Barbara Smith: 147 books
The Women of Ben Jonson's Poetry
Female Representations in the Non-Dramatic Verse
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Ben Jonson (1572-1637) is recognised as one of the major poets and dramatists of his time. It is surprising, therefore, that this should be the first study to look specifically at the role of women in his poetry. Barbara Smith challenges previously held conceptions of Jonson as a misogynist, upholding...
by Barbara Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 1999
Michael W. Smith is a legend in the music business. But growing up, he was just "Smitty" who loved his mom's cooking. Now some of her best recipes have been gathered in this collector's cookbook. A professional caterer for 15 years, Mrs. Smith offers up a huge helping of family memories,...
Deadly Encounters
True Crime Stories of Alberta
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1994
Quiet pleasant communties, sparkling under the clear blue skies of Alberta, have witnessed bloody murders and violent mayhem.
From a wide variety of accounts, Babara Smith has selected eight intriguing stories that will astound and amaze you.
Mystery still surrounds the fate of pro golfer...
Conscious Evolution
The Dance of Intuition and Intellect.
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
With deep reading in myth and literature, ones cognition becomes as a rich mother loam wherein spirit can dwell and build that interior castle, from which the indwelling spirit begins to speak through the imagination, the body, and the intellect of the individual. Over time, body, mind, and spirit...
by Barbara Smith
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Ensuring the prevention and management of infection is a critical aspect of nursing. With this pocket-sized reference book you have instant access to all the most important policies and procedures.
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Teaching in the 21st Century
Adapting Writing Pedagogies to the College Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2002
The essays in this book argue that the active learning strategies that teachers trained in composition use for their literature courses can be exported to other disciplines to enhance both teacher performance and student learning. The book provides and explains examples of those strategies and illustrates how they have been effectively used in other disciplines.
Precarious Worlds
Contested Geographies of Social Reproduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
This collection contributes to the theoretical literature on social reproduction—defined by Marx as the necessary labor to arrive the next day at the factory gate—and extended by feminist geographers and others into complex understandings of the relationship between paid labor and the unpaid work...
Hoaxes and Hexes
Daring Deceptions and Mysterious Curses
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines hoax as a "humorous or malicious deception," and hex as "a magic spell." These stories of hoaxes and hexes illustrate our curious desire to believe in the impossible and explain the inexplicable. Portrayed here are accomplished hoaxers and...
by Barbara Smith Randall
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2017
Despite its short, 50-year history, Oregon's Willamette Valley was named Wine Region of the Year in 2016 by Wine Enthusiast, besting Champagne, France; Crete, Greece; and Sonoma, California. Credit for the award can be traced to the pioneer winemakers, a small group of dreamers who--through grit and...
The Valiant Nellie McClung
Collected Columns by Canada's Most Famous Suffragist
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Although her name today is synonymous with the women’s suffrage movement in Canada, Nellie McClung’s long and varied career covered several fields—from social activist to elected politician, from novelist to journalist. McClung was instrumental in Canadian women gaining the right to vote before...
The Famous Five
Canada’s Crusaders for Women’s Rights
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
A concise history of the five women who changed the course of history and brought Canadians one step closer to equality.
On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton’s Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history. Those women were Emily Murphy,...
by Barbara Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Compassion, caring and communication are all fundamental parts of patient care and something all health and social care workers encounter on a daily basis. This user-friendly reference guide will help you care for your patients in a person-centred way.
The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.
by Kim Craig, Barbara Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
This is a new highly practical guide to doing mentoring in practice. It explains how to support student nurses from the day that they arrive on placement in six straightforward, concise and clear chapters.
The book is packed full of resources and learning features, including:
...
Empowering Pathways
A Reference Guidebook for Establishing a Congregational Health and Wellness Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Empowering Pathways is a unique guidebook that outlines a holistic faith based approach to congregational health and wellness. The book provides interventional strategies, helpful tools, and techniques that are designed to assist Christian churches with practical methods to establish or transform...