Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=3+4294967035+4294948680 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694357 California billionaire Jonah Shacknais eight-year-old son dies falling off a balcony in his mansion. Several days later, Jonahs live-in girlfriend, Rebecca, is found hanging, nude, with her hands tied behind her. A police investigation rules her death a suicide-however, this seems unlikely to everyone who knew her. There are several suspects in this case: Jonahs brother, Adam, who arrived the day after Jonahs son fell. There are Jonahs two ex-wives; the second being Maxs mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1758938 In this frank and witty memoir, Ken Ilgunas lays bare the existential terror of graduating from the University of Buffalo with $32,000 of student debt. Ilgunas set himself an ambitious mission: get out of debt as quickly as possible. Inspired by the frugality and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau, Ilgunas undertook a 3-year transcontinental journey, working in Alaska as a tour guide, garbage picker, and night cook to pay off his student loans before hitchhiking home to New York. Debt-free, Ilgunas then enrolled in a masters program at Duke University, determined not to borrow against his future again. He used the last of his savings to buy himself a used Econoline van and outfitted it as his new dorm. The van, stationed in a campus parking lot, would be more than an adventure--it would be his very own Walden on Wheels. Freezing winters, near-discovery by campus police, and the constant challenge of living in a confined space would test Ilgunass limits and resolve in the two years that followed. What had begun as a simple mission would become an enlightening and life-changing social experiment. Walden on Wheels offers a spirited and pointed perspective on the dilemma faced by those who seek an education but who also want to, as Thoreau wrote, live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674776 Once upon a time, people knew their neighbors. They talked to them, had cook-outs with them, and went to church with them. In our time of unprecedented mobility and increasing isolationism, its hard to make lasting connections with those who live right outside our front door. We have hundreds of friends through online social networking, but we often dont even know the full name of the person who lives right next door. This unique and inspiring book asks the question: What is the most loving thing I can do for the people who live on my street or in my apartment building? Through compelling true stories of lives impacted, the author shows listeners how to create genuine friendships with the people who live in closest proximity to them. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter make this book perfect for small groups or individual study. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668477 A collection of essays from NYT best selling author, will include his recent Innovation Starvation; where he calls for SF writers to invent the future with their stories. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668478 This is a book that teaches you to revel in your own spaciousness, a place of stillness and joy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694358 Tom Hartwig makes gag shovel handles, parts for quarter-million-dollar farm equipment, and now and then, batches of potentially extralegal explosives. As he approaches his sixtieth wedding anniversary with his wife, Arlene, Tom, famous for driving a team of oxen in local parades, has an endless reservoir of stories dating back to days of his prize Model A. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684858 No recent futurist has been more influential (or, in some quarters, more controversial) than Ray Kurzweil. His optimistic vision of the Singularity, the point at which man and machine are melded into a new entity, expounded in his bestselling The Singularity Is Near, has been welcomed and challenged in equal measures as the next logical step in human evolution. Although a single chapter in The Singularity Is Near discussed the brain, in the eight years since that book was published relevant technologies to examine the brain have become a hundred times more powerful, which are beginning to enable us to reverse-engineer the brain and fully understand its workings. We have already succeeded in doing so for the auditory and visual cortex, but the great project is to understand, model, and simulate the cerebral cortex, the origin of ideas, and a uniquely human capability. How to Create a Mind will, like Singularity, present an overview of the state of current technology (in which the amount of data that we gather about the brain doubles each year) as well as offering predictions for what can be achieved within the coming decades, both in terms of amplifying human intelligence and applying newfound knowledge to machines. In it Kurzweil will discuss in depth how the brain works, how the mind emerges from the brain, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence in addressing the worlds problems. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476543 Guilt-ridden by his friends death to the point that he recklessly accepts a challenge to compete in the same race that ended his friends life, Lord Gabriel Sharpe encounters unexpected feelings for his friends sister and hostility from her father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1568480 Brene Brown engages readers minds, hearts, and spirits as she explores how they can cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough, and to go to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am sometimes afraid, but I am also brave. And, yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable, but that doesnt change the truth that I am worthy of love and belonging. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694337 An honest, irreverent, chronological account of a woman forging her identity in bars, an almost exclusively male world, while living in New York, Dublin, and Montreal, among other locales. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585571 Produced by Climate Central, Inc., a highly regarded independent, non-profit journalism and research organization founded in 2008, and reviewed by scientists at major educational and research institutions the world over, Global Weirdness summarizes everything people already know about the science of climate change, explains what is likely to happen to the climate in the future, and lays out, in practical terms, what listeners can and cannot do to avoid further shifts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566804 The seeker, the search, the sacred is about the universal and timeless spiritual principles that lead people to a personal discovery of divine guidance and higher insight. Guy Finley offers compelling evidence that within every human being dwells a nameless Sacred Being that teaches them to live in the light of their own true selves. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679149 The story of how one thoroughly confused, kitchen-mad perfectionist broke off her engagement to a handsome New Yorker, quit her dream job, and found her way to a new life, a new man, and a new home in Berlin--one recipe at a time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582654 A gripping adventure of the body and mind, To the Last Breath depicts in crystal-clear prose the quest that led Francis Slakey around the globe, challenged his fiercely held beliefs, and opened his heart. Expanding his tale with riveting science and arresting insight into our relation to the Earth and one another, the author takes readers across the plateaus of Tibet, into the heat of Tanzania, to the desolate edge of the Arctic, and beyond. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567392 Every spring, Yankees pitching great Ron Guidry takes Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra to the ballpark everyday to watch the young players, talk shop, trade stories, tease each other mercilessly, and share insights with the young players. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1628295 On the eve of her retirement, Georgia attorney Mikala Aulani is as vivacious and vibrant as ever, eagerly anticipating a happy future with her partner, Ben. But if Kala has learned anything in thirty-five years of practicing law, its that the truth can always surprise you. And when Adam Star turns up at her office, confessing to the long-ago murder of his wife, Kala must return to a notorious case that has never stopped haunting her. Ten years have passed since young nurse Sophie Lee was accused of murdering her wealthy patient, Audrey Star. Kala defended Sophie and had no doubt of her innocence--or of Adam Stars guilt--but the prosecution convinced a jury otherwise. Sophie was convicted on a Tuesday--the day on which every significant event in her life, good or bad, seems to happen. Now, on the verge of his death, Adam exonerates Sophie and also leaves her a huge fortune in atonement. Released from prison, Sophie retreats to Kalas house and tries to evade the media frenzy that surrounds her. Kala is determined to help her client make her way back into the world and adjust to her new wealth and freedom. Yet for both, there are still revelations in store--about the nature of redemption, the strange workings of fate, and the power of forgiveness. And most of all, about the secrets that hide in every heart--even those we think we know best. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567346 I and my friends are the main characters, but you can mentally substitute yourself and your own friends. The book is about finding ways to laugh at the Crappy Parts of Life which are plentiful and readily available to all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621696 Dads, do you want to be a hero to your kids? A go-to coach for your teens? A husband your wife knows she can count on? All pro dad lays out a game plan built on seven essential fathering truths and ultra-practical insights for the questions every dad needs answered at some point. Like football, fatherhood is about winning. But its more than just scoring points. Its about winning the hearts and minds of your children and leaving a rich legacy of love for future generations.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567811 The historic hotel in Boonsboro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now its getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Becketts social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But theres another project hes got his eye on: the girl hes been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684869 Finding God can be difficult even in times of joy. But consider the times, and profound sorrows, of Abraham Lincoln. Stephen Mansfield presents a Lincoln ever on a journey of faith, cut short by an assassin and obscured by scholarly bias and conflicting evidence. Lincolns spiritual journey offers profound insight into the man who is today perceived as nearly the soul of America. His spiritual battles are not unlike those of our nation, which makes Lincolns story of faith vital for our times. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674771 When Jill Smokler was first home with her children, she thought her blog would keep friends and family updated. To her surprise, she hit a chord in the hearts of mothers everywhere. In a culture that idealizes motherhood, its scary to confess that being a mother is beautiful, dirty, joyful, and frustrating all at once. Admitting that its not easy doesnt make you a bad mom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476546 Mary Hunt gives listeners the keys to get their money under control and get prepared financially for the rest of their lives. She offers applications for each of the seven rules as well as practical advice for how to recover from past financial mistakes. These simple, unchanging, basic rules work in every financial situation, for every income level, and for every stage of life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476548 Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, Lost Kingdom brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdoms rise and fall. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567803 Dr. Jerold J. Kreisman and health writer Hal Straus offer much needed professional advice, to help victims and their families understand and cope with borderline personality disorder (BPD). This completely revised and updated edition includes information on the most up-to-date research that has opened doors to the neurobiological, genetic, and developmental roots of the disorder, as well as the connections between BPD and substance abuse, sexual abuse, eating disorders, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582643 From the best selling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. Jonah Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single gift possessed by the lucky few. Its a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively. Collapsing the layers separating the neuron from the finished symphony, Imagine reveals the deep inventiveness of the human mind, and its essential role in our increasingly complex world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1475922 Julia Lapp has planned on marrying Paul Fisher since she was a girl. When Paul tells her he wants to postpone the wedding again, she knows who is to blame: perpetual bachelor and spreader of cold feet, Roman Troyer, the Bee Man. He relishes his nomadic life, which keeps him from thinking about all he has lost. But with Julia on a mission to punish him for inspiring Pauls cold feet, the Lapp farm is looking decidedly less pleasant. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1545321 As the Byzantine and German emperors plot war against each other, Venices future rests in the hands of three unwilling people: The newly knighted Sir Tycho. An ex-slave and trained assassin who defeated the Mamluk navy but cannot make the woman he loves love him back. As for the grieving Lady Giulietta, both emperors want her hand for their sons in marriage. And a mysterious girl crawls from a paupers grave to murder the men who buried her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684880 New Jersey senator Bill Bradley offers his personal review of the state of the nation. He criticizes the role that money plays in politics, discusses flaws in existing foreign, electoral, and economic policies, and offer an opinion on steps the U.S. can take to return to prosperity. Topics covered include the financial meltdown, intensifying political gridlock, the Tea Party and Occupy movements, job creation, deficit reduction, education, and immigration. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582647 When Laura Marquardt and Brandon Reid are seated together at a dinner party, they soon find that they share similar interests, Laura desires to educate blacks, and Brandon, as a white officer over colored troops, eagerly supports her cause. When Lauras sister marries her Confederate beau, Laura finds herself in a difficult situation when she overhears plots to kill Union soldiers. And when Brandons motives for pursuing her come into question, she becomes even more conflicted. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668476 The Finish is a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With unprecedented access to key sources, including President Obama, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476540 In the blistering heat of the Sudan, the CIA has gone rogue. On the trail of a notorious terrorist, Agency operatives have overstepped their sanctioned boundaries. And now the ultimate weapon has fallen into the wrong hands. As Danny Freah and his spec-ops team scramble to recover a top secret aircraft that has crashed in Africa, Whiplash Director Jonathon Reid finds himself mysteriously shut off from information about the robot drone and its mission. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621698 While investigating the suicide of sixteen-year-old Julia Whitmire, whose famous parents believe that she was murdered, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher discovers that Julia was engaged in a dangerous game of cyberbullying against an unlikely victim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1533214 What are the possibilities and hazards facing America as it withdraws from Afghanistan and as it reviews its long engagement in Pakistan? Where is the Taliban now in both these countries? What does the immediate future hold and what are Americas choices as President Obama considers the complicated history and faces reelection? These are some of the crucial questions that Ahmed Rashid, Pakistans preeminent journalist, takes on in this follow-up to his acclaimed Descent into Chaos. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566887 Offers information on why the practice is important, how it works, guidance for performing the practice, and additional resources readers can use to delve deeper into the practice. Some practices encourage readers to focus on gratitude for what they have, while others offer guidance for taking refuge and slowing down in stressful times. The practices are designed to gradually change the way readers process their emotions and create new neural pathways for greater happiness and fulfillment. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668280 Just shy of seventy, Alex Witchels brilliant, adoring, ultra-capable college professor mother began to exhibit undeniable signs of dementia. She became forgetful and easily agitated. She gave the same lecture twice, and was forced to retire. How did her brilliant, adoring, ultra-capable, ace reporter daughter cope? At first with denial: If something was broken, well, with the best medical help money could buy they would figure out how to fix it, and restore Mom to all her former sharpness and glory. Even as medical reality undid that hope, the habit of longing persisted in its most primal form: As my mother began the torturous process of disappearing in plain sight, I retreated to my kitchen, trying to reclaim her at the stove. Is there any contract tighter than a family recipe? While reproducing the perfect meatloaf was no panacea, it helped Alex to come to terms with her predicament, the increasingly common phenomenon of ambiguous loss, loss of a beloved one who lives on. Gradually she developed a deeper appreciation for all the ways the parent she was losing lived on in her. Her mothers discipline, love of truth, and before-her-time independence, along with her top two Commandments, May you be brilliant and Tell me everything that happened today, were destined to breed a crack journalist. Alex came to see, the boundless hope and love with which she was raised allowed her to become a loving wife and stepmother, transcending the essential loneliness that her mother, crippled both physically and emotionally in childhood, never quite shed. When grief and helplessness became overwhelming, it was her mother, her steel-trap mind grasping just how it was coming undone, who helped her to accept the inevitable. Theres nothing you can do because its not up to you, she would say. Youre here with me now. Thats enough. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667887 Tony Danza had it good. He was a successful actor, well liked, with several hit shows to his name. But hed always had a nagging doubt--was this all there was? Could he be doing something more meaningful, could he go beyond getting laughs and actually make a difference? What if he became, of all things, a teacher? It seemed a little far-fetched, true. He had little training and no experience. He was ready to learn. So how hard could it be, really? Well, as Tony discovered over a year teaching English at Philadelphias Northeast High, hard. Really hard. But also rewarding, infuriating, inspiring, terrifying, and, ultimately, life-changing. Teaching was in fact the best and most difficult thing he ever attempted, and this book relives the amazing story of what happened. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476832 By understanding how their brains work, children discover where their emotions come from and become more self-aware. They learn to appreciate the sensory aspects of their lives and to value the positive effects of mindfulness, compassion, and kindness. This, in turn, empowers them to manage and reduce their own stress-and helps them be happy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621682 A groundbreaking book that provides prescriptive advice on how to communicate and converse more effectively by using brain science. Newberg and Waldman promote what they call compassionate communication, which will help listeners get their point across no matter what the situation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674772 Some see travel as a form of light-hearted escapism while others believe it has the power to open ones mind, forcing one to confront their demons and discover their true self. Andrew McCarthy details his excursions around the world. He ponders his personal life, his acting career, and his impulse to leave home, all building toward one of the most significant moments of his life: His wedding day. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567407 Time to Start Thinking is a book destined to spark debate among liberals and conservatives alike. Drawing on his decades of exceptional journalism and his connections within Washington and around the world, Luce advances a carefully constructed and controversial argument, backed up by interviews with many of the key players in politics and business, that America is losing its pragmatism, and that the consequences of this may soon leave the country high and dry. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1510758 Nine years after he left Shilo, New Hampshire, former Navy Seal Tom Hawkins has moved back. Its not an auspicious homecoming. Tom has returned to raise his teenage daughter, Jill, following the murder of his ex-wife, Kelly. Despite Toms efforts to stay close to Jill by coaching her high school soccer team, Kellys bitterness fractured their relationship. But together, they are on the mend, and life in Shilo is starting to shape up into something approaching normal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476547 Mary Hunt gives listeners the keys to get their money under control and get prepared financially for the rest of their lives. She offers applications for each of the seven rules as well as practical advice for how to recover from past financial mistakes. These simple, unchanging, basic rules work in every financial situation, for every income level, and for every stage of life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679141 Penn Jillettes Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday! will entertain zealots and skeptics alike. Whether hes contemplating the possibility of life after death, deconstructing popular Christmas carols, or just calling shenanigans on Donald Trumps apprentice training, Jillette does not fail to shock and delight his fans. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1583283 The authors have boiled down the characteristics it takes to become a transformational CEO, the kind that takes problems and transforms them into opportunities for growth and profit. With research based on firsthand interviews with superstar CEOs, The transformative CEO provides valuable strategies that any manager, business owner, or executive can use. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681622 When he was three, Anastas found himself in his mothers fringe-therapy group in Massachusetts, a sign around his neck: Too Good to Be True. The phrase haunted him through his life. This is his deeply moving memoir of fathers and sons, crushing debt and infidelity-- and the first, cautious steps taken toward piecing a life back together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567804 Dutch Sheets paints a picture of God as a dreamer and then skillfully demonstrates that God shared this nature with his children. As believers increase in maturity and friendship with him, they find in Gods dreams for them their life purpose. Both spirit-lifting and practical, Sheets shows listeners how to fulfill their God-given calling. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567382 As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens job is to make a certain sense of death with crisp methodology. But the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, the light vanished from her life. Shes pulled into a suffocating grief until she receives a peculiar call from Washington D.C. On the end of the line is an old boyfriends mother, asking Sam to do a second autopsy on her son. Eddie Donovan is officially the victim of a vicious carjacking, but the forensics tell a darker story. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674762 Americas pastor Max Lucado defines Gods grace and illuminates the changes it can bring into a persons life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582669 Renowned Harvard scholar and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore has written a strikingly original, ingeniously conceived and beautifully crafted history of American ideas about life and death from before the cradle to beyond the grave. Investigating the surprising origins of the stuff of everyday life, from board games to breast pumps, the author argues that the age of discovery, Darwin, and the Space Age turned ideas about life on earth topsy-turvy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1533213 A business book about the power of organizational health and the concrete steps required to achieve it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693079 Professor Richard Wiseman, a renowned psychologist, presents a radical new insight into your body and brain, that it is your actions that have the power to instantly change the way you think and feel. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1477406 When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken, and are now lost in the gray and changing world of the professional border kidnappers, who prey not only on innocent victims but also on one another; buying, selling, and stealing victims like commodities. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668471 A heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening guide for families who hope to bring up well adjusted adults. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681625 In the summer of 1913, under the cover of Londons perpetual smoggy dusk, two brilliant minds are pitted against each other, a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detective, in the greatest jewel heist of the century. Molly Caldwell Crosby investigates the true story of how the strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, vanishes without a trace while in transit to London from Paris and the cat-and-mouse game between Scotland Yard and the thief. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1583270 The 1940s: Hard-boiled detectives and femmes fatales are box-office gold. In one iconic scene, set in a deserted museum, the private eye arrives too late, and the buxom beauty is throttled by an ominous Egyptian priest. Now: The Black Box Cinema immortalizes Hollywoods Golden Age in its gallery of film noir tributes. But the mannequin of that Egyptian priest is hardly lifeless. He walks-- and a young starlet dies a terrifying death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1510757 With case studies, micro strategies, and example language, listeners will learn communication skills that can be practiced and implemented immediately. In todays economy, its not typically the smartest, hardest working or most technically savvy who succeed. Instead, the ability to communicate well is often the most important precursor to success in the workplace. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582658 Locked in an unexpected land dispute, Rafe Stryker is trapped in the one place he vowed never to return to, the Castle Ranch in Fools Gold, California. He made millions facing ruthless adversaries in the boardroom, but nothing couldve prepared him to go head-to-head against stubborn, beautiful Heidi Simpson. No one is more surprised than Rafe to discover that hes finding Heidi, and life as a cowboy, much more compelling than he wants to admit. For Heidi, the Castle Ranch is the home shes always wanted. After a life on the road, the vivacious blonde has finally put down roots. She wont give that up without a fight, not even for a man whose late night kisses make her yearn to be a little less wholesome. As the two turn from passionate adversaries to passionate, period, theyll discover that summer love can last a lifetime--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453379 A dead man walking; a drunken brawl on a cheap weekend cruise in the Baltic sea; a man without identity: Ewert Grens and his colleagues have a long way to go in order to understand the puzzle in front of them. The highly challenging investigation has the worst possible consequences of the death penalty, with repercussions that reach from Death Row in Utah across the Atlantic into the Stockholm Police Headquarters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1475929 Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, Lost Kingdom brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdoms rise and fall. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668461 Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan knows what its like to be haunted by the past. But now, she cant shake the feeling that there is someone close to her who needs her more than ever. When her mother, Sandra, asks for help in finding a missing woman named Beth Avery, Eve senses there is more to Sandras story than shes saying. Beth has disappeared from a mental hospital where she has been incarcerated for years. But why is Sandra so concerned about this missing woman? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613555 Now an Army Ranger, he returns to a place overrun by corruption, and finds his uncle, the county sheriff, dead, a suicide, hes told, but others whisper murder. In the days that follow, it will be up to Colson to discover the truth, not only about his uncle, but about his family, his friends, his town, and not least about himself. And once the truth is discovered, there is no turning back. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621680 Bringing his teenage son on a camping trip with an old friend and his friends son, lawyer David Sloane embarks on a legal rescue mission when the boys are caught vandalizing a general store and sentenced to six months in a detention camp with ties to a corrupt judge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1510756 With case studies, micro strategies, and example language, listeners will learn communication skills that can be practiced and implemented immediately. In todays economy, its not typically the smartest, hardest working or most technically savvy who succeed. Instead, the ability to communicate well is often the most important precursor to success in the workplace. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585775 Bitter Ash, a special operations unit, is secretly deployed into enemy territory to eliminate the potential successors to Osama bin Ladens leadership in al Qaeda, but discover a larger plot that puts the United States in jeopardy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613528 The Burning Man. Its the name the media has given a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death before setting their bodies ablaze in secluded areas of Londons parks. And now theres a fifth. Maeve Kerrigan is an ambitious detective constable, keen to make her mark on the murder task force. Her male colleagues believe Maeves empathy clouds her judgment, but the more she learns about the latest victim, Rebecca Haworth, from her grieving friends and family, the more determined Maeve becomes to bring her murderer to justice. But how do you catch a killer no one has seen when so much of the evidence has gone up in smoke? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621679 In the midst of financial turmoil, political uncertainty, declining morality, the constant threat of natural disasters, and other daunting challenges, many wonder what the future holds for America. Will historys greatest democracy stage a miraculous comeback, returning to the forefront of the worlds economic and spiritual stage? Implosion helps readers understand the economic, social, and spiritual challenges facing the United States in the 21st century, through the lens of biblical prophecy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1567925 Shares advice on how to draw on Western psychology and Buddhist philosophy to overcome mental obstacles to a happy life, outlining step-by-step exercises for gaining wisdom from hardships, enabling fulfillment, and achieving empowerment. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393436 Don Campbell and Alex Doman show how listeners can use music and silence to become more efficient, productive, relaxed, and healthy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1373465 Dr. Ellie Sullivan has just completed her residency at a large urban hospital. While jogging in a park nearby, she witnesses the shooting of an FBI agent in pursuit of wanted criminals, a couple identified as the Landrys. The only person to see the shooters face, Ellie is suddenly at the center of a criminal investigation. Agent Max Daniels takes over the Landry case. Hes definitely not the ideal man that Ellie has always imagined, yet shes attracted to him in a way she cant explain. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1382440 An emotionally charged wake-up call to fathers whose influence upon their children and society is immeasurable. The Resolution for Men follows to challenge men of all ages to become as bold and intentional about embracing their responsibilities as leaders of their homes, marriages, and children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476541 CIA officer Mara Duncan is on assignment in bomb-torn Hanoi. Her task is to get scientist Josh MacArthur and a seven-year-old witness to Chinese atrocities in Vietnam out of the country safely. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392321 Dr. Jennifer White, recently widowed and a newly retired orthopedic surgeon, is entering the beginning stages of dementia where the impossibility of recognizing reality can be both a blessing and a curse. As the story opens, Jennifers lifelong friend and neighbor, Amanda, has been killed, and four fingers surgically removed. Dr. White is the prime suspect in the murder and she herself doesnt know if she did it or not. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304918 Paul Reiser brings his trademark warmth, and razor-sharp wit to bear on observations about parenting, marriage, and midlife. Fueled by his experiences of raising two young sons, ages ten and fifteen, with his wife of twenty-two years, he touches on the funny truths, heartbreaks, and small victories of being a family today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476812 In the years surrounding World War II, a gritty Italian-American waterfront community in the shadow of New York City known as Narrows Gate is home to brutal wise guys, a gifted crooner hell bent on success and two young friends who have no idea what the future holds, or how it can rip them apart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1378911 For as long as it has stood overlooking New Englands jagged coastline, Lexington House has been the witness to madness--and murder. But in recent years the inexplicable malice that once tormented so many has lain as silent as its victims. Until now--a member of the nations foremost paranormal forensic team, Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing Lexington House--or for the chief suspect, a boy barely old enough to drive, much less kill. With the young mans life on the line, Jenna must team up with attorney Samuel Hill to pinpoint who--or what--is taking the lives of those who get too close to the past. But everything they learn brings them closer to the forces of evil stalking this tortured ground. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304906 Beth and Jennifer know their company monitors their office email. But the women still spend all day sending each other messages, gossiping about their coworkers at the newspaper and baring their personal lives like an open book. When Lincoln applied to be an Internet security officer, he never imagined hed be sifting through other peoples inboxes like a peeping Tom. But he cant quite bear to crack down on Beth and Jennifer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1382446 An emotionally charged wake-up call to fathers whose influence upon their children and society is immeasurable. The Resolution for Men follows to challenge men of all ages to become as bold and intentional about embracing their responsibilities as leaders of their homes, marriages, and children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392322 After the death of her father, Lucy Derrick is forced to maintain a shabby dignity as an unwanted boarder with her unpleasant uncle, fending off marriage to the local mill owner, Mr. Olson. But her prospects of even that unwanted match are complicated by the appearance of a beautiful stricken man who appears on the family doorstep begging her not to marry Mr. Olson just as he collapses. This appearance seems to open the door to a series of increasingly strange occurrences surrounding Lucy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1378912 Vampire thief Raylene Pendle has enough on her plate. Her Seattle home is full of misfits, including blind vampire Ian Stott and former Navy SEAL turned drag queen Adrian de Jesus. But Raylene cannot turn down an offer to find and steal a strange set of artifacts. But a powerful sorceress is after them too. Things become even more complicated when Ian finds himself in harms way following the death of his patriarch. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304907 Atticus OSullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old, when in actuality, hes twenty-one centuries old. Not to mention: he draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and hes hounded Atticus for centuries. Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power, plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a sexy bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish, to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1470820 Shares the inspiring story of how a sensitive golden retriever emerged from a difficult past as a prison pet and trainee at a home for troubled youths to become a dedicated service animal to the author, a decorated and traumatized Iraq War veteran. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1365412 Her towns lack of men may make headlines, but it isnt news to Dakota Hendrix. The beautiful blonde has bigger problems to deal with, such as overseeing the romance reality competition filming in Fools Gold. Screening eligible bachelors is a difficult enough task, but Dakota hits an unexpected snag when a sexy stranger comes to town. Finn Anderssen will do anything to keep his twin brothers, the perfect contestants, off the show. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613518 John Rain is back, and up against the nexus of political, military, media, and corporate factions known only as the Oligarchy. But the opposition on this job is going to be too much for even Rain to pull it off alone. Hell need a detachment of other deniable irregulars. His partner, the former Marine sniper, Dox. Ben Treven, a covert operator with ambivalent motives and conflicted loyalties. And Larison, a man with a hair trigger and a secret hell kill to protect. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476833 A dead man walking; a drunken brawl on a cheap weekend cruise in the Baltic sea; a man without identity: Ewert Grens and his colleagues have a long way to go in order to understand the puzzle in front of them. The highly challenging investigation has the worst possible consequences of the death penalty, with repercussions that reach from Death Row in Utah across the Atlantic into the Stockholm Police Headquarters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393439 Our ability to focus will allow us to create in ways that perhaps we havent in years. It will allow us to slow down and find peace of mind. And it will allow us to focus on less - the essential things, the things that matter most. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1468837 Leaving Home brings together three previously published short pieces, each dealing with a variation on the theme of leaving home. The first, Weights and measures, deals with the tragic loss of a child; the second is a non-fiction letter Picoult wrote to her eldest son as he left for college; and Ritz tells the story of a mother who takes the vacation all mothers need sometime. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453514 Ken Fisher shows readers how their memories play (often costly) tricks on them, and how they can combat their faulty memories with just a bit of history. He shows how, early in every recovery, investors dont believe in it, often at a huge cost. And he shows how, in investing, ideology is deadly. Most important, he teaches how to use history as one powerful tool to help begin reducing error rate and getting better investing results. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1394877 Nicholas Monroe, widowed Prince of Ravenscar, is feeling pressure from his family to remarry. But the mysterious death of his first wife, Lily, still hangs over his head. Lilys brother, Richard, believes Nicholas is responsible for her death. And when Richard finally confronts Nicholas, long-held secrets threaten to resurface--despite someones desperate effort to keep them buried. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392308 Famed alt-country artist Annie Walsh has more than enough reason to sing her version of the blues, including a broken heart, a stalled career, and a troubled family. Annie seeks refuge from an upended love affair with her producer, Owen Pettybone, by sequestering herself at home with her old dog Detour, surrounded by a lush Florida tangelo grove. Soon, however, this quiet, small town existence comes crashing down around her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1476809 Anglitora, Prester Johns illegitimate, half-bird daughter arrives in the capital and confronts the king with his sexual past and the future of his home to the West. Her life has been spent on the margins of the Kingdom where the magical realm brushes against the Known World. She brings with her news of European ships and wars. The crusades have begun again. Prester John, sees Jerusalem burning and gathers his people to march to the protection of Christ and the Holy Land. Patriarch unable to rally support of the kings and peasants of Europe fails to give him the strength he needs against the forces of Islam, and he sends his appeals to the great Christian king in the East, Prester John The closer Prester John come, the more information reaches the Patriarch as to its nature, and the less comfortable he feels with it. Prester John arrives at Jerusalem with his army, but cannot cross the river--for demons cannot set foot on holy ground. The Patriarch who had sought his help curses him and turns from the Muslims inhabiting the Holy City to attack the man he once loved. Hundreds of beasts and men of Johns army are slaughtered, who never knew death before. Jerusalem is sacrificed by the Patriarch rather than allow it to be saved by an army of demons. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1274344 Marsh, Mick, and Tommy were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man desperately in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Graduation set them on separate paths into the military, but they were all forever changed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1394058 In her showdown with the murderous Pretender, a bullet taken at close range severed the connection between Taylors thoughts and speech. Effectively mute, theres no telling if her voice will ever come back. Trapped in silence, she is surrounded by ghosts of the past, of friendships and trusts lost, of a lost faith in herself and her motives that night. When Memphis Highsmythe offers Taylor his home in the Scottish Highlands to recuperate, her fiance cant refuse her excitement. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1510759 Gretchen Morgenson exposes how the watchdogs who were supposed to protect the country from financial harm were actually complicit in the actions that finally blew up the American economy. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and building on original research from coauthor Joshua Rosner, who himself raised early warnings with the public and investors and kept detailed records, Morgenson connects the dots that led to this fiasco. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1468931 While hitchhiking through West Texas, former MP Jack Reacher encounters a young woman seeking protection for herself and her little girl from her monstrous husband, due to be released from jail, and his horrible family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1442777 Ten years ago, in his best selling Ethics for a New Millennium, His Holiness the Dalai Lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. Now, in Beyond Religion, he elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious way. A blueprint for all those who may choose not to identify with a religious tradition, yet still yearn for a life of spiritual fulfillment as they work for a better world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1470812 Its a question microbiologist Richard Draman thought hed answered when he walked away from his career to focus on curing a genetic defect this is causing his daughter to age at a wildly accelerated rate. But now he and his wife must face the fact that eight-year-old Susies time is running out. Determined to either save her life or die trying, the Dramans plunge into a bloody conflict between two powerful factions vying for control of a discovery that could change the face of humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304909 In the year 2025, Heather leads a small organization of scientists, spies, scouts, entrepreneurs, engineers, and others in their mission--to figure out how to put the world back together after a worldwide catastrophe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1533208 With unparalleled access to the inner workings of the movement, Meckler and Martin explain how the Tea Party came to be, what it is and is not, and, perhaps most important, provide the first comprehensive, forward-looking document outlining a plan to restore America to its prior greatness. This is the definitive history of one of the most radical and revolutionary movements the country has ever seen, from those who started it all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1378381 When Jimmy hears his father Jack is dying of cancer, he returns to the Imperial Valley of southern California. Once home, his father asks him to cross the border into Mexico and find a prostitute named Yolanda. With his buddy Bobby in tow, Jimmys search leads them to Tomas Morales, rising star in Mexican underworld. When an unexpected murder sucks him further into the violence and danger of Mexicali, what he uncovers causes him to question everything he thought he knew about his father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393256 Our ability to focus will allow us to create in ways that perhaps we havent in years. It will allow us to slow down and find peace of mind. And it will allow us to focus on less - the essential things, the things that matter most.