Environmental Studies

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Seven: Saving a Prehistoric Fish

Seven: Saving a Prehistoric Fish

From: 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 … 26 $2.60 Add
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Sex Addiction and Evidence in Canadian Family-Law Courts

Sex Addiction and Evidence in Canadian Family-Law Courts

From: 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 … 5 $0.50 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part A

Sex and Sexuality Part A

Adult 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 … 15 $1.50 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part B

Sex and Sexuality Part B

Brain 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 … 13 $1.30 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part C

Sex and Sexuality Part C

From 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 … 9 $0.90 Add
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Sexual Compulsions

Sexual Compulsions

From: 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 … 7 $0.70 Add
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Short-term Solar Variations

Short-term Solar Variations

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter details the role of solar variation, especially in the form of sun spots, in determining the climate of the Earth. 14 $1.40 Add
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Shrinking Body shrinking Voice

Shrinking Body shrinking Voice

One 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 … 7 $0.70 Add
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Siberpoo

From: The Whole Animal

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Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall?

Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall?

From: The New Carbon Architecture

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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents

Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

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. 14 $1.40 Add
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Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds

Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds

Like Ships in the Night with Daniel Yankelovich

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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. … 10 $1.00 Add
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Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds

Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds

The Advocacy Trap with Roger Conner

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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 … 9 $0.90 Add
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Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds

Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds

Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) with Carol Tavris

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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, … 12 $1.20 Add
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Social Democracy and a Green New Deal
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Social Democracy and a Green New Deal

PART 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 … 21 $2.10 Add