Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+4359 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742067 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736307 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736309 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705014 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704629 Describes the authors long and painful relationship with Haiti before and after the 2010 earthquake, tracing the countrys turbulent history and its status as a symbol of human rights activism and social transformation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704142 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705024 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738339 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738275 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738297 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738325 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711541 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697524 History has been kind to the American generals of World War II and less kind to the generals of the wars that followed. Setting out to explain why, Thomas E. Ricks cites a widening gulf between performance and accountability. Then, scores of American generals were relieved of command simply for not being good enough. Today, as one American colonel said bitterly, A private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743603 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704631 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705717 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713083 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712054 A brilliant and provocative reexamination of Americas thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695899 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703815 Captures the heart of the National Geographic Societys fascinating history, from its beginnings as a scientific club in 1888 to its latest achievements- from Jacques Cousteaus pioneering underwater expeditions to James Camerons record-breaking descent to the floor of the Mariana Trench. Meet the stars- Louis Leakey, Jane Goodall, Bob Ballard, Sylvia Earle, Spencer Wells, and others whose work has shaped enduring stories and unforgettable imagery. Mark Collins Jenkins presents the epic moments, rippling with the spirit of curiosity that has driven the Society beyond the horizon for 125 years.--p.[4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682821 General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding officer of all U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his eventful career. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711906 Documents the story of a small group of scientists who applied intellectual strategies to battle techniques and revolutionized the process of waging wars, citing the contributions of future Nobel winner Patrick Blackett. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739122 A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of The Greatest Generation reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705101 In 1836 in East Texas, nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanches, raised by the tribe, and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Twenty-four years after her capture, she was reclaimed by the U.S. cavalry and Texas Rangers and restored to her white family, to die in misery and obscurity. Cynthia Anns story has been told over generations to become a foundational American tale. The myth gave rise to operas and one-act plays, and in the 1950s to a novel by Alan LeMay, which would be adapted into one of Hollywoods most legendary films, The Searchers, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Frankel explores the true-story-become-legend underpinning John Fords film, and the making of the film itself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713116 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743604 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714223 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738321 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694344 The true story of how a small-town lawman in upstate New York busted a Cosa Nostra conference in 1957, exposing the Mafia to America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738433 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738255 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694335 Two-time Edgar award-winning author Daniel Stashower uncovers the riveting true story of the Baltimore Plot, an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728756 Documents the story of mid-19th-century explorer Paul Du Chaillu, who after three years in the equatorial wilderness of West Africa emerged with definitive proof of the existence of the mythical gorilla, only to be swept up by the heated debate about Darwins theory of evolution. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695900 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738969 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729620 Using criminal profiling and crime scene reconstruction, argues that Cleopatra was murdered rather than killed by her own hand, looking at the queens life and the politics of her day to reveal why and by whom her death was desired. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738344 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713346 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738258 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1740023 For nearly fifty years she was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp, yet Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp has nearly been erased from Western lore. Kirschner brings Josephine out of the shadows of history to tell her tale: a spirited and colorful tale of ambition, adventure, self-invention, and devotion; from the post-Civil War years to World War II, and from New York to the Arizona Territory to old Hollywood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704549 Two-time Edgar award-winning author Daniel Stashower uncovers the riveting true story of the Baltimore Plot, an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704966 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695921 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738280 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705102 Explaining the unique psychology behind the SEALs legendary training program, a high-level SEAL officer reveals the modern techniques that transform a chosen few into lethal warriors and details how the SEALs creative operations became front-and-center in Americas War on Terror. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1652100 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742982 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696504 Divided into 11 chapters, The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia looks at every aspect of our heads of state and presidential history. Many of the questions are accompanied with photographs of artifacts from the Smithsonians collections. The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia is sure to puzzle the trivia buff and presidential expert alike! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695888 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711489 A riveting tale of the weathers most vicious monster--the supercell tornado--that recreates the origins of meteorology, and the quirky, pioneering, weather-obsessed scientists who helped change America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742035 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695906 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697554 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731376 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715269 Describes the epic journey undertaken by Douglas Mawson, who suffered starvation, the loss of his team, and a crippling foot injury as he resorted to crawling back to base camp during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1913. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682814 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664017 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713125 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713196 Documents the true story of a small-town lawman in upstate New York who exposed the Mafia to 1950s America, describing the political turf war between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General Robert Kennedy that led to Sergeant Edgar D. Croswells heroic arrests at a Cosa Nostra conference. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675763 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741984 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682864 A chronicle of key events in the civil rights movement traces how it evolved from a bus strike to a political and social revolution. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738273 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738295 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743324 In Nov. 1942 a U.S. cargo plane crashed into the Greenland ice cap, the B-17 sent on the search-and-rescue mission got caught in a storm and also crashed, miraculously all nine men aboard survived. A second rescue operation was launched, but the plane, the Grumman Duck, flew into a storm and vanished. The survivors of the B-17 spent 148 days fighting to stay alive while waiting for rescue by famed explorer Bernt Balchen. Then in 2012 the U.S. Coast Guard and North South Polar mount an expedition to solve the mystery of the vanished plane and recover the remains of the lost planes crew. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732019 An authoritative chronicle, drawing on new research on World War I, traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute narrative that examines the decades of history that informed the events of 1914. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713093 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696169 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713025 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729618 For generations, the turbulent story of Florida has been distorted and whitewashed. In [this book], T.D. Allman reclaims this remarkable history from the mythmakers, apologists, and boosters--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711465 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739381 An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738278 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695886 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694689 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743597 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738271 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738293 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696549 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713173 This fascinating book from former Justice Sandra Day OConnor sheds light on the centuries of change and upheaval that transformed the Supreme Court from its uncertain beginnings into the remarkable institution that thrives and endures today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738527 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738269 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734530 Traces the crisis period leading up to Americas entry into World War II, describing the nations polarized interventionist and isolationist factions as represented by the government, in the press, and on the streets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713180 On October 25, 1944, the Samuel B. Roberts, along with the other twelve vessels comprising its unit, stood between Japans largest battleship force ever sent to sea and MacArthurs transports inside Leyte Gulf. Faced with the surprise appearance of more than twenty Japanese battleships, cruisers, and destroyers the Samuel B. Roberts turned immediately to action with six other ships. The ship churned straight at the enemy in a near-suicidal attempt to deflect the more potent foe, allow the small aircraft carriers to escape, and buy time for MacArthurs forces. Of 563 destroyers constructed during WWII, the Samuel B. Roberts was the only one sunk. The men who survived faced a horrifying three-day nightmare in the sea, where they battled a lack of food and water, scorching sun and numbing nighttime cold, and natures most feared adversary--sharks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742059 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738936 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731337 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681158 With a critical eye aimed at earlier accounts of Constantines life, the author aims to provide the most comprehensive, authoritative and readable account of the Roman emperors extraordinary life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738938 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704078 In the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year, mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall through much of the Northeastern U.S. and Europe in the summer of 1816. The Year Without Summer examines not only the climate change engendered by this event, but also its effects on politics, the economy, the arts, and social structures. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731495 The Black Russian is the incredible story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, born in 1872 to former slaves who became prosperous farmers in Mississippi. A rich white planters attempt to steal their land forced them to flee to Memphis, where Fredericks father was brutally murdered. After leaving the South and working as a waiter and valet in Chicago and Brooklyn, Frederick sought greater freedom in London, then crisscrossed Europe, and-- in a highly unusual choice for a Black American at the time-- went to Russia in 1899. Because he found no color line there, Frederick made Moscow his home. He renamed himself Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas, married twice, acquired a mistress, and took Russian citizenship. Through his hard work, charm, and guile he became one of the citys richest and most famous owners of variety theaters and restaurants. The Bolshevik Revolution ruined him, and he barely escaped with his life and family to Constantinople in 1919. Starting from scratch, he made a second fortune by opening celebrated nightclubs that introduced jazz to Turkey. However, the long arm of American racism, the xenophobia of the new Turkish Republic, and Fredericks own extravagance landed him in debtors prison. He died in Constantinople in 1928. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738259 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712349 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704973 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695923 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713165 On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, a crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzers World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day, heading in the opposite direction by train, was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Vernes fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than 80 days. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738281 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738963 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1721083 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738661