Spirituality

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Riding the Rocket

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt details Research in Motion’s rise to prominence and what that meant for Canadian business, particularly in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. 21 $2.10 Add
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Your Country Needs You (to work less, if you want to

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 4 focuses on employment and unemployment, discussing topics including dignified work, job creation and loss, the coal industry, and labour markets. It includes an excerpt from Jim Stanford. 31 $3.10 Add
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Boomtown

From: BlackBerry Town

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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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Change Your Shape, Not Your Size

From: Curing Affluenza

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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
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Enter the Co-op

From: Grocery Story

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In this chapter the author describes the history of co-ops from 1761 in Scotland to the revival of community-owned grocery stores in the 1980s. The structure and types of co-ops, their … 13 $1.30 Add
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On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts

(post-) Hydrocarbon Aesthetics

From: Peak Everything

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Will industrial production survive in the post-hydrocarbon era? The answer will of course depend on how much energy humans will have at their disposal. The total amount, as well as the per capita … 16 $1.60 Add
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Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better Society

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 6 explores the indicators of a better society, discussing topics including gross domestic product (GDP), economic growth, child literacy and health, and protections. It includes an … 25 $2.50 Add
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Silicon Valley North

From: BlackBerry Town

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Howitt examines the growth of Kitchener-Waterloo’s growing reputation as a tech leader from the perspective of several staff and executives of other tech companies in the area. 26 $2.60 Add
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The Basic Miracle: Our True Nature and Power

From: Coming Back to Life

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Perhaps we made our biggest error in thinking of the world as made of “stuff ” to begin with. Fortunately — and paradoxically — our very search for mastery and knowledge … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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The Food Co-op Waves

From: Grocery Story

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This chapter describes Black American and working-class consumer co-ops founded in the 1930s Great Depression, many of which, resembling conventional grocery stores, are still in operation while … 18 $1.80 Add
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Consumer Food Co-ops Today

From: Grocery Story

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The many facets and community-building features of consumer food co-ops today, from continuing and children’s education to community giving and non-profit arms are described. Also described … 28 $2.80 Add
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There Are Many Alternatives

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 7 explores the alternatives to the present culture of affluenza, discussing topics including Iceland’s response to the 2008 final crisis and its banks, challenging cultural … 30 $3.00 Add
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What is the Work that Reconnects?

From: Coming Back to Life

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As we stand now at the brink of destroying our planet as a home for conscious life, contemporary science and ancient spiritual traditions bring us insights into the basic miracle of our … ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Co-ops as Food Desert Remediation

From: Grocery Story

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This chapter describes the way chain stores are reluctant to establish or to continue serving low-income neighbourhoods, forcing residents to live in "food deserts", a mile for more … 14 $1.40 Add
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Evaluating New Ideas for Your New Society

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 8 examines how to enact social change, discussing topics including community influence, policies and lobbying, democracy, laws and budgets, examples of tackling affluenza through a … 40 $4.00 Add
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The Imports

From: BlackBerry Town

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Covers RIM’s recruitment of new employees as the company continues its incredible growth. Specifically examines the case of Dietmar Wennemer and Mark Pecen. 13 $1.30 Add