2021
Showing 1057–1072 of 1241 results
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From  The Meaning of HopeOn Suicide From: On Love and Tyranny |
In this chapter, Hebelein discusses the suicidal thoughts Arendt experienced during her internment, and the suicide of her friend Walter Benjamin in 1940. | Ann Heberlein | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! The Moneyball QuestionFrom: Shifting the Balance |
Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. This chapter explores the case of Sabermetrics and … | Mark Schrutt | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! The Most Important Relationship in Your LifeFrom: The Web of Meaning |
How the "I" and the "self" split apart early in human evolution is viewed as a defining characteristic of humanity. The differences between I and self are discussed, along … | Jeremy Lent | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
 The "Mr Big" StingThe Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions |
How the police create an imaginary criminal gang to trick homicide suspects into a confession and a prison cell. There are people in prison who got away with murder until they told the boss of a … | Mark Stobbe | 226 | 2021 | View |
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From The Murky: R v. HartFrom: The "Mr Big" Sting |
In this chapter a double homicide is solved with a Mr. Big sting using illegal tactics. In addition, the uncertain evidence and conflicting accounts of the accused do not lead to a certainty of … | Mark Stobbe | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From  The Myths Used to Create and Justify InequalityFrom: Share the Wealth! |
Readings in part 1 of this title explore the political and economic decisions and trends that have led to economic inequality in Canada. This chapter lists and debunks several myths that are used … | Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! The Nameless Uncarved WoodFrom: The Web of Meaning |
Traditional Chinese and Greek philosophy of mind is discussed, along with the insights of modern neuroscience. The chapter describes the role of the pre-frontal cortex as the executive function, … | Jeremy Lent | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! The National StageFrom: Alexa! |
Switching her focus to the federal stage, Alexa takes on the challenge of federal leadership. Chronicles her leadership and electoral campaigns, and the personal connections made along the way. | Stephen Kimber | 61 | 2021 | $6.10 Add |
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From  NEW! The Nationalists of 1968 and the Search for Canadian IndependenceFrom: 1968 in Canada |
The year 1968 marked a decisive break in the history of English-Canadian nationalism. An older generation of nationalists, mostly located in rural Canada and concerned with the loosening of … | Stephen Azzi | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From  The Nature of WealthFrom: Indigenomics |
Topics discussed in this chapter include a timeline of money, ceremony as an expression of wealth, and the economic distortion through the lens of wealth and poverty. | Carol Anne Hilton | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From  The Net of Fate |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She muses on memories of her mother. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! The Newest Normal |
Things have never been so good for humanity, yet so dire for the planet. On one side of the ledger: practically any quantifiable aspect of human well-being, on the other: All the life that … | Arno Kopecky | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
 NEW! The Next Generation of Impact AssessmentA Critical Review of the Canadian Impact Assessment Act |
Legislated impact assessment requirements were first introduced over fifty years ago with the National Environmental Policy Act in the United States and have since spread to over a hundred and … | A. John Sinclair; Meinhard Doelle | 614 | 2021 | View |
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From  NEW! The NishDish JourneyTRANSFORMING THE CITY From: Indigenous Toronto |
On Nishdish, a successful catering business in the process of expansion. The chapter discusses food, culture, Indigenous survivance and education, and the development of this business. | Johl Whiteduck Ringuette | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Noble WarriorFrom: Imagined Truths |
The author talks more about his family history and muses on the example of his "warrior father," exploring military history and nationalism. He recounts the process of his conscientious … | Richard Lemm | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From The Noose TightensFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
In this chapter, Heberlein describes the situation in Germany as the Nazis took power. Arendt was separated from her husband when he fled Germany, and also had to confront the growing … | Ann Heberlein | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
