Religion

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A Consumer Myth

A Consumer Myth

From: Myths We Live By

The consumer myth is not about materialism,- it is about spiritual reality. It represents the most sustained attempt in the history of humanity to accord total spiritual significance to material … 16 $2.08 Add
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A Good Dose of Materialism Helps a Bad Case of Affluenza

A Good Dose of Materialism Helps a Bad Case of Affluenza

From: Curing Affluenza

Chapter 2 examines our current culture of convenience, discussing topics including consuming and producing, credit cards and credit card debt, consumerism (the love of buying things) verses … 27 $2.70 Add
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A Religion Myth

A Religion Myth

From: Myths We Live By

What we have seen is that not only do we live by myth, but these mythic commitments become most evident when they take on religious proportions. Every living myth we have considered ends up … 13 $1.69 Add
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A Science Myth

A Science Myth

From: Myths We Live By

Science itself may now be somewhat facing this problematic fate because of the ecologically destructive side effects of technological processes. 28 $3.64 Add
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A Sex Myth

A Sex Myth

From: Myths We Live By

When the topic of sex is raised in terms of the question of basic visions that are at stake in myth, a specific dimension of the sexual revolution appears even more prominent than issues of … 17 $2.21 Add
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A Society Myth

A Society Myth

From: Myths We Live By

The basic comprehensive reality we refer to in our discussions, the horizon of meaning that we take for granted, as our ancestors took the reality of God for granted, is society. 15 $1.95 Add
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A Sports Myth

A Sports Myth

From: Myths We Live By

Insofar as sport operates with these mythic perspectives, providing a way of orienting ourselves in time and even offering hints of eternity, it clearly functions with mythic overtones of … 20 $2.60 Add
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A Values Myth

A Values Myth

From: Myths We Live By

Talk of values may be a way of fooling ourselves into thinking we are dealing with something substantial when there is really no substance at all except whatever we choose to inject. 13 $1.69 Add
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Absence
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Absence

From: Encampment

Helwig describes the ever-changing environment of the encampment and details some hardships in her own personal life. She reiterates the importance of persevering and not losing faith. 20 $2.00 Add
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Add to Cart: Trust

Add to Cart: Trust

From: The Big Fix

In this chapter, Hearn and Bednar examine the erosion of consumer trust in digital marketplaces, where counterfeit goods, deceptive pricing, and manipulative practices have become pervasive. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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An Ecology Myth

An Ecology Myth

From: Myths We Live By

In posing issues of life and death in a particularly dramatic way, the ecology crisis may be posing the issue of our fundamental mythic allegiance today more forcefully than does any other area. 17 $2.21 Add
Antisemitism

Antisemitism

A startling exploration of the past and present of antisemitism. Starts with the surprisingly complex basics: what is a Jew? what is antisemitism? why does it happen? Looks at the very different … 178 View
BlackBerry Town

BlackBerry Town

How high tech success has played out for Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo

The smartphone was an incredibly successful Canadian invention created by a team of engineers and marketers led by Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. But there was a third key player involved — … 264 View
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Boomtown

Boomtown

From: BlackBerry Town

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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Brand Power: Integrating Innovation, Activism, and Sustainability
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Brand Power: Integrating Innovation, Activism, and Sustainability

From: The New Sustainability Edge: Redefining Business from Startups to Industry Leaders

In this chapter, Joy examines how brand power integrates innovation, activism, and sustainability to drive social and environmental change. 34 $3.40 Add
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Change Your Shape, Not Your Size

Change Your Shape, Not Your Size

From: Curing Affluenza

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