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As Canadians, we depend on our courts to protect us when the government violates our "Charter" rights and freedoms. After extensive Covid lockdowns and vaccine mandates, many are left wondering how such violations could go unchecked. How is it that we still don’t have clear explanations as to why judges preferred the evidence of the government over the evidence of citizens fighting for their "Charter" freedoms?

In Unexpected Revolutionaries, Manuela Moschella investigates the institutional transformation of central banks from the 1970s to the present.

In an era of outrage and echo chambers, Breaking Through the Noise: Speech Under Fire offers a clear, evenhanded look at one of 2025’s most explosive debates: student protests and the battle over free speech. Was the crackdown on college demonstrations a necessary step to maintain order or a dangerous suppression of dissent? Carson Jennings walks readers through the facts, then explores how conservatives and progressives each view the stakes. Perfect for anyone tired of political shouting matches, this short book doesn’t tell you what to think. It gives you the tools to think more ...

In “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It,” president emeritus of Macalester College Brian Rosenberg draws on decades of higher education experience to expose the entrenched structures, practices, and cultures that inhibit meaningful postsecondary reform, even as institutions face serious challenges to their financial and educational models. A lively insider’s account, the book pinpoints factors that hinder the ability of U.S. colleges and universities to be creative and entrepreneurial amid calls to improve affordability, access, and equity for students.

The essential guide to healthcare call centers. Today’s healthcare call centers are overwhelmed with patient calls and the daily stresses of our busy medical system. But running a healthcare call center comes with its own set of challenges. Healthcare Call Center Essentials is designed for those who want to manage a more effective medical contact center. From daily operations to long-term success, this essential guide will help you create a thriving contact center that meets the urgent needs of both patients and the medical community. By addressing common pain points, Healthcare Call ...

In The Great Healthcare Disruption, Dr. Marschall Runge—cardiologist, researcher, and CEO of Michigan Medicine—offers a gripping, insider’s look at the forces rapidly reshaping American healthcare. From artificial intelligence and retail medicine to revolutionary gene therapies and next-generation obesity drugs, this is your essential guide to the most significant transformation in medical care since the discovery of antibiotics.

Form Follows Fever is the first in-depth account of the turbulent early years of settlement and growth of colonial Hong Kong across the 1840s. During this period, the island gained a terrible reputation as a diseased and deadly location. Malaria, then perceived as a mysterious vapour or miasma, intermittently carried off settlers by the hundreds. Various attempts to arrest its effects acted as a catalyst, reconfiguring both the city’s physical and political landscape, though not necessarily for the better.

MacArthur “Genius” Cristina Jiménez writes and narrates her inspiring story from undocumented newcomer to leader in a powerful immigrant youth movement. Dreaming of Home is a coming-of-age story for both a young woman finding her true self and a social movement of immigrant youth trailblazers who inspired the world and changed the lives of millions.

Over the past sixty years, businesses and government have increasingly offloaded financial risk onto US households. The toll has pushed tens of millions of people to the financial breaking point, worsened social inequity, and jeopardized US democracy. In Sharing Risk, consumer advocate and scholar Patricia A. McCoy draws on the nation’s traditions of risk sharing to argue that society should lift up families by pooling and spreading the financial risks that they now must bear alone.

The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse takes listeners on a poignant tour of disappeared refugee camps, abandoned family homes, and the lives that could have been. As the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, this powerful memoir is timelier and more important than ever, illuminating the stories, real and imagined, that become buried in the rubble of war.

Along with cancer and circulatory disease doctors and nurses are one of our top three killers; they kill far more people than infections, road accidents, terrorists and criminals put together. Doctors and nurses now almost certainly kill more people than cancer. Dr Coleman MB ChB DSc FRSA, unpopular with the drug industry controlled medical establishment, is recognised as having issued a greater number of accurate warnings and predictions about health risks than any other doctor. This book explains why doctors and nurses are so deadly, why most medical research is useless, why original ...

New to a shared governance organization? Overwhelmed with all you have to learn? No need to be concerned. This short e-book compresses everything you need for effective participation in six competencies designed to help you build a basis of the necessities. It is a fast and easy way to orient to the expectations of a new employee in a shared governance organization. Use the learning checklist to easily keep on track and sustain your progress. Six competencies fundamental to any beginner in a shared governance environment are covered in this compact e-book. Perfect for the busy healthcare ...

The Essential Caregiver Toolkit: Your Practical Guide to Confident, Compassionate, and Safe Family Caregiving Are you caring for an elderly or ill loved one at home and feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure where to turn? You’re not alone. Family caregivers are the unsung heroes of today’s healthcare system, providing billions of dollars in unpaid care every year — often at great personal cost. The Essential Caregiver Toolkit is here to empower you with practical, hands-on strategies designed specifically for family caregivers like you. Whether you’re new to caregiving or have ...

www.whocaresbooks.com This is the story of the true patient experience combined with extensive research and shocking stories that have led to the conclusion that the system is indeed broken. The book will take you through parts of the healthcare system from the viewpoint of a teen mom and her son, with complex medical needs and intellectual disabilities, over the course of 2 decades. As a patient or family member of a patient you intersect with the medical system at your most vulnerable, weak, and in desperate need of help.

Sixty percent of Americans live with at least one chronic health condition, and over a lifetime, many people will face multiple surgeries or life-changing diagnoses. A scary diagnosis can be overwhelming, launching patients and their loved ones into a world of fear, uncertainty, and complexity. Scary Diagnosis is a uniquely compassionate and empowering book that helps patients, families, and caregivers navigate the emotional and practical challenges that follow a serious medical diagnosis.

Reform and revitalization in higher education are essential elements for the Ummah’s awakening and for the realization of its civilizational aspirations and the success of its global mission. This paper calls for reforming our approach to education particularly through the Islamization of Knowledge so that both divine and human sources are integrated into a powerful whole with Revealed knowledge providing a comprehensive, spiritual and moral guidance in the sphere of human action, universal laws, and scientific and technological knowledge as tools for that action.

"Unveiling the Shadows" is a groundbreaking and eye-opening work that delves deep into the intricate world of credit rating agencies, exposing the pervasive web of fraud and deception that has tarnished their reputation. This compelling exploration uncovers the hidden truths behind the practices of credit rating agencies and sheds light on the far-reaching consequences of their actions. Drawing on extensive research and meticulous investigation, this work unravels the complex mechanisms that have allowed fraud and deception to infiltrate the very core of credit rating agencies. It unveils ...

For those concerned with establishing equity in the shared governance processes of their organization this is a handbook with information about the structure, systems, activities and roles supporting equity. Additionally, there is a section on how to deal with obstacles to an environment of equity or are behaving in ways that marginalize other members of the organization.

La historia del Canal de Panamá es una travesía de sueños, desafíos y victorias que abarcan más de un siglo. Desde las primeras exploraciones en el siglo XIX (1887), hasta la eficiente administración panameña actual del siglo XXI (2024). Por 137 años se ha construido la historia del canal y desde 1914, ha sido un punto de conexión crucial para el comercio global y un símbolo de la resiliencia y soberanía panameña, a pesar que la posición geográfica de Panamá, desde mucho antes, ha sido donde el mundo entero, se concentra para llevar de un lado al otro, su comercio. Esta ...

Die Gewaltfreie Kommunikation kennt zwei Konzepte von Macht: "Macht über" und "Macht mit". Worin sie sich unterscheiden, darum geht es in diesem Buch. Die Frage, die sich in diesem Zusammenhang stellt, lautet: Wie ist es möglich, seine Macht zu vergrößern und dabei sowohl im Einklang mit den eigenen Werten und Bedürfnissen als auch mit denen der anderen zu handeln? Das Buch entstand auf der Grundlage eines Seminars, das Marshall Rosenberg vor einigen Jahren in Italien abhielt, in Zusammenarbeit mit Vilma Costetti.