Pryor, Kimberley Jane.
Summary: "Discusses what values are and how doing your best can help you"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 179.9 PRYLee, Barbara Coombs
Summary: "...Finish Strong is for those of us who want an end-of-life experience to match the life we've enjoyed. We know we should prepare, but are unsure how to think and talk about it, how to live true to our values and priorities, and how to make our wishes stick. The usual advice about advance directives and conversations is important but woefully inadequate. This book describes concrete action in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Compassion & Choices 2022
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An educational series that is perfect for teaching values such as empathy, solidarity, and respect, as well as the importance of working together to build a community.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV COCHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The news media and its role in society are topics of conversation and debate in today's world. News Literacy looks inside newsrooms, exploring key moments in the history of journalism and explaining how today's journalists work. Examine how news is presented, and learn how advertising, online algorithms, and other modern trends affect the way we experience news. Investigate the phenomenon of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J301.16 HARBackman, Fredrik
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything."--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An epic portrait of late sixties America as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ZABSummary: Join the Berenstain Bears, Papa, Mama, Brother and Sister, as they embark on many adventures. Brother and Sister learn simple life lessons and family values.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BERKrznaric, Roman
Summary: "This book is a call to save ourselves and our planet by targeting the root of our inaction: extreme short-sightedness. It outlines six practical ways we can retrain our brains to save our future and create a "time rebellion"-shifting our allegiance from our generation only to all humanity, present and future."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2020
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 KRZMiller, Larry
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Regan 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0973 MILO'Reilly, Bill.
Summary: Makes charges about how politicians, the clergy, and families are failing to protect those in their care, presenting strong statements about personal responsibility and self-reliance in today's uncertain world.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.931 O'REAlcott, Louisa May
Summary: Over the course of summers spent with a much wealthier friend, a country girl struggles to stay true to herself and her values in this tender story from Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women! When fourteen-year-old Polly Milton goes to stay with her friend Fanny for the summer, she finds that the Shaw family's wealthy city life couldn't be more different from her country upbringing. With...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALCCarson, Ben.
Summary: Tackling the issues at the forefront of the American mind--healthcare, education, capitalism, and more America the Beautiful is indispensable reading. From four-time bestselling author, internationally renowned neurosurgeon, and humanitarian Dr. Ben Carson, here is a sobering and inspiring manifesto of America's greatness, her failings, and the values and changes it will take to carry our...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 CAROtoshi, Kathryn.
Summary: Zero, dismayed by her big, empty, roundness, tries to force herself into the shape of the much-admired One, but must finally accept that she can only be Zero.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ko Kids Books 2010
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Otoshi 2010Grim, Patrick.
Summary: Philosophical examination of the wide range of decisions all of us encounter in pursuing our lives. Professor Grim places the accent on individual choice covering questions about evolution and ethics, about whether punishment is justified by retribution or by deterrence and about the differing lessons drawn from life's worst horrors by both religious and anti-religious traditions.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 170 GRI Part 1 of 2Call number: CD 170 GRI Part 2 of 2
Huckabee, Mike
Summary: "In Mike Huckabee's new book God, Guns, Grits and Gravy, he asks the question, "Have I been taken to a different planet than the one on which I grew up?" The New York Times bestselling author explores today's American culture, drawing from his travels as a presidential candidate to present average, small-town people and families, and their optimistic resilience in the face of hard times; their...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 HUCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973 HUCKinsley, Michael E.
Summary: "Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit." The largest age cohort in history--the notorious baby boomers--is approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that all about? Was it about acquiring things or changing the world? Was it about keeping all your marbles? Or is the only...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 KINWestheimer, Ruth K. (Ruth Karola)
Summary: "America's best-loved therapist, Dr. Ruth, is known for her wise counsel on all matters of the heart. Here she shares private stories from her past and her present, and her insights into living life to the fullest, at any age"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Large Print, Call number: 921 WESTHEIMER, RUTH WESAmoroso, Cynthia
Summary: "Through various examples, children learn about loyalty and how to apply it to everyday life. With classmates, with friends, and with family members, various situations are presented which teach readers about the importance of being loyal. Additional features to aid comprehension include informative captions, a Think-About-It section, a table of contents, a glossary, sources for further...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 179 AMOSavage, Michael
Summary: Argues that progressives and radical Islamists are working toward similar ends by compromising democratic principles to instill a government of absolute power without representation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2015
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 320.5109 SAVSummary: Through the usual sticky situations, the whole family learns about trust, forgiveness, overcoming fear, sacrifice, pride, truthfulness, and trusting in God.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Focus on the Family 2009
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Amoroso, Cynthia
Summary: "Through various examples, children learn about friendliness and how to apply it to everyday life. At school and at home, various situations are presented which teach readers about the importance of forgiving others. Additional features to aid comprehension include informative captions, a Think-About-It section, a table of contents, a glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wonder Books, an imprint of The Child's World 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177.62 AMORather, Dan
Summary: "In a collection of original essays, the venerated television journalist, Dan Rather, celebrates our shared values and what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like. Writing about the institutions that sustain us, such as public libraries, public schools, and national parks; the values that have transformed us, such as the struggle for civil rights; and the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 323.6 RATRather, Dan
Summary: "In a collection of essays, the venerated television journalist celebrates our shared values, reminds us of what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2017