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The Tour des Canadiens
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The Tour des Canadiens

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter recounts Scoppa’s arrest and the circumstances surrounding it. ; 7 $0.70 Add
The Trauma Beat
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The Trauma Beat

A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News

A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocate In The Trauma Beat, … 332 View
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The Turnaround
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The Turnaround

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter outlines Shopify’s decision to build an Application Programming Interface (API), allowing the company to pull ahead of competitors. 15 $1.50 Add
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The unbearable whiteness of being (an environmentalist)
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The unbearable whiteness of being (an environmentalist)

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

Aknowledging his perspective as a white, heterosexual man, the author examines social crises being amplified by a colonialism and systemic racism, and their intersection with the climate crisis, … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Use of Data in Canadian Government Decision-Making
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The Use of Data in Canadian Government Decision-Making

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 explored case studies in the Canadian government, including … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Velocity of Perception
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The Velocity of Perception

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

Through the intersectionality of multiple crises such as the near-civil war following the 2007 Kenya election, the Covid-19 pandemic, global economic collaspe, the Black Lives Matter movement, … 22 $2.20 Add
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The View from the Terrace
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The View from the Terrace

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Two explores Louise’s childhood in Svensksund, Sweden. The chapter explores her relationships with her mother, father, and sister. It also examines the influence the natural … 10 $1.00 Add
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This Gentle Art
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This Gentle Art

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Six explores Louise’s growing interest in birds. The chapter discusses Louise’s first recordbook of bird watching, her relationship with Percy Traverner, the evolution of her … 25 $2.50 Add
This Is Your Captain Speaking
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This Is Your Captain Speaking

Stories from the Flight Deck

For everyone from frequent fliers to aviation geeks, travel buffs to nervous travellers, Captain Doug Morris tells you everything you want (and need!) to know about flight Captain Doug Morris has … 278 View
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This is Your Captain Speaking…
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This is Your Captain Speaking…

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

In the introduction author Doug Morris explains how he hopes this book will fill the void of aviation knowledge by enlightening a wide spectrum of readers. As his aviation career is on its final … 3 $0.30 Add
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Thriving on Change
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Thriving on Change

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter discusses how Shopify’s shift to permanent remote-work changed their work culture, and allowed for them to cast a wider net for future recruitment. 13 $1.30 Add
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tough guys don't listen to pop music

tough guys don’t listen to pop music

From: The New Masculinity

In this chapter, Manley discusses how traditional masculinity limits the creative expression and consumption in young men by encouraging gendered understandings of music, film, and other various … 17 $1.70 Add
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tough men don’t need to see a shrink

tough men don’t need to see a shrink

From: The New Masculinity

In this chapter, Manley examines how socialized conceptions of masculinity stifle emotional literacy and encourage men to hide any struggles with mental health. 17 $1.70 Add
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Trafficking in Hate
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Trafficking in Hate

PART THREE: RECONSTRUCTING

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Fourteen explores the legacy of Bratton’s kidnapping and the 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation.” Topics discussed include the Ku Klux Klan, white supremacy, the 1905 book … 18 $1.80 Add
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Tragedy of the White Amur

Tragedy of the White Amur

From: Overrun

This chapter discusses efforts by the United States government to regulate the transport and breeding of non-native species. 26 $2.60 Add
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Transforming our Politics

Transforming our Politics

Bold Leadership, Then, There and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 12, Klein examines how we must transform our politics and our politicians, how we must vote for leaders who are willing to act and plan like Climate Change is an emergency. Klein … 28 $2.80 Add