Summary: Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent family who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. From...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Wilson, Barrie A.
Summary: Over the centuries, people have longed for a messiah, whether a religious figure such as Jesus, a political leader, or even in popular culture. The messianic quest emerges most acutely during difficult times when people experience a sense of powerlessness and desperation. But the concept of a messiah—a savior—has its root in the writings of ancient Judaism and early Christianity, evolving...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 232.12 WILKitze, Carrie A.
Summary: A story written from the children's perspective, asking the questions that dwell in their hearts about their birthparents. It helps children use the moon as a private tool to connect with a family that is always with them in their hearts.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: EMK Press 2003
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC KITCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KITKitze, Carrie A.
Summary: Gentle multicultural exploration of how people are alike despite differences in appearance, background or ethnicity.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: EMK Press 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KITPearson, Carrie A.
Summary: "This picture book compiles biographies of 11 different princesses, highlighting who they truly are: diplomats, engineers, activists, athletes, and so much more. It focuses on their achievements and contributions, situating them as active members in the global and local community. From Nigeria to Japan, Saudi Arabia to Sweden, and Thailand to Tonga. This picture book takes readers on a trip...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 PEAGetz, Stan
Contents: Disc 1, 3/03/91, 1st set. Stan Getz announcement ; I'm okay ; Gone with the wind ; First song ; Allison's waltz ; Stablemates -- Disc 2, 3/03/91, 2nd set. Autumn leaves ; Yours and mine ; (There is no) Greater love ; People time ; The surrey with a fringe on top ; Soul eyes -- Disc 3, 3/04/91, 1st set. Tuning ; You don't know what love is ; You stepped out of a dream ; Soul eyes ; I wish you...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sunnyside 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ GETDunbar, Erica Armstrong
Summary: An audio original collection of primary source documents written by 19th century Black women along with author Erica Armstrong Dunbar's own context, insights, and story-telling talent.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 920.72 DUNJacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann)
Summary: "This enlarged edition of the most significant and celebrated slave narrative now completes the Jacobs family saga, surely one of the most memorable in American history. John S. Jacobs's short slave narrative, "A True Tale of Slavery," published in London in 1861, adds a brother's perspective to Harriet Jacobs's own autobiography. It is an exciting addition to this now classic work, as John S....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2000
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Well-known playwright James M. Barrie finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters begin to question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work. Traverses both fantasy and everyday reality, melding the difficulties of adult life with...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2005
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Finding 2005Summary: Well-known playwright James M. Barrie finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters begin to question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work. Traverses both fantasy and everyday reality, melding the difficulties of adult life with...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FIN RATED PGWashington, Harriet A.
Summary: "Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious Madness, Washington presents the new germ theory, which posits not only that many instances of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616 WASWashington, Harriet A.
Summary: The first comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between Africans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the way both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without a hint of informed consent--a tradition that continues today within some black...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174.28 WASRuden, Ronald A.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quill 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 RUDBeckwith, Charlie A.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1983
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 955.054 BECSummary: For ten days, the American soldiers of Bravo Company fight in Vietnam to take over Hill 937, also known as Hamburger Hill.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2008
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Contents: 24K magic (Bruno Mars) -- Don't wanna know (Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar) -- Scars to your beautiful (Alessia Cara) -- Side to side (Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj) -- Let me love you (DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber) -- Starboy (the Weeknd feat. Daft Punk) -- Black Beatles (Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane) -- Broccoli (D.R.A.M. feat. Lil Yachty) -- Juju on that beat (TZ anthem) (Zay Hilfigerrr &...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Music Group 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NOWSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUReich, Steve
Summary: "Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music. As a leader of the minimalist movement in the 1960s, his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide, influencing generations of younger musicians, choreographers and visual artists. He has explored non-Western music and American vernacular music from jazz to rock, as well as groundbreaking music and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.92 REIBarrie
Contents: Jersey -- Frankie -- Jenny -- Concrete -- Dig -- Bully -- Harp 2 (int.) -- Harp 2 -- Quarry -- Basketball -- Bloodline.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BARSummary: Set at the height of World War II, this story follows the lives of a Brooklyn man and his wife as they become the victims of their bigoted community, who mistakenly believe them to be Jewish.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2002
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Focus 2002Arlott, Norman
Summary: "This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 ARLHinodeya, Sankichi
Summary: "The Turf Wars have started in Inkopolis, and the team that inks the most ground will be crowned the winner! Goggles and Team Blue are ranked lower than their competitors. But with some teamwork and a touch of creativity, they might just leave their mark on this tournament!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Harris, Dunstan A.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crossing Press 1988
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59729 HarHinodeya, Sankichi
Summary: "Ink still fresh from their victories against the S4, Team Blue's Inklings find themselves in even more trouble! Goggles and Rider must stop an evil subterranean plot, and a new Inkling joins the team. New weapons, new foes, and new friends enter the splatfield as Team Blue prepares for its toughest challenge yet: the Square King Cup!"--pg4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC 2018