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Chapter 1

I Shook Up the World

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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In the first chapter of the Cocaine segment of the memoir, Wood talks about his experience relapsing onto cocaine at a Montreal strip club. Wood talks about his past dreams, his first gig at Yuk … 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter 1

Deep Roots

From: Mining Country

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This chapter discusses the earliest examples of mining in Canada. These include examples of metalwork and extraction practiced by pre-columbian indigenous communities as well as the first … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Dilemmas

From: National Security Law 2e

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Readings in Part 1 of this title, "Structure", cover the fundamental principles of Canadian National Security Law. This chapter explores a variety of deliemmas faced in the preservation … ; 39 $3.90 Add
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Unearthing the risk in Cascadia

From: On Borrowed Time

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This chapter examines officials’ attempts to downplay or dismiss the risk of earthquakes since the discovery of the North American Pacific West Coast. Pieces together the events of the … 20 $2.00 Add
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Come to Canada

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

This chapter provides an overview of Jewish immigration to Canada from the 18th to 20th centuries. It discusses the factors that drove immigration and the experiences of Jewish immigrants once … 12 $1.20 Add
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Come to Canada

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

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This chapter provides an overview of Jewish immigration to Canada from the 18th to 20th centuries. It discusses the factors that drove immigration and the experiences of Jewish immigrants once … 12 $1.20 Add
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Counterplanning from the Kitchen

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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This chapter responds to recent attacks on Wages for Housework, exploring feminism, capitalism, and marxism. It touches on topics such as the glorification of the family and unpaid labour, … 17 $1.70 Add
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Early Life

From: Asleep in the Deep

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The early life of Nursing Sister Anna Irene Stamers is described as well as the history of her family in Saint John, New Brunswick, including the untimely death of her father and the financial … 10 $1.00 Add
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Electricity and Sex

From: Vancouver Vice

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This chapter provides a history of the West End, with a focus on the importance of electricity and sex in the neighbourhood’s development. 10 $1.00 Add
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Examples of Autonomous or Semi-autonomous Vehicles Currently in Production

From: Autonomous Vehicles

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In chapter two, Baker reviews all existing automated sensing systems being used in vehicles today, examining the varying levels and challenges of each. 13 $1.30 Add
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Fareed Zakaria in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

April 15, 2020

From: The World After Covid

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Fareed Zakara and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and its global impacts. Topics include the world’s transition into a post-American world and China’s current power and influence, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Forerunners and Founders, 1627–1900

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter outlines the context for the emergence of a Jewish presence in Quebec; it examines where the Jewish population in Quebec came from, their integration, and the challenge of … 52 $5.20 Add
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Is Broadway about Dollars and Cents?

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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The author explores bigotry on Broadway, highlighting various concerning statistics. 24 $2.40 Add
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Green Cathedral

From: In Praise of Retreat

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In this reading the author recounts their experience of leaving the city to a retreat in the forest and the positive psychological effect that the experience had on them. 22 $2.20 Add