Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=3+7104 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704181 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742963 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749421 Examines the most spectacular failure in real estate history, the sale of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, using this single deal as a lens to see how and why the real estate crisis happened. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749422 Set to inherit half of Bella Vista, a one hundred-acre apple orchard in a town called Archangel, along with a half-sister shes never heard of, Tess Delaney, who makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their rightful owners, discovers a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749423 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=1707291 Set in the early 60s, this novel is a very funny and completely raunchy satire of life in Texas and in California, and a true and very American portrait of an artist as a young man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749424 Food writer and clinical psychologist Scott Haas explores the inner life of a chef, what it takes to make food people crave, and how to achieve greatness in a world that demands more than passion and a sharp set of knives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735562 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748664 The second in an exclusive 6-consecutive-month release Amish serial novel. Weaving a compelling love story brilliantly mingled with an unexpected twist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749425 To Anne Serling, the imposing figure the public saw hosting The Twilight Zone each week, intoning cautionary observations about fate, chance, and humanity, was not the father she knew. He was her best friend, her playmate, and her confidant. After his unexpected death at 50, Anne, just 20, was left stunned. As I Knew Him is a lyrical, intimate tribute to Rod Serlings legacy as visionary, storyteller, and humanist and a moving testament to the love between fathers and daughters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684231 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745213 Three female academics devote themselves to the study and design of daring games based on the history of Columbia Universitys neighborhood, but the games go too far when the mysterious brother of one of the girls gets involved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705094 Johnny Bowden, Ph.D., and Stephen Sinatra, M.D. give listeners expert advice for effectively preventing, managing, and reversing heart disease. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749643 A former United States Secretary of Education and a liberal arts graduate expose the broken promise of higher education. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696640 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694142 In July of 1914, innocent, lovely Clarissa Granville lives with her parents and three brothers in the idyllic isolation of Deyning Park, a grand English country house, where she whiles away her days enjoying house parties, country walks and tennis matches. Clarissa is drawn to Tom Cuthbert, the housekeepers handsome son. Though her parents disapprove of their upstairs-downstairs friendship, the two are determined to see each other, and they meet in secret to share what becomes a deep and tender romance. But soon the winds of war come to Deyning, as they come to all of Europe. As Tom prepares to join the front lines, neither he nor Clarissa can envision what lies ahead of them in the dark days and years to come. Nor can they imagine how their love will be tested, or how they will treasure the memory of this last, perfect summer -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731495 The Black Russian is the incredible story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, born in 1872 to former slaves who became prosperous farmers in Mississippi. A rich white planters attempt to steal their land forced them to flee to Memphis, where Fredericks father was brutally murdered. After leaving the South and working as a waiter and valet in Chicago and Brooklyn, Frederick sought greater freedom in London, then crisscrossed Europe, and-- in a highly unusual choice for a Black American at the time-- went to Russia in 1899. Because he found no color line there, Frederick made Moscow his home. He renamed himself Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas, married twice, acquired a mistress, and took Russian citizenship. Through his hard work, charm, and guile he became one of the citys richest and most famous owners of variety theaters and restaurants. The Bolshevik Revolution ruined him, and he barely escaped with his life and family to Constantinople in 1919. Starting from scratch, he made a second fortune by opening celebrated nightclubs that introduced jazz to Turkey. However, the long arm of American racism, the xenophobia of the new Turkish Republic, and Fredericks own extravagance landed him in debtors prison. He died in Constantinople in 1928. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685079 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714210 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731965 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685043 When Detective Inspector Bill Reid is found murdered, Chief Inspector Alan Banks, suspecting police corruption, handles the investigation with the utmost discretion until he discovers that Reids murder is linked to the disappearance of a young English girl six years earlier. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748402 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=1748665 Baseball star Cory Brand knows how to win. But off the field, hes spiraling out of control. Haunted by old wounds and regrets, his future seems as hopeless as his past. Until one moment -- one mistake -- changes everything. To save his career, Cory must go back to the town where it all began. His plan is simple: coach the local baseball team, complete a recovery program, and get out as fast as possible. Instead, he runs headfirst into memories he cant escape ... and the love he left behind. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730925 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749426 Every salesperson needs help when it comes to developing skills to influence people. Learn the secrets to the trade, which when used effectively can turn any salesperson into a powerful force of persuasion. Imagine what you can accomplish by using this system to shape the opinions of buying committees, tough buyers, and resistant shoppers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715407 Fairy gardens are in, and now you can begin making your own enchanted miniature landscapes, complete with pint-sized accessories, diminutive plants, and quaint fairy figures. Gardeners Julie Bawden-Davis and Beverly Turner provide you with step-by-step instructions for creating a magical garden that will attract Thumbelina herself! Learn how to design, plant, accessorize, and care for you very own small corner of the world by following seven simple steps, including choosing the perfect container, planting luxurious pint-sized plants, decorating with properly scaled accessories, and telling a story through the delicate fairies you choose t inhabit your magical wonderland. Included are full-color photographs showcasing various types of fairy gardens and accessories, which are sure to inspire the designer in you! And best of all, these perennial gardens are perfect for the busy gardener, as they require less than ten minutes per week to maintain - this could be your new favorite hobby! For the inner child in us all, Fairy Gardening is sure to inspire every gardener who wishes to stir up Lilliputian flights of fancy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1669029 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745214 Mika Brzezinski is at war against obesity. She believes the fearsome subjects of food, diet, and body image are radioactive in America, and its getting worse. Mika wages her war on food each day, and in Food Fight; she describes her history of food obsession, distorted body image, and her struggle to be thin. She believes it is time for people to stop blaming and shaming themselves and they should look at the real culprits, the food they eat and their addiction to it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749444 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727240 A fourteen-year-old black girl tries to find a fellow ex-slave, who had joined the Union army during the Civil War, during the confusing times after the emancipation of the slaves. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732101 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705095 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696641 The Black Sheep Knitters attend a thread and fiber festival and end up investigating an attack against the local llamas in this fifth title in the charming mystery series, with bonus recipes and knitting ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682497 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749893 Features a retrospective on the famous group of entertainers, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694145 Tucked in an uncut page of a two-hundred-year old poetry book is a letter Samantha McDonough believes was written by Jane Austen, mentioning with regret a manuscript that went missing at Greenbriar in Devonshire. Could there really be an undiscovered Jane Austen novel waiting? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735564 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735517 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693126 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745418 Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharachs songwriting has touched millions of listeners all over the world. Here, Bacharach steps out from behind the music to give an honest, engaging look at his life--from his work with Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello and many others, to his tumultuous marriages and the devastating fate of his beloved daughter. Growing up in Forest Hills, NY, during the 1930s and 1940s, Bacharach fell in love with music after sneaking into a Manhattan club to see the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. After a stint in the Korean War, he toured the world with Marlene Dietrich, wrote an endless string of hits, scored numerous Hollywood films, married movie star Angie Dickinson, and composed the music for the Broadway hit Promises, Promises. While he soared professionally, Bacharachs private life was dominated by the never-ending search for love--and the heartbreak that comes when it is lost--which is reflected in his greatest songs.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742915 The definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II and a bitter, sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation and ultimately determined the fate of the free world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693084 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731966 Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, hed be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart. Physical pleasure? Hell, yeah, hell take-and give-with gusto, but nothing more. Hope Meridan is working long hours to hold on to her new quilt shop, going it alone since her sister/business partner ran off. Sex? Right, like shes got the time. Not that she doesnt have the occasional dirty fantasy about Matt. Fat chance hed dream of knocking boots with her-the younger sister of the woman who dumped him. Nope, shell just have to settle for the F-word. Friends would be far easier if there wasnt something combustible going on between them. And when casual interest starts to grow into something more, their tenuous bond strengthens in the heat of desire. But it may not survive the hurricane-force arrival of the last person either of them ever wanted to see again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667844 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685044 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748403 An astonishing story of sons and fathers and mothers, of the rewards and betrayals of male friendship, and a large-spirited, hilarious, and exhilarating portrait of a man tearing his life apart in order to put himself back together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748666 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1686178 It is not just the living who are prey to 1780s Londons criminals and cutpurses. Corpses, too, are fair game - dug up from fresh graves and sold to men of science for dissection. Dr. Thomas Silkstones unscrupulous rival, Dr. John Hunter, has learned of the imminent death of eight-foot-tall Charles Byrne, known as the Irish Giant, and is obsessed with obtaining the body for his research. When Dr. Hunter is implicated in the horrific murder of a young castrato, Thomas must determine how far the increasingly erratic surgeon will go in the name of knowledge. For as Thomas knows, the blackest hearts sometimes go undetected until its too late. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687156 Whether you live gluten-free due to a wheat intolerance or digestive disorder, or because youre simply looking to eat healthier and lose weight, The Complete Guide to Naturally Gluten-Free Foods is your one-stop reference to going g-free naturally and effectively.Part 1 shows you how to begin a gluten-free diet with ease, with information on everything from how to shop for naturally gluten-free ingredients--many of which youre probably already familiar--to what to look out for at restaurants and in packaged foods, to how to stock your pantry with the best and healthiest staples. Youll also learn the keys to following a balanced gluten-free diet, so that you can be sure youre getting all the fiber and nutrients you need to be your healthiest.Part 2 includes 100 delicious recipes you can make with ingredients youd find in any supermarket--no scary, foreign-sounding fillers or other products included. From classic home-style dishes like BBQ Pulled Pork and Soft Tacos, to new favorites like Quinoa Pilaf with Roasted Root Vegetables and Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies, youll find countless meals to fit your time, budget, and tastes.With The Complete Guide to Naturally Gluten-Free Foods, going g-free has never been easier--or more delicious!-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687381 Have you ever found that you needed to change things in your life, but for some reason life kept getting in the way? Integrative Wellness Rules will help you get around that obstacle. In the age of conflicting advice on health, this book provides quick and easy health tips for individuals who are on the run but still need strategies to better manage their fast-paced lives. Join Dr. Jim Nicolai, the medical director of the Andrew Weil, M.D., Integrative Wellness Program at Miraval Spa and Resort, as he shares with you the insights and strategies he has collected along the way to optimize health and create wellness. With a style that is clear, concise, and entertaining, Dr. Jim will provide you with the keys to healthier living in a way that is profoundly simple and yet simply profound. He will teach you how to eat better, choose the vitamins and supplements that are best for you, manage stress more effectively, and get in touch with your spiritual side. Dr. Jim will call you to action with his pearls of wit, wisdom, and humor, and motivate you by providing real-world clarity on which health strategies to add within your already busy life-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730926 An engrossing account of Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and one of the greatest transformations of a major city in modern history Traditionally known as a dirty, congested, and dangerous city, Paris was transformed in an extraordinary period from 1848 to 1870, when the government launched a huge campaign to build streets, squares, parks, churches, and public buildings. The Louvre Palace was expanded, Notre-Dame Cathedral was restored and the masterpiece of the Second Empire, the Opra Garnier, was built. A very large part of what we see when we visit Paris today originates from this short span of twenty-two years. The vision for the new Paris belonged to Napoleon III, who had led a long and difficult climb to absolute power. But his plans faltered until he brought in a civil servant, Georges-Eugne Haussmann, to take charge of the implementation. Heedless of controversy, at tremendous cost, Haussmann pressed ahead with the giant undertaking until, in 1870, his political enemies brought him down, just months before the collapse of the whole regime brought about the end of an era. Paris Reborn is a must-read for anyone who ever wondered how Paris, the city universally admired as a standard of urban beauty, became what it is-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749463 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749427 When The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970, black faces were still rare on television, black hosts nonexistent. So how did Clerow Flip Wilson go from Jersey City grade-school dropout to national celebrity, heralded on the cover of Time as TVs First Black Superstar. Flip is a candid, entertaining biography of a consummate comedian who changed the face of American popular culture. Kevin Cook chronicles Flips meteoric rise through the Chitlin Circuit of segregated nightclubs to his breakthrough on Johnny Carsons Tonight Show to his hit variety show, on which he created such outrageous and hilarious characters as the sassy Geraldine and flock-fleecing Reverend Leroy. As one of the biggest stars of his time, he performed and partied with Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and other stars of the 1970s. Drawing on interviews with family, friends, and celebrities, Cook delivers the inspiring story of a complex man who broke the prime-time color barrier, blazing a trail for generations of African American performers who followed him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695480 Sixteen linked stories explore the marginalized humanity in communities, hospitals, and nursing homes in San Francisco, including an elderly Chinese immigrant who is forced to make a painful sacrifice and a young veteran whose injuries symbolize the rest of his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1680066 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749577 Author Anne and her husband brought home a Boston Terrier Puppy named Bean and from the start as a new pet owner he was a handful. Also Anne quickly worked out with the cooling weather and the Nebraska winds that Bean was not shy about his lack of enthusiasm for the cold and would hide under blankets and crawl under sweaters. Having learned to Crochet in school and only knowing a few basic stitches Anne took on the challenge of designing Bean some outfits. Starting with 10 designs for Bean and some sweaters for other dogs of different shapes and sizes pretty soon a small business was born. This book has 35 designs for dogs. Anne has included her most popular designs from her very successful on line business that keeps getting reordered time after time. She would describe her style as simple and practical with a quirky sense of humour. She uses crochet because it is a versatile medium that can be easily modified and customized. Throughout the book there is sizing options and instructions on how to tailor an item to give your dog the best fit possible. Basic crochet stitches are used for the patterns so easy for beginners to intermediate levels. Patterns include both UK and US stitch names and measurements. A conversion chart should be checked before starting your patterns to make sure you are familiar with similarities and differences between stitch names. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744101 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732102 One day in 2009, twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or speak. A wristband marked her as a flight risk, and her medical records--chronicling a monthlong hospital stay of which she had no memory at all--showed hallucinations, violence, and dangerous instability. Cahalan tells the astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didnt happen. A team of doctors would spend a month--and more than a million dollars--trying desperately to pin down a medical explanation for what had gone wrong. Then, at the last minute, celebrated neurologist Souhel Najjar joined her team and, with the help of a lucky, ingenious test, saved her life. He recognized the symptoms of a newly discovered autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks the brain, a disease now thought to be tied to both schizophrenia and autism, and perhaps the root of demonic possessions throughout history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705096 Megastar Jonny Valentine, eleven-year-old icon of bubblegum pop, knows that the fans dont love him for who he is. His image, his voice, and even his hairdo have been packaged--by his LA label and by his hard-partying manager-mother--into bite-size pieces for easy digestion, sliding down the gullet of mass culture, the biggest appeal to the widest demographic. But somewhere inside the relentless marketing machine is still a little boy, devoted to his mother and determined to find his absent father among the countless, faceless fans--isnt there? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749645 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696642 After CIA attorney Eve Salinas kidnaps and drugs ex-operative Mike Brown, he agrees to join her on a hunt for the cold-blooded traitor behind a fatal military operation that haunts them both. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748130 Alyshia DCruz, daughter of Indian tycoon Frank DCruz, has grown up in London and Mumbai wanting for nothing. But one night, after a boozy evening out, she gets in the wrong cab home. Charles Boxer, ex-army, ex-police, has found his niche in private security. His specialty: kidnap and recovery. When DCruz hires Boxer to find Alyshia, Boxer knows Franks crooked business empire has made him plenty of enemies. MI6 officers in India follow Boxers leads and soon it seems more lives than Alyshias are at stake, as the trail crosses paths with a terrorist plot on British soil. To save Alyshia, Boxer must dodge religious fanatics, Indian mobsters, and Londons homegrown crime lords. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687231 The Today show co-anchor shares the inspirational stories of six individuals who persevered and thrived in the face of devastating life challenges, from a woman who became a health advocate after losing 340 pounds to a civilian hero who saved a burn victim on September 11 only to discover that two family members died in the tragedy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682498 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749053 Ka is the most beautiful cat that Topher Hope has ever seen. But Ka is no ordinary cat and though she chooses to live with Topher, in present-day England, she sometimes disappears for days at a time. Topher decides he must try and follow her... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684544 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699613 A collection of stories which includes Home, a wryly whimsical account of a soldiers return from war; Victory lap, a tale about an inventive abduction attempt; and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749586 On a hot southern night, with a storm on the horizon, a family is shattered. Three beautiful daughters--Savannah, Samantha, and Sabrina Wilde--go on with their lives, each significantly changed, as they bear the memory of the murder-suicide that killed their parents. For years, they have stayed away from Midnight, Alabama. Until Midnight calls them home. Savannah is the first one back, when a grueling case in Nashville leads the young prosecutor to seek shelter in the quiet of the once grand Wilde mansion. But when she finds letters casting doubt on her familys dark, shameful past, she realizes that peace in Midnight is a shallow facade and sinister secrets lurk beneath the surface. Zach Tanner, once the towns bad boy, is now the new police chief and still has a wild hold over her. Zach can feel it, too, but he hurt Savannah once. As teenagers, they broke every rule together. Now its his job to keep her safe, even though he isnt sure who her enemies are--or which ones might be his own.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749894 Avid outdoorsman tells exciting stories of his wilderness adventures that reveal spiritual lessons not easily learned in church or in our everyday lives--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715356 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748814 When Amy and Effy Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on a much needed inheritance, they place an advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705143 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735061 Aside from her dad, Cassidy has only ever trusted one man: her best friend, Tyler. So of course she follows him to Texas when he leaves for college. She just didnt expect to be so drawn to their new roommate, Gage, a gorgeous guy with a husky Southern drawl. The only problem? Hes Tylers cousin. And theres something about Cassi that makes Gage want to give her everything. Too bad Tyler has warned him that shes strictly off-limits. When disaster sends Cassi running into Tylers arms, she will have to decide whether to face the demons of her past, or burn her chance at a future with Gage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729626 Leaving her sales job behind to start a new life aboard a houseboat in Kent, Genevieve finds her dreams shattered by the discovery of a body thats linked to her own secret past as a dancer at a private members club, forcing her to recall the moment when things started to go horribly wrong. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716408 Newlyweds Holly and Tom have just moved into an old manor house in the picturesque English countryside. When Holly discovers a moondial in the overgrown garden little does she suspect that it will change her life forever. The moondial lets Holly see into the future -- a future which holds Tom cradling their baby daughter, Libby, and mourning Hollys death in childbirth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687046 The ladies of the Cumberland Scrapbook Crop are welcoming an eccentric newbie into their fold. A self-proclaimed witch, Cookie Crandall can whip up a sumptuous vegan meal and rhapsodize about runes and moon phases with equal aplomb. She becomes fast friends with her fellow scrapbookers, including freelance reporter Annie, with whom she shares shallow roots in a community of established family trees. So when Cookie becomes the prime suspect in a series of bizarre murders, the croppers get scrappy and set out to clear her name. Annie starts digging and discovers that the victims each had strange runic patterns carved on their bodies - a piece of evidence that points the police in Cookies direction. Even her friends begin to doubt her innocence when they find an ornate, spiritual scrapbook that an alleged beginner like Cookie could never have crafted. As Annie and the croppers search for answers, theyll uncover a shockingly wicked side of their once quiet town - and a killer on the prowl for another victim.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748721 Marcus Hardy had hoped to enjoy a year away at college while he put the summer hed rather forget behind him. But instead, hes jerked right back to the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama due to a family crisis. The only bright spot is Willow, Low, the fascinating red head who sleeps over several times a week. The problem is shes sleeping in bed with his new roommate, Cage Watson. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679049 Kinsey and Me has two parts: The nine Kinsey stories (1986-93), each a gem of detection; and the And Me stories, written in the decade after Graftons mother died. Together, they show just how much of Kinsey is a distillation of her creators past even as they reveal a child who, free of parental interventions, read everything and roamed everywhere. But the dark side of such freedom was that very parental distance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727072 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742916 Audio prompts for quizzes in the Review chapter and activities in the Academic Skills chapter.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694698 Detective Alex Cross arrests renowned plastic surgeon Elijah Creem for sleeping with teenage girls. Now, his life ruined, Creem is out of jail, and he has made sure that no one will recognize him by giving himself a new face. A young woman is found hanging from a sixth floor window, and Alex is called to the scene. The victim recently gave birth, but the baby is nowhere to be found. Before Alex can begin searching for the missing newborn and killer, he is called to investigate a second crime. All of Washington, D.C. is in a panic, and when a third body is discovered, rumours of three serial killers send the city into an all out frenzy. Alexs investigations are going nowhere, and he is too focused on the cases to notice that someone has been watching him and will stop at nothing until he is dead. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731497 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735055 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693085 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732058 Emmie Wilcox was only six when her sister, Roxy, was thrown out. Their stern father left no room for rebellion, and Roxy was continually defiant and rebellious. Emmie is obedient, respectful. Two sisters, total opposites, yet Emmie is secretly obsessed with the mystery and imposed silence surrounding Roxy: What had she finally done to deserve being cast out of her home? Sometimes she fantasizes that she is more like Roxy than she appears. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684679 For two women, Ted Bundy, Americas most notorious serial killer is the ultimate obsession. One is a cop whose sister may have been one of Bundys victims. The other is a deranged groupie who corresponded with Bundy in prison- and raised her son to finish what he started. To charm and seduce innocent girls. To kidnap and brutalize more women than any serial killer in history. And to lure one obsessed cop into a trap as sick and demented as Bundy himself--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731967 A definitive portrait of the life of C.S. Lewis. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713729 Quick thinking and loyalty have taken human Sophie Lawson a long way in the UDA - along with a healthy dose of magic immunity. But when her old boss Pete Sampson asks for help after a mysterious two year disappearance, shes determined to find out what high placed demon has put two ruthless werewolf killers on his tail. Of course, sucking up to her icy vampire department head and negotiating a treacherous interoffice demon battle are the kind of workplace politics that could easily get a breather way worse than reprimanded. And sexy fallen angel Alex is doing whatever it takes to heat up Sophies professional cool and raise feelings shes done her best to bury. Too bad their investigation is about to uncover the Agencys darkest secrets...and powerful entities happy to sign one inquisitive humans pink slip in blood--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748684 Fourteen-year-old Carey and six-year-old Jenessa have lived in the woods with their mother for as long as they can remember. Abandoned, they must fend for themselves, until theyre found by Careys father and forced into a new world of comfort. Carey desperately wants to believe in this new reality but is held back by loyalty to her mentally ill mother, and the other piece of her past that haunts her: the story of what happened to her and Jenessa that night in the woods. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1718259 After the wedding of her cousin Naomi, Anna, a widow, finds herself missing love and the closeness of a husband. She feels a special connection with her grandmother as they both struggle to go on with life. Is Anna on the verge of finding happiness when she realizes John Esh is interested in her-- or will she be so afraid of losing someone that she gives up the second chance that God has provided? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707266 Rabbi Small must discover the truth surrounding the mysterious death of a non-practicing member of his congregation or forfeit all hope for peace in the temple. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685045 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748404 Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too? Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister scrape by for a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his fathers physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713743 Shaman Joanne Walker returns to North Carolina to find her missing father and meet Aidan, the son she left behind long ago. But Aidan has become tainted by an evil reaching forward from the distant past. It will take everything Joanne has to pull the past apart and weave a better future--for her, her son, and the Appalachians. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744634 Anderson orders private eye Nikki Glass to use her powers to locate Konstantin, the former leader of the Olympians who has gone into hiding. She resists the idea until a series of attacks lead her to believe that Konstantin is no longer in hiding and is gunning for her and Anderson. However, tension mounts when Nikki begins to suspect that Konstantin might not be behind the attacks after all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713778 The year is 29 C.E., and Jerusalem chafes under the Roman Empires oppressive rule. A badly scorched body is found behind the Veil of the Holy of Holies-- the Temples inner sanctum. Gamaliel, the rabban of the Sanhedrin, finds himself drawn into solving this delicate mystery while dark agents with unholy interests plot to seize control of much of the trade in certain highly profitable imports from the east and west. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704762 Its Giulia Falcones second Christmas since leaving the convent. Shes grateful to be spending it with Frank Driscoll, even if the shift from boss to boyfriend and back again is giving her whiplash. The holiday cheer vanishes when Giulias good friends, Anya and Laurel, suffer an unimaginable tragedy: the kidnapping of their adopted baby girl. Two similar kidnappings, both involving same-sex couples, ended badly. The only lead is a secluded, vacation resort for lesbians. Going undercover, Giulia has mere hours to find baby Katie before she becomes a grim statistic -- publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727558 When the Little Prince arrives on planet Voltaine, the nights are as bright as day, with rings of streetlamps flooding the city. These are supposed to protect the inhabitants from the Globes, strange creatures that only come out at after dark. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696546 Lily Harwood has always considered herself a good Christian lass but after years of serving the Waldon family and despite the fact that she loves them dearly, her life has grown increasingly difficult and frightening. Daily she watches Susan Waldons health deteriorate and with John Waldon away with the militia protecting them from attack by the French and Indians, Lily is responsible for the entire farmstead. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748667