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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Manufacturing automobility The anti-transit underpinnings of the “three revolutions” From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? View Between The Lines	The second chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? outlines, defines and unpacks the implications of the three revolutions of automobility on the future of equitable public transit. The …	James Wilt	14	2020	$1.40 Add
From Money and power What is to be done? From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? View Between The Lines	The last chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? nails home the theme of the whole book, that public transit that works for the climate and for all people is a matter of political …	James Wilt	20	2020	$2.00 Add
From New Water From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, we’ll learn more about two sources of "new water" from technologies not typically in widespread use today throughout the US, desalination of seawater and expanded …	Jerry Yudelson	13	2010	$1.30 Add
From Bras d’Or Flies…and Falls From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1971. Outlines multiple voyages of the Bras d’Or, during which it bacame the fastest warship in the world.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From Not Made in Canada From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Examines the use of Hydrofoils after the laying up of the Bras d’Or in 1971 and what it has meant for the Canadian Navy	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From Off the rails A brief history of automotive domination From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? View Between The Lines	opens with a critique of Elon Musk’s damning opinion of public transit, before diving into a short history of how the automobile became the dominant transport option in North America. He …	James Wilt	17	2020	$1.70 Add
From Old town road Rural and intercity transit From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? View Between The Lines	Chapter eight of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? looks at how the three revolutions in automobility intersect with rural areas’ transportation needs and with intercity transit, and ends …	James Wilt	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts Tools with a Life of Their Own From: Peak Everything View New Society Publishers	In assessing and understanding technology and its effects on people and nature, it is at least as important to pay attention to the energy that drives our tools as to the tools themselves and the …	Richard Heinberg	17	2010	$1.70 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Water and Sewage From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	North America is abundant in lakes and rivers yet, in many regions, water resources are in critical supply. Costs for operating, maintaining and expanding sewage treatment facilities continue to …	Marc Roseland	14	2012	$1.40 Add
From Photo Credits From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Photo Credits	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From NEW! Planning – Before the Flight From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 1 explores the planning that takes place before a flight. The chapter includes descriptions of author Doug Morris’ life and path towards aviation, the motivations behind becoming a …	Doug Morris	33	2022	$3.30 Add
From NEW! Postflight Checklists and Reflections From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 7 focuses on the plan once it has landed on the ground. Topics discussed include airplane docking, VDGS (Visual Docking Guidance Systems), ground marshals, Captains controls, bridges, …	Doug Morris	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Pre-Descent, In-Range, Landing and After Landing Checklist From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 6 discusses the landing process. Topics explored include ILS (Instrument Landing System), speed limits and how they calculate speed, keeping outside clean, small verses large aircrafts, …	Doug Morris	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From Preface & Introduction A Paradigm Shift From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Explains the importance of Samuel Cunard in giving a major push to the use of steamships and the paradigm shift of the first use of regularized transportation and communication by steamship …	John Boileau	5	2006	$0.50 Add
From Proposals & Partners From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1835-1840. Looks at designing steamships for tranoceanic travel, looks at bids for steam ship companies involvment in the British mail service which Samuel Cunard went after as well as his competitors	John Boileau	10	2006	$1.00 Add
From Race to the bottom Inequality and poverty From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? View Between The Lines	The fourth chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? considers the equity and poverty aspects of public transit versus the automobile, asserting that communities that are serious about …	James Wilt	18	2020	$1.80 Add