Pushing tin [videorecording]

Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is the busiest, and the best, air traffic controller on Long Island - until Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) roars into town like a motorcycle-riding cowboy. Their intense rivalry and penchant for one-upmanship causes hilarious havoc with their careers, their marriages - and the planes in their airspace!

Fueled by caffeine and machismo, the two men embark on an uproarious contest of wits and wills that can ultimately only have one winner.

Starring: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett and Angelina Jolie.

Pushing tin can be found on the shelves at PN 1997.2 .P87 1999

Gifts differing : understanding personality type / Isabel Briggs Myers with Peter B. Myers

Every year over 2.5 million people take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment, the most widely used personality measure in history. Gifts differing describes the ground-breaking insights embodied in the MBTI® inventory and explains its many practical applications.

Distinguishing four categories of personality preferences
- Extraversion-Introversion
- Sensing-Intuition
- Thinking-Feeling and
- Judging-Perceiving
this book details how different combinations of these qualities determine the way we perceive the world and how we respond to and interact with it. Type tables show how type preferences correlate with occupational interests, and clear descriptions of the sixteen types illustrate how the different functions interact.

Gifts differing can be found on the shelves at BF 698.3 .M94 1995

Pan-Canadian science place.

The Pan-Canadian science place is a Canadian science program for elementary grades that features exciting student books, comprehensive teachers' support, and hands-on exploration.
Through colourful, engaging books students will be introduced to topics such as the life sciences, matter & energy, physical sciences, earth's environment, and space.

College of the Rockies has the complete student books and teacher guides for grades 1, 2 and 3:

Grade 1:
It's alive is on the shelves at QH 309.2 .I77 2000
Let's move is on the shelves at QC 128 .L48 2004
Earth watch is on the shelves at QB 631.4 .E273 2000

Grade 2:
Animals grow is on the shelves at QL 49 .A54 2000
Matter, matter everywhere is on the shelves at QC 173.36 .M37 2000
Air and water is on the shelves at QC 161.2 .A37 2000

Grade 3:
Watch it grow is on the shelves at QK 731 .W37 2000
Build it up is on the shelves at TA 634 .B84 2000
Stars and planets is on the shelves at QB 43 .S73 2005

Designing writing : a practical guide / Mike Palmquist

"Designing writing is based on the premise that content might be king, but kings are at their best when they're properly attired." (pg. iii)

Designing writing is a guide to show students how to use visual rhetoric in their writing. This book will help the student understand designing for effect, understanding design elements such as fonts, line spacing, etc., and how to design documents from academic essays to brochures, multimedia presentations and websites.

Designing for writing can be found on the shelves at Z 244.3 .D47 2005

Why women run [videorecording]

On June 2, 1997, residents of Halifax went to the polls to choose between Mary Clancy, the incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament, and Alexa McDonough, leader of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. It was slated to be one of the most highly contested races in the country and one of the rare occasions when two strong women candidates were running against each other.

Director Meredith Ralston follows the two women around the campaign trail for weeks, getting inside an election that was often described as "nasty." Both larger than life and hungry to win, in quieter moments Clancy and McDonough reveal the strains and contradictions of their chosen careers. From the impressions of young women contemplating a political career, to seasoned veterans in the backrooms, Why women run highlights the accomplishments of women in politics and the problems many women face participating in the political process.

Summary from NFB site.

Why women run can be found on the shelves at HQ 1391 .2 W65 1999

Public education, public pride : the centennial history of the British Columbia School Trustees Association / James B. London.

Public education public pride tracks the history of the oldest trustee association in
Canada from its first meeting of one female and 19 male BC school trustees in the
Vancouver School Board offices in 1905 to today, when it represents 58 of BC’s 60
school boards, including 97 per cent of the total public school population.

Through personal interviews and meticulous archival research, London has created
a lively, exhaustive and illuminating history not only of BCSTA but of BC’s public
education system. School trustees, of course, do not work in isolation and London’s
book clearly displays the links between school trustees’ and BCSTA’s work on behalf
of public education and the contributions by the Ministry of Education and other
education partners in the province.

Public education public pride is an essential guide to the evolution of public education
in BC, with a focus on school trustees’ role in that history.

Summary from BCSTA order form.

Public education public pride can be found on the shelves at LB 2891 .P83 2005

I'll call you in Kathmandu : the Elizabeth Hawley story / Bernadette McDonald

In a post- World War II era when few women lived life on their own terms, a young Elizabeth Hawley left her job as a researcher for Fortune magazine and set out to travel the globe. Eventually settling in Kathmandu, Nepal, she built a life in the world of mountaineering. Without ever having climbed a mountain or even visited Everest base camp, Hawley became the top authority the world depends on to document, authenticate and evaluate the significance of expeditions in the Nepal Himalaya.

I'll call you in Kathmandu can be found on the shelves at GV 199.92 .H37 M33 2005

Being caribou / Karsten Heuer

For more than 1000 miles, Karsten Heuer and his wife, Leanne Allison, joined the Porcupine caribou herd as it migrated from its Yukon winter range to its endangered Alaskan calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They tracked the caribou over four mountain ranges, hundreds of passes and dozens of rivers. To keep up, they knew they would have to move, act and even think like caribou without a plan, schedule or objective other than to stay with the wild herd. They came face to face with wolves, grizzly bears, mosquitoes and blizzards. They ultimately discovered the roots of human instinct and how the power of wild landscapes and wild animals can release them from layers of technology and advertising that bury them in the modern world.

Being caribou can be found on the shelves at QL 737 .U55 H48 2005

College of the overwhelmed : the campus mental health crisis and what to do about it / Richard Kadison, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

According to statistics, almost half of all students will become seriously depressed during their post-secondary career and may engage repeatedly in binge drinking. They are faced with academic pressure, financial problems, feelings of social inadequacy and fear of sexual assault. They adopt self-destructive coping mechanisms such as eating disorders, drug abuse, cutting and suicide attempts.

Parents, college counsellors and administrators as well as students themselves will find helpful information in this book.

You can find College of the overwhelmed on the shelves at RC 451.4 .S7 K336 2004

Mt. St. Helens : surviving the stone wind, a personal account of the awakening and rebirth of Mt. St. Helens / Catherine Hickson

Geologist Catherine Hickson is one of hundreds of people who flocked to Mt. St. Helens in the days before the cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980. From only 9 miles away she watched the mountain disintegrate, shooting out a devastating "stone wind" that instantly destroyed the surrounding countryside and took the lives of 57 people. Since that day she has spent much of her professional career watching the rebirth and regrowth of the mountain.

Using never-before-published photos and straightforward language and diagrams, she tells a compelling story of Mt. St. Helens' birth, destruction and rebirth and suggests what may happen in the future.

From back of book.

Mt. St. Helens : surviving the stone wind can be found on the shelves at QE 523 .S23 H53 2005

Spirituality in nursing : from traditional to new age / Barbara Stevens Barnum

Nursing's relationship with spirituality has various perspectives:

- Theoretical
- Historical
- Religious
- Psychological
- Physiological

Are nurses today prepared to tackle spirituality? How does it affect their profession at a time when they are in intimate contact with human beings at a streesful and meaningful time of their lives?

Spirituality in nursing can be found on the shelves at RT 85.2 .B37 2003

Unfinished dreams : community healing and the reality of Aboriginal self-government / Wayne Warry

In Unfinished dreams, Wayne Warry argues that self-government can be realized only when individuals are secure in their cultural identity and can contribute to the transformation of their communities.

Warry draws on his research among Anishnawbe communities, as well as on the reports and recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Case studies are used to illustrate the processes of community development and cultural revitalization that are essential precursors to self- government. Warry's notion of 'community healing' involves efforts to rebuild the human foundations for self-governing Aboriginal societies.

The book analyses key areas such as health care and the judicial and political systems where Aboriginal peoples are engaged in practical, everyday struggles to improve their communities. Central to these Aboriginal approaches to change is the need for holistic solutions to complex social problems. The search for these solutions is set against the broader political environment, which includes Euro-Canadian assumptions, government policy, and post-colonial practices. The book also addresses the nature of applied social scientific research in Aboriginal communities and the need for collaborative, culturally appropriate research methods.

Taken from amazon.ca

Unfinished dreams can be found on the shelves at E 92 .W37 1998

Spiritual midwifery / Ina May Gaskin

Here is the 4th edition of the classic book on home birth that introduced a whole generation of women to the concept of natural childbirth. Back again are even more amazing birthing tales, including those from women who were babies in earlier editions and stories about Old Order Amish women attended by the Farm midwives.

Also new is information about the safety of techniques routinely used in hospitals during and after birth, information on postpartum depression and maternal death, and recent statistics on births managed by The Farm Midwives.

From the amazing birthing tales to care of the newborn, Spiritual Midwifery is still one of the best books an expectant mother could own. Includes resources for doulas, childbirth educators, birth centers, and other organizations and alliances dedicated to improving maternity care at home and in hospitals.

From amazon.ca

Spiritual midwifery can be found on the shelves at RG 526 .G37 2002

The ethical brain / Michael S. Gazzaniga

In clear language, Michael Gazzaniga explains neuroscience's findings and the ethical issues they pose. "Lifespan neuroethics" considers how brain development defines human life and the ethical challenges that emerge as the brain ages.

- Is it ethical to use genetics and neuroscience to develop a smarter brain?
- Is thought private?
- Does the brain determine behaviour?
- Are there universal ethics?
- What is the role of the brain in arriving at values?

The ethical brain can be found on the shelves at QP 360.5 .G393 2005

Parenting through crisis : helping kids in times of loss, grief, and change / Barbara Coloroso

Death, illness, divorce, adoption - these are some of the crisis families face. Each chapter deals with a specific issue:

- Grief
- Death
- Acute illness, chronic illness and disability
- Divorce
- Stepfamilies, foster families, single parent families and adoptive families
- Mistakes, mischief and mayhem

so you can hone in on the area you need without dealing with the rest.

Inside each chapter you'll find specific stages that children of different ages may go through in processing their difficulties, along with helpful parenting techniques, ways of creating a positive dialogue with all family members, and the occasional suggestion for particular legal issues.

Parenting through crisis can be found on the shelves at BF 723 .L68 C64 2000

Just because it's not wrong doesn't make it right : from toddlers to teens, teaching kids to think and act ethically / Barbara Coloroso

From the author who wrote "Kids are worth it!", Just because it's not wrong doesn't make it right shows parents how to nurture their children's ethical lives. Beginning with the idea that it is in us to care and we are are born with an innate capacity for compassion, Coloroso shows parents how generations can thrive in a life rooted in deep caring.

Just because it's not wrong doesn't make it right can be found on the shelves at HQ 769 .C619 2005

Sex & religion / Christel Manning, Phil Zuckerman

A collection of essays on the relationship between spirituality and sexuality in major religions has been compiled in Sex & religion. Each chapter explores the teachings and practices of a particular religion regarding sex and sexuality:
Hinduism
Buddhism
Chinese religion
Judaism
Christianity
Mormonism
The Children of God
Islam

Sex & religion can be found on the shelves at BL 65 .S4 M36 2005

The big book of customer service training games / Peggy Carlaw & Vasudha Kathleen Deming

Frontline workers have the capacity to make a company look very bad ... or very good! This collection of training games will help your employees give your company a good reputation. It will enable employees to:

- Know how to create a rapport with customers or clients
- Recognize and respond to the needs of every customer
- Go beyond the expected
- Bring enthusiasm and a love of what they do to the job

Each game takes just 15 - 30 minutes. Add them to your staff meeting to help your workers keep a positive attitude on the phone and face to face.

The big book of customer service training games is on the shelves at HF 5415.5 .C37 1999

The greatest story ever told [videorecording]

The greatest story ever told is about the life of Jesus of Nazareth from His humble birth and teachings to His crucifixion and ultimate resurrection. This 1965 five-time Academy Award nominee has been restored.

Cast includes: Max Von Sydow, Michael Anderson, Jr., Carroll Baker, Ina Balin, Pat Boone, Victor Buono, Richard Conte, Joanna Dunham, Jose Ferrer, Van Heflin, Charlton Heston, Martin Landau, Angela Lansbury, Janet Margolin, David McCallum, Roddy McDowell, Dorothy McGuire, Sal Mineo, Nehemiah Persoff, Donald Pleasence, Sidney Poitier, Claude Rains, Gary Raymond, Telly Savalas, Joseph Schildkraut, Paul Stewart, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, members of the Inbal Dance Theatre of Israel.

The greatest story ever told can be found on the shelves at PN 1997 .G7 2001

Buy-ology [videorecording] : how they sell

Shopping, once simply a basic task, now vies with television as America's most popular leisure activity. How are retailers cashing in on all that discretionary spending? From the Turkish bazaar to the Malls of America, this program reveals the strategies being used to ensure that wallets and purses remain open for business.

Retail anthropologist Paco Underhill, shopping center architect Eric Kuhne, retail analyst Claire Wlliams, Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos and Geoff Burch, share their insights into the importance of advertising, store design, product placement and buyer behaviour analisis' all underlying aggressive new approaches that have redefined consumers as targets.

Buy-ology [videorecording] : how they sell can be found on the shelves at HF 5415.32 .B89 2001 PT.2

Buy-ology [videorecording] : why we buy

This program places consumers under a microscope to quantify the psychological spectrum of buying, from everyday habits that typically steer Americans through their supermarkets and malls to a clinical disorder in which the high of making a purchase becomes the goal of shopping.

James Twitchell, author of ADCULT USA, psychologist David Lewis, author of The Soul of the New Consumer; Brian Wansink, director of the University of Illinois' Food and Brand Lab; brand strategist Robin Lauffer; and others focus on a variety of topics, including the biochemistry of shopping, the intersection of branding and lifestyle, consumerism as a way of life, and compulsive shopping disorder.

Buy-ology : why we buy can be found on the shelves at HF 5415.32 .B89 2001 PT.1

Diabetes [videorecording]

This series on diabetes illustrates mutliple ways in which the disease affects individuals, as well as interventions that help delay or control its complications. Heathcare professionals will find that the information presented will help them enhance their care and support of these patients and their families.

The 8 videos include:
Physiology of glucose regulation
Pathophysiology of diabetes
Nutrition therapy, exercise and sick day management
Insulin and oral antidiabetic agents
Hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and monitoring
Neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy
Cardiovascular disease and the diabetic foot
Instructor's guides.

Diabetes can be found on the shelves at RC 6589 .D53 2004

Restoring accountability / Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program & Advertising Activities

According to the terms of reference which are contained in the Order in Council, the Commission was given a double mandate. The first is to make a factual inquiry, to investigate and report on questions raised, directly or indirectly, by the sponsorship program and advertising activities of the Government of Canada.

The second mandate calls upon the Commission to make recommendations to the Government of Canada, based upon its findings of fact, to prevent mismanagement of sponsorship programs and advertising activities in the future, taking into account certain initiatives announced by the Government on February 10, 2004.

These volumes are the research studies and the recommendations that are the result of the Commissions work.

Restoring accountability can be found on the shelves at JL 86 .C67 2006 (vol. 1 - 3) and JL 86 .C67 C343 2006