2021

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Marx’s Law of Profitability

Evidence and Controversy

From: Twilight Capitalism

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This chapter surveys several attempts to empirically evaluate Marx’s law of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall, with a view to establishing its actuality as a law governing the … ; ; 31 $3.10 Add
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Moving Heat with Ocean Currents

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

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In this chapter Earle details the impact of ocean currents on the Earth’s climate. 16 $1.60 Add
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Mussolini the Economist

Did the Duce raise the Italian economy to its highest point?

From: Mussolini Also Did A Lot of Good

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The author challenges the conception that things “went better” from an economic point of view in Fascist Italy, examining various Facist economic policies. He explores various aspects … 26 $2.60 Add
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Mutual Aid among the Barbarians

From: Mutual Aid

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In Chapter IV, Kropotkin looks at the challenges communal living as primitive societies move towards higher stages of civilization, and what is lost in the process. The chapter explores topics … 23 $2.30 Add
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Neither Cockeyed nor an Optimist about South Pacific

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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The author explores the racist, imperialist, and sexist undertones of South Pacific. 9 $0.90 Add
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New Beginnings

From: Alexa!

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Focusing more on her personal life, this chapter chronicles Alexa’s divorce, the loss of her father to Alzheimer’s, and the twilight years of her time as the leader of the NDP. 31 $3.10 Add
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New Context, New Arrivals, 1945–1960

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter examines the postwar period, which marked a critical break with the past and the unfolding of a new world for Montreal Jewry. It looks at linguistic and cultural movements within the … 57 $5.70 Add
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Open 24 Hours

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this essay, the author describes the importance of adult bookstores in his sexual awakening, and his relationship with, and marriage to, an HIV positive man. 8 $0.80 Add
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Oppression and the Health of Indigenous Peoples

From: Oppression

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This chapter explores how systemic colonial and racial violence, oppression, and stress have impacted the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples. 15 $1.50 Add
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Overpowered

The Fine Mess We've Gotten Ourselves Into

From: Power

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In this chapter the author focuses primarily on power dilemmas that are less frequently discussed, but that may be even more important for us to understand, especially in the 21st century. These … 60 $6.00 Add
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We Bought the Farm

From: Billion Dollar Start-Up

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This chapter describes the slow rise of the legal marijuana industry in Canada and the challenges that the founders of HEXO overcame on their journey to profitability. ; ; 82 $8.20 Add
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Personal Best

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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This interview features a woman who started sex work through camming, then moved on to stripping. She then began working in an adult massage parlour. She receives a lot of support from her … 8 $0.80 Add
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Pilgrim Ways

From: In Praise of Retreat

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This chapter explores the concept of pilgrimage and how it can be applied in modern life. The author discusses a variety of examples of notable religious pilgrimages. 45 $4.50 Add
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Recognizing Differences

Cultural Misunderstandings and Misinterpretations

From: Let's Talk Race

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This chapter highlights the importance of understanding cultural practices, or those patterned behaviors that coalesce around common identities and often have enduring value. ; 33 $3.30 Add
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Recruitment, Training, Management

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

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This chapter explores the hiring practices of Canadian police departments, and how these practices have a deleterious effect on police efficacy. ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Revolution Begins at Home: Rethinking Marx, Reproduction, and the Class Struggle

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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This essay’s argument is divided in four parts. Part 1 examines the evidence and reasons for Marx’s undertheorization of “reproduction,” focusing on his reductive concept … 20 $2.00 Add