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Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers

Colleen Nelson

Dundurn Group Ltd
2017
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A Winnipeg Free Press Bestseller! • In the Margins Book Award, Top Ten Selection • CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2017) SelectionClose as brothers, Jakub’s and Lincoln’s lives diverge when Jakub gets a private school scholarship and Lincoln is lured into a gang. Fifteen-year-old Jakub Kaminsky is the son of Polish immigrants, a good Catholic boy, and a graffiti artist. While his father sleeps, Jakub and his best friend, Lincoln, sneak out with spray paint to make their mark as Morf and Skar.When Jakub gets a scholarship to an elite private school, he knows it’s his chance for a better life. But it means leaving Lincoln and the neighbourhood he calls home. While Jakub’s future is looking bright, Lincoln’s gets shady as he is lured into his brother’s gang. Jakub watches helplessly as Lincoln gets pulled deeper into the violent world of the Red Bloodz. The Red Bloodz find out Jakub knows more than he should about a murder and want him silenced — for good. Lincoln has to either save his friend, or embrace life as one of the Red Bloodz.
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Sadia

Sadia

Colleen Nelson

Dundurn Group Ltd
2018
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Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award — Winner, Young Adult • High Plains Book Award — Winner, Young Adult • Red Maple Fiction Award — Shortlisted • Snow Willow Award — ShortlistedSadia wishes life in high school was as straightforward as a game of basketball.Fifteen-year-old Sadia Ahmadi is passionate about one thing: basketball. Her best friend Mariam, on the other hand, wants to get noticed by the popular crowd and has started de-jabbing, removing her hijab, at school every morning. Sadia’s mom had warned her that navigating high school could be tricky. As much as she hates to admit it, her mom was right.When tryouts for an elite basketball team are announced, Sadia jumps at the opportunity. Her talent speaks for itself. Her head scarf, on the other hand, is a problem; especially when a discriminatory rule means she has to choose between removing her hijab and not playing. Mariam, Sadia’s parents, and her teammates all have different opinions about what she should do. But it is Sadia who has to find the courage to stand up for herself and fight for what is right — on and off the court.
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Spin

Spin

Colleen Nelson

Dundurn Group Ltd
2019
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High Plains Book Award — Finalist, Young Adult • MYRCA Northern Lights Award — Shortlisted • SYRCA Snow Willow Award — ShortlistedAn aspiring teenage DJ must learn how to navigate life when people find out that she's the daughter of a famous singer. Fifteen-year-old Delilah “Dizzy” Doucette lives with her dad and brother above their vintage record store, The Vinyl Trap. She’s learning how to spin records from her brother’s best friend, and she’s getting pretty good. But behind her bohemian life, Dizzy and her family have a secret: her mom is the megafamous singer Georgia Waters. When this secret is revealed to the world, Dizzy’s life spins out of control. She must decide what is most important to her — the family she has or the family she wants.
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The Life and Deaths of Frankie D.

The Life and Deaths of Frankie D.

Colleen Nelson

Dundurn Group Ltd
2021
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A fantastical novel from award-winning author Colleen Nelson, about a hundred-year-old side show and a girl with no past.Frankie doesn’t trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them.Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl’s world and the secrets that keep the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she’s awake makes Frankie wonder what’s real and what’s in her head.As Frankie’s and Alligator Girl’s stories unfold, Frankie’s life takes a sharp turn. Are the dreams her way of working through her trauma or is there a more sinister plan at work? And if there is, does she have the strength to fight it?
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Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Control and Care for Water

Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Control and Care for Water

Colleen Nelson

ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
2025
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★ "Visually dynamic layouts use detailed cartoon illustrations while also weaving in high quality photos and maps that will keep readers engaged. Thorough and timely...will make excellent additions to any library collection." -- Booklist, starred review From where we live to what we eat, water plays a vital role in our survival. Since ancient times, water's life-giving power has inspired people's spiritual beliefs. It has influenced how humans migrated around the world. Recently, human ingenuity has taken water from a drinking source to an energy source, though not without consequences. As our population grows, cities expand and climate changes, what is the future of water? Innovations are making water equitable and accessible for all. Water warriors, determined to repair, protect and conserve water, are also shifting the mindset from humans needing water to water needing us. Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Conserve and Care for Water looks at what has been done in the past and what can be done in the future to ensure the health and prosperity of our blue planet. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
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The Star of Mrs. Nicks

The Star of Mrs. Nicks

Colleen Anne MacAlister

Guardian Books
2021
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"An inspiring story that is destined to become a beloved Christmas classic, one that rekindles hope in the hearts of all children, both young and old "Gudrun Wegner"Awesome Enchanting I felt like I was a kid again, hearing my bedtime story. A miraculous story that I 'm sure will touch the hearts of many. Praise God "Julianne BrooksDear friends that I don't yet know, This story still touches me I am amazed every time I read it-and I wrote it It was total inspiration. At the time I wrote The Star of Mrs. Nicks, I was the mother of three preschool children and doing laundry-as usual It was getting close to Christmas, and I began to daydream. I could see this old stone house, which I had often driven by. It was overgrown with bushes and vines and I often wondered who may have lived there.Suddenly I felt the urge to write. "The snowflakes fell a fluffy veil..." and it began It was all I could do to tear myself from my pencil to change loads of laundry A few hours later the "story poem" was complete. I wrote this poem over twenty years ago. Two years ago, I read it to an elementary class, and they loved it They wanted copies and even wanted my autograph. I told them I would get copies or have it published. The story has a mysteryabout it that captures your heart and interest until the story is told. You can't put it down until it is done-because you don't want to I want to thank UCB, the people at Essence, the young people at the elementary schools who loved this story, my family and God for the inspiration that all of them have given me that has brought about the publishing of The Star of Mrs. Nicks. May God's will be done, and may God bless you
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Medical Genetics Casebook

Medical Genetics Casebook

Colleen D. Clements

Humana Press Inc.
2011
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The Direction of Medical Ethics The direction bioethics, and specifically medical ethics, will take in the next few years will be crucial. It is an emerging specialty that has attempted a great deal, that has many differing agendas, and that has its own identity crisis. Is it a subspecialty of clinical medicine? Is it a medical reform movement? Is it a consumer pro­ tection movement? Is it a branch of professional ethics? Is it a ra­ tionale for legal decisions and agency regulations? Is it something physicians and ethical theorists do constructively together? Or is it a morally concentrated attack on high technology, with the prac­ titioners of scientific medicine and the medical ethicists in an adversarial role? Is it a conservative endeavor, exhibiting a Frankenstein syn­ drome in Medical Genetics ("this time, they have gone too far"), or a Clockwork Orange syndrome in Psychotherapy ("we have met­ hods to make you talk-walk-cry-kill")? Or does it suffer the afflic­ tion of overdependency on the informal fallacy of the Slippery Slope ("one step down this hill and we will never be able to stop") that remains an informal fallacy no matter how frequently it's used? Is it a restricted endeavor of analytic philosophy: what is the meaning of "disease," how is "justice" used in the allocation of medical resources, what constitutes "informed" or "consent?" Is it applied ethics, leading in clinical practice to some recommenda­ tion for therapeutic or preventive action? This incomplete list of questions indicates just how complex,
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Insomnia and Anxiety

Insomnia and Anxiety

Colleen E. Carney; Jack D. Edinger

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2012
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The statistics show that as much as twenty percent of the population suffers from chronic insomnia—and one-fourth of those with the condition eventually develop an anxiety disorder. As comorbid conditions, they contribute to any number of physical and social problems. Yet too often insomnia is undiagnosed, or treated as merely a symptom of the patient’s anxiety. Insomnia and Anxiety is the first clinician guidebook that considers the evaluation and management of insomnia and related sleep disturbances that occur conjointly with the common anxiety disorders. By exploring the ways that one condition may exacerbate the other, its authors present robust evidence of the limitations of viewing insomnia as secondary to GAD, agoraphobia, PTSD, and others in the anxiety spectrum. The book reviews cognitive and emotional factors common to anxiety and sleep disorders, and models a cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy in which improved sleep is a foundation for improved symptom management. Beginning and veteran practitioners alike will find vital insights into all areas of these challenging cases, including: Diagnostic and assessment guidelines. Cognitive-behavior therapy for insomnia. Behavioral strategies for managing insomnia in the context of anxiety. Cognitive strategies for managing comorbid anxiety and insomnia. Sleep-related cognitive processes. Pharmacological treatment considerations. Insomnia and Anxiety is highly useful to clinical psychologists given the range of treatment strategies it describes and to researchers because of its emphasis on the theoretical and empirical bases for its interventions. In addition, its accessible style makes it an excellent training tool for students of therapy and psychopathology.
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Motivational Interviewing for Leaders in the Helping Professions

Motivational Interviewing for Leaders in the Helping Professions

Colleen Marshall; Anette Sogaard Nielsen

Guilford Press
2020
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Written expressly for leaders in health care and the social services, this accessible book shows how motivational interviewing (MI) can transform conversations about change within an organization. The authors demonstrate powerful ways to use MI to generate solutions and get employees and organizations unstuck, whether mentoring a staff member in a new role, addressing performance problems, or redesigning procedures or programs. Readers are guided to skillfully and ethically apply the core MI processes--engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning--in the management context. User-friendly features include reproducible worksheets, end-of-chapter self-reflection exercises, and extended case vignettes. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print these materials in a convenient 8 ½" x 11" size. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.
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Motivational Interviewing for Leaders in the Helping Professions

Motivational Interviewing for Leaders in the Helping Professions

Colleen Marshall; Anette Sogaard Nielsen

Guilford Press
2020
sidottu
Written expressly for leaders in health care and the social services, this accessible book shows how motivational interviewing (MI) can transform conversations about change within an organization. The authors demonstrate powerful ways to use MI to generate solutions and get employees and organizations unstuck, whether mentoring a staff member in a new role, addressing performance problems, or redesigning procedures or programs. Readers are guided to skillfully and ethically apply the core MI processes--engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning--in the management context. User-friendly features include reproducible worksheets, end-of-chapter self-reflection exercises, and extended case vignettes. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print these materials in a convenient 8 ½" x 11" size. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.
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Charles Segal's Instant Keyboard

Charles Segal's Instant Keyboard

Colleen Segal; Charles Segal

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2011
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INSTANT KEYBOARD authors know there's an easier way for people to have fun learning to play the piano. Old-fashioned music lessons can be confusing, so we went through our playing and teaching experience to find the bare minimum you need to start you having fun playing your favorite songs, INSTANTLY. 10 reason you'll LOVE INSTANT KEYBOARD: INSTANT KEYBOARD gets right to the heart of what you need to know to play. INSTANT KEYBOARD lets you play piano at the very first lesson.INSTANT KEYBOARD gives you so many choices: You can start at Chapter 1 and have fun playing by ear - something everybody wants, but most teachers don't teach.Or you can skip to Chapter 3 and read music immediately. You can keep your left hand simple, with easy single notes.Or you can use our secret weapon in Chapter 9: Easy INSTANT tricks to sound professional.You don't even need a piano to start learning with INSTANT KEYBOARD - you can just tap a rhythm and mime playing on a table.INSTANT KEYBOARD makes the whole process of learning to play painless, with our easy, step-by-step course that reveals insider tricks.INSTANT KEYBOARD is bursting with popular songs - all in the same easy key INSTANT KEYBOARD shows you how play along with your singing in a professional way.INSTANT KEYBOARD includes bonus INSTANT Scale and INSTANT Chord charts so you can easily play any songs in any key.The main thing about INSTANT KEYBOARD is that it allows you to play INSTANTLY and have fun, while teaching you the basics you need to know about music - with bonus challenges if you're in the mood.(INSTANT KEYBOARD is a bridge to other books in this series, like INSTANT Keyboard II, INSTANT Classics, INSTANT Jazz and Improvisation, INSTANT Songwriting, INSTANT Guitar, and more.
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