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Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society

In the 2020 CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author and renowned technology and security expert Ronald J. Deibert exposes the disturbing influence and impact of the internet on politics, the … 339 View
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Respect
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Respect

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with the Rizzuto family and his connections with Montreal’s Italian community. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Retreat, Reform, Restraint

Retreat, Reform, Restraint

From: Reset

In the final chapter, the author turns to the question “What is to be done?” The negative implications of social media are increasingly acknowledged and well documented. But what to … 68 $6.80 Add
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Royalty
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Royalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with his family and more history of Montreal’s Italian mafia, including key events and figures. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Sambo and Uncle Remus

Sambo and Uncle Remus

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the creation and career of two other stock characters: Sambo and Uncle Remus, both of whom share important charactaristics with Uncle Tom. 7 $0.70 Add
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"Sauce"
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"Sauce"

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter discusses the aftermath of Vito Rizzuto’s return to Canada. ; 17 $1.70 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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Shrapnel, Snakes, and Blistering Rage: On the Occupational Hazards of a Foreign Correspondent

Shrapnel, Snakes, and Blistering Rage: On the Occupational Hazards of a Foreign Correspondent

From: The Next Big Thing

"Stephanie Nolen came in from the field with her five rules for success as a foreign correspondent. She’s been doing that job and doing it well for two decades, filing memorable … 19 $1.90 Add
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Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World Citizens
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Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World Citizens

Paul Gilroy’s Historical Sensibility

From: Thinking While Black

In this chapter the author further examines Paul Gilroy’s work and his contributions to cultural criticism and black academia. The topics explored in this chapter included, <Young Soul … 20 $2.00 Add
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Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle Ben

Sleeping Car Porters and Uncle Ben

From: Uncle

This chapter examines railway sleeping cars, the Black men who served as porters to tourists on the rails, and how these men were forced to conform to the Uncle Tom stereotype. 8 $0.80 Add
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Socialization

Socialization

Child's Play

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

In this chapter, I will start a discussion on how, in the name of discipline, safety, and humaneness, i-tech has found yet another niche. How, for better or for worse, i-tech is now the principal … 21 $2.10 Add
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Someday My Prince Will Come

Someday My Prince Will Come

Disney and the World Without Shadows

From: Disfigured

Chapter 4 focuses on Disney’s interpretation of fairy tales, discussing topics including ‘Disneyfication’ of well-known fairy tales,  elements of disability in Disney … 26 $2.60 Add
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Something Below Humanity

Something Below Humanity

The Beautiful and the Beastly

From: Disfigured

Chapter 6 examines the archetype of beauty and the beast, exploring topics such as physical beauty, pity, humanity, isolation and childhood, beauty as good a sign of one’s characteristics, … 27 $2.70 Add
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Song of the South and Uncle Remus's Return

Song of the South and Uncle Remus’s Return

From: Uncle

This chapter explores Song of the South, a 1944 Disney movie that featured Uncle Remus. 12 $1.20 Add