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"In 2012, reverend and social entrepreneur Becca Stevens began work on the Thistle Stop Café, a business designed to provide employment opportunities for the residents of Magdalene, as well as Thistle Farms, the social enterprise benefitting women recovering from violence and addiction. As she explored the legacy of tea, she uncovered not only its healing mysteries but also the dark secrets that have overshadowed this ancient brew. In THE WAY OF...
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"Formaldehyde, borax, salicylic acid. Today, these chemicals are used in embalming fluids, cleaning supplies, and acne medications. But in 1900, they were routinely added to food that Americans ate from cans and jars. Often products weren't safe because unregulated, unethical companies added these and other chemicals to trick consumers into buying spoiled food or harmful medicines. Chemist Harvey Washington Wiley recognized these dangers and began...
11) Fair trade
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"Fair trade is intended to help producers in developing countries achieve better working and trading conditions while maintaining certain environmental standards, which is achieved through arrangements with distributors around the world. With the influx of fair trade goods on grocery store shelves and restaurant menus, one would assume an overall positive trend in trade conditions is occurring. However, numerous concerns continue to surround fair...
12) Clock and dagger
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Expert clockmaker Ruth Clagan has another murder on her hands in the second Clock Shop Mystery from the author of Just Killing Time . Ruth has three days to pull off four events--including the grand reopening of Cog & Sprocket, the clock shop she inherited from her grandfather--so she doesn't have time for Beckett Green's nonsense. The competitive owner of a new bookstore, Green seems determined to put other businesses out of business by also carrying...
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"This book explores the challenges and potential of Fair Trade, one of the world's most dynamic efforts to enhance global social justice and environmental sustainability through market-based social change. This text will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, globalization, sociology, geography, economics, and business."--Jacket.
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Hana i Liwia volume 2
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"Liwia Duńczyk zawodowo zajmuje się zarządzeniem kryzysowym, a pesymistyczne scenariusze wypełniają jej każdy dzień. Na szczęście wytchnienie przynoszą jej czarno-białe filmy i muzyka z dawnych lat. Pełna tajemnic dziewczyna pragnie spokojnej i bezpiecznej codzienności. Jednak pewnego dnia jej uporządkowany świat zatrzęsie się w posadach. Czy Liwia wykorzysta szansę, jaką daje jej los i zmieni swoje życie? Czy oprócz chłodnej...
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