2021

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The Meaning of Hope

The Meaning of Hope

On 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. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Moneyball Question
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The Moneyball Question

From: 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 … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Most Important Relationship in Your Life
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The Most Important Relationship in Your Life

From: 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 … 26 $2.60 Add
The "Mr Big" Sting

The "Mr Big" Sting

The 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 … 226 View
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The Murky: R v. Hart

The Murky: R v. Hart

From: 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 … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

The Myths Used to Create and Justify Inequality

From: 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 … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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The Nameless Uncarved Wood
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The Nameless Uncarved Wood

From: 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, … 19 $1.90 Add
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Alexa!
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The National Stage

From: 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. 61 $6.10 Add
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The Nationalists of 1968 and the Search for Canadian Independence
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The Nationalists of 1968 and the Search for Canadian Independence

From: 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 … 24 $2.40 Add
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The Nature of Wealth

The Nature of Wealth

From: 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. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Net of Fate

The Net of Fate

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She muses on memories of her mother. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Newest Normal
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The Newest Normal

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

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 … 13 $1.30 Add
The Next Generation of Impact Assessment
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The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

A 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 … ; 614 View
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The NishDish Journey
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The NishDish Journey

TRANSFORMING 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. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Noble Warrior

The Noble Warrior

From: 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 … 30 $3.00 Add
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The Noose Tightens

The Noose Tightens

From: 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 … 7 $0.70 Add