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Let’s get drunk and celebrate the future
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Let’s get drunk and celebrate the future

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

This chapter is a call to change the world to a sustainable one through celebration. A world that uses our creative energy and intelligence and ambition and puts it wherever we want, other than … 7 $0.70 Add
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Life in a Safe Harbour
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Life in a Safe Harbour

PART ONE: THE ATTIC

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Three examines the experiences of newcomers to Canada West (formerly Upper Canada) in the mid-nineteenth century. Topics discussed include the formerly enslaved Tom Elice and his letters, … 17 $1.70 Add
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Lift-Off!
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Lift-Off!

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter discusses how Lütke and Lake sought to fill the gap in the e-commerce market by licensing their software, leading to the creation of the Shopify platform. 8 $0.80 Add
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Like the White Wings of Angels
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Like the White Wings of Angels

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Seven focuses on the connections Louise had been making during the Second World War while Len was away. The chapter explores Louise’s relationship with Murray and Doris Speirs, her … 23 $2.30 Add
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Listing on the Stock Market
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Listing on the Stock Market

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter discusses Shopify’s success following the implementation of their retail operating system. 10 $1.00 Add
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Little Patches Known as Reserves

Little Patches Known as Reserves

From: Cheated

Chapter Six addresses the sale of reserve lands upon western settlers’ displacement of First Nations peoples. ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Looking Forward with Data
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Looking Forward with Data

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 3 of this text explore how data-driven organizations share core values and how businesses can build connections with their data. This chapter explores the predictive value of … 6 $0.60 Add
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Loss

Loss

PART 3: LIFE AFTER LEADING: THE NERVE TO REDEFINE YOURSELF

From: Nerve

The authors reflect on their transitions out of significant leadership roles. Specifically, the authors talk about how they handled these changes and the emotions they experienced during the … ; 12 $1.20 Add
Lost Feast

Lost Feast

Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food

When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. … 308 View
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Loyalty
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Loyalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores loyalty and more mafia history in Montreal and beyond. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Making Common Cause

Making Common Cause

Inequality, Then and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 4, Klein argues that through mobilization Canada could be able to confront and bring change to the present-day inequality many people face. Just as the Wartime Efforts during the … 18 $1.80 Add
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Marriage and children: Can we have it all?

Marriage and children: Can we have it all?

PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD

From: Nerve

This chapter discusses balancing family life and work as a successful leader. The authors discusses their experience balancing work, life and their partnerships throughout their career. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Men with Special Qualifications

Men with Special Qualifications

From: Cheated

Chapter Eight describes the marketing of the lands taken from First Nations communities to western buyers. ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Mickey Mouse is All Right
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Mickey Mouse is All Right

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

This chapter begins by asking how much oil is in the ground, how much carbon can the sky absorb, and how fast will we go before we finally slow down? Through the story of a family trip to … 11 $1.10 Add
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Mobilizing Labour

Mobilizing Labour

Just Transition, Then and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 7, Klein examines the role of labour in the fight for climate action. Klein argues that through examining the mobilization of the labor and work force during and after the Second World … 36 $3.60 Add
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Monasticism for Moderns
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Monasticism for Moderns

From: In Praise of Retreat

This chapter explores the history of monastic orders across a variety of cultures and time periods. The author explores ways in which a monastic lifestyle can be adopted in the modern world. 25 $2.50 Add