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The Moving Picture of Incomes

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

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Inequality of annual incomes is like a snapshot of inequality, which only captures part of the moving picture of our fluctuating incomes. Lifetime income depends on career progression and whether … 20 $2.00 Add
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The road to Trump

From: Oil’s Deep State

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Former Alberta opposition leader analyzes the ties between the fossil fuel industry and the hard right political movement that carried Donald Trump to the White House in 2016. 20 $2.00 Add
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The Think Tank Campaign to Privatize

From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools

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The United States or, Back to the Future with Pis

From: Counting Out The Scholars

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Case Study of the United States and Performance Indicators in high educational institutions there ; 26 $2.60 Add
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The View from the Front of the Class

From: Campus Confidential

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An analysis of how universities have changed and what it is like inside the educational institutions separated as such: 42 The Good Old Days 43 Are the Fine Arts Undervalued? 44. The … ; 45 $4.50 Add
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Through Allan’s Eyes

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

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Evelyn Butcher recounts the story of Allan. The story discuss his time as an athlete, experience in the special Olympics, special needs classes and programs in schools, and wanting to go to college. 4 $0.40 Add
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Water Use in Commercial and Institutional Buildings

From: Dry Run

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Before turning to different ways to reduce urban water demand, in this chapter we’ll get better acquainted with patterns of water use in the commercial, industrial and institutional (CII) … 26 $2.60 Add
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Well-Being for First Nations

From: An Economy of Well-Being

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* Measuring What Matters to Community Well-Being * Why a Community Asset Assessment? * Natural Capital Assessment * The Well-Being Community Planning Process * Benefits of a Well-Being-Based … 15 $1.50 Add
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Work and Human Dignity

From: Basic Income For Canadians

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This chapter looks at how we assign value to people based on their jobs and how basic income could end that way of measuring the value of humans. 21 $2.10 Add
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5. The Empowerment Turnaround

“Achieving Gender Equity”

From: Earth for All

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Chapter 5 examines the challenges of achieving gender equity and empowerment. Topics discussed include financial independence and economic security, family size and affordability, access and … ; ; ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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A Professor’s Life

From: Campus Confidential

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An insider’s look at the life of a professor including: 60 Too Much Research? 61 A Teacher’s Lament 62 It’s Almost Impossible to Fire Profs 63 It’s Hard to Get a Faculty … ; 35 $3.50 Add
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A Tale of Instability in Seven Parts

Monsters

From: On Opium

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The author describes what suffering does to her body and mind and how the effort required to transcend it makes her feel like a monster. While her condition allows her to walk and run but not … 14 $1.40 Add
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Action Plan: Happiness Proclamations

From: The Happiness Policy Handbook

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Example Proclamations – Working with the Media ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Advice for Action

From: The Sea Is Rising and So Are We

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In Chapter 5 Kaufman offers advice for understanding how social change happens. This chapter discusses topics including personal lifestyle changes, shifting community culture, protests, … 19 $1.90 Add
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Are Dams Really that Bad?

From: Back to the Well

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In this chapter, de Villiers discusses the controversies surrounding dams and hydroelectricity. Using a variety of case studies, he explores their benefits, as well as their impacts on both … 28 $2.80 Add
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Artists’ Behaviour in the First Decade

From: Accounting for Culture

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The concept of cultural citizenship will only be useful if the public understands and embraces it. The first question artists will ask is whether or not they belong to a specific culture. Time … 7 $0.84 Add