Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=3+6601+6643+7517 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=1741695 Glenn Beck provides all those who believe in gun rights with the definitive guide to help them answer those who use tragedy to push gun-control agendas forward. Beck also examines the culture of violence being created and sold to our children by entertainment companies and makes the case that we must all take responsibility and action if we are serious about preventing more tragedies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685508 At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. Chris had taken a secretive personal leave and hadnt spoken to anyone from the office in days. The Private team retraces his footsteps to the cases he was investigating before his disappearance: a billionaire, a world-famous soccer player, and a seedy nightclub owner - and theyre all suspects. As Private digs further into Chriss past, a terrifying history is revealed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713186 Former Florida governor Jeb Bush and prominent constitutional attorney Clint Bolick explore the current and divisive topic of immigration. The authors explain that over the past several decades, a large percentage of immigrants have entered the U.S. illegally, and argue that the immigration system needs an overhaul. They propose a solution to the immigration problem centered around two core principles: immigrations importance to the U.S.s future; and the need for structure in immigration. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738349 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713394 In Deadly Stakes, police academy-trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is contacted to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcee on behalf of a woman accused of the crime. Lynn Martinson is dating the dead womans ex-husband, and she and her boyfriend Chip Ralston have been charged. Ali is simultaneously drawn to the case of A.J. Sanders, a frightened teen with secrets of his own. Hes the first to find the body in the Camp Verde desert when he goes to retrieve a mysterious buried box hidden by his absent father-- a box that turns out to be filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars in poker chips. When the body of an ex-con is discovered near the first crime scene, Ali struggles to determine if A.J. and Lynns cases are related. Though her friends in the police department grow increasingly irritated by her involvement with the cases, Ali must stop a deadly killer from claiming another victim-- before she herself is lost in this game of deadly stakes -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713120 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705078 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741698 Amanda Knoxs account of her hard-fought battle to overcome injustice and win the freedom she deserved after spending four years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745197 OReilly offers a collection of the most memorable writings from his previous books and columns, topped off with a new introduction, and looks back at how his opinions and ideas have been proven right or wrong by the passage of time. With his trademark candor and no-nonsense approach, each chapter will focus on a core theme or value as it gathers OReillys thoughts on the most compelling issues of our time and offers readers an illuminating guide to the American cultural landscape. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738350 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738358 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713122 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1692787 At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. Chris had taken a secretive personal leave and hadnt spoken to anyone from the office in days. The Private team retraces his footsteps to the cases he was investigating before his disappearance: a billionaire, a world-famous soccer player, and a seedy nightclub owner - and theyre all suspects. As Private digs further into Chriss past, a terrifying history is revealed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733253 Jacob Reckless journeys to the Mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend Fox that a fairy curse--a deadly moth in his chest--means he has only one year to live. The journey in Mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a Goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to strike down any army it faces, and less well known for its healing power when shot by a loved one-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734679 Required to complete a celebrity biography on her own after the death of her partner, ghost writer Em Moore struggles through the interviews with film director Garrett Malcolm, who alludes to family secrets and trouble with a fellow star. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742880 Not only explores the medical science behind the affirmations in Louise Hays international bestseller You Can Heal Your Life, but also offers stories and practical advice for personal healing. Affirmations, intuition, and medical science form a powerful triad that enable readers to achieve maximum health and well-being, and to experience on a deep level that, as Louise always says, All is well. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741716 Recounts the story of a young mother who underwent an intense near-death experience after she became unresponsive during a medical emergency, as she discusses the hardships of her past and the impact of the experience on her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664178 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738351 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715276 Americas leading marriage experts distill the secrets to a happy marriage into ten simple truths. In Making Marriage Simple, bestselling authors and Imago Relationships founders Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt distill what theyve learned from decades of research, their counseling and workshops with married couples, and their own 30-year relationship, into ten essential and provocative truths about marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748544 In this haunting memoir of identity and love, photographer Parravani deconstructs the intense bonds between identical twins, as she struggles with the trauma of her charismatic sisters self-destruction, and an unexpectedly rising tide of similar self-destruction in herself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733239 No one else can match will Robies talents as a hitman. No one, except Jessica Reel. A fellow assassin, Reel is every bit as lethal as Robie. And now, shes gone rogue, turning her gun sights on other members of their agency. To stop one of their own, the U.S. government looks once again to Robie. His mission: bring in Reel, dead or alive. Only a killer can catch another killer, they tell him. but as Robie pursues Reel, he quickly finds that there is more to her betrayal than meets the eye. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685512 Edgar and Allan, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe, discover that they are entrapped in a nefarious plot that has been going on since their birth-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742900 At age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Shes become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now shell see her mettle and her metal, tested like never before. It started with two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicagos vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713125 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1740138 Detective Lindsay Boxer just gave birth to her daughter a week ago, but already she is being forced to return to work. Not only is a rising star football player the prime murder suspect, but an English professor has been having dreams about a murder that he is convinced are real. At first Lindsay doesnt believe the professor, but then a shooting occurs and it fits the professors description to the last detail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735649 Chip Heath and Dan Heath tackle the thorny problem of how to overcome natural biases and irrational thinking to make better decisions about work, lives, companies, and careers. When it comes to decision making, brains are flawed instruments. But being aware of a bias doesnt correct it. In Decisive, the Heath brothers, drawing on extensive studies, stories, and research, offer specific, practical tools that can help listeners to think more clearly about their options. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744693 A boy who feels powerless in his own life sets out to investigate the mystery of a missing high school girl in his town, who attends an elite private high school very unlike his own-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682383 After glimpsing an older man in a room with a dead girl, sixteen-year-old Allie, who has a life-threatening allergy to sunlight, discovers she is the lone key to stopping a serial killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675720 In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented. Hattie gives birth to nine more children whom she raises with grit and mettle and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave. She vows to prepare them for the calamitous difficulty they are sure to face in their later lives, to meet a world that will not love them, a world that will not be kind. Captured here in twelve luminous narrative threads, their lives tell the story of a mothers monumental courage and the journey of a nation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1692788 An earthquake in Masada, Israel, kills hundreds and reveals a tomb buried in the heart of the mountain. A trio of investigators-- Sergeant Jordan Stone, a military forensic expert ; Father Rhun Korza, a Vatican priest ; and Dr. Erin Granger, a brilliant but disillusioned archaeologist-- are sent to explore the macabre discovery, a subterranean temple holding the crucified body of a mummified girl. But a brutal attack at the site sets the three on the run, thrusting them into a race to recover what was once preserved in the tombs sarcophagus: a book rumored to have been written by Christs own hand, a tome that is said to hold the secrets to His divinity. But the enemy who hounds them is like not other, a force of ancient evil directed by a leader of impossible ambitions and incalculable cunning -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742589 In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of historys most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces: Dantes Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science -- vendor summary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744649 The dead of night... The town of Lily, Arizona, has its share of Old West history and mystery. Its also home to the Gilded Lily, a former theater...and bawdy house. These days, it offers theatrical productions geared to tourists, but the recent discovery of a skull, a real skull, among the props and costumes has shaken everyone up. So, who do you call? The Krewe of Hunters, a special FBI unit of paranormal investigators. In this case, its agent Jane Everett. Janes also a talented artist who creates images of the dead as they once were. But the Krewe always works with local law enforcement, and here that means Sloan Trent, ex-Houston cop and now sheriff. He has connections that go deep within this small town. His great-great--grandmother was an actress at the Gilded Lily...as well as a Confederate spy. Shes not resting in peace and she lets him know it! Then more remains appear in the nearby desert. As they search for answers, using all the skills at their disposal, Jane and Sloan find themselves falling into danger--and into love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748526 Joyce Meyer examines the nature of habits and provides guidance for listeners seeking to break bad habits. She argues that any immediate gratification gained from bad habits is outweighed by the spiritual toll they take on an individual. Here, she introduces fourteen fulfilling habits that she suggests using to replace the bad ones. She explains that by implementing the good habits, listeners will become spiritually fulfilled and will have no use for bad habits. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696202 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713199 A comedy writer on the televison show Chelsea Lately shares her misadventures with married life and parenthood, describing her relationship with next-door parents, her baby-seeking sister, and judgmental neighborhood moms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705066 Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favor to ask her hairdresser, Dorrie Curtis. Isabelle wants Dorrie, a black single mother in her thirties, to drop everything and drive her from her home in Arlington, Texas, to a funeral in Cincinnati--with no clear explanation why--tomorrow. Over the years, Dorrie and Isabelle have developed more than just a business relationship: they are friends. But Dorrie, fretting over the new man in her life and her teenage sons irresponsible choices, still wonders why Isabelle chose her. Isabelle confesses that, as a willful teen in 1930s Kentucky, she fell deeply in love with Robert Prewitt, a would-be doctor and the black son of her familys housekeeper--in a town where blacks werent allowed after dark. The tale of their forbidden relationship and its tragic consequences makes it clear Dorrie and Isabelle are headed for a gathering of the utmost importance and that the history of Isabelles first and greatest love just might help Dorrie find her own way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696369 From one of the worlds leading experts on how the brain works, a step-by-step, practical program for women to achieve greater health, energy, and lasting happiness by harnessing the power of the female brain. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738356 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716138 Sage Singer befriends Josef Weber, a beloved Little League coach and retired teacher. But then Josef asks Sage for a favor she never could have imagined--to kill him. After Josef reveals the heinous act he committed, Sage feels he may deserve that fate. But would his death be murder or justice? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738354 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738352 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748535 The renowned naturalist blends her experience in the natural world with her enthusiasm for botany to examine the critical role of trees and plants in the environment, outlining her theories about sustainable farming. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696357 Pastor Mark Driscoll knows that underlying struggles in life are the issues of identity. He answers the one question people need to ask. Who am I in Christ? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1692782 Edgar and Allan, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe, discover that they are entrapped in a nefarious plot that has been going on since their birth-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741723 Boston in 1775 is an island city occupied by British troops after a series of incendiary incidents by patriots who range from citizens to vigilantes. After the Boston Tea Party, British and American soldiers and Massachusetts residents have maneuvered around each other until April 19, when violence erupts at Lexington and Concord. In June, with the city cut off from supplies by a British blockade and Patriot militia poised in siege, skirmishes give way to war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694263 Aaron and Lovinia Keim have been cornerstones of their Amish community for years. They live in the Dawdi House, and their middle son, Peter, manages the farm and main house with his grown son, Roman, and twin daughters, Viola and Elsie. Viola recently started a job at the Mennonite retirement home. She strikes up an unlikely friendship with Atle Beachy, whose only living relative, his son Ed, is living as a missionary in Nicaragua. When Ed surprises his father with a visit, he falls for Viola and is determined to court her. Though Viola cant deny she feels the attraction too, she has no time for such things: her family has begun to crumble. Turning to Ed for comfort, Viola realizes she has two choices: marry Ed and go to wherever he is sent, or stay and try to hold her family together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694259 Four friends, recent college graduates, travel to Kenya to work at a giant refugee camp for Somalis. Two men, two women, each with their own reasons for being there. But after twelve weeks, theyre ready for a break and pile into a Land Cruiser for an adventure.They get more than they bargained for. Bandits hijack them. They wake up in a hut, hooded, bound, no food or water. Hostages. As a personal favor, John Wells is asked to try to find them, but he does so reluctantly. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675810 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683350 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742892 In a live lecture recorded in Hawaii, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer and Eckhart Tolle delve into everything from ancient spiritual texts to contemporary pop culture as they tackle personal questions of identity and purpose, as well as such weighty topics as the economy and addiction. Through their combined wisdom and perception, Wayne and Eckhart bring you inspired lessons for an exhilarating spiritual awakening. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715279 One of New Jerseys seemingly innumerable quiet seaside towns, Toms River became the unlikely setting for a decades-long drama that culminated in 2001 with one of the largest legal settlements in the annals of toxic dumping. A town that would rather have been known for its Little League World Series champions ended up making history for an entirely different reason: a notorious cluster of childhood cancers scientifically linked to local air and water pollution. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713134 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697511 A collection of original travel stories told by some of the worlds best novelists. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715231 Travel to Ancient Greece with Jack and Annie as they meet Alexander the Great and help tame his wild stallion-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696204 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731989 Former Special Forces soldier and current bodyguard Charlie Fox becomes involved in a robbery that turns into a hostage situation and realizes her boyfriend, who is suffering from post-injury memory loss, may hold the key to the crimes motive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738357 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713177 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734668 Are you ready? You can take a huge step toward making your relationship better, stronger, and healthier right now by listening to this audio book. Every couple argues about money. It doesnt matter if youre raking in the cash or barely getting by. If youve been married for forty years or dating for four months. Money touches every decision you make as a couple from the $5 cup of coffee to the $50,000 car. And when the two of you dont see eye-to-eye on how much to spend or how much to save, arguments turn into ugly, toxic fights that leave both of you feeling hurt and angry. Thats why money has become the number one cause of divorce in the United States. Obviously, something needs to change. Are you both ready to take our Money Personality Profile? Once you know your Money Personalities, you can get to the root of money arguments and start working together. Youll discover what has an impact on your loved ones money decisions. Youll learn how to talk about money in a way thats actually kind of fun. And youll figure out how to put an end to money secrets and lies once and for all. -- publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694265 In the heart of the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, the beautiful and weary Amish widow Grace Beller is not looking for a husband especially one so much younger than she is. But handsome, and smitten, Seth Wyse stumbles upon a way to help her, and they marry to keep Graces autistic son safe from his ill-intentioned uncle. Grace soon discovers that she is far from immune to her young husbands experienced charm and realizes that her first marriage has not destroyed her capacity for love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742890 Gabe, Jace, and Ash: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. Theyre accustomed to getting anything they want. For Gabe, its making one particular fantasy come true with a woman who was forbidden fruit. Now shes ripe for the picking. When Gabe Hamilton saw Mia Crestwell walk into the ballroom for his hotels grand opening, he knew he was going to hell for what he had planned. After all, Mia is his best friends little sister. Except shes not so little anymore. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679067 LAPD cop Max Kent is not doing so well. Eight months ago, a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed his partner Allie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged. Shunned and shunted to the side, Max and his new partner Maggie set out to investigate the one case that no one wants them to touch. Whether they will make it out again, no one can say. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715282 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748516 The gripping memoir of Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart recipient SEAL Lieutenant Mark L. Donald. Battle ready immerses the listener in the unique life of the elite warrior-medic who advances into combat with life-saving equipment in one hand and life-taking weapons in the other. It is also an uplifting human story that reveals how a young Hispanic American bootstrapped themselves out of a life that promised a dead-end future by enlisting in the military. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687690 Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. Shes trying to break out of prison--even though if she succeeds, shell be the Commonwealths most wanted fugitive. Half way around the world, Scarlet Benoits grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesnt know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmothers whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738355 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713175 Why do certain products and ideas go viral? Wharton professor Jonah Berger draws on his research to explain the six steps that make products or ideas contagious. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696194 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738353 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694278 In The Power Trip you will meet Aleksandr Kasianenko, a billionaire Russian oligarch, as he sets sail on The Bianca. Youll meet his sexy supermodel girlfriend, whom The Bianca is named after, and five dynamic, powerful, and famous couples invited on the yachts maiden voyage: Hammond Patterson, a driven Senator, and his lovely but unhappy wife, Sierra; Cliff Baxter, a charming, never-married movie star, and his ex-waitress girlfriend, Lori; Taye Sherwin, a famous black UK footballer and his interior designer wife, Ashley; Luca Perez, a male Latin singing sensation with his older decadent English boyfriend, Jeromy; and Flynn, a maverick journalist with his Asian renegade female friend, Xuan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696354 Jillian Michaels has had a passion for fitness training that originates from 17 years of martial arts practice in Muay Thai and Akarui-Do, in which she holds a black belt. Jillian has held two personal training certificates from the leading certification programs in the country, the National Endurance and Strength Training Association, and the American Fitness Association of America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748562 Since her time on Saturday Night Live, Julia Sweeney has established herself as a witty performer of one-woman shows. This is her compilation of stories, revealing her funny adventures and her personal story of deciding to adopt as a single woman, her transition to traditional family after she married, and her insightful wonder at the whole concept of motherhood. Julia writes about parenting as only she can, laying out her mother-daughter experiences with religion, pets, schools, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705057 A journey into the highly secretive world of the processed food giants, and the story of how they have deployed the three essential ingredients, sugar, salt, and fat, over the past five decades, to dominate the North American diet. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687711 This is my family: Vanished without a trace. . . . Justin and Libby Denbe have the kind of life youd find in the pages of a glossy magazine. A beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter. A gorgeous brownstone on a tree-lined street in Bostons Back Bay neighborhood. A great marriage, admired by all. A perfect life. This is what I know: Pain has a flavor. . . . When investigator Tessa Leone arrives at the crime scene in the foyer of the Denbes home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and a million tiny pieces of bright green Taser confetti. The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their cell phones and electronic devices remaining. No witnesses, no ransom demands, no motive. Just a perfect little family, gone. This is what I fear: The worst is yet to come. . . . Tessa knows better than anyone that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now she must race against the clock to uncover the Denbes innermost dealings, a complex tangle of friendships and betrayal, big business and small sacrifices. Who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family? And how far would such a person be willing to go? This is the truth: Love, safety, family . . . its all touch and go -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683347 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733247 For more than 300 years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, but to Eli Landon, its home. Eli has had an intense year of public and police scrutiny after being accused of the murder of his soon-to-be-ex wife. Local resident Abra is a woman of many talents, including helping Eli take control of his life and clear his name. As they become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net that has ensnared a man intent on reaping the rewards of destroying Eli Landon once and for all -- from vendor record. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705062 An analytical and scientific look at the nature of competition and what is required to be the Top Dog. Authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman argue that while people are still competitive nowadays, they compete for futile and useless goals and are daunted by the prospect of true competition. They offer an analysis on how to be a true competitor, and how to ultimately become Top Dog. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734671 Former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland, after retiring from the military, started a company to provide a special service to SEAL teams: training and supplying dogs for SEAL combat missions. Now, listeners will learn more about these spectacular dogs who are much like the soldiers they work beside: fiercely aggressive and athletic, devoted to duty, and tough despite pain, injury, or fear. Ritland explains how the dogs are trained, the missions they undertake, and the character traits required to serve. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732002 Chronicles the life and career of the Ghost Runner, a man who went from being a teenage boxer banned from running to becoming one of the greatest long-distance runners in history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664172 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748542 The retirement plan that author and savings expert Jeff Yeager presents here is different than most. Instead of looking at investments and senior discounts, Yeager shows that listeners can have a happy retirement with smart-spending and realistic expectations. All of this information is delivered with plenty of humor and unique stories. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694260 In 1942, when life turns sour at the carnival that has always been her home, eleven-year-old Bee takes her dog, Peabody, and piglet, Cordelia, and sets out to find a real home, aided by two women only Bee and her pets can see. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742894 An exciting anthology of Psy-changeling stories, featuring two never-before published novellas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744515 Easy Rawlins is back (almost literally from the dead after the car wreck that ended Blonde Faith, his last outing) and cruising the hippified streets of the Sunset Strip circa 1967, in search of a young black man who has gone missing and maybe of his own rebirth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694350 This is An Inconvenient Truth for everything, a sober assessment of the facts of the matters at hand, from population and partisanship to health and wealth to religion and technology. The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741711 Everyone knows someone whos sick or suffering. Yet when a friend or relative is under duress many of us feel uncertain about how to cope. Throughout her recent bout with breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin became fascinated by her friends and familys diverse reactions to her and her illness: how awkwardly some of them behaved, how some misspoke or misinterpreted her needs, and how wonderful it was when people read her right. She began talking to her fellow patients and dozens of other veterans of serious illness, seeking to discover what sick people wished their friends knew about how best to comfort, help, and even simply talk to them. Now Pogrebin has distilled their collective stories and opinions into this wide-ranging compendium of pragmatic guidance and usable wisdom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696191 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742913 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731643 The latest of the Isaac Bell adventure series. It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, he is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think that something else is going on, that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are in play. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734690 In Carrie and Me, Carol Burnett shares her personal diary entries and correspondence revealing her anguish as a mother of a troubled teenager, the epiphanies that helped her help her family, and the grief and then the hope she felt after Carries death. Through Burnetts inimitable voice, we get a portrait of an unforgettable young woman that will bring hope to anyone struggling with raising or losing a child. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683345 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741707 Mitchell Zuckoff a nonstop, gripping true story of survival that moves between World War II and today. An astonishing account of endurance, bravery, ingenuity, and honor set in the vast Arctic wilderness. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736213 Ten years ago, Horace Blair fell in love with Carrie, the prosecutor in his DUI trial. After a torrid courtship, he persuaded her to marry him and to sign a pre-nuptial agreement guaranteeing her twenty million dollars if she remained faithful during the first ten years of their marriage. The week before their tenth anniversary, Carrie disappears and Horace is charged with her murder. Desperate to clear his name, the millionaire hires one of D.C.s most brilliant and ruthless defense attorneys - Charles Benedict. Meanwhile, private investigator Dana Cutler is in the Pacific Northwest on the trail of a stolen relic, a medieval scepter dating from the Ottoman Empire. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748494 Chronicles the life and career of the Ghost Runner, a man who went from being a teenage boxer banned from running to becoming one of the greatest long-distance runners in history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744638 Thirteen-year-old Jemma finds herself in a race for her life when she discovers an ancient prophecy that reveals the truth about her past and an unimaginably great and dangerous destiny--to defeat the evil Agromonds and restore peace and sunlight to Anglavia. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715254 Dr. Kevin Leman shares the biblical wisdom that has shaped him into the successful, joy-filled person he is today. With his trademark wit and humorous stories from his personal life, Dr. Leman shows readers how to jump-start or revitalize their lives both spiritually and practically with words from one of the wisest men of all time, King Solomom. Dr. Leman offers hope, courage, and a fresh perspective on living a great life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734666 Among Virginias horse-country elite, Nicholas Cole-Thomas is the ultimate eligible bachelor. After escaping one disastrous relationship, he plans to remain single. Yet when the beautiful veterinarian working on his horse farm needs help, he invites her to stay under his roof. And the closer he gets to her, the closer he wants to be. Blurring the lines between business and pleasure is risky for Peyton Blackstone. Its not just Nicholas charisma but his gentleness that enthralls her. But when trouble from her past resurfaces, will he be man enough to trust her--no matter what the consequences? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742893 San Francisco, 1882. After enjoying an evening listening to the young Oscar Wilde, crusading young lawyer Sarah Woolson and her brother, Samuel, are making their way home when a gunshot sounds and a bullet pierces the fog, striking Samuel. Who could want to hurt Samuel? Was he even the intended target? Determined to find answers, Sarah discovers more murder and mayhem on Telegraph Hill.