Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+3448+4294966793&No=70 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1424159 Alan Arkin knew he was going to be an actor from the age of five. Every film I saw, every play, every piece of music fed an unquenchable need to turn myself into something other than what I was. Following Arkins professional journey as an actor and his personal development along the way, An Improvised Life is a revealing look into the creative mind of one of the crafts best practitioners on stage or screen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1390679 Tom Ryan is a middle-aged, overweight, no-nonsense newspaper editor. But when Atticus M Finch, a Miniature Schnauzer, arrives, he is forced to question everything about his life. Wanting to raise money in memory of a friend who died of cancer, Tom decides that they will both climb 48 of New Hampshires mountains during a single winter - twice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1272540 A stunning account of Julia Childs early life as an OSS agent in the Far East. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1473349 The TV icon shares the secrets to success and happiness as he has learned them from his innumerable celebrity encounters, friendships and of course, from his relationship with his loving wife and family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1474478 James Garner in his own words. Korean War decorated veteran, reluctant actor, and scrappy fighter bucking the Hollywood establishment, Garner has enjoyed a remarkable career spanning over six decades to become the acting equivalent of a national monument. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1369274 Told with insight, wit and disarming frankness, Untied is the eye-opening and inspiring life of a beloved television actress who has finally come into her own. Meredith Baxters warmth, humor, and brilliant smile made her one of the most popular women on television. Yet her success masked a tumultuous personal story. For the first time, Baxter is ready to share her incredible highs (working with Robert Redford, Doris Day, Lana Turner, and the cast of Family Ties) and lows (a thorny relationship with her mother, a difficult marriage, and a bout with breast cancer), finally revealing the woman behind the image. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1282814 Draws on the actor, director, and producers personal documents to offer insight into his complex life behind his famous roles. Discusses the death of his son, his relationship with Sydney Pollack, and his establishment of the Sundance Film Festival. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1425107 The popular singer and former UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador shares the story of his life and career, from his impoverished childhood in Harlem and Jamaica and his racial barrier-breaking career to his commitment to numerous civil causes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213176 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1378240 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1481000 Among Americas greatest entertainers - think Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis, Jr. - Tony Bennett alone is still here and at the top of his game. In the first complete biography of the singing legend, award-winning author David Evanier offers an intimate and unvarnished portrait of the incredible life and sixty-year career of one of the most beloved singers of all time, and vividly captures the musical history of an era. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1381766 The former CNN host looks back on his fifty-year career, reflecting on how much the world has changed during those years, the famous people he has met, and his own life behind the scenes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1431710 At 12:30 a.m. on 9/11, Roselle whimpered at Michael Hingsons bedside. When the trained guide dog was on the clock, nothing could faze her. But without her harness she was free to be scared of the coming thunderstorm. The two had a busy day of meetings and an important presentation ahead. A normal day. Until they went to the office. In Thunder Dog, follow Michael and Roselle as their lives are changed forever by two explosions and 1,463 stairs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1474407 Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years, as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues, the author has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted. Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apples hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values. -- From publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1367870 And Furthermore is more than the story of a great actresss extraordinary career. Filled with Dame Judi Denchs impish sense of humor and diamond-sharp intelligence, it is also the story of her closely guarded personal life: her early days as a child in a theatre-loving family; her thirty-year marriage and the loss of her beloved husband, actor Michael Williams; and the joy she takes in her daughter, actress Finty Williams, and her grandson, Sammy. (Bestseller) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1256622 Susan Cheevers comprehensive and definitive biography sheds new light on of life of Louisa May Alcott, whose work has inspired generations of women. Cheever laces this provocative biography with musings on the genesis of genius, and her identification with Jo March when she was a rebellious girl in the throes of puberty. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241972 Presents an account of the 2010 San Jose mine rescue in Chile, in which all thirty-three miners miraculously survived, providing intimate details of life inside the mine as well as the dramatic rescue operation above ground. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1278500 From the bestselling editor of The Reagan Diaries come the newly disclosed notebooks of Ronald Reagan that bring to light his most intimate thoughts and favorite quotations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1375477 Over the past four decades, the landmark television series I Dream of Jeannie has delighted generations of audiences and inspired untold numbers of teenage crushes on its beautiful blonde star, Barbara Eden: part princess and part bombshell, with innocence, strength, and comedic talent in spades. Now Barbara finally lets Jeannie out of the bottle to tell her whole story - a deeply intimate memoir of personal tragedy and determined optimism in a truly memorable life. (Bestseller) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1277238 A former Roman Catholic priest and author describes breaking his promise with the Church after being forced to hide his love for a woman for years and reignites the heated debate over mandatory celibacy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1365929 In this eloquent, somber memoir about the death of her mother and grieving aftermath, poet and journalist ORourke (Halflife) ponders the eternal human question: how do we live with the knowledge that we will one day die? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1480680 Based on interviews with some of his closest associates, a portrait of the fifty-fifth president discusses his privileged childhood, military service, struggles with a life-threatening disease, and career in politics. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1278593 Everyone who cherishes the gift of language will cherish this exquisitely written love story that combines science, inspiration, wisdom, and heart. Diane Ackermans husband Paul West, a gifted wordsmith and intellectual, was afflicted with aphasia after a stroke. When standard therapies failed, Diane harnessed their deep knowledge of each other and her understanding of the brain and language to guide Paul back to the world of words. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1263165 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1480496 Noted television actress, impassioned lifelong animal welfare advocate, and author, Betty White offers intimate and funny stories about her animal friends at the zoo, enhanced by four-color photographs. This book is the passion project she has been working on for more than a decade; a love letter to zoos and to the animals in them, from a woman who admits she likes animals better than humans (Theyre unconditionally loving!). In her inimitable voice, she takes us on a private tour of her favorite animals and her friendships with them, from Gita the elephant, whom she used to take for walks before the zoo opened; to Kelly the massive silverback gorilla, whom she has known since his birth in 1987. From giraffes to lizards to koalas, readers witness the variety of animals through her eyes, and in her own words. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1130447 An unauthorized biography of Susan Boyle, from her modest beginnings through her meteoric rise. Her success has proven that keeping faith in our dreams will allow us to unleash our God-given talents. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1130448 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115023 Draws on previously unavailable sources, including hundreds of private recordings made throughout the second half of the jazz masters life, to assess his artistic achievements and personal life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1130516 Linda Greenlaw hadnt been blue-water fishing for ten years, since the great events chronicled in The Perfect Storm and The Hungry Ocean, when an old friend offered her the captaincy on his boat, Seahawk, for a season of swordfishing. She took the bait, of course, and thus opened a new chapter in a life that had already seen enough adventure for three lifetimes. The Seahawk turns out to be the rustiest of buckets, with sprung, busted, and ancient equipment guaranteed to fail at any critical moment. Life is never dull out on the Grand Banks, and no one is better at capturing the flavor and details of the wild ride that is swordfishing, from the technical complexities of longline fishing and the nuances of reading the weather and waves to the sheer beauty of the open water. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1185699 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1043797 At the end of Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity, but also never to get legally married. The U.S. government gave them a choice: either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackles her fears of marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1208117 A peanut farmer from Georgia, Jimmy Carter rose to national power through mastering the strategy of the maverick politician. As the face of the New South, Carters strongest support came from his ability to communicate directly to voters who were disaffected by corruption in politics. But running as an outsider was easier than governing as one, as Princeton historian Julian E. Zelizer shows in this examination of Carters presidency. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110127 A hilarious and moving memoir about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis. When her husband left her for another man, and that same week a car accident left her with serious injuries, Janzen returned to her Memmonite community, which welcomed her with open arms and generous advice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057420 Documents the life and whirlwind career of the iconic Hollywood actress-turned-European princess, drawing on previously unpublished interviews to discuss her conservative education, Oscar-winning film achievements, and role as a mother to royal children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1150912 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189018 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1176788 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1166259 Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057411 Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the country. Yet unlike most thieves who steal for profit, Gilkey steals for love - the love of books. Perhaps equally obsessive is Ken Sanders, the self-appointed bibliodick driven to catch him. A lifelong rare book collector turned amateur detective Sanders will stop at nothing to catch the thief plaguing his trade. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189582 Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of Americas 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life while writing honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1066545 As one of the biggest stars in tennis, Williams has captured every major title and earned the #1 world ranking in tennis three times during her illustrious career. In this compelling and poignant memoir, she takes an empowering look at her extraordinary life and what is still to come. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1055608 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057421 An acclaimed historian presents a revelatory look at the greatest statesman of the twentieth century... Soldier parliamentarian Prime Minister orator painter writer husband and leader - all of these facets combine to make Winston Churchill one of the most complex and fascinating personalities in history. As no biographer before him Paul Johnson applies a wide lens and an unconventional approach to show how Churchills immense adaptability combined with his natural pugnacity to make him a formidable leader for the better part of a century. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1148158 Little Bighorn and Custer are names synonymous in the American imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat. Mythologized as Custers Last Stand, the June 1876 battle was also, even in victory, the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations. The author sketches in details about the two larger-than-life antagonists: Sitting Bull, and George Armstrong Custer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117049 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1185561 In the first definitive biography of Vice President Joe Biden, journalist Jules Witcover examines the life of a man who, with his tenacity, outspokenness, and charming smile, has shaped Washington politics for the past forty years and who now serves as the 47th vice president of the United States. Raised in working-class towns, with lackluster grades in school and no particular goals, Biden shocked the nation in 1972 when he became one of the youngest elected senators in U.S. history. From that point forward, he carved a legacy for himself as one of the most respected legislators in the country. Yet for all of Bidens achievements, his life has been filled with tragedy and countless challenges. Drawing on numerous exclusive interviews, Witcover has gone beyond conventional biography to track the forces that have shaped a man who, with his plainspoken style and inspiring life story, has resonated with millions of Americans.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1181277 The award-winning actress and #1 New York Times-bestselling author shares her funny and heartwarming stories of a life filled with laughter. Woven throughout the book are her interviews with Americas most beloved comedians about how they, too, found the funny in their lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1192004 The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117079 As a minister, Kate Braestrup regularly performs weddings. She has also, at 44, been married twice and widowed once, and accordingly has much to say about life after the ceremony. From helping a newlywed couple make amends after their first fight to preparing herself for her second marriage, Braestrup offers her insights and experiences on what it truly means to share your life with someone, from the first kiss to the last straw, for better or for worse. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1192014 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1099000 In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; her television show that won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run; and the sorrows that she overcame with her irresistible humor. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1191994 In this work, the author, a biographer provides a portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213180 Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. Taunted at school she skipped classes, winding up in a girls home and eventually, at fifteen, on the street. When Lizs mother died of AIDS, she became determined to go back to school. This is the unforgettable and beautifully written story of how Liz, while homeless, squeezed four years of school into two, won a New York Times scholarship, and made it into Harvard. (Bestseller) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1185669 Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, was born in 1935 to a peasant family in a remote part of Tibet. Although living in exile, he is the beloved traditional and religious leader of millions of Tibetans and has become a global icon of peace, compassion, spiritual living, and nonviolent struggle for justice. The Dalai Lamas My Spiritual Journey brings the world a message: one of suffering, success, and hope. This vivid and moving portrait of the Dalai Lamas life journey is personal in tone but universal in scope. Using previously unpublished materials, augmented by interviews, the Dalai Lama, with his trusted collaborators help, presents a spiritual narrative of his life. Memories, stories, anecdotes, and ideas are gathered together to make an accessible and comprehensive whole. The book is organized into three parts. In the first part, he uses his childhood memories to show his human dimension and stresses the importance of relating to each other on the basis of common humanity rather than on differences in belief. In the second part, he considers himself as a Buddhist monk. He explains the source of his bodhisattva ideal and invites us to transform the world by transforming our own mind. His third aspect, that of a Dalai Lama, provides an opportunity to explain his wish to establish Tibet as a sanctuary of peace for the world, where humanity and nature can live in harmonious balance-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1154853 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1044031 In tracing the highly unusual path he traveled to become the New York Times restaurant critic, Frank Bruni tells the captivating story of an unpredictable journalistic odyssey and provides an unflinching account of one persons tumultuous, often painful lifelong struggle with his weight. How does a committed eater embrace food without being undone by it? (Bestseller) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1045047 The 60 Minutes commentator and author of Out of My Mind brings together his greatest pieces of writing spanning a half-century, in an unforgettable celebration of the witty American at his best. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163508 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1175703 Reveals the untold story of Arnold Schwarzenegger, chronicling his journey from Mr. Universe bodybuilder to Hollywood hit-maker to governor of California. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1100373 Based on three years of research and reporting as well as 850 interviews with sources, many of whom have never before spoken for publication, Oprah is the first comprehensive biography of one of the most influential, powerful, and admired public figures of our time. Anyone who is a fan of Oprah Winfrey or who has followed her extraordinary life and career will be fascinated and newly informed by the closely observed, detailed, and well-rounded portrait of her provided by Kitty Kelleys exhaustively researched book. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation of who Oprah really is beyond her public persona and a fuller understanding of her important place in American cultural history.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1059976 Prof. Woody Holton (NBA-finalist for Unruly Americans) reveals that American icon Abigail Adams was far wiser and wilier than previously known. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1059975 An autobiography that the late comedian nearly completed before he died chronicles his storied career, during which he pushed the boundaries of comedy and language and influenced several generations of performers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=977783 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1025841 This is an intimate and ultimately riveting look at their unique relationship, and the humor, faith, fortitude, and grace that define it. It is, above all, a uniquely American love story. Given the obvious historic significance of what they accomplished together, the marriage of Barack and Michelle stands as one of the great personal and political partnerships in American history. Yet, incredibly, the true nature of the marriage remains a mystery. And now, for the first time, Andersen draws on important sources - some speaking here for the first time - to paint the first complete, compelling portrait of Americas first black First Family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1014932 Williams shares the memories of his seven remarkable decades in show business. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1004397 Friends for thirty years, Texas beauties Alana and Farrah supported each other through the trials of Hollywood life and the raising of their families. Now you can read the private diaries of the woman who was by Farrahs side every step of the way, from the cancer diagnosis in fall of 2006 to the inevitable end. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1014992 An acclaimed writer recalls her relationship with her alcoholic mother--particularly in the aftermath of the death of her father, novelist James Jones--in a memoir that explores the addictions of both mother and daughter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1024059 A fascinating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hearts of millions when she was just a child playing the role of buck-toothed Laura Half-pint Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1005568 Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy was first elected as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts in 1962, after playing a key role in his brother Johns Presidential campaign. In 2004 he began interviews at the Miller Center of the Univ. of Virginia for an oral history project about his life. Since then he has drawn from his fifty years of contemporaneous notes from personal diaries and worked closely on this book with ... Ron Powers. -- dust jacket. In his revealing autobiography, Kennedy discusses his distinguished career, his family and personal relationships, and the tragedies that have befallen his family over the many years. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=930995 Seeks to illuminate the founding fathers lesser-known but pivotal roles in the American Revolution and the development of key national agendas, explaining how Adams represented the new countrys moral conscience. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1045014 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=975265 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1019702 The author reveals how, shortly after giving birth to a child she adored, she drank herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide before a spiritual awakening led her to sobriety. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1024260 Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=996420 Isabel Gillies had a wonderful life - a handsome, intelligent, loving husband; two glorious toddlers; a beautiful house; the time and place to express all her ebullience and affection and optimism. Suddenly, that life was over. Her husband announced that he was leaving her and their two young sons. Here Gillies has written a dizzyingly candid, compulsively readable, ultimately redemptive story about love, marriage, family, heartbreak, and the unexpected turns of a life. (Bestseller) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=930996 Beloved teacher and bestselling cookbook author Marcella Hazan tells how a young girl raised in Emilia-Romagna became Americas godmother of Italian cooking. Widely credited with introducing proper Italian food to the English-speaking world, Hazan, now 84, looks back on the adventures of a life lived for pleasure and a love of teaching. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=977782 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1007456 Relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=881027 Evaluates Lincolns talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1002810 Irrepressible individualist and iconoclast Pat Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract in May 2002 to enlist in the United States Army. Deeply troubled by 9/11, he felt a strong moral obligation to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Two years later, he died on a desolate hillside in Afghanistan. Though obvious to most on the scene that a ranger in Tillmans own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered to keep this information from Tillmans family and the American public for five weeks following his death, while President Bush repeatedly invoked Tillmans name to promote his administrations foreign policy. Biographer Krakauer draws on his journals and letters, interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the soldiers who served alongside him, and extensive research in Afghanistan to render this driven, complex, and uncommonly compelling figure as well as the definitive account of the events and actions that led to his death.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=992606 The last time life was simple for Marie Osmond was minutes before she was fitted for a designer gown to wear on her television debut at age three. In this inspiring memoir, Maries resilience and familiar humor will have every reader feeling at home with this international icon as she imparts her insights on surviving the school of life and graduating with a degree in unstoppable optimism. (Bestseller) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=959815 The quintessential suave hero, Roger Moore has had an extraordinary career that has spanned seven decades, from early television to the golden age of Hollywood and on to international superstardom. This book features his recollections of playing some of the worlds most famous roles alongside a host of legendary stars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1021855 Sarah Palin, the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate, recounts her political experiences, her rapid rise on the national stage during the 2008 campaign, and the personal challenges shes faced including balancing her time as a working mother, recognizing the wars impact with her son serving combat in Iraq, having a child with a disability, and supporting her teenage daughter with an unplanned pregnancy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1014847 The author questions what it means to be a man today in a series of interlinked autobiographical reflections, regrets, and reexaminations, each sparked by an encounter, in the present, that holds some legacy of the past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=966089 When his son, Rowan, was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbors horse with Rowan, his son improved immeasurably. Isaacson was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersect? This is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that adventure. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=754512 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=826541 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=766989 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=838021 Azar Nafisi, author of the international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, now gives readers a stunning personal story of growing up in a family in Iran, moving memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and difficult mother, against the background of Iran during a time of revolution and change. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=763384 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=766988 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=757723 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=761791 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=761790 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=806241 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=735405 William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of supposition arranged around scant facts. With his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. Bryson documents the efforts of earlier scholars, and, emulating the style of his travelogues, records episodes in his own research. He celebrates Shakespeare as a writer of unimaginable talent and enormous inventiveness, a coiner of phrases (vanish into thin air, foregone conclusion, one fell swoop) that even today have common currency. His Shakespeare is like no one elses--the beneficiary of Brysons genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and an unrivaled gift for storytelling.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=735407 Biographical portraits of: Sybil Ludington, Lydia Darragh, Deborah Sampson, Margaret Corbin, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Loreta Janeta Velasquez, Rose Greenhow, Elizabeth Van Lew, Ruby Bradley, Virginia Hall, Anna Mae Hays, Elizabeth Hoisington, Jeanne Holm, Dolley Madison, Helen Nellie Taft, Edith Wilson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Eliza Jane Poitevent, Pearl Buck, Toni Morrison, Oprah Winfrey, Amy Tan, Liz Balmaseda, Maria Elena Salinas, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, Rosa Parks, Barbara Jordan, Elizabeth Blackwell, Alice Hamilton, Alice Evans, Martha Ray Eliot, Helen Taussig, Rachel Carson, Virginia Apgar, Gerty Cori, Maria Goeppert-Mayer, Rosalyn Yalow, Barbara McClintock, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Gertrude Elion, Jane Addams, Emily Greene Balch, Jody Williams, Lindy Boggs, Dianne Feinstein, Olympia Snowe, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Elaine Chao, Mary Bono. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=726173 You may think you know the finger-licking, joke-cracking queen of Southern cuisine. You may have even visited her restaurant to taste for yourself the down-home delicacies that made her famous, or even heard her Cinderella story (a single mom started a brown-bag lunch business with $200 and wound up with a thriving restaurant, a fairy-tale second marriage, and popular television shows), but you have never heard the intimate details of her often bumpy road to fame and fortune. She talks about long childhood summers; hard years living in the back of her fathers gas station; a high school social life of sleepovers, parties, cheerleading, and boys; and a difficult marriage. The death of her parents precipitated a debilitating agoraphobia that crippled her for years. But even when the going got tough, Paula never lost the good grace and sense of humor that would eventually help carry her to success and stardom.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=720559 People always ask me if Im like Blanche. And I say, Well, Blanche was an oversexed, self-involved, man-killing, vain Southern belle from Atlanta--and Im not from Atlanta! Rue McClanahan, perhaps best known for her Golden Girls role, shares her personal story in a witty memoir that is every bit as colorful as the characters she plays. From her arrival in New York with little money to her name, to her time studying with theater legend Uta Hagen, to her first television role on All in the Family, to The Golden Girls years and beyond, Rue chronicles her life in Hollywood--and all the men (five big ones) and adventures that happened along the way. Now happily married to her soul mate, Rue is proof that many things can and do get better with age--and that, if she keeps her wits about her, even a small-town girl can make it big.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=706200