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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Chapter 1 A Disorder without a Name From: Somebodies and Nobodies View	Explores prejudice of society and the barriers created by the various "isms." Posits that -isms are the symptoms of the darker disease of "rankism."	Robert W. Fuller	11	2004	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Chapter 1 Aligning With Nature From: Renewal View	The first chapter discusses the concept of being aligned with nature, and how making an effort to be outwardly aligned with our environment can help us gain internal stability.	Andres R. Edwards	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 1 Contempt and Its Discontents From: Beyond Contempt View	In this chapter the author discusses the concept of “contempt”, and how feeling contempt towards those with differing views is both a natural reflex and the greatest obstacle …	Erica Etelson	30	2020	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Chapter 1: Radical Indigenous Economic Exclusion From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power View	This chapter explores how the process of “othering”, inherent in the policies of the Indian Act, has reinforced systemic inequality and exclusion of Indigenous peoples in Canada.	Carol Anne Hilton	8	2025	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 1: The Lens of Upfront Carbon From: The Story of Upfront Carbon View	What is upfront carbon, and why is it so important? For decades we have been preoccupied with energy consumption, but since the Paris Accord of 2015 we have had to pivot to concern about carbon …	Lloyd Alter	46	2024	$4.60 Add
From Chapter 2 Growing From: Farm the City View	This lengthy and comprehensive chapter about growing covers all practical aspects of growing food in urban, paved or contaminated environments including the infrastructure, such as greenhouses …	Michael Ableman	56	2020	$5.60 Add
From Chapter 2 Uses and Abuses of Rank From: Somebodies and Nobodies View	What rankism looks like and how pervasive it is in society. The psyche of bullying has its roots in rankism and creates an endless cycle of "kicking the dog."	Robert W. Fuller	12	2004	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Chapter 2 Awe and Beauty From: Renewal View	This chapter discusses how it is important, in our otherwise orderly and meticulous world to seek out and experience moments of awe and beauty.	Andres R. Edwards	14	2020	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Chapter 2 Class-Based Contempt – Red With Shame From: Beyond Contempt View	In this chapter the author discusses how classism has become an integral component of modern partisan politics, with conservatives appealing to working class voters and painting liberals as …	Erica Etelson	30	2020	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Chapter 2: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power View	This chapter explores how the Indian Act has historically restricted Indigenous economic development, defines the concept of “Indian Act economics”, and outlines its lasting negative …	Carol Anne Hilton	22	2025	$2.20 Add
From NEW! Chapter 2: Strategies for Sufficiency From: The Story of Upfront Carbon View	How can we reduce upfront carbon emissions and use less stuff? A look at ideas like simplicity, where we eliminate wasteful complications, or materiality, what it is made of, or flexibility, can …	Lloyd Alter	55	2024	$5.50 Add
From Chapter 3 Marketing From: Farm the City View	This chapter discusses choices and considerations for marketing produce such as farmers’ markets, on site retail, community supported agriculture (CSA), restaurant sales, direct to retail, …	Michael Ableman	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From Chapter 3 The Toll of Rank Abuse From: Somebodies and Nobodies View	The pervasiveness of rankism in history and society’s resistance to foundational change and growth. Problems with trying to subvert rank without abolishing rank are discussed.	Robert W. Fuller	19	2004	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Chapter 3 Health and Well Being From: Renewal View	This chapter explores the therapeutic effects of engaging with the natural world.	Andres R. Edwards	14	2020	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Chapter 3 Why Not Everyone Is a Liberal From: Beyond Contempt View	In this chapter the author explores the factors that impact how people’s political identities are formed, in particular how conservative views are formed and strengthened.	Erica Etelson	28	2020	$2.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 3: Indians, Ethics, and Economic Value From: The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power View	This chapter highlights the Indian Act’s discriminatory policies by examining, and applying an ethical lens to, the language used throughout the Act.	Carol Anne Hilton	14	2025	$1.40 Add