Environmental Studies
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From ![]() Seven: Saving a Prehistoric FishFrom: The Imperilled Ocean |
In readings from this book Journalist Lauren Trethewey explores stories about the many ways in which people around the world interact with the ocean. In this chapter Trethewey discusses the … | Laura Trethewey | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() Sex Addiction and Evidence in Canadian Family-Law CourtsFrom: About Face |
The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … | David Frenkel | 5 | 2019 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Sex and Sexuality Part AAdult Play From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
What I am concerned about are the changes in our attitudes and our desires that go far beyond the frameworks of curiosity and a bit of fun. The central issue once again concerns … | Mari K Swingle | 15 | 2019 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Sex and Sexuality Part BBrain Wiring and the Death of Intimacy From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
The viewing of sexual activity or erotica online actually reduces, not raises, the interest in and the performance of real-life sexual activity. Lastly, and this was the eye-opener, in my study … | Mari K Swingle | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() Sex and Sexuality Part CFrom Children to Elders, Communication, and Lifestyle Solutions From: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
It seems, with every passing decade, children are growing up faster. Innocence has been long lost with the aid of television and the music industry. Increasingly sexualized music videos for … | Mari K Swingle | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Sexual CompulsionsFrom: About Face |
The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … | Kaila McAnulty | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Short-term Solar Variations |
This chapter details the role of solar variation, especially in the form of sun spots, in determining the climate of the Earth. | Steven Earle | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Shrinking Body shrinking VoiceOne Person’s Journey through Anorexia From: About Face |
The readings in the third section of the book discuss food related mental illnesses including body dysmorphia and eating disorders. The readings in this section include firsthand accounts from … | Angela Rinaldis | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() SiberpooFrom: The Whole Animal |
129 | Corinna Chong | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! sihtoskâtowinPulling Together for a Just Transition From: The End of This World |
Chapter 7 lays out how to build a new political alignment capable of enacting a just transition. Topics discussed include building coordinated collective power, strategic elections and political … | Angele Alook; Bronwen Tucker; Crystal Lameman; David Gray-Donald; Emily Eaton; Joël Laforest | 24 | 2023 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall? |
In this chapter, the author seeks to answer the question: are there limits to how much increases in urban density — especially via vertical growth — will contribute to rather than … | Ann Edminster | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents |
In this chapter, Earle explores the role of plate techtonics in the Earth’s climate. Key factors include albedo, continent drift, volcanism, and the formation of mountain ranges. | Steven Earle | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsLike Ships in the Night with Daniel Yankelovich |
Polarization is dangerous because it interrupts lines of communicationand leads to gridlock. It stops us from tackling urgent problems because without consensus we cannot take effective action. … | James Hoggan | 10 | 2016 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsThe Advocacy Trap with Roger Conner |
When we look at the miserable state of public discourse today and how we are polluting the public square, it’s plain to see that many people believe the problem derives from evil on … | James Hoggan | 9 | 2016 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsMistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) with Carol Tavris |
The brain is designed with blind spots, optical and psychological, and one of its cleverest tricks is to confer on us the comforting delusion that we, personally, do not have any. In a sense, … | James Hoggan | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Social Democracy and a Green New DealPART 3: The System-Changing Frameworks From: Worlds at Stake |
Chapter 7 examines the potential role social democracy can play in reshaping the current system, challenging the present neoliberal hegemony with a justice-based Green New Deal to fight the … | Aaron Saad | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |












