2021

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Vượt Biên

Vượt Biên

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He executes an escape plan. 6 $0.60 Add
Walking Away from Hate

Walking Away from Hate

Our Journey through Extremism

As a troubled teen, Lauren Manning sought refuge online in the angry world of black metal music. When she met a recruiter who offered her the acceptance she craved, the doctrine of white … ; 240 View
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Wants and Needs
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Wants and Needs

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

In this chapter, the author unpacks our consumer impulses, and how a consumer state of mind does not encourage environmental action. 10 $1.00 Add
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War

War

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The author’s father’s ghost recounts life in Đà Lạt and the arrival of war. 9 $0.90 Add
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We Want a Future

We Want a Future

Climate Change and How the Youth Are Fighting to Save the Province

From: Divided

This chapter explores the author’s climate activism, and the Fridays for Future strikes inspired by Greta Thunberg. 5 $0.50 Add
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Wear It!

Wear It!

Moving the Fashion Industry Forward

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

This chapter discusses how the fashion industry can move toward more ethical and sustainable choices, including an explanation of how the circular economy can be applied to fashion, using … 11 $1.10 Add
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Weaving a New Story of Meaning
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Weaving a New Story of Meaning

From: The Web of Meaning

The chapter concludes that an ecological civilization will emerge only when the symbiotic linkages between people become a more powerful force than the competitive impulses engendered by the … 34 $3.40 Add
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Web Giants

Web Giants

From: Share the Wealth!

Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter explores solutions for taxing massive online corporations, who have hisotrically proved … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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#WelcomeRefugees
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#WelcomeRefugees

A Canadian Phenomenon That Illustrates the Temporal Dimension of Border Constructs

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

This chapter is organized in five parts. Part I is a literature review on the notion of the border construct and its various dimensions, as well as existing literature on time-space theory. Part … 15 $1.50 Add
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We're all Climate Hypocrites Now
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We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

The opening chapter outlines a contradiction in environmental activism: we all know the problem is urgent, but we all continue to produce some amount of carbon emissions. Grover suggests that we … 13 $1.30 Add
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We're Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

We’re Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted … 8 $0.80 Add
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What Business Can Learn from Sports about Data (and Vice Versa)
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What Business Can Learn from Sports about Data (and Vice Versa)

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 4 of this text explore the ways in which data-driven decision making are applied to different industries. This chapter explores case studies in the world of professional sports … 20 $2.00 Add
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What Controls the Earth's Climate?

What Controls the Earth’s Climate?

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter presents an overview of the forces that determine the Earth’s climate, the feedback loops that amplify them, and how slow geological processes can have huge implications. 17 $1.70 Add
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What could possibly go wrong?

What could possibly go wrong?

PART 2: LEADING WITH NERVE

From: Nerve

This chapter talks about conflict, hardships, and challenges that may arise during a leaders career and how to handle these situations successfully as women leaders. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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What Difference Does It Make?
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What Difference Does It Make?

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

This chapter describes the efforts of cyclists in Amsterdam to resist the encroachment of cars and keep that city bike-centric. He uses their efforts as a model for how change has to take place … 19 $1.90 Add