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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Big Data and Untapped Insights From: Shifting the Balance View	Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. Topics in this chapter include the application of …	Mark Schrutt	9	2021	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Big Data’s Role in Industry Disruption From: Shifting the Balance View	Readings in part 2 of this text explore what it takes to be a data-driven organization that relies on facts and doesn’t make decisions based on instinct. Case studies included in this …	Mark Schrutt	13	2021	$1.30 Add
Billion Dollar Start-Up The True Story of how a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company	From early roadblocks and devastating personal and financial setbacks to explosive growth and some of the biggest cannabis deals in global history, Billion Dollar Start-Up not only recounts the …	Adam Miron; Julie Beun; Sébastien St-Louis	306	2021	View
From Black and White and Many Shades of Grey From: The "Mr Big" Sting	This chapter examines Mr. Big’s ability to deal with nuance. Guilt can be more subtle than an absolute “guilty” or “not guilty;” It matters what the charge is.	Mark Stobbe	15	2021	$1.50 Add
NEW! Bleed Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care	Journalist Tracey Lindeman knows it all too well. Decades of suffering from endometriosis propelled the creation of BLEED — part memoir, part investigative journalism, and all …	Tracey Lindeman	322	2023	View
From Blue Communities Give Hope in Europe From: Whose Water Is It, Anyway? View	This reading takes a country by country look at water activism in Europe. The beginnings of the Blue Community movement in Switzerland is discussed, followed by a discussion of the spread of …	Maude Barlow	22	2019	$2.20 Add
From Blue Communities Take Root in Canada From: Whose Water Is It, Anyway? View	In this reading, the author narrows her focus to look at water activism within Canada. The chapter explores the work of a variety of water activists across Canada. Particular focus is placed on …	Maude Barlow	25	2019	$2.50 Add
From NEW! Blueprint for Data-driven Organizations From: Shifting the Balance View	Readings in part 4 of this text explore the ways in which data-driven decision making are applied to different industries	Mark Schrutt	25	2021	$2.50 Add
From Born or bred to lead? PART 1: DEVELOPING THE NERVE TO LEAD From: Nerve View	The authors discuss how their childhoods influenced their journey to becoming leaders. They encourage readers to consider their own upbringing and the experiences that may have prepared them for …	Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Brains on Trauma From: The Trauma Beat View	In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts of traumatic events and includes the responses of various survey participants who have lost loved ones to homicide or traffic …	Tamara Cherry	15	2023	$1.50 Add
From Building relationships: better the second time around PART 3 LIFE AFTER LEADING: THE NERVE TO REDEFINE YOURSELF From: Nerve View	This chapter reflects on the authors experiences building new friendships and relationships and how to reprioritize old relationships after a leadership role ends.	Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Buyers, Plotters, and Spies PART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge View	Chapter Eight focuses on the base of Confederate networks in Canada. Topics discussed include Jacob Thompson and Confederate spies, the movement of men, arms, and money through Canada, and …	Brian Martin	18	2022	$1.80 Add
NEW! Canadarm and Collaboration How Canada's Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds	Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program …	Elizabeth Howell	249	2020	View
From NEW! Canadians in Union Blue and Rebel Grey PART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge View	Chapter Six explores the role Canadians played in the Civil War. Topics discussed include the Wolverton boys, Canadian participation in both the Union and the Confederacy, Sarah Edmonds, …	Brian Martin	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From NEW! Carol Woods and the Importance of Freedom From: Happily Ever Older View	Readings in this text explore a variety of case studies from around the world of approaches to long-term care.	Moira Welsh	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From Cautionary Tales What Not to Do From: A Good War View	In Chapter 11, Klein examines the risk of losing civil liberties through Wartime Measures Acts. Focuses on issues relating to Refugee and Immigration Laws in Canada, Canadian Aid to Other Parts …	Seth Klein	22	2020	$2.20 Add