Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+3475&No=60 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675602 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697604 Presents a narrative exploration of the health-care crisis in inner-city communities as drawn from the authors experiences as an emergency room resident in the Newark community where he grew up, in an account that illuminates the complicated human realities behind the statistics. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742137 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685699 At the age of twelve, Julia Pandl was initiated into the ritual of the Sunday brunch at her fathers Milwaukee-based restaurant, a weekly madhouse where she--and her eight siblings before her--learned not just the family business but also life lessons that would shape them for years to come. Now, looking back on those years, she tells a story that is part childhood memories, part a window into the mysteries of the restaurant business. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704744 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687339 Suggestions, tips, and ideas on how to finish what you start. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738008 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696460 In this unique, 360-degree look, Plump delivers a searing, confessional story about the challenges of marriage. From the view of both betrayer and betrayed, Plump looks at the ordeal of finding out about infidelity, the recovery, passion, and the daily play that can lead to fulfillment or disillusionment. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742990 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683353 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742982 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682862 Illuminates the friendships that have influenced, nourished, inspired, and haunted the author--and sometimes torn her apart--each of which has its own lessons that she seeks to understand. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705005 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734639 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698287 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693646 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739382 An account of the acclaimed actors Hollywood career and struggles with methamphetamine addiction covers his Detroit background, his relationships with various co-stars, and his experiences as a father of twin boys. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687221 An autobiography from the television and Broadway actress, outlining her life and career. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734774 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695920 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738355 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731341 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732165 Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They lived in a closeted community, and little is known of their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back. This is something Mikey knows all too well. Growing up, he didnt go to school, he seldom mixed with non-Gypsies and the caravan became his world. Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonising decision - to stay and keep secrets, or escape to find somewhere to belong. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704560 An expos of Detroit, icon of Americas lost prosperity, from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff. Back in his broken hometown, LeDuff searches through the ruins for clues to its fate, his familys, and his own. Once the richest city in America, Detroit is now the nations poorest. It is an eerie and angry place of deserted factories and abandoned homes and forgotten people. LeDuff sets out to uncover what destroyed his city, and shares an unbelievable story of a hard town in a rough time filled with some of the strangest and strongest people our country has to offer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738337 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738341 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696181 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712327 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731269 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713029 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741987 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683373 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738348 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694353 Sampson Davis is best known as one of three friends from inner-city Newark who made a pact in high school to become doctors. In this book, Dr. Davis looks at the health-care crisis in the inner city from a rare perspective: that of a doctor who works on the front line of emergency medical care in the community where he grew up and as a member of that community who has faced the same challenges as the people he treats every day. He also offers invaluable practical advice for those living in such communities, where conditions like asthma, heart disease, strokes, obesity, and AIDS are disproportionately endemic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713115 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731346 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741997 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731253 From his turbulent childhood in Kentucky to the trials and tribulations of raising a family, Hillbilly Heart shines a revealing light on one of country musics most enduring icons. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682812 The popular television personality discusses his battle with weight loss, describing his initial successes after bypass surgery, his efforts to get back on track after regaining lost weight, and his confrontation with goal-compromising childhood issues. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712773 A personal account of a digital-strategy experts efforts to date using current online technologies recounts how after numerous setbacks she strategically changed her approaches and met dozens of worthwhile candidates. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1673117 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687231 The Today show co-anchor shares the inspirational stories of six individuals who persevered and thrived in the face of devastating life challenges, from a woman who became a health advocate after losing 340 pounds to a civilian hero who saved a burn victim on September 11 only to discover that two family members died in the tragedy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695909 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705926 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716141 In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the authors early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their reunion a decade later began a story that has never before been told. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667778 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687306 A vivid, funny, and poignant memoir that celebrates the distinct lure of the camaraderie and community one finds drinking in bars. Rosie Schaap has always loved bars: the wood and brass and jukeboxes, the knowing bartenders, and especially the sometimes surprising but always comforting company of regulars. Starting with her misspent youth in the bar car of a regional railroad, where at fifteen she told commuters fortunes in exchange for beer, and continuing today as she slings cocktails at a neighborhood joint in Brooklyn, Schaap has learned her way around both sides of a bar and come to realize how powerful the fellowship among regular patrons can be. In Drinking with Men, Schaap shares her unending quest for the perfect local haunt, which takes her from a dive outside Los Angeles to a Dublin pub full of poets, and from small-town New England taverns to a character-filled bar in Manhattans TriBeCa. Drinking alongside artists and expats, ironworkers and soccer fanatics, she finds these places offer a safe haven, a respite, and a place to feel most like herself. In rich, colorful prose, Schaap brings to life these seedy, warm, and wonderful rooms. Drinking with Men is a love letter to the bars, pubs, and taverns that have been Schaaps refuge, and a celebration of the uniquely civilizing source of community that is bar culture at its best-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738270 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704559 the niece of controversial Scientology leader David Miscavige presents a tell-all memoir about her life in the Church of Scientology. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696187 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696174 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696201 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713926 Famed swordfish boat captain Linda Greenlaw faces her greatest battle with nature--a newly adopted teenage daughter Linda Greenlaw isnt a woman who shies away from a challenge--a nationally renowned swordfish boat captain made famous in the film The Perfect Storm, Greenlaw is also a bestselling author and a television celebrity. Through hard work and determination, she had created a life of peaceful independence, living on a rugged island off the coast of Maine. Then came Mariah. A troubled fifteen-year-old, Mariah arrives on the island to stay with her uncle, an island newcomer and seemingly normal guy. The entire community is rocked when it is revealed that Mariah has suffered terrible abuse at his hands, and the island comes together to rescue the teenager from further harm. Alone and at risk, Mariah needs a guardian and the island residents nominate Linda, who is not exactly the picture of maternal warmth. A remarkably candid and tenderly funny memoir, Lifesaving Lessons follows this unexpected mother-daughter pair as they navigate their new life together, learning to trust themselves and each other and forge the loving family that neither of them knew they needed. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732600 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731335 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742006 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712336 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743703 The story of how a Mormon kid with Tourettes found salvation in books and weight-lifting. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738973 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696193 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742049 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712584 A revered yoga instructor reveals her own struggles with body image and the student-prompted journey of self-discovery that led her to visit other world regions, including the drought-stricken Indian countryside and the center of the 2011 earthquake in Japan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715318 A former Marine describes his efforts to prepare himself for extreme disaster scenarios, from learning emergency medicine and wilderness survival skills to navigating clogged evacuation routes and mastering a variety of defensive weapons. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734637 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687305 A weekly columnist for The Daily Beast recounts the story of the launch of her career, a period marked by her graduation from Yale, unanticipated setbacks that culminated in brief homelessness in New York, and a Russian rabbi roommate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713254 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695916 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697605 A decades-long friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono presents an intimate account of the couples relationship that reveals the profoundly positive influence of Ono on Lennon and the ways they inspired each other creatively before the latters death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682769 In this much-anticipated, controversial memoir, Dara-Lynn Weiss chronicles the struggle and journey to get Bea, her seven year old daughter, healthy. In describing their process, complete with frustrations, self-recriminations, dark humor, and some surprising strategies, Weiss reveals the hypocrisy inherent in the debates over many cultural hot-button issues. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712901 Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb tells the incredible stories of people who, when faced with impossibly challenging or tragic life situations, persevere, and even thrive, and asks, What if you, facing a game-changing event or decision right now, could see ten years into the future? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693194 A memoir by the author of And I shall have some peace there about how [her] surrender to gardening saved her life--Provided by the publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712335 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696590 A collection of accounts about life in the servants halls of Englands great houses shares the true story of under-parlourmaid Rose, who after eloping with her employers only son was swept up in a maelstrom of gossip. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711460 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696154 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743629 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693097 The Grammy Award-winning American soul and gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston reflects on her daughters life, the events that led up to her death and the aftermath of a senseless tragedy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694383 From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. His path to NASA overcame many setbacks, but hard work, determination and faith led to success. Here is an insiders account of the US Space Shuttle program, including the unforgettable experience of launch, the delights of weightless living, and the challenges of constructing the International Space Station. An inspirational story of a personal journey from rural Indiana to outer space, powered by a deep Christian faith. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742052 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743595 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682781 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713063 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738261 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738964 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704116 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731400 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731399 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704086 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674558 Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has given fans classic, raw, and pure badass rock and roll for more than three decades. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy have always stood apart. By refusing to let themselves and their music be defined by their gender, and by never allowing their sexuality to overshadow their talent, the Wilson sisters have made their mark, and in the process paved the way for many of todays female artists. Here, they recount a journey that has taken them from a gypsy-like life as the children of a globe-trotting Marine to the frozen back roads of Vancouver, where they got their start as a band, to the pinnacle of success--and sometimes excess. Through it all, the sisters drew from the strength of a family bond that trumps everything else.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613362 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576859 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624540 An account of a fathers fight to save his child from an extremely severe case of mental illness in the face of overwhelming adversity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585462 Third Base for Life is the first hand account of how an ordinary father who has not played baseball since Little League, manages to put together a group of kids from his sons small religious school and somehow gain admittance into a tournament (and a world) where they simply do not belong. The story spans a year and half of the authors life as he reluctantly gives into his sons wishes and, against his better judgment, organizes a team of Jewish Bad News Bears. The ragtag group must learn to play baseball, come together as a team, face formidable opponents and deal with tragic illness. Ultimately, as they square off against other teams from across the country whose talent is light-years beyond theirs, the author and the boys learn that losing can bring gifts of its own while finding strength to confront ones fears can be a reward in and of itself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624856 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681474 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1384680 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667391 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646043 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674924 A gripping memoir from Amanda Knoxs Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, chronicling his relationship with Amanda and the four years they spent in an Italian prison for a crime they did not commit. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580591 In his memoir Restaurant Man, Joe Bastianich charts his culinary journey from working in his parents red-sauce joint to becoming one of the countrys most successful restauranteurs. Joe first learned the ropes from his father, Felice Bastianich, the ultrapragmatic, self-proclaimed restaurant man. After college and a year on Wall Street, Joe bought a one-way ticket to Italy and worked in restaurants and vineyards. Upon his return to New York, he partnered with his mother Lidia, and soon joined forces with Mario Batali, establishing one superlative restaurant after another--