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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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
From NEW! CEO of the Year From: The Shopify Story View	This chapter highlights Lütke’s leadership qualities and business strategies that helped increase Shopify’s growth.	Larry MacDonald	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Challenging Corporate Rule From: Still Hopeful View	In Chapter Three Barlow discusses the importance of challenging authority– all authority. The chapter discusses topics including institutional power, networks and political structures, …	Maude Barlow	50	2022	$5.00 Add
NEW! Change for Good An Action-Oriented Approach for Businesses to Benefit from Solving the World’s Most Urgent Social Problems	An action-oriented approach for businesses to solve the world’s most urgent social problems — and benefit from doing so. More than a year into a global pandemic, profit and …	Paul Klein	274	2022	View
From NEW! Change for Good Action Chapter 5 From: Change for Good View	Chapter 5 focuses on what the most innovative corporations are doing to increase the speed of social change by reflecting on how some large corporations have been able to pick up the pace of …	Paul Klein	19	2022	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Change for Good Employees Chapter 3 From: Change for Good View	Chapter 3 provides examples of how businesses are partnering with their employees in meaningful ways to bring about positive change, alongside some of Klein’s own experiences in building …	Paul Klein	19	2022	$1.90 Add