown

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt describes Research in Motion’s continued success, specifically from the point of view of several of the company’s key employees. 17 $1.70 Add
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Canada’s Oil and Gas:

Security, Sustainability, and Prosperity

From: Living with Uncle

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This chapter reviews Canada’s oil and natural gas outlook: remaining reserves and production; consumption, imports, and exports; and the unaccounted for and high costs of our current path. … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Canadian Diplomatic Efforts to Sell the Tar Sands

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 4 Yves Engler discusses Canadian diplomacy in the decades of its rapidly growing tar sands and its push for carbon-heavy oil globally. It discusses topics including international … 9 $0.90 Add
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Change for Good Action

Chapter 5

From: Change for Good

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Chapter 5 focuses on what the most innovative corporations are doing to increase the speed of social change by reflecting on how some large corporations have been able to pick up the pace of … 19 $1.90 Add
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Change Your Shape, Not Your Size

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 5 examines how we choose aspects of society to change, discussing topics including the driving sectors of the economy,  neoliberalism, individuality and individualism, collective … 30 $3.00 Add
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Understanding Contracts

From: Canadian Business Law

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The fourth chapter defines contracts in the context of business law, explains their importance, and provides a closer look at the common terms that appear in business contracts. 39 $3.90 Add
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Market Definition & Market Power

From: Canadian Competition Law & Policy

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Topics discussed in this chapter include: an overview of the product market, an overview of the geographic market, evidence of geographic sustainability, and indices used for product and … 43 $4.30 Add
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Chapter 5

The Duties of Financial Advisors

From: The Canadian Investor

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Topics covered in this chapter include the fiduciary duties of financial advisors. This chapter also discusses the debate regarding the role of financial advisors. The chapter concludes with a … 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 5

Time Value of Money

From: Financial Skills for Professionals

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Topics discussed in this chapter include and overview of simple and compound interest, retirement planning, compounding long-term debt, future value, annuities, saving for college, present value, … 26 $2.60 Add
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Only the Land Matters

From: Fight or Submit

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On the Meaning of "Gossip"

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

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The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading consists of an exploration of the … 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 5

In Serious Condition

From: Saved by Science

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Chapter 5

Rough Terrain, 1973-2016

From: Mining Country

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This chapter discusses mining in Canada at the end of the 20th century, and into the early 21st century. Topics discussed in this chapter include increasing resistance to new mines from … ; 26 $2.60 Add
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Chapter 5: Capitalist Pharmacy

From: The Killer's Henchman

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This chapter is focused on the pharmaceutical industry/capitalist pharmacy and the interests of its wealthy investors. 24 $2.40 Add
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Chapter Four

White Hats and Black Hats: Getting Corporate Leaders in the Fight

From: The Case for Climate Capitalism

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In this chapter, Rand argues that cutting emissions is good business. He provides reasons that should motivate business owners to tackle climate change. 26 $2.60 Add