Business & Economics, Industries
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The 10 Commandments of the Energy Transition
And Other Essays on How to Power Our Society Without Imploding the Economy or Destroying the Planet by Gerard Kreeft
The book provides interested readers an insight into the ongoing Energy Transition. Written with humor and insight the reader is guided through and beyond the technical jargon of the energy sector. Written with a sharp eye and appreciation of the...
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Wasted
How a Nation Lost Millions in the Legalization of Cannabis by James Sellars
WASTED is an aptly titled non-fictional account of the legalization of cannabis in Canada. The first element of 'waste' is the millions of tax dollars thrown away by incompetent government bureaucrats who failed to realize the economics of the...
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A Life in Stages
Eighty-two years of living a good life, learning , working hard and enjoying the love of family and the companionship of friends and colleagues by Frank Farr
“The station where you begin your life, does not need to be your station at the end of your life. The choice is yours.” Growing up poor in wartime England, Frank Farr is an indifferent student, and once he gets into his rebellious teen years,...
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Rethinking Earned Value & Schedule Management on Construction Projects
Solving the World's Construction Performance Problem by J. Gerard Boyle
This is an essential, groundbreaking book for public and private buyers of construction, contractors and sub-contractors, designers, project managers, lawyers, Earned Value specialists, forensic claims analysts, schedulers, dispute resolution...
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Unlocking Our Shared Value
Corporate Sustainability Strategies In the West African Mining Industry by Robert Ndong
Africa's subsoil is rich in hydrocarbons, precious and base metals, and rare metals that are particularly strategic for the global transition to a low-carbon economy. In this context, the continent's beautiful, serious, and pressing challenge is...
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Wires Crossed
Memoir of a Citizen and Reporter in the Irving Press by Julian H. Walker
This book is a love letter to the free press. It is Julian H. Walker’s personal memoir as a citizen and reporter which calls for a healthier New Brunswick free press—one that is more diverse, competitive, independent, and feisty. Through its...
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No Place to Pee
An Alaskan Woman's Tenure on the Klondike and the Pipeline by Margaret H Piggott
No Place to Pee is an intimate collection from a woman who spent 5,000 hours in a male-dominated industry. Margaret H. Piggott, a retired physical therapist worked as a laborer in Alaska on the Klondike Highway and Alaskan Pipeline from 1975 to...
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Dirty Truths
How to Survive as a Freelancer in the Writing Game - and other Equally Dodgy Professions by Robin Brunet
For those of you starting a career or considering a different one: freelancing is the current rage and may be your best option. But only maybe. Dirty Truths examines what it takes to jam your foot in the door of self-employed opportunity, force...
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Don't Be Bare
What Every Contractor Needs to Know About Insurance by Dave Lester
ARE YOU A SMALL TO MID-SIZE CONTRACTOR? If you are, you know that contractors face plenty of risks just completing their work on time and on budget. But what about those risks you’re trusting your insurance policies to cover? Have you ever...
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Canadian Agriculture in the 21st Century
Change and Challenge by Dr. Marvin S. Anderson
The Canadian Farming Community is facing numerous ongoing challenges, including rapidly changing technologies, the gradual erosion of the rural lifestyle, growing consumer concerns about the healthiness of food, and growing environmental concerns...
