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Is God the only reality? : science points to a deeper meaning of the universe

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Templeton, John Marks, Herrmann, Robert L. New York, NY: Continuum Publishing Company , 1994.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WM61 T288 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Templeton, John Marks; Herrmann, Robert L

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Continuum Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Religion and Science

ISBN: 826406505

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM61 T288 1994

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Pandora's DNA : tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree

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Stark, Lizzie. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 S795 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Stark, Lizzie

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 324 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - history; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Mastectomy - history; Genetic Screening; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781613748602; 1613748604

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 S795 2014

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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

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DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.; DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - history; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Medical Oncology - history; Biomedical Research; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; United States; Autobiography

Notes: Table of Contents:; Introduction; Outrageous fortune; The chemotherapists; MOMP; MOPP; The war on cancer; Boots on the ground; Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute; Frances Kelsey syndrome; Where rubber meets the road; The death of cancer; Outrageous fortune part II.

ISBN: 9780374135607

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ11.1 D496 2015

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New kind of ray : the Radiological Sciences in Canada 1895-1995

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[Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1995.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN250 N532 1995

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Aldrich, John E; Lentle, Brian C

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Radiotherapy - history - Canada; Radiology Department, Hospital - history - Canada

ISBN: 0969955707

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WN250 N532 1995

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Last frontier : exploring the afterlife and transforming our fear of death

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Assante, Julia. Novato, CA: New World Library , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BD444 A844l 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Assante, Julia

Place of Publication: Novato, CA

Publisher: New World Library

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xvi, 407 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Speculative Philosophy; Attitude to Death; Spiritualism; Thanatology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781608681600

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BD444 A844l 2012

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Living beautifully with uncertainty and change

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Chodron, Pema. Boulder, CO: Shambala Publications, Inc. , [2019].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 C545 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Chodron, Pema

Editor: Oliver, Joan Duncan

Place of Publication: Boulder, CO

Publisher: Shambala Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: [2019]

Subjects: Buddhism; Philosophy; Uncertainty; Fear - psychology; Compassion; Meditation; Mindfulness; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781611806809

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 C545 2019

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science

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Bell, Judith. Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press , 1993. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: Z250.6 B433 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bell, Judith

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Open University Press

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Research; Education; Social Sciences; Questionnaires

ISBN: 335190944

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: Z250.6 B433 1993

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Care of the soul : a guide for cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life

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Moore, Thomas. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers , 1992.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 M824 1992

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

Author: Moore, Thomas

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication Date: 1992

Physical Description: xx, 312 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Spiritualism; Philosophy; Religion and Psychology

ISBN: 0060165979

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM61 M824 1992

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Twelve rules for life : an antidote for chaos

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Peterson, Jordan B. [Toronto, ON]: Random House Canada , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172.4 P485 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Contents:; Stand up straight with your shoulders back -- Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping -- Make friends with people who want the best for you -- Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today -- Do not let your children do anything that mak…

Alternate Title: 12 rules for life

Author: Peterson, Jordan B.

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Random House Canada

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xxxv, 409 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Psychology, Applied; Adaptation, Psychological; Attitude; Behavior; Philosophy; Decision Making; Self Concept; Popular Work

Abstract: Contents:; Stand up straight with your shoulders back -- Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping -- Make friends with people who want the best for you -- Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today -- Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them -- Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world -- Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) -- Tell the truth--or, at least, don't lie --Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't -- Be precise in your speech -- Do not bother children when they are skateboarding -- Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.

ISBN: 9780345816023

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM172.4 P485 2018

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Science and health : with key to the Scriptures

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Eddy, Mary Baker. [Boston, MA]: First Church of Christ, Scientist , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BS195 E21 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Eddy, Mary Baker

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: First Church of Christ, Scientist

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Religion and Medicine - popular works; Christianity - popular works

ISBN: 0879520388; 9780879520380

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BS195 E21 1994

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Walking in balance

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Johnston, Basil H. Neyaashiinigmiing, ON: Kegedonce Press , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB890 J72 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"We have, according to our beliefs, 5 essential parts: body, soul, spirit, heart, and mind which all have to be satisfied equally. When you are in balance you are walking on the right road, following the right path of life. - Author

Alternate Title: Meeyau-ossaewin

Author: Johnston, Basil H.

Place of Publication: Neyaashiinigmiing, ON

Publisher: Kegedonce Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 79 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Ojibwa - philosophy; Ojibwa Indians - religion; Quality of Life; Moral development; Storytelling; Popular Work

Abstract: "We have, according to our beliefs, 5 essential parts: body, soul, spirit, heart, and mind which all have to be satisfied equally. When you are in balance you are walking on the right road, following the right path of life. - Author

Notes: Eight stories, written in both Anishinaabe and English languages.

ISBN: 9780986874048

Language: English; Anishinaabe

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB890 J72 2013

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Cancer : the emperor of all maladies

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Burns, Ken, Goodman, Barak, Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Arlington, VA: PBS , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11.1 C215b 2015 v.1-3

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Alternate Title: Cancer : the emperor of all maladies (Television program)

Author: Burns, Ken; Goodman, Barak; Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Place of Publication: Arlington, VA

Publisher: PBS

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects: Leukemia - history; Neoplasms - history; Biomedical Research - history; Medical Oncology; Leukemia - drug therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; History, 20th Century; United States

ISBN: 9781627892773

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ11.1 C215b 2015 v.1-3

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Emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer

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Mukherjee, Siddhartha. New York, NY: Scribner , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ11 AA1 M953e 2010

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

Author: Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Scribner

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Leukemia - history; Neoplasms - history; Medical Oncology; Leukemia - drug therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - history; History of Medicine; History, 20th Century; United States

ISBN: 9781439107959; 1439107955; 9781439170915 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ11 AA1 M953e 2010

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Calling down the sky

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Deerchild, Rosanna. BookLand Press , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80.5 D312 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'…

Author: Deerchild, Rosanna

Publisher: BookLand Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 80 p. ; 22 cm

Series: Canadian aboriginal voices

Subjects: Poetry; Indigenous Canadians - history; Child Abuse - history; First Nations - residential schools; First Nations; Canada; Popular Work

Abstract: Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own culture. The author portrays how the ongoing impact of the residential schools problem has been felt throughout generations and has contributed to social problems that continue to exist today. -- Provided by publisher.