Unique in both scope and perspective, Calling for Change investigates the status of women within the Canadian legal profession ten years after the first national report on the subject was published by the Canadian Bar Association....
Business and economics
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Author:McIntyre, Sheila, Sheehy, ElizabethSummary: - Author:Abdennur, AlexanderSummary:
In Camouflaged Aggression in Organizations, Alexander Abdennur unveils his theory of two modes of aggression in organizations: confrontational and camouflaged. Focusing on camouflaged aggression, he describes patterns of behaviour and...
- Author:Pelosi, ChristineSummary:
Christine Pelosi presents leadership lessons from the campaign trail from a diverse array of over 40 public figures, lending advice for anyone who wants to run for office, advocate for a cause, or win a public policy issue. This book...
- Author:Barnetson, BobSummary:
How does the current labour market training system function and whose interests does it serve? In this introductory textbook, Bob Barnetson wades into the debate between workers and employers, and governments and economists to...
- Author:Benay, AlexSummary:
The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017 Successful Canadians write about failure, and how it got them where they are today. What does it mean to fail? To some of the most successful Canadians, it was a rite of passage, a stepping stone to...
- Author:Doern, G. Bruce, Coleman, John, Prentice, Barry E.Summary:
Given its geographical expanse, Canada has always faced long-term transport policy issues and challenges. Canadian Multi-Modal Transport Policy and Governance explains how and why Canadian transportation policy and related governance...
- Author:Graham, AndrewSummary:
Very little happens in government without money. The real impact of policy pronouncements is only understood when the resources to implement them are known, secured, and spent. Canadian Public-Sector Financial Management is for the...
- Author:Rhoads, RussellSummary:
Want to gain a trading edge with candlestick charts? Find them a little confusing? No worries! Candlestick Charting For Dummies sheds light on this time-tested method for finding the perfect moment to buy or sell. It demystifies...
- Author:Carr, DavidSummary:
Why does Canada have such an inflated portion of the global bubble gum market? What is driving modern versions of the old penny candy store? Candymaking in Canada takes the wrapper off Canada’s thriving chocolate and sweets industry....
- Author:Piketty, ThomasSummary:
Thomas Piketty exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the structure of a fairer economic system.
- Author:Haskel, JonathanSummary:
The first comprehensive account of the growing dominance of the intangible economy Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in intangible...
- Author:Hornbaker, TimSummary:
The definitive take on the McMahon family’s journey to wrestling domination
For decades, the northeastern part of the United States, better known to insiders as the territory of the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, was...
- Author:Gidney, CatherineSummary:
White Spot, a popular BC restaurant chain solicits hamburger concepts from third and fourth grade students and one of their ideas becomes a feature on the kids' menu. Home Depot donates playground equipment to an elementary school...
- Author:Vermunt, SarahSummary:
A shot of encouragement, a kick in the ass, and a loving push for young people who have no idea what they want or how to get it Career Rookie is a book for every grad, student, and 20-something who feels lost, overwhelmed, and anxious....
- Author:Vermunt, SarahSummary:
Rousing, bullsh*t-free advice for aspiring career changers What is a careergasm' Does it feel as good as it sounds' You bet your ass it does. A Careergasm happens when your work feels good. Really good. Like a groovin' Marvin Gaye song...
- Author:Vermunt, SarahSummary:
But how do you get your mojo back when youre in a passionless relationship with your job? In Careergasm, Sarah Vermunt leads the way. This playful, empowering book for wannabe career changers is a rally cry, a shot of courage, and a...
- Author:Irvine, DavidSummary:
"Caring is Everything" brilliantly fosters the notion that all of us, regardless of our education, social or economic status, can sincerely make a difference and bring joy to others, ourselves, and the community in which we serve.
- Author:Van Driesche, EmmetSummary:
When he first envisioned becoming a farmer, author Emmet Van Driesche never imagined his main crop would be Christmas trees, nor that such a tree farm could be more of a managed forest than the conventional grid of perfectly sheared...
- Author:Harvey, R. G.Summary:
A century of dealmaking and government misdeeds forms the backdrop of this entertaining account of sternwheelers, iron horses and mountain roads. Battling factions of rail builders crossed many a line in the sand as they carved up both...
- Author:Whitman, Drew EricSummary:
Barely one in a hundred businesspeople knows these facts about creating powerful advertising. Do You? FACT! Sixty percent of people read only headlines. Your headline must stop them or your advertising will likely fail. FACT! Captions...
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