2019

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Oppressors and Victims

Oppressors and Victims

From: Are We Done Fighting?

The author explores how narratives of oppressors and victims fit into dynamics of violence. He considers the surprising ways that our narratives which inform how we engage in conflict situations … 21 $2.10 Add
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Ottawa Bound

Ottawa Bound

From: Black Cop

Calvin details his move to Ottawa and how his ambition for advancement was obstructed, ostensibly because of his skin colour. He shares how he fought back against the RCMP, risking his … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Our bodies, our minds, mental shortcuts, and the media

Our bodies, our minds, mental shortcuts, and the media

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

Chapter Four focuses on why it is so difficult to make well informed discussions. The chapter explores our biological and psychological motivations behind our abilities towards good political … 27 $2.70 Add
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Our Future Our Selves

Our Future Our Selves

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

I want to close this book by coming full circle back to what I feel are our most urgent issues: First and foremost are our collective children; the next generations and how we individually and … 14 $1.40 Add
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Our institutions

Our institutions

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

Chapter Six focuses how political institutions are formed, maintained, and how they condition the way we think and behave. Institutions set up rules, expectations, norms, punishments, and … 23 $2.30 Add
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Our milieu

Our milieu

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

Chapter Five explores the conditions under which we tend to make the best decisions about complex issues, political or otherwise. We do best when we have lots of time and resources at our … 11 $1.10 Add
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Outdoor Risky Play in Nature-based Therapy

Outdoor Risky Play in Nature-based Therapy

From: Nature-Based Therapy

The meaningful integration of environmental conditions and activity choices creates the milieu. Comfort with changing weather conditions, spending time in a forest, and getting dirty, wet, or … ; ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Outdoor Therapies:

Outdoor Therapies:

A Choice of Paths to Follow

From: Nature-Based Therapy

We have combined what we have found works best in our practice, for our clients and contexts, nothing more. As readers, you may take what you need, leave what you don’t, and hopefully are … ; ; 20 $2.00 Add
Overrun

Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government … 387 View
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Parents with Addictions Should Not Have to Battle Children’s Services too

Parents with Addictions Should Not Have to Battle Children’s Services too

From: About Face

The readings in the fourth section of the book covers the contemporary discourse surrounding addiction in Canada, and outlines a variety of possible paths forward for combatting addiction. 6 $0.60 Add
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Peace Education

Peace Education

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This chapter introduces the role of peace education, the various contexts in which it can occur, the techniques that make it effective, and the challenges that arise. There is a long case study … 12 $1.20 Add
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Peer Governance Through Commoning

Peer Governance Through Commoning

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This chapter considers the second aspect of the Triad framework, Peer Governance through Commoning. They name and describe ten dynamics of Peer Governance usually present in effective commons, … ; 44 $4.40 Add