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Feudal Land Charters and Private Property

From: Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

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 The institution of feudal land, the concept of private property, and the disappearance of common land. 4 $0.40 Add
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Focus, Goddammit

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

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 In this chapter, Grover focuses on blame, how powerful institutions can shift blame away from themselves and onto the less culpable, and how our attention is a limited resource. 15 $1.50 Add
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Footprint Scenarios

Ways Out of Global Overshoot

From: Ecological Footprint

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 In the end, it is about choice – what are the options? ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Getting into the Streets

Activist Guidelines and Case Studies

From: Educating for Action

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 This chapter provides four snapshots of activism. Jason Del Gandio begins with how to initiate and facilitate an organizing meeting. This is usually the first place activists begin — … ; ; ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Graywater

From: Dry Run

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 Unlike rainwater, which is highly variable both year to year and seasonally, graywater tends to be reliably present in most commercial environments, so why use potable water for flushing toilets, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Guiding the Work that Reconnects

From: Coming Back to Life

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 Never before in history have our destinies been so intertwined. The crises facing us are too vast and complex for any one of us alone to comprehend, much less adequately respond. The fact that … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Integration

From: What's Up With White Women

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 Capturing a Moment Being With One Another Final Thoughts Feeling Integration Strategic Questions for Integration ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction to Part III

Growing the Commonsverse

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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 This introduction to the third part takes stock of what the book has covered so far, and indicates that the third part will deal with the issue of how commons fit into the context of larger … 6 $0.60 Add
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Keys to Motivation

From: Cracking the Boy Code

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 • Motivation is more emotional than analytical. It needs to draw upon personal sources of interest and excitement. • Adults and boys have different ideas about what merits effort. … 17 $1.70 Add
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Make it EASY

From: Making Shift Happen

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 This chapter focuses on how Easy it is to reduce the intention-action gap. The chapter discuss tips for making the desired behaviours as simple, seamless, and convenient as possible. We’ll also … ; ; ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Melody of the Soul

From: The Biology of Wonder

 In this chapter, Weber explores natural beauty through birdsong and music 25 $2.50 Add
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Moving Money From Harm to Healing

From: A Finer Future

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 This chapter explores ways in which the global economy can move to support the planet instead of a small minority of shareholders. ; ; ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Multi-family Nature-based Therapy

From: Nature-Based Therapy

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 This approach removes both clinician and client from the power dynamics and stigma of entering a social services office building for treatment and into a space where we can all be witnessed for … ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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New Times, New Tools

Managing For Resilience

From: Resilient Agriculture

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This chapter summarizes the key innovations and practices that the farmers featured in the book have implemented to deal with climate change and describes the main attributes of a sustainable … 42 $4.20 Add
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On Nature’s Limits and the Human Condition

Population, Resources, and Human Idealism

From: Peak Everything

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 No steady rate of growth in population or resource consumption is sustainable. During the course of the lecture, he asks, “Well, what can we do about this? What makes the population problem … 12 $1.20 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Transportation Planning and Traffic Management

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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 Unsustainable transport systems not only are a major contributor to atmosphere change, but also lead to increasing congestion, longer commuting times, increasing demands for shorter work hours to … 19 $1.90 Add