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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Prologue From: Facing the Climate Emergency View	This section contains the prologue and a brief introduction.	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From Prologue From: Not Just a Pretty Face View	The cosmetics industry is in desperate need of a makeover. It is the unregulated, poorly studied chemical industry in a bottle. Toxic chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and learning …	Stacy Malkan	4	2007	$0.40 Add
From Prologue Against School From: Weapons of Mass Instruction View	I taught for thirty years in some of the worst schools in Manhattan, and in some of the best, and during that time, I became an expert in boredom.	John Taylor Gatto	11	2010	$1.10 Add
From Prologue From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View	“Just as we can pollute the natural environment, we can pollute public conversations.” While the experts disagree about why this is happening, they concur when it comes to the damage …	James Hoggan	6	2016	$0.60 Add
From Prologue From: Cracking the Boy Code View	This is a book about relating to and talking with boys. I’ve written this book for you. For most of my 20 years as a psychologist, the social and emotional development of boys — how …	Adam Cox	6	2018	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Prologue From: I Want a Better Catastrophe View	In the prologue, Andrew Boyd describes his experience at the 2015 climate march in New York and the 2021 climate conference in Glasgow. Boyd discusses the concept of hope in connection to the …	Andrew Boyd	11	2023	$1.10 Add
From Resilience: The 21st Century Imperative From: Resilience Imperative View	Humans face profound challenges over the next century – climate change, peak oil, a growth-addicted global financial system, gross inequity. Simply tweaking the way we do things will not be …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	41	2012	$4.10 Add
From Rise of the Grocery Giants From: Grocery Story View	This chapter begins the description of the actions and tactics of "big food". The history of the A&P grocery retalier is described, as well as Piggly Wiggly, the first self-service …	John Steinman	15	2019	$1.50 Add
From Section A: Changemaking From: Changemakers View	The first section explores the idea of transformative change — what it is, what difference it makes, and how it is connected to learning. It tells the story of Anna, which gives us plenty …	Fay Weller; Mary Wilson	37	2018	$3.70 Add
From Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing Climate From: Resilient Agriculture View	This chapter provides a brief history of agricultural practices and outlines the different crops and livestock that are cultivated in different environments. The chapter goes on to discuss how …	Laura Lengnick	40	2015	$4.00 Add
From NEW! The Nameless Uncarved Wood From: The Web of Meaning View	Traditional Chinese and Greek philosophy of mind is discussed, along with the insights of modern neuroscience. The chapter describes the role of the pre-frontal cortex as the executive function, …	Jeremy Lent	19	2021	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Waking Up to Climate Change PART 1 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View	The author talks about climate change, her own experiences and activities in the world of climate action and lessons she’s learned, resilience thinking, and hope. She also introduces the …	Laura Lengnick	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now View	The opening chapter outlines a contradiction in environmental activism: we all know the problem is urgent, but we all continue to produce some amount of carbon emissions. Grover suggests that we …	Sami Grover	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From What Controls the Earth’s Climate? From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate View	This chapter presents an overview of the forces that determine the Earth’s climate, the feedback loops that amplify them, and how slow geological processes can have huge implications.	Steven Earle	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From A Brief History of the Happiness Movement From: The Happiness Policy Handbook View	An Evolution of Sustainable Development: The Happiness Movement – A Few Words about Terminology	Jean Crowder; Laura Musikanski; Rhonda Phillips	10	2019	$1.00 Add
From A Mighty Time From: Clean Money Revolution View	A Mighty Time Early Roots The Dirty Campaign against Al Gore Sr. To the White House Door with Jimmy Carter Dark Money: Lewis Powell’s Legacy A 500-Year Calling Q&A with Don Shaffer	Joel Solomon; Tyee Bridge	22	2017	$2.20 Add