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Justin Duncan-York
One of our Computer Information Systems Administration (CISA) Peer Tutors, Justin Duncan-York, used his knowledge and networking skills to win an all expenses paid trip to CISCO headquarters in San Jose, California.
Way to go Justin!
More award winners are on the shelves…
Annually, the National Business Book Award recognizes an outstanding business-related book in Canada. The competition has a 28 year history and the winner not only receives the honour, but a $20,000 prize. 2013’s top book, as well as some of the finalists, and past winners are available for checkout from BCIT Library.
2013 Winner: Plutocrats / by Chrystia Freeland
Call #: HB 251 F74 2012
2013 Finalist: Double double: how Tim Hortons became a Canadian way of life one cup at a time / by Douglas Hunter
Call #: TX 945.5 T56 H86 2012
2013 Finalist: The Power of Why / by Amanda Lang
Call #: HF 5386 L35 2012
2011 Winner : Ethical Oil, The Case for Canada’s Oil Sands / by Ezra Levant
Call #: HD 9560.5 L45 2010
2010 Winner : Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller : Oil and the End of Globalization / by Jeff Rubin
Call #: HC 59.3 R82 2009
2008 Winner: Stupid to the Last Drop : How Alberta is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (And Doesn’t Seem to Care) / William Marsden
Call #: TD 195 P4 M38 2008
In November 2013 Goldman Sachs and the Financial Times bestowed their Business Book of the Year award. The honour is given to “the book that provides ‘the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues” as chosen by the judges. Competition is fierce, as the award includes a £30,000 prize.
The prizewinning book and the five runners up are all available at BCIT Library, so stop by and check them out.
And the winner is: The Everything Store : Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon / by Brad Stone
Call #: Z 473 B47 S76 2013
Runners up, in alphabetical order:
The Alchemists : Inside the Secret World of Central Bankers / by Neil Irwin
Call #: HG 1181 I79 2013
Big Data : A Revolution that will Transform how we Live, Work, and Think / by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier
Call #: QA 76.9 D343 M396 2013
The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise of the Indian American Elite and the Fall of the Galleon Hedge Fund / by Anita Raghaven
Call #: HG 4928.5 R34 2013
Lean In : Women, Work and the Will to Lead / by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Sovell
Call #: HD 6054.3 S265 2013
Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Man Who Blew Up the British Economy / by Iain Martin
Call #: HG 935 M37 2013