A million little pieces / James Frey
At the age of 23, as an alcoholic for 10 years and a crack addict for 3, James Frey checks himself into rehab where he is told he either stop using or die in a matter of days. This book follows his painful six week journey of detox.A million little pieces can be found on the shelves at HV 5831 .M6 F74 2003
The real eve [videorecording]
Five billion people ... from one woman. Who was "the real Eve"? Is it possible that every living person on earth can trace their genetic heritage to just one woman? The discovery of the "Eve gene" stunned the world. Danny Glover narrates this anthropological video, following the latest DNA reconstruction and telling the story of when and how the human race came about and populated the world.The real Eve can be found on the shelves at GN 281 .R43 2002
The time in between / David Bergen
When Vietnam veteran Charles Boatman disappears after returning to Vietnam thirty years after the war to try to come to terms with his killing of a young boy, his children travel to Vietnam in search of him.
Alternating narrators between Charles and his daughter, Ada, the book moves between past and present, between Vietnam and the Pacific Northwest, between father and daughter and between their similarities and differences.The time in between is the 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner.The time in between can be found on the shelves at PS 8553 .E665 T45 2005
Coping with schizophrenia : a guide for patients, families and caregivers / Steven Jones and Peter Hayward
Coping with schizophrenia has been written for sufferers of schizophrenia, their families and their caregivers. It is a practical guide toward recovery, helping to remove fear, loneliness and stigma associated with schizophrenia. Doctors Jones and Hayward present the facts of the condition and clear up some myths associated with it. They provide advice on dealing with health care professionals, medication and alternative therapies and offer encouragement to those faced with the diagnosis.
Coping with schizophrenia can be found on the shelves at RC 514 .J66 2004.
Sky sisters / Jan Bourdeau Waboose
On a quiet winter night, two sisters head out into the darkness by the light of Grandmother Moon. In the peace, they see a fluffy white rabbit and a white-tailed deer and hear the song of the coyote as they travel to Coyote Hill to watch the SkySpirits dance in the sky.
Beautiful illustrations by Brian Deines allow the reader to experience the chill of the silent night and the colours of the northern lights as the two sisters share a bond of generations.
Sky sisters can be found on the shelves at PS 8595 .A26 S59 2000
Stitches / Glen Huser
Stitches follows three years in the life of two people: Travis, a boy who likes to sew, make puppets and costumes for dolls, and his friend Chantelle, a girl with a deformed upper lip and short stature. Over the course of three years, as the two mature and grow, Travis' and Chantelle's talents attract a group of students who are also artistic. However, Travis continues to be a target for three school bullies.This story touches on some serious topics: abuse, bullying, homophobia and violence, but does so without dwelling on them. Stitches can be found on the shelves at PZ 7 .H958 S74 2003
Henke's med math : dosage calculation, preparation & administration
Henke's med math is a workbook designed for practical review of basic math skills, dosage calculations, and the fundamentals of safe and effective drug administration. The chapters are meant to be worked through in order by introductory students. They cover:* arithmatic needed to calculate doses* abbreviations used in prescriptions* clarifies informatin printed on drug labels* explains dosage measurement systems* defines the forms in which drugs are manufactured and the equipment used to administer them* calculating doses* dimensional analysis method of drug calculation* information and techniques for safe administration * many examples, self tests and proficiency testsHenke's med-math can be found on the shelves at RS 57 .H46 2006
Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation / Lynne Truss
A self help book for the punctuation shy, Eats, shoots and leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation provides a stickler's guide to using punctuation in writing. Although Truss openly blames what she calls "the erosion of language" on the influence of Americans, she goes on to say that "the disappearance of punctuation (including word spacing, capital letters, and so on) indicates an enormous shift in our attitude to the written word..."
The book is divided into seven chapters, each explaining the use of a different punctuation mark and each with stories and examples of appalling misuses of punctuation.
Eats, shoots and leaves can be found on the shelves at PE 1450 .T75 2004
Management of building projects : a practice manual for all lead roles from project concept to completion
This manual was published for the BC Building Industry to help all parts of the industry. It explains how all parts of a project from owners to architects and from engineers to builders need to interact to make a building project successful. It explains the characteristics of each stage of building from concept to completion, starting from planning for function and aesthetic as well as safety and cost-effectiveness.
This manual has been used for seminars and courses as well as by seasoned professionals and is recognized as a practice and education guide by the Canadian Construction Association. Management of building projects : a practice manual for all lead roles from project concept to completion can be found on the shelves at TH 438 .M35 2004
Enhancing learning with laptops in the classroom / Linda B. Nilson, Barbara E. Weaver.
Laptops offer new opportunities in classroom learning, opportunities to be innovative, exciting and to offer novel ways of learning. This volume is intended to assist institutional leaders make a laptop mandate successful at their institution. It includes some examples of innovative and effective uses of laptop technology in classrooms across the disciplines to enhance learning.
The ten chapters within the book offer the personal insights of faculty who have incorporated laptops into their teaching, including the efficiencies of using laptops as well as the challenges they present.
Enhancing learning with laptops in the classroom can be found on the shelves at LB 1025.2 .E54 2005
Portfolio development and the assessment of prior learning : persepectives, models and practices / Elana Michelson ... [et al]
Although portfolios are not a new tool in demonstrating performance, the prior learning assessment portfolio adds a means of demonstrating learning both in the classroom and as a means of articulating prior learning through life experiences. Through portfolios, an adult learner is able to document knowledge and skills gained over years of work experience, community involvement and individual study in order to be credited for legitimate learning outside the post-secondary experience. The portfolio provides a bridge for the student to reflect on their prior learning by encouraging self-exploration. Thus, the student is able to identify what they still need to learn as well as identify gaps in their education.
Portfolio development and the assessment of prior learning provides twelve models of how people have adapted their portfolios to reflect their academic learning.
Portfolio development and the assessment of prior learning can be found on the shelves at LB 1029 .P67 P665 2004
Health promotion in nursing / Janice A. Maville, Carolina G. Huerta
With a shift in health care from health care delivery to disease prevention and health promotion, nurses will fill the role of educating communities and individuals through that transition. They will need to appreciate the diversity of the communities they treat and acknowledge the differences in their health practices. This book helps prepare the training nurse to better deliver principles of health promotion to individuals and communities throughout the lifespan.
Health promotion in nursing can be found on the shelves at RT 42 .M2466 2002
WWII : the people's history / Nigel Fountain general editor
Although WWII affected much of people on Earth, each year, fewer and fewer people have direct memories of the world at that time. Whether the battle took place on the beaches of Normandy, in the cloud raising above Japan, in Nazi death camps, on home front, in the factory, or on the farms, many vioces of WWII were not recorded at the time because there were no reporters within miles. WWII : the people's history is a record of those voices from a time past.
This volume of pictures and stories, accompanied by a CD documentary, is not a history of the war, but rather a look at the lives during the six years WWII shook the earth.WWII : the people's history can be found on the shelves at D 743 .W79 2003
Academic dishonesty : an educator's guide / Bernard E Whitley, Patricia Keith-Speigel
* Why do students cheat?* What can be done to prevent students from cheating?* What are the consequences of ignoring academic dishonesty?* How should students suspected of cheating be confronted?* What are appropriate measures to take against students who violate academic honesty policy?* What can the institution do to encourage intergrity?All these questions are answered in Whitley and Keith-Speigel's Acadamic Dishonesty. Filled with practical advice on how to avoid academic dishonesty in your institution and how to deal with students you suspect of cheating, the authors believe that academic dishonesty degrades education and that prevention, detection and remediation of academic dishonesty is a commitment to student welfare.Academic dishonesty can be found on the shelves at LB 3609 .W45 2002
E-tivities : the key to active online learning / Gilly Salmon
While many instructors mistakenly see online learning as needing to follow the same pattern as classroom interaction, and many students are concerned with the reduced social contact in learning online, Gilly Salmon's E-tivities shows both instructors and students how to develop skills to really acquire valuable learning online. E-tivities are motivating, engaging, purposeful activities led by an e-moderator to enable students to learn online. Salmon explores the importance of online activities, has suggestions for designing and running e-tivities and has developed a five-stage model of teaching and learning online: Access and motivation, online socialization, information exchange, knowledge construction and development.E-tivities can be found on the shelves at LB 1044.87 S35 2002
Aboriginal poverty law manual / Legal Services Society
Aboriginal clients often have unique legal needs. This manual identifies and addresses Native issues and Aboriginal rights within the major areas of Poverty Law in an effort to provide ready access to legal information. The Aboriginal poverty law manual summarizes each subject, the state of the law, Aboriginal issues, relevant legislation, case law, and resources. It also gives examples of common client problems. The situation of Aboriginal people is affected by history and its impact on the lives of Aboriginal people today. This manual assists in providing an understanding of the unique needs of Aboriginal clients.The Aboriginal poverty law manual can be found on the shelves at KE 772 .P8 H36 2002
CarverGuide series on effective board governance / John Carver and Miriam Mayhew Carver
The CarverGuide series provides easy-to-read explanations of the roles and responsibilities of boards and board members. Each 16- 25 page guide covers a single aspect of the role of boards and their members:
* Basic principles of policy governance
* Your roles and responsibilities as a board member
* Three steps to fiduciary responsibility
* The chairperson's role as servant-leader to the board
* Planning better board meetings
* Creating a mission that makes a difference
* Board assessment of the CEO
* Board self-assessment
* Making diversity meaningful in the boardroom
* Strategies for board leadership
* Board members as fund-raisers, advisers, and lobbyists
* The CEO role under policy governance
The CarverGuides can be found on the shelves at HD 38 .C373 1997
Our welfare, our laws (videocassette)
Our welfare, our laws explains the welfare laws in British Columbia. It describes how to apply for assistance, what the recipient must do to continue receiving assistance and how to appeal a decision.
This video explains the process by following the stories of eight characters:
Mike is a laid-off worker.
Brad is an 18-year-old living on the street.
Abby is a single mom.
Amanda is a single mom who left an abusive relationship.
Ken is a person with disabilities recipient.
Stephen and Michelle are roommates accused of having a "dependent" relationship.
Gail is an older woman appealing the decision to stop her benefits.
Our welfare, our laws can be found on the shelves at HV 109 .B7 O87 2004
If home is a place / K. Linda Kivi
If home is a place follows three generations of Estonian women. Beginning during World War II, Maria and her daughters, Sofi and Helgi struggle to survive in war-torn Europe.The story also follows the life of Esther, the 27-year-old daughter of Sofi, fifty years later in Canada as she watches the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the declaration of Estonian independence. Having been raised by refugees, she carries their fears and desires. She wants to create a place where she belongs.If home is a place can be found on the shelves at PS 8571 .I94 I4 1995
Smart kids (2 videocassettes)
Smart kids, a 2 video set, is aimed at children, their parents and teachers. The first video, the "Paws" edition, is specifically for designed for children ages 6-12. Children can watch different scenarios and learn how to develop their confidence so they have the power to keep themselves safe in dangerous situations. This video covers such issues as: home smarts, street smarts, school smarts, and internet smarts. The second video is designed for parents and teachers as a guide to help kids develop their confidence so they have the power to keep themselves safe. Both videos are part of the "Be Careful, Be Safe" series produced by Global television in conjunction with the RCMP.Smart kids can be found on the shelves at HQ 770.7 .S537 2001
Bearing witness (3 videocassettes)
This series of three films about people with life-threatening illness, Bearing witness tells the stories of how three very real people deal with life when they are confronted by their own death. Jocelyn Morton's story follows her through the final four months of her decade-long battle with cancer. Luke Melchior's story is that of a young man living and dying with Duchenne Muscular Dystropy. The film of Robert Coley-Donohue follows him through the final three years of his life as he loses his battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).An excellent resource for palliative care to help dying patients come to terms with their own death.Jocelyn Morton's story can be found on the shelves at R 726.8 .J63 2003.Luke Melchior's story can be found on the shelves at RJ 482 .D78 L85 2003.Robert Coley-Donohue's story can be found on the shelves at RC 406 .A24 R63 2003.