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

Summary: Eddie Murphy entertains with celebrity impersonations and his observations on '80s love, sex, marriage, his remembrance of Mom's hamburgers, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jakes, T. D.

Summary: This book comes straight from the heart of the Jakes family to yours. Bishop Jakes, pastor of The Potter's House, shares personal stories about growing up in his mother's home, revealing the time-honored lessons and values she taught him. Woven into his personal vignettes are inspirational biblical stories about mothers, heartfelt advice for modern-day moms, and testimonials from other...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jakes, T. D

Summary: Explains how to have faith through suffering and argues that God uses difficult experiences to prepare people for unexpected blessings.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Interlochen

Jakes, T. D.

Summary: "In 'Don't Drop the Mic,' Bishop Jakes speaks to readers about communication and how the ways we speak and interact with others can be part of our everyday ministries. He helps readers understand: why the way we speak and the words we use matter; how speaking well, no matter your topic or audience, improves your chances of getting the result you want; how to craft your message, whether it's a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Faith Words 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jakes, T. D.

Summary: Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jakes, T. D.

Summary: "In his most personal offering yet, Bishop Jakes tells crushing stories from his own journey-the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to encourage you that God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Faithwords 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jakes, T. D.

Summary: "For most of our lives, we are encouraged to trudge along the well-worn paths of those who have come before us. We learn the rules-- in our families, in our schools, in our workplaces, in our churches-- and most of the messages we receive tell us that following the rules will allow us to arrive at the lives we desire. But when change becomes not only desirable but also urgently necessary, this...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jakes, T. D.

Summary: The author and preacher shares his three-tiered, Bible-based formula for personal success, stressing the foundational value of each "pillar" in a person's life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's Sons 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jakes, T. D.

Summary: Offers guidance for readers intended to help them provide a solid living while still dedicating enough energy to time with God, friends, and family.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jones, Rickie Lee.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1995

Copies Available at Woodmere

Jones, Rickie Lee.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1989

Copies Available at Woodmere

Summary: "The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames is widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products ... But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life ... has been less widely understood. Narrated by James...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

Summary: Powers of ten ... illustrates a picnic in Chicago and then begins moving ten times farther out every ten seconds, until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light. Then, we move inward into the hand of a sleeping picnicker with ten times more magnification every ten seconds. A rough sketch ... is an earlier version of the same concept illustrated in Powers of ten. 901, after 45 years of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

Steadman, Todd A.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Better Homes and Gardens Books 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

Hayes, Michael D.

Summary: "The Private Oral Exam Guide is designed to help prepare student pilots for the oral exam portion of their checkride with FAA examiners. Using a question-and-answer format, this indispensable tool lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Instructors rate the oral exam guide series as excellent resources for students in both planning for...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

Benson, Robert Hugh

Summary: In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, “poet and God’s Troubadour,” this timeless classic portrays the lives of the saints through creative, catchy poetry and quaint etchings. Each letter of the alphabet is honored with a saint: “A is Anthony,” “B for Benedict,” “C for Saint Christopher,” and so on. It includes universally beloved saints like Dominic, Francis, and Martin, as well as lesser...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Neumann Press 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

Summary: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their children and elders.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Rich-Heape Films 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

Genco, James G. (James Gordon)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: R. Russell-Books 1983

Copies Available at Woodmere

Doss, James D.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books/St. Martin's Paperbacks 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

James, P. D.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random 2001

Copies Available at Interlochen

Watson, James D.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere