Hart, Joe
Summary: "Take command of your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and future with this groundbreaking book by Joe Hart (CEO) and Michael Crom (Board Member) of Dale Carnegie & Associates-the game-changing self-development organization founded by the author of the timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 HARDuffield, Katy
Summary: "Ruby wants to do it all when twin fawns come to Rescue Ranch. It doesn't take long for her to discover that she's going to need a helping hand."--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2020
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DUFAmann, Skylaar
Summary: Sophia loves finding fossils and digging up dinosaur bones. But she doesn't love the way all the grownups just want her to smile. What does smiling have to do with the very serious business of being a scientist?!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2022
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE AMAGregory, Philippa
Summary: Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princesses who had studied the Princess Rules, and behaved just as the Rules said they should. Florizella thought their hair was lovely: so golden and so very long. And their clothes were nice: so richly embroidered. And their shoes were delightful: so tiny and handmade in silk. But their days bored her to death ... Instead, Princess Florizella...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC GRESummary: For those who have never faced deep-rooted emotional or psychological problems, it can be difficult to see why maintaining mental health requires more than the capabilities of any one individual. While personal accountability remains an important step toward wellness, the complex demands of society do contribute to mental illness and create obstacles to healing. This program examines mental...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Beck, Martha Nibley
Summary: Outlines a step-by-step process for reconnecting with one's life purpose, drawing on research in psychiatry and neurology while sharing inspirational tips for changing one's perspective, overcoming roadblocks, and experiencing greater fulfillment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 BECSummary: Ads targeting girls between the ages of 8 and 12 employ an increasing level of sexuality. Are advertisers responding to neo-feminist notions of "girl power" or are they leading girls toward harmful self-images? This program examines the trend by following a group of tween girls through their daily lives, recording their perceptions of fashion, celebrities, boys, and themselves. Interviews with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This program illustrates the application of positive psychology through a powerful workshop in which participants increase their awareness of what creates happiness by performing acts of indulgence, altruism, and gratitude. How to Be Happy also considers whether wealth, friendship, religion, job satisfaction, raising children, and getting older typically do or don't promote happiness. An fMRI...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Like it or not, humans are adept at the art of lying. Drawing upon the fields of psychology, sociology, technology, philosophy, and criminology, this program sheds light on the complex realities of untruthfulness through the work of researchers who have made lying a subject of profound study: Professor Bella DePaulo, an expert on the communication of deception; Professor Maureen O'Sullivan, an...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Designed to be a happy place of imagination and cooperation, a playground is too often a danger zone of intimidation and violence. This program explores the educational value and social dynamics of play while emphasizing the importance of a supportive adult presence in the playground environment. Games and techniques used by teachers and psychologists to help children develop interpersonal...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When it comes to the face we present to the world, what choices to we have? In selecting a car, clothes, hairstyle, and other outward signals, do we display our true selves or is it simply human nature to hold up a mask? No one should find it surprising that the process by which an individual shapes his or her persona-and negotiates its appearance with society-changes vastly depending on...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert says our beliefs about what will make us happy are often wrong - a premise he supports with intriguing research as well as his accessible and unexpectedly funny book, Stumbling on Happiness. In this TEDTalk, Gilbert presents findings from his exploration of satisfaction and contentment, sharing simple experiments that viewers can apply to their own lives....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As the Irish freedom fighters bold tactics bring the British to a breaking point, both sides finally agree to a treaty to end the bloodshed. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and families who...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WINHardiman, Rebecca
Summary: "When Kevin Gogarty's irrepressible eighty-three-year-old mother, Millie, is caught shoplifting yet again, he has no choice but to hire a caretaker to keep an eye on her. Kevin, recently unemployed, is already at his wits' end tending to a full house while his wife travels to exotic locales for work, leaving him solo with his sulky, misbehaved teenaged daughter, Aideen, whose troubles escalate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARSummary: The development of authentic self-esteem and a healthy sense of self has always been a vitally important part of growing up. But this process is a challenge that has gotten even trickier to negotiate due to the widespread integration of digital technology into everyday living. Drawing on the insights of a clinical psychologist/family therapist, an adolescent psychologist, and a number of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: When do humans develop self-consciousness and recognition of others as separate beings? Do these psychological advancements occur differently in animals? Many scientists think so, using the most advanced of scientific equipment to base their conclusions: the common mirror. This engaging and sometimes surprising documentary builds a case for the mirror's role in determining the stages of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Robert Wright thinks the crises the human species is now facing are moral in nature, and that our salvation lies in the intelligent pursuit of self-interest. In this TEDTalk, Wright explains "non-zero-sumness" - the network of linked fortunes and cooperation that has guided human evolution to this point - and how we can use it to our mutual benefit. He is the author of Nonzero, The Moral...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Mary Ainsworth’s 'Strange Situation' is now basic to understandings of infant-parent interactions and, thus, later emotional development. This program details the developmental course of attachment behaviors and the different patterns that are captured by the controlled observational techniques of the 'Strange Situation.' Using archival footage (including the Harlow primate studies) and newer...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Otoo, Sharon Dodua
Summary: "A kaleidoscopic novel spanning generations and continents, that reveals the connections between four women in their struggle for survival. A woman in 15th century West Africa named Ada buries her child and confronts a Portuguese enslaver. A woman in Victorian England named Ada Lovelace, a mathematical genius and computer programming pioneer, tries to hide her affair with Charles Dickens from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OTOSummary: What makes a boy or girl a loner? Can a child's future social life be predicted in his or her toddler years? How crucial is a sense of humor as children learn to make friends? This program examines the diverse ways and varying degrees of success in which youngsters build that all-important skill: getting along with others. Observing a group of 25 children who are now three years old, the film...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Overall well-being requires not only physical health, but psychosocial health as well. What exactly is psychosocial health, and how is it achieved? This program explains the elements that compose psychosocial health, the internal and external factors that influence it, and methods to enhance it. The importance of taking responsibility for one's own psychosocial well-being through...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Albert Bandura’s work has become basic to an understanding of how social forces influence individuals, small groups, and large groups. From his early BoBo doll experiments up through his work with phobias and self-efficacy, Bandura has given researchers a sense of how people actively shape their own lives and those of others. Utilizing archival materials and newer visuals, this program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: As the idealized male physique continues to be hyped in movies, on TV, in magazines, and on billboards, a rapidly growing number of men are becoming obsessed with appearance. Each year alone, they spend billions on gym memberships and home exercise equipment—and women are no longer alone in battling anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder. This topical program explores some of the issues facing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Can modern psychology move beyond a focus on disease? How can it help us better understand what we are to become? Martin Seligman is the founder of positive psychology, a field of study that examines healthy states - such as happiness, optimism, and strength of character. In this TEDTalk, he characterizes psychology both as a field of study and as an approach to the human experience, in which a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008