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  • 365 Buddha PA

    Daily Meditations

    by Jeff Schmidt ...
    Such is the powerful simplicity of Buddhist teachings that a one-or-two-line quotation from a seminal Buddhist text can resonate throughout our days and nights. The infinite wisdom of this religion has touched people from all walks of life from all over the world.For readers interested in discovering this rich tradition and cultivating a daily practice, 365 Buddha provides a single thought**-a ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • I Want to go Where They Went

    Stories from My Life as a Small Animal Vet

    by Jeff Schmidt DVM ...
    "Not since the touching and inspiring stories of James Herriot---which caused me to want to become a veterinarian-- have I been so reminded of why I love what I do and why others love it too. As each case unfolds and each mystery is solved we learn a little more about Dr. Schmidt and what makes him tick. By the end, his compassion, humor, and humility shine through so that we not only have shared ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • The Merit Myth

    How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America

    by Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, Jeff Strohl ...
    An eye-opening and timely look at how colleges drive the very inequalities they are meant to remedy, complete with a call—and a vision—for changeColleges fiercely defend America's deeply stratified higher education system, arguing that the most exclusive schools reward the brightest kids who have worked hard to get there. But it doesn't actually work this way. As the recent college-admissions ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Camping and Philosophy

    Big Ideas in the Great Outdoors

    by Douglas Anderson, Walter Barta, James Beebe, Steve Bein, Andrea Christelle, Bradi Darrah, Megan Delehanty, Rebecca Hanrahan, Gunnar Karlson, Jennifer Kling, S. Evan Kreider, Jeffrey Lamp, Karen Lancaster, Jasmine Lessing, Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman, Zamangwe Mazibuko, Antoinette Miller, Casey Rentmeester, Maria Sanders, Erik Schmidt, Lucy Schultz, Jeff Steele, Jeremy Stickler, Kayleigh Timmer, Tess Varner, Michael Ventimiglia, Zachary Vereb, Emma Walis, Seth M. Walker, Eric Wesselman, Keola R. Whittaker ...
    Joshua Heter and David O’Hara have circled a diverse group of camper-philosophers around the fire in Camping and Philosophy: Big Ideas in the Great Outdoors to try to answer some unanswerable questions. There is an entire cosmos of reasons campers have been prone to spiritual experiences since humanity started sleeping under the stars (by choice) thousands of years ago. And these twenty-seven ... Read more

    $30.79 CAD

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  • The Merit Myth

    How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America

    by Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, Jeff Strohl ...
    An eye-opening and timely look at how colleges drive the very inequalities they are meant to remedy, complete with a call—and a vision—for changeColleges fiercely defend America's deeply stratified higher education system, arguing that the most exclusive schools reward the brightest kids who have worked hard to get there. But it doesn't actually work this way. As the recent college-admissions ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Dog's the Job A True Story of Loyalty, Healing and the Dog's that served

    by D.V.M. Jeff Schmidt ...
    In 1969, young Army veterinarian Dr. Frank Lux arrived in Vietnam expecting to treat a few sick dogs and keep his head down. Instead, he finds himself stationed on Hill 327 outside Da Nang, one of the most active military working-dog posts in Southeast Asia. What follows is a year that will test his skill, his courage, and his heart in ways he never imagined. Surrounded by the chaos of war, Frank ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • I Want to Go Where They Went

    Stories from My Life as a Small Animal Vet

    by D.V.M. Jeff Schmidt ...
    This book is a memoir of my experiences from three decades as a small animal veterinarian. Within it are twelve stories of captivating cases, humorous events, and touching moments. In the style of James Herriot's beloved nonfiction, I share the tales of my patients, who can't tell the stories themselves.The chapters unfold with dramatic and often comical situations, and quirky pet parents. Some ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Commonplace Commitments

    Thinking through the Legacy of Joseph P. Fell

    by Peter S. Fosl, Michael J. McGandy, Mark D. Moorman, Kenneth L. Anderson, Scott D. Churchill, Vincent M. Colapietro, Joseph P. Fell, Richard Fleming0, Jeff Malpas1, Dennis Schmidt2, Gary Steiner3, Katie Terezakis4, Jeff Turner5, David Weinberger6 ...
    Joseph P. Fell proposes that the solution to the problem of nihilism is found in the common experience of persons and the everyday commitments that one makes to people, practices, and institutions. In his landmark 1979 book Heidegger and Sartre, and in his subsequent essays, Fell describes a quiet but radical reform in the philosophical tradition that speaks to perennial dilemmas of thought and ... Read more

    $136.79 CAD

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    The Merit Myth

    How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America

    by Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, Jeff Strohl ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 9 min

    Colleges fiercely defend America's deeply stratified higher education system, arguing that the most exclusive schools reward the brightest kids who have worked hard to get there. But it doesn't actually work this way. As the recent college-admissions bribery scandal demonstrates, social inequalities and colleges' pursuit of wealth and prestige stack the deck in favor of the children of privilege ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

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    A mindful and spiritual approach to manifesting and using our own power—from a national bestselling author and world-renowned Buddhist monk“Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai Lama.” — The New York TimesEvery day, in every interaction, we all exercise power. The choices we make, the way we communicate, the relationships we form, and the ... Read more

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  • Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated

    The Collapse and Revival of American Community

    by Robert D. Putnam ...
    Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, Bowling Alone*,* which The Economist hailed as "a prodigious achievement."Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from ... Read more

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  • We Have Never Been Woke

    The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite

    by Musa al-Gharbi ...
    How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status—without helping the marginalized and disadvantagedSociety has never been more egalitarian—in theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have Never Been Woke, Musa al-Gharbi argues that these trends are closely related, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook