Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5189+6644 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712574 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736237 Si hay alguien capaz de describir con maestra, personalidad y humor la naturaleza caprichosa del amor, es Isabel Allende. Esta recopilacin de escenas de amor, seleccionadas de entre sus libros, es una invitacin a sumergirse en la lectura, soar y sonrer. La gran narradora chilena escribe abiertamente, haciendo un guio a sus lectores, sobre sus experiencias en el sexo y el amor. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707598 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731792 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750562 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753630 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750483 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731435 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712335 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1722579 Essays revisiting themes the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist, and activist has addressed throughout her career, exploring her conflicting impulses to retreat into inner contemplation and to remain deeply engaged with the world: racism, Africa, solidarity with the Palestinian people, the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, Cuba, health care, and the work of Aung San Suu Kyi. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750473 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712670 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1630181 A humorous collection of tips for comfortable country living, this encyclopedia covers everything from borrowing tools to hunting gophers to driving tractors to weather forecasting--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1654358 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668880 A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary musician and songwriter. John Lennon was one of the greatest songwriters the world has ever known, creator of Help!, Come Together, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and dozens more. But it was in his correspondences that he let his personality and poetry flow unguarded. Now, gathered for the first time in book form, are his letters to family, friends, strangers, and lovers from every point in his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679969 The author puts forth a hard and somber interpretation of our times. Our civilization has turned into entertainment, gossip, enjoyment, and has adopted a carefree, devil-may-care attitude, ignoring what is happening as long as it has its fix of soccer, bull fighting, baseball, cheap entertainment, talk shows, irresponsible yellow journalism, and exploitation of the poor. The idea is: have fun, keep boredom at bay, and avoid what bothers, worries and anguishes us. In fact modern culture makes it a social mandate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684227 A collection of essays by the provocative cultural critic includes her controversial New York Times Book Review cover piece on sex and the contemporary American male writer as well as writings on topics ranging from Facebook and friendship to travel and single parenthood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694748 In this enthusiastic, heartfelt, and sometimes humorous ode to bookstores and booksellers, 84 well-known writers pay tribute to the bricks-and-mortar stores they love and often call their second home. Writers include: Isabel Allende, Wendell Berry, Rick Bragg, Dave Eggers, Louise Erdrich, Fannie Flagg, Ian Frazier, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., John Grisham, Pete Hamill, Ann Hood, Stephanie Kallos, Laurie R. King, Kate Niles, Ann Packer, Chuck Palahniuk, Ann Patchett, Francine Prose, Tom Robbins, Lisa See, Brian Selznick, Lee Smith, Nancy Thayer, Terry Tempest Williams and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1658734 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681626 Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopedic understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important authors writing today. Also included are the title essay on Keith Moon and the lost joys of drumming and Woods essay on George Orwell. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538067 The tumultuous life of the Austrian writer best known for The Radetzky March is described through letters that recall his fathers and wifes mental illnesses, numerous mistresses, and travel to Paris. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616116 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667603 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624103 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674335 In twenty-three passionate, sparkling dispatches--which range over such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, Edmund Wilson, and Mikhail Lermontov--literary critic James Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopedic, passionate understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important authors writing today, including Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, and Aleksandar Hemon. The Fun Stuffis indispensable reading for anyone who cares about contemporary literature. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674959 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668456 A sweeping, exhilarating collection of 15 essays never published in book form. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1658762 Between 1925 and 1945 thousands of ordinary Germans of both sexes and all ages wrote letters to Hitler. Lost for decades, a large cache of these letters was recently discovered in the KGB Special Archive in Moscow, having been carted off to the Soviet Union by the Soviet Secret Police at the end of the war. The letters range from gushing love letters ... to letters from teachers, students, priests, businessmen and others expressing gratitude for alleviating poverty or restoring dignity to the German people. There are a few protest letters and the occasional desperate plea to release a loved one from a concentration camp, but the overwhelming majority are positive and even rapturous, shedding fresh light on the nature of the Hitler cult in Nazi Germany.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668553 An Almanac with information about famous events and celebrations for each day of the year and related childrens book recommendations-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668555 In twenty-three passionate, sparkling dispatches--which range over such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, Edmund Wilson, and Mikhail Lermontov--literary critic James Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopedic, passionate understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important authors writing today, including Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, and Aleksandar Hemon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1578016 In a small Iranian town on a dark rain-soaked night, the Colonel paces back and forth waiting for the inevitable knock on the door. The secret police take him to the tortured body of his youngest daughter, for the Islamic revolution is devouring its own children. This shocking diatribe leaves no taboo unbroken. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678474 William Shawcrosss official biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, published in September 2009, was a huge critical and commercial success. One of the great revelations of the book was Queen Elizabeths insightful, witty private correspondence. Indeed, The Sunday Times described her letters as wonderful ... brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness. Now, Shawcross has put together a selection of her letters, drawing on the vast wealth of material in the Royal Archives and at Glamis Castle. Queen Elizabeth was a prolific correspondent from her earliest childhood before the First World War to the very end of her long life at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the real person behind the public face.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668029 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616334 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623865 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713334 ... These works not only chronicle a leading dissidents struggle against tryranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Liu writes pragmatically, yet with deep-seated passion, about peasant land disputes, the Han Chinese in Tibet, child slavery, the CCPs Olympic strategy, the Internet in China, the contemporary craze for Confucius, and the Tiananmen massacre. Also presented are poems written for his wife, public documents and a foreward by Vclav Havel--Jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647315 Bakers second nonfiction collection, ranges over the map of life to examine what troubles us, what eases our pain, and what brings us joy. Baker moves from political controversy to the intimacy of his own life, from forgotten heroes of pacifism to airplane wings, telephones, paper mills, David Remnick, Joseph Pulitzer, the OED, and the manufacture of the Venetian gondola. He writes about kite string and about the moment he met his wife, and he surveys our fascination with video games while attempting to beat his teenage son at Modern Warfare 2. In a celebrated essay on Wikipedia, Baker describes his efforts to stem the tide of encyclopedic deletionism; in another, he charts the rise of e-readers; in a third he chronicles his Freedom of Information lawsuit against the San Francisco Public Library.--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668552 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667739 Published together for the first time, this collection of letters to family, friends, lovers and complete strangers from the beloved Beatle offers an intimate look into the true personality and mind of one of popular musics most prolific and revered artists. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667526 Penguins yearly offering of outstanding essays and poetry on faith and spirituality. Every year, the acclaimed Best Spiritual Writing series offers readers the opportunity to explore the most intriguing work on spirituality published in the past year. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615672 A collection of essays from #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685374 A compilation of fifteen of Wallaces seminal essays, all published in book form for the first time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714200 A series of illustrated essays that unfold in cinematic fashion, LaCavas book explores her girlhood in the Parisian suburb of Le Vsinet, where her feelings of anxiety and depression are lifted when she begins to discover the uncommon, uncelebrated beauty in common objects. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577860 Reading for My Life is a monumenal collection of Leonards most significant writings--spanning five decades--from his earliest columns for the Harvard Crimson to his final essays for the New York Review of Books.--Jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582368 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668393 A compilation of personal correspondence written over a sixty-year period offers insight into the iconic American authors literary personality, his experiences as a German POW, his struggles with fame, and the inspirations for his famous books. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576392 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681741 A collection of 250 or more epigraphs arranged thematically and chosen from a broad range of books and genres, approximately half of which will be annotated with original commentary by the author - - http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683049 A wide-ranging collection of essays by a contemporary critic and historian traces four decades of writing and considers such diverse topics as Beethoven, Kilimanjaro, and Britains Imperial War Museum. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1300576 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393267 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1376603 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393241 This collection of essays by Christopher Hitchens offers an indispensable key to understanding the passionate and skeptical spirit of one of the most dazzling writers, widely admired for his style, a result of his disciplined and candid thinking. Topics range from why Charles Dickens was among the best of writers and the worst of men to the science fiction of J.G. Ballard; from the legacies of Thomas Jefferson and George Orwell to the persistent agonies of anti-Semitism and jihad. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1307123 When it comes to sex, what do women want? In this eye-opening collection, Erica Jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Susan Cheever talks about the excruciating hazards of casual sex, while Gail Collins recounts her Catholic upbringing in Cincinnati and the nuns who passionately forbade her from having carnal relations. Jennifer Weiner explores how, in love, the body can play just as big a role as the heart. The octogenarians in Karen Abbotts sharp-eyed piece possess a passion that could give Betty White a run for her money. Molly Jong-Fast reflects on her unconventional upbringing and why a whole generation of young women have rejected free love in favor of Bugaboo strollers and Mommy-and-me yoga. Sex, it turns out, can be as fleeting, heavy, mundane, and intense as the rest of life. Indeed, as Jong states in her powerful introduction: the truth is--sex is life.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392380 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351479 Features literary excerpts and articles written by sportswriters and authors that celebrate one hundred years of American boxing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1298571 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1433317 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1260833 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1372040 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1431417 Gifted authors dont just tell us about unique or out-of-the-way places; they take us to them, show us what they look like, show us who their people are, and make us feel like weve experienced them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1222150 A collection of Silverbergs essays from the years 1995-2010 which were originally published primarily in Asimovs Science Fiction magazine, chronicling events both in science fiction and the world in general. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1536266 A inicios del siglo XX, en la apacible y neutral Suiza, convivieron dos grups revolucionarios: los primeros--bajo la frula de Lenin--se proponan transformar la sociedad, la economa, y la poltica; los segundos--agrupados en el dadasmo--se preparaban para alterar las mentes, las costumbres, los valores y la forma de vivir de las personas. Cules fueron los desenlaces de esas revoluciones? La socialista se derrumb en los aos ochentatras la cada del muro de Berlin y el colapso de la Unin Sovitica. La segunda, la de las vanguardias, se enfrent a un destino paradjico: a pesar de que cada una de las batallas utpicas condujo a la derrota, sus acciones lograron imponerse y ganar adeptos. Carlos Grans ofrece al lector el recuento de las corrientes vanguardistas (desde la irrupcin de Marinetti y el futurismo hasta los jvenes indignados de Espaa) y sus protagonistas, y se adentra en los distintos espacios donde se han hecho presentes: las artes plsticas--con Duchamp a la cabeza--, la literatura--desde el dad hasta los beats y obras ms recientes--, las propuestas educativas--como Black Mountain College--, la msica experimental y popular--como ocurre con los trabajos de John Cage y de los Sex Pistols--e, incluso, en algunos movimientos sociales como el hippismo y anlisis sociolgicos como el situacionismo. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1558341 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1480805 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1284065 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1311764 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1278037 From the NBCC Award-winning author of My Fathers Paradise: a book of true stories about ordinary people brought together by the strange romantic workings of New Yorks landscape. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1394200 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1376812 Essayist Christopher Hitchens ruminates on why Charles Dickens was among the best of writers and the worst of men, the haunting science fiction of J.G. Ballard, the enduring legacies of Thomas Jefferson and George Orwell, the persistent agonies of anti-Semitism and jihad, the enduring relevance of Karl Marx, and how politics justifies itself by culture--and how the latter prompts the former. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518861 A revelatory anthology of 19 personal essays and articles by the 20th-century literary master spans his career and includes a 1920 article written shortly after This Side of Paradise made him famous and a 1940 assessment of the times in which he lived. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1198186 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1310294 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616271 The ten essays in this book tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken forgranted, how reading transforms our brains, and how literature can save lives. In any 24 hours there are so many demands on your time and attention - books should be one of them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1169193 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1196568 Presents more than 200 letters exchanged between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her friend and unofficial literary agent. This collection opens the window on Julias deepest thoughts and feelings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1059807 The essay Silk Parachute, which first appeared in The New Yorker a decade ago, has become John McPhees most anthologized piece of writing. In the nine other pieces here--highly varied in length and theme--McPhee ranges with his characteristic humor and intensity through lacrosse, long-exposure view-camera photography, the weird foods he has sometimes been served in the course of his reportorial travels, a U.S. Open golf championship, and a season in Europe on the chalk from the downs and sea cliffs of England to the Maas valley in the Netherlands and the champagne country of northern France. Some of the pieces are wholly personal, including recollections of his early years, but each piece, on whatever theme, contains a personal aspect in which McPhee suggests why he was attracted to write about the subject, and each opens like a silk parachute, lofted skyward and suddenly blossoming with color and form.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1211930 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110013 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1168898 Prolific journalist, historian, political columnist, and practicing Catholic Wills (now 76) writes an intensely opinionated re-evaluation of leaders and celebrities he has encountered, among them Studs Terkel, Beverly Sills, William Buckley, Richard Nixon, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057048 Literally and metaphorically following the footsteps of her favorite authors, Batuman searches for the answers to the big questions in the details of lived experience, combining fresh readings of the great Russians, from Pushkin to Platonov, with the sad and funny stories of the lives they continue to influence--including her own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201440 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110517 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685726 A compilation of some of the writings from the authors popular blog, Whatever, from 1998 to 2008. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1058179 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1116713 In this heartfelt and thought-provoking collection, 28 fathers explore the complex bond they have with their daughters, share experiences and examine relationships fraught with challenges and struggles, but that are always filled with love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1154833 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1275581 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1293468 Whether hes reporting on the infiltration of the murderous Aryan Brotherhood into the U.S. prison system, tracking down a con artist in Europe, or riding with a scientist hunting the elusive giant squid, David Grann revels in telling stories that explore the nature of obsession. Each of the stories in this collection reveals a hidden and often dangerous world, pivoting around the gravitational pull of obsession and the captivating personalities of those caught in its grip. There is the worlds foremost expert on Sherlock Holmes, found dead in mysterious circumstances; an arson sleuth trying to prove that a man about to be executed is innocent; and sandhogs racing to complete the dangerous job of building New York Citys water tunnels before the old system collapses. Throughout, Granns accounts display the power--and often the willful perversity--of the human spirit, a mosaic of ambition, madness, passion, and folly.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1161275 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1111506 Every year, The Best Spiritual Writing brings together the finest essays and poetry on the themes of faith, spirituality, and religion.--p.[4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1382604 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115977 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1166334 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1148830 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1187834 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129561 In celebration of the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird (June 8, 2010), an American classic that sells almost a million copies per year, Scout, Atticus, and Boo features interview selections with prominent figures including Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw, Wally Lamb, and Anna Quindlen on how the book has impacted their lives-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1053775 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1199279 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1054437 In this first collection of the work of David Maraniss, one of the most honored and versatile writers of his generation, thirty-two stories cover a rich array of topics, ranging from seminal moments in modern history to intimate personal reflections, each piece illuminated by the authors deep reporting and singular sensibility.