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Summary: Discusses ways in which the media openly degrades women. Features commentary from many influential women in media and politics.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIS

Winfrey, Oprah

Summary: Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself and creating a life of success and significance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 121 WIN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 WIN

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 WIN

Winfrey, Oprah

Summary: "With dishes created and prepared alongside her favorite chefs, paired with personal essays and memories from Oprah herself, this cookbook offers a candid, behind-the-scenes look into the life (and kitchen) of one of the most influential and respected celebrities in the world"--Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.563 WIN

Winfrey, Oprah

Summary: Oprah Winfrey says Super Soul Sunday is the television show she was born to do. "I see it as an offering," she explains. "If you want to be more fully present and live your life with a wide-open heart, this is the place to come to." Now, for the first time, the aha moments of inspiration and soul-expanding insight that have enlightened millions on the three-time Emmy Award-winning Super Soul...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 204 WIN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204 WIN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 204 WIN

Winfrey, Oprah

Summary: "Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, "Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible." That journey starts right here."--

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 128 WIN

Winfrey, Oprah.

1 hold on 4 copies

Summary: "After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life," Oprah has penned one column a month over the last fourteen years, years in which she retired The Oprah Winfrey Show (the highest-rated program of its kind in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 WIN

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 WIN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 791.4502 WIN

Kramer, Barbara

Summary: "The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world. We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen ofTalk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation. Oprah's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WIN

Watson, Renee

Summary: "A biography of Oprah Winfrey, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WIN

Perry, Bruce D. (Bruce Duncan)

Summary: Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking what happened to a person, rather than what's wrong with them.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD 616.85 PER

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: "This picture book biography focuses on critically acclaimed talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media.""--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WIN

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: J Bio I am Winfrey

Summary: A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AFR

Haygood, Wil

Summary: When acclaimed Washington Post writer Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had come of age when segregation was so widespread, so embedded in the culture, as to make the very thought of a black president inconceivable. He struck gold when he tracked down Eugene Allen, a butler...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks 2013

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.92 HAY

Summary: Comprising elements of travelogue, history lesson, biography, critical analysis, psychological study, and fan testimonial, this documentary explores the work and influence of German writer W.G. Sebald, via a long walk through coastal East Anglia, retracing the steps he took in his most famous book, The rings Of Saturn. Includes interviews with writers, artists, and filmmakers.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Guild/Spark 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAT

Summary: Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MAY

Summary: Profiles the life and career of Tina Turner, featuring her personal reflections, archival interviews, and contributions from others.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 921 Tina

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE TIN

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TIN

Clinton, Chelsea

Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLI

Perry, Bruce Duncan

1 hold on 4 copies

Summary: Oprah Winfrey, sharing stories from her own past, and a renowned brain development and trauma expert discuss the impact of trauma and adversity and how healing must begin with a shift to asking, "What happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?"

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 PER

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.85 PER

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TON

Brooks, Arthur C.

3 holds on 9 copies

Summary: "Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 158 BRO
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 BRO

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 158 BRO

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 BRO

Gorman, Amanda

Summary: "On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet, at age twenty-two, to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Her inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb," is now available to cherish in this special edition."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GOR

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GOR

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GOR

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GOR

Summary: Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2010

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD 577 Life 2010

Searle, Sarah Winifred

Summary: In 1996 Chicago, thirteen-year-old Harriet Flores, living with boredom, loneliness, and a chronic illness, lets her imagination run wild--with mixed results--and learns about the power of storytelling.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SEA

Summary: Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born in Ghana with a deformed right leg but he beat incredible odds and became a hero after riding a bicycle across the nation, with only one leg. He helped bring political and social change to Ghana.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2006

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Searle, Sarah Winifred

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Summary: Follow Joan of Arc on her journey to convince the Dauphin to let her lead the French army in the Battle of Orleans and win the Hundred Years' War. A story of faith, courage, and determination, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the teenage French heroine -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC SEA

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