Library - New Acquisitions

Freedom writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them

"When Gruwell was a first-year high school teacher in Long Beach, CA, teaching the "unteachables" (kids that no other teacher wanted to deal with), she discovered that most of her students had not heard of the Holocaust. Shocked, she introduced them to books about tolerance with first-person accounts by the likes of Anne Frank and Zlata Filopvic, who chronicled her life in war-torn Sarajevo. The students were inspired to start keeping diaries of their lives that showed the violence, homelessness, racism, illness, and abuse that surrounded them. These student diaries form the basis of this book. “From the publisher's notes.
This title is part of the Leadership Calgary 2010 Reading List.

Another book by Erin Gruwell: Teach with your heart: lessons I learned from The Freedom Writers.

Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. 1999n.

Starfish and the spider: the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations.

"If you cut off a spider's head, it dies; but if you cut off a starfish's leg, it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organizations are like spiders, but now starfish organizations are changing the face of business and the world.
What's the hidden power behind the success of Wikipedia, craigslist, and Skype? What do eBay and General Electric have in common with the abolitionist and women's rights movements?
The authors have discovered some unexpected answers, gripping stories, and a tapestry of unlikely connections. " From the cover.

Nudge; improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness.

Home: a stunning visual portrayal of earth.

This documentary is about the Earth, life and global warming. Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, it captures the Earth's most amazing landscapes in a new and astonishing light, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability to change. A remarkable achievement in filmmaking, this resource is for anyone who's ever wanted to explore, discover and soar in a way that puts our world- and our place in it - into true perspective. From the container. Narrated by Glen Close.

This title is part of the Leadership Calgary Learnings.

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