Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+3448+4294966793+4294435665 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698402 Shares insights into the iconic rock-and-roll performers life, from his substance abuse challenges and his bisexual history to his connections to the British royal family and the secret attempt on his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522449 Sweet Judy Blue Eyes is the deeply personal, honest, and revealing memoir of folk legend and relentlessly creative spirit Judy Collins. In it, she talks about her alcoholism, her lasting love affair with Stephen Stills, her friendships with Joan Baez, Richard and Mimi Farina, David Crosby and Leonard Cohen and, above all, the music that helped define a decade and a generations sound track. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623881 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1653176 Thirty years after The Invention of Solitude, in which he wrote so movingly about fatherhood, internationally acclaimed author Paul Auster gives us a second unconventional memoir in which be writes about his mothers life and death. Winter Journal is a highly personal meditation on the body, time, and memory by one of our most intellectually elegant writers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678588 For four years, from the election of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in November 1960 until after the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964, Clint Hill was the Secret Service agent assigned to guard the glamorous and intensely private Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. During those four years, he went from being a reluctant guardian to a fiercely loyal watchdog and, in many ways, her closest friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1584846 At the age of seventeen, Piper Laurie was living every girls dream. Selected as a Universal Studios contract star, her beauty was admired by the likes of Ronald Reagan, Howard Hughes, Paul Newman and Tony Curtis. Her name was emblazoned on marquees across America. But Piper discovered that every girls dream was not her own. After years in the studio system, she found her voice and burned her contract to practice her craft at the highest level. 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=1480902 One of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 70s with classics like The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair and Bullitt, Steve McQueen is renowned as one of the most exciting and iconic actors to ever come out of Hollywood. Filled with original research, new interviews, and rare photos, this definitive biography of the King of Cool includes intimate details of his films, his relationships, and his struggles with addictions. 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=1431714 When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALS. When the SEALS send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six. SEAL Team Six is a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency. Now Howard Wasdin takes readers deep into their world - beginning with the toughest and longest military training in the world. Wasdins dramatic combat tales combine with his story of becoming one of the worlds deadliest snipers to make this one of the most explosive military memoirs in years. (Bestseller) 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=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=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=1243712 A portrait of the thirty-fourth president by his grandson draws on personal stories and writings to chronicle his final years during the authors coming-of-age period, describing various aspects of Eisenhowers character and his contributions to successive presidential administrations. 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=1334193 Marlene Dietrich began her career in her native Berlin as a model, then as a stage and screen actress during the silent era, and became a star with the international success The Blue Angel. Then, under the watchful eye of director and mentor Josef von Sternberg, she became one of the brightest stars in Hollywood. Charlotte Chandler, who spoke with Dietrich in her Paris apartment in the mid-1970s, relies extensively on the stars own words to reveal her extraordinary life. 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=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=1256624 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis never wrote a memoir, but she told her life story and revealed herself in intimate ways through the nearly 100 books she brought into print during the last two decades of her life as an editor at Viking and at Doubleday. Based on archives and interviews with Jackies authors, colleagues, and friends, Reading Jackie mines this most personally significant period of her life to reveal both the serious and the mischievous woman underneath the glamorous public image. 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=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=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=1130448 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=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=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=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=977782 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=977783 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=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=737919 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=737918 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=668202 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=630922