Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294957844 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706642 When four Americans are kidnapped, John Wells heads to East Africa to track the Somali bandits responsible--and to keep the U.S. out of an unnecessary war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1726958 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729188 Former Marine lieutenant Robin Duncan has never had trouble telling good guys from bad. Stationed in the Congo jungle, this setting at first seems no different. Assigned to a security team that is charged with tracking down an insurgent killer, things are further complicated for Robin when she has to face a man who broke her trust years before. Along the way, Robin learns that the gray areas of trust extend farther into the jungle than she thought. Now, she must figure out who she can trust so that she can protect the innocent Congolese people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562093 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644193 Enormity is the strange tale of an American working in Korea, a lonely young man named Manny Lopes, who is not only physically small (in his own words, hes a Creole shrimp), but his work, his failed marriage, his race, all conspire to make him feel puny and insignificant-the proverbial ninety-eight-pound weakling. Then one day an accident happens, a quantum explosion, and suddenly Manny awakens to discover that he is big-really big. In fact, Manny is enormous, a mile-high colossus! Now theres no stopping him: hes a one-man weapon of mass destruction. Yet he means well. Enormity takes some odd turns, featuring characters like surfing gangbangers, elderly terrorists, and a North Korean assassin who thinks shes Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. Theres also sex, violence, and action galore, with the army throwing everything it has against the rampaging colossus that is Manny Lopes. But theres only one weapon that has any chance at all of stopping him:... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646620 In 2009, New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about. She sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. Paris in Love chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639347 A beautiful American girl, Daisy Miller, is pursued by the sophisticated Winterbourne, who moves in fairly conservative circles. Their courtship is frowned upon by the other Americans they meet in Switzerland and Italy because Daisy is too vivacious and flirtatious and neither belongs to, nor follows the rules of, their society. The novella is a comment on American and European attitudes towards each other and on social and cultural prejudice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639313 A young woman from the American South finds herself in the strange world of the Middle East after she marries an oil driller--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710302 The West Virginia community tossed back in time to 17th-century Germany attempt to use their modern-day knowledge to build a resistance against the forces of France, Spain,and England. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642092 Professor Jeremy Logan is brought onto famed explorer Porter Stones archaeological team to investigate a series of harrowing and inexplicable occurrences that are causing people on the expedition to fear a centuries-old curse behind Pharaoh Narmers elusive double crown of the two Egypts. As paranoia and fear run rampant, Logan must delve into the mysteries of ancient Egyptology and near death experience in order to understand what might be plaguing the archaeological site. He is forced to confront whether a vicious ancient curse, buried for millennia along with the unimagined riches of King Narrmer may now actually be coming true. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641735 Massachusetts thirteen-year-old Clare, grieving after her mothers recent death, reluctantly travels with her father to spend nine weeks in a remote village in Malawi, where new friends and experiences help open her mind and heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561911 When Dexter Moore, a financial systems security expert in Washington, D.C., receives a lucrative offer to work for a bank in Luxembourg, his wife, Kate, resigns her position as a CIA operative--a job her husband knows nothing about--and vows to recreate herself as a devoted wife and mother to their two boys. But Kate soon discovers that computer geek Dexter has been living a secret life as well, and that he may be a thief being investigated by the FBI and Interpol whos stolen millions of euros in online banking transactions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646640 Professor Jeremy Logan is brought onto famed explorer Porter Stones archaeological team to investigate a series of harrowing and inexplicable occurrences that are causing people on the expedition to fear a centuries-old curse behind Pharoah Narmers elusive double crown of the two Egypts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643001 Follows a young Italian innkeeper and his almost-love affair with a beautiful American starlet, which draws him into a glittering world filled with unforgettable characters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707612 Set in 1950, this novel follows Henry, a marine who arrives in Korea just before the devastating Chosin Reservoir battle. Days of brutal fighting leave Henry forever haunted by what hes seen, but the true depth of his scars doesnt become apparent until he returns home--and finds that the combat he loathed may be the closest hell ever come to feeling truly alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699833 When a Cambridge murder is tied to the inadvertent reading of a private letter, Detective Inspector Chloe Frohmann is forced to consider a life-changing betrayal while investigating a hallowed university, a troubled young woman and a modest country manor overshadowed by a deadly secret. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703240 Valentina DeLuca has made hundreds of brides dreams come true. At Sposa Rosa--the Astoria, New York, boutique where she, her sisters, and their mother design and sew couture knock-off gowns--she can find the perfect style for even the most demanding customer. Now its her turn. Valentina has loved Michael Carello ever since he rescued her from a cranky shopkeeper when she was ten years old. Hes handsome, chivalrous, and loyal, and in a few weeks shes going to marry him--in Venice. Just when she thinks everything is falling into place, Valentina is forced to reexamine her life to see what truly makes her happy. As she soon learns in a place as magical as Venice, what seems like misfortune can turn out to be anything but. And maybe shell discover that bella fortuna (good luck) isnt what youre given but what you make. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707166 A struggling American businessman travels to a rising Saudi Arabian city with the hopes of securing a contract that will earn him a commission large enough to stave off his economic woes and hold his family together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643884 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707150 Mma Ramotswes attention is focused on a pesky disciplinary problem at her adopted daughters school--while Grace Makutsi adjusts to wedded bliss and the famed Clovis Andersen arrives in Botswana looking for more than bush tea. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639393 Known as one of American literatures finest humor writers, Mark Twain took on the travel genre in the series of essays, sketches, and observations collected in The Innocents Abroad. From classic fish-out-of-water shenanigans to keen insight into the differences between American culture and its European and Middle Eastern counterparts, this volume is an engaging and rewarding read. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641734 When World War II breaks out seventeen-year-old Betty, an American studying in England, trains as a spy and parachutes into German-occupied France to join the Resistance, but after meeting a young American pilot she begins to realize fully the brutality of the war and their dangerous position. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703302 Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism. That war is real, but it sits atop an older struggle between Kabul and the countryside, between order and chaos, between a modernist impulse to join the world and the pull of an older Afghanistan--a tribal universe of village republics permeated by Islam. Now, Tamim Ansary draws on his Afghan background, Muslim roots, and Western and Afghan sources to explain history from the inside out and illuminate the long, internal struggle that the outside world has never fully understood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729092 Travel writer Lily Moore has been persuaded by her closest friend, photographer Jesse Robb, to visit Peru with him. At Machu Picchu, they discover a woman clinging to life at the bottom of an ancient stone staircase. Just before the woman dies, she tells Lily the name of the man who pushed her. When the local police investigate, the forensic evidence they find doesnt match what Lily knows. Unable to accept the official ruling of accidental death, Lily hunts down the wealthy man who was the dead womans traveling companion and discovers a pattern of dead and missing women in his wake. Obsessed with getting justice for these women, Lily sets in motion a violent chain of events that will have devastating consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644514 Max Maguire, a twenty-nine-year-old female detective with the New York Police Department, flies to France to attend the wedding of her friend, Chloe Marceau, at a grand estate east of Paris in the Champagne region. There Max meets an older man, the urbane Olivier Chaumont, and experiences a fairy-tale evening. But when Chloes widowed aunt, the beautiful and successful Lea de Saint-Pern, is found murdered, Max and Olivier are snapped back into their professional roles. To Maxs chagrin, she is banned from an official investigative role, while Olivier, a magistrate, is put in charge of the investigation. She insinuates herself into the victims family until their long-held secrets begin to surface like bubbles in a glass of champagne. After another family member is found dead on the day of Leas funeral however, Max puts her career and her tentative relationship with Olivier in jeopardy as her determination to find the murderer--and prove herself in the process--takes over. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642836 James chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world--Paris--all the while inviting her reader into the life of her most enchanting family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574575 Relocating to the southern coast of Ireland from Vermont after winning a pub in a contest, Fred Bulkington immerses himself in the life of a pub owner while his wife, Elly, becomes obsessed by open water ocean swimming and local power struggles. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646583 No husbands allowed. Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days theyre free to live someone elses life. As the weekend moves into pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, and beyond, Abbie is transported to the greatest pleasure and release she has ever known. What happened last night? In the mornings harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by police. Something awful has happened--something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena, and Bryah are arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. And now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime--for survival-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642693 In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughters college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economys gale-force winds. This taut, richly layered, and elegiac novel is a powerful evocation of our contemporary moment -- and a moving story of how we got here. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561879 King Peggy is the charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641825 Autumn 1939. In Paris American motion picture producer Frederic Stahl is drawn into a clandestine world of foreign correspondents, exiled Spanish republicans, and spies of every sort. As a celebrity from neutral America -- who can travel across the continent freely -- Stahl could be very useful indeed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644520 After surviving being possessed by a demon, sixteen-year-old Mia leaves her family in New York to stay with cousins in Milan, Italy, where she must study her familys heritage of demon catching in order to stay alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540623 When journalist Gabrielle Fleming tours Great Britain with her sister Janice and photographer Jarod Walls, she unexpectedly becomes involved in an international intrigue. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707161 Follows a young Italian innkeeper and his almost-love affair with a beautiful American starlet, which draws him into a glittering world filled with unforgettable characters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561661 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706520 A West Virginia town is transported from the year 2000 to 1631 Germany at the height of the Thirty Years War. Thrust into conflict, the town residents must also contend with moral issues such as who should be considered a citizen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703492 As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited, strong-willed, and possessing one of the sharpest minds in government for mathematics and code-breaking, she fully expects to be sent abroad to gather intelligence for the British front. Instead, to her great disappointment, she is dispatched to go undercover at Windsor Castle, where she will tutor the young Princess Elizabeth in math. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639976 In Mark Twains 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court, Hank Morgan awakes from a blow to the head only to find that he has been mysteriously transported back in time. It is early medieval England, the time of King Arthur and Hank is taken to the Camelot castle by a Knight of the Kings. Ridiculed for his funny manner and dress sense, and sentenced to burn at the stake, Hank recovers through an incredible stroke of luck, and in doing so convinces the superstitious King and his subjects that he possesses great powers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643081 Twenty-five years into her marriage to wealthy Abdullah al-Baylani, the American Rosalie is shattered to find that her husband has taken another wife, and worries about the effect this will have on their teenage children, Faisal and Mariam--worries that will soon prove prescient. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643921 Dorothy Forrest is immersed in the sensory world around her; she lives in the flickering moment. From the age of seven, when her odd, disenfranchised family moves from New York City to the wide skies of New Zealand, to the very end of her life, this is her great gift and possible misfortune. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707148 Fords novel follows the trajectory of a 16-year-old boy whose life takes a dark turn. When the youths parents are jailed for robbing a bank, he is spirited away from his home in Great Falls, Montana, to a small town in Saskatchewan. Completely out of his element and reeling from this sudden twist of fate, the boy struggles to adjust--even as he faces unexpected violence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641918 When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be--until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her fathers past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the listeners belief in the power of love to move mountains. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640060 An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England, where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune. He teaches his aristocratic family about the importance of charity and compassion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573349 Precious Ramotswe is back and, as usual, her plate is full! Shes called in to tackle a mysterious disciplinary problem at her adopted daughters school...Her infinitely trustworthy assistant, Grace Makutsi, is having trouble adjusting to wedded bliss, a problem to test even the formidable talents of Mma Ramotswe...And the estimable Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Investigation--the No. 1 Ladies prized manual--has arrived, right there, in Botswana, on a case of his own. Bush tea anyone?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639429 The year is 2137, over 160 years ago the Great War was fought in Europe. The Western Hemisphere stayed out of the conflict, as much as possible, using the slogan: The East for the East ... The West for the West. For all this time the USA did not go past 30 degrees or 175 degrees latitude. Until the aero-submarine, Coldwater in command of Lieutenant Jefferson Turck is blown past the 30 in a raging storm. Damaged, the ship landed in Europe only to find that it was not the enemy that was expected but something entirely different. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574705 A successful lawyer suddenly disappears leaving behind his wife and daughter. Neither have any idea where he might be until they discover an old love letter written years ago to a woman in Burma. Daughter Julia takes it upon herself to solve the mystery of her fathers past as she uncovers a tale that will reaffirm the listeners belief in the power of love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639798 When Henry Childs is threatened by his first loves father, he enlists in the Marines to escape. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708091 Sebba reveals it took an American beauty just three days to land Lord Randolph Churchill. Eight months after the marriage, Lady Jennie bore their son Winston. Using her charms to advance her husband and son, Jennie discreetly seduces 200 or more paramours--including the Prince of Wales. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703079 U.S. Treasury agent Alexandra LaDuca is on an illegal mission to Cuba that could cost her everything. At stake is the recovery of a large amount of cash, the return of an expatriate American fugitive... and her life. She will have to re-examine her faith... and her new love... while bullets fly. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708665 In the grand tradition of Edith Wharton, Le Divorce delightfully recounts the adventures of two sisters from California who make a modern pilgrimage to Paris, the City of Light. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710042 Therouxs novel unfolds around Jerry Delfont, a travel writer living in Calcutta and suffering from writers block. But when Jerry receives a letter from a wealthy fan requesting help, he soon finds himself entangled in a mystery involving a dead boy and an innocent man fleeing for his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709693 Isabel Dalhousies life is thrown for a few loops when her cousin Mimi arrives from Dallas with her husband Joe. Through Mimi and Joe, Isabel meets Texas hotshot Tom Bruce, who is about to marry someone Isabel suspects of gold-digging. Further complicating matters, Tom seems to have an unusual level of interest in Isabel. Meanwhile, Isabel has her own feelings to deal with--not to mention those of her beloved niece, Cat, whose romantic interest may not be up to snuff. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708517 Having grown up at the Yokota Air Base in Japan, and having moved six times in the last eight years, Bernadette Bernie Root and her five siblings are quintessential military brats. Its 1968, and eighteen-year-old Bernie is returning to the regimented life at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa after her first year away at college. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561526 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708588 An interweaving of two love stories that span generations begins in the 1940s as Althea Barnes becomes enamored of both India and a Hindu priest, and continues with her granddaughter, who has an affair with a revolutionary in contemporary Peru. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251091 Dealing information to wealthy clients throughout the world, Vanessa Munroe hopes to leave her unconventional past behind her until a mission to find the missing daughter of a Texas oil billionaire forces her to return to the central Africa region of her youth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708095 Allie Fox is a brilliant inventor. Hes also a deeply paranoid man who is disenchanted with American materialism and conformity. Abandoning his old life, he believes he can build a better existence for his family in the Honduran jungle. But Allies utopian ideals are more easily imagined than realized, and soon his dark obsessions lead his family down an extremely angerous path. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709463 Beautiful, calculating Undine Spragg wants more than anything to be stylish. Never satisfied, she is constantly planning her next social accomplishment. In her struggle, she encounters Ralph Marvell, a gentleman from the upper class, who falls helplessly in love with her. But the restless Undine is concerned only for her own well-being, and does not understand the feelings of those who surround her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542889 On a crowded train from Pusan to Seoul, the brutal rape of a young mother sparks rage on the powder-keg peninsula of Korea, pitting Koreans against Americans and the 8th Army brass against the truth. Eyewitness accounts indicate the culprit was most likely a U.S. serviceman, but by the time Sergeants George Sueno and Ernie Bascom, U.S. Army investigators, are called in, the rapist has disappeared and anti-American fervor in this proud Asian country is threatening to explode. George and Ernie search in vain for the culprit, all the while becoming entangled in the web of military apologists who deny that any Americans were involved, and the designs of a beautiful blonde musician who fronts an all-female country western band. Delay causes more tragedy--and this time murder--and sets off a frantic search for a killer that stretches from the sizzling hot Demilitarized Zone to the cold waters of the Yellow Sea and introduces George Sueno and Ernie Bascom to a ruthless Korean homicide investigator known to anyone foolish enough to cross him as Mr. Kill. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562586 Dr. Gabrielle Winslow joins the Underground in Holland to help smuggle Jews out of the country. She teams up with an OSS agent to rescue her uncle in Berlin. Will they succeed in bringing him out of Germany only to be trapped in Holland? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709016 This novel takes Father Tim Kavanaugh and his wife Cynthia to Ireland for a long-planned foray into Kavanaugh history. But while they are basking in the beauty of their surroundings, trouble comes to paradise when Cynthia surprises a burglar. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709445 A blow on the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthurs kingdom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707444 On a hot summer morning, Arturo Clemente is sloppily murdered in his Roman apartment by a mysterious slasher. The killing is brutal, amateurish and by all appearances random. But Clemente is no ordinary victim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708885 During an anti-terrorism operation in Indonesia, FBI Agent Jeremy Waller witnesses something he struggles to comprehend--three Americans are arrested and summarily executed by the CIA. Back home, revenge comes in the form of a horrific terrorist strike in which bombs detonate in Atlanta, Disneyland, and the Mall of America. Waller fears a new axis of evil is emerging: an alliance between domestic terrorists and Islamic terrorists abroad. Now he must find a way to infiltrate their ranks before another attack rocks the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707071 The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingways masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the story introduces two of Hemingways most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. Follow the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709902 Having suffered a tremendous loss, 17-year-old Rosie decides to make a fresh start. Taking a job as a nanny on a houseboat in Paris, she fills the void with a new family and almost immediately lets the three children and their needy father into her heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539491 In this funny, magical memoir, we accompany Linda Leaming on her travels through South Asia, sharing her experiences as she learns the language, customs, and religion; her surprising romance with a Buddhist artist; and her realizations about the unexpected path to happiness and accidental enlightenment --from the publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709941 Twelve-year-old Sophie Caco is removed from her impoverished village and sent to live in New York with her mother, a woman she barely knows. There she learns about a terrible truth that shadows her family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709369 Daisy is as free as the air, but an innocent abroad. Her life encompasses the tragic difficulties of youth, tradition and love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710052 Jonathan is a Jewish college student searching Europe for the one person he believes can explain his roots. Alex, a lover of all things American and unsurpassed butcher of the English language, is his lovable Ukrainian guide. On their quixotic quest, the two young men look for Augustine, a woman who might have saved Jonathans grandfather from the Nazis. As past and present merge, hysterically funny moments collide with episodes of great tragedy -- and an unforgettable story of one familys extraordinary history unfolds. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541956 After thirteen years of living in the U.S., Vince returns to his birthplace, the Philippines. As he ventures into the heat and chaos of the city, he encounters a motley cast of characters, including a renegade nun, a political film director, arrogant hustlers, and the countrys spotlight-driven First Daughter...--Back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710067 Oscar-winning actress Paige Carson sashays off to London to try her hand at Shakespeare and prove she deserves more than bimbo roles. But stage acting isnt what the pampered star expected, and neither is her snooty landlord Ed. Still, an unlikely romance begins to blossom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708693 Off the eastern coast of Inda lies an extraordinary cluster of islands known as the Sundarbans. It is a raw but a beautiful sea--a place of man-eating tigers, river dolphins, huge crocodiles and devistating tides that sweep across the terrain without remorse. In this exotic land, marine biologist Piya, fisherman Fokir and translator Kanai meet. As they travel deep into the remote archipelago, they experience a territory at risk not only from natural disaster, but also from human foolishness and volatile politics. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562715 Overwhelmed by bitterness and the betrayal of her love, Emily throws herself into her writing career. When an opportunity comes to travel deep into the Amazon rain forest and record the life of an isolated tribe of headhunters, she readily accepts the challenge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707888 The Solitary Envoy begins the glorious Heirs of Acadia series of historical novels set in the early days of the American Republic. Erica Langstons comfortable life in Georgetown is threatened when the British invade. Soon she must begin a journey that will change her life forever. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708667 American writer Tim Nolinger pursues his journalism career in Paris while proper Frenchwoman Anne-Marie plans their wedding. When Tim covers the theft of a valuable manuscript, the story leads the couple into the midst of a murder investigation, a French-American feud, and a reckless love affair that threatens to destroy their marriage even before it begins. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708490 When Sam Houston organizes an attack into Mexico, the gloryseeking Texans are overwhelmed. Captured, they face the terrible Diezmo--a game of chance that ensures every 10th man will be killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707787 His existence shattered by the Great War, Bennett Grey is investigated by an American agent who thinks he may be useful for protecting national security. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539875 Hired by the Mossad to perform a series of strategic assassinations in Asia, John Rain, accompanied by ex-marine sniper Dox, inadvertently botches the assignment and finds himself seeking assistance from alluring Israeli agent Delilah. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706834 Through this inspiring history, McCullough offers an account of ambitious Americans who traveled to Paris between 1830 and 1900 to make their greatest accomplishments. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641604 The fifth warmhearted novel of village life in Evelyn Hoods much-loved Priors Ford series - Cookery writer Laura Tyler arrives in Priors Ford determined to become immersed in village life - and the village drama groups forthcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest offers her the perfect opportunity. But Laura has cause to regret her involvement when murder calls a halt to rehearsals. Constable Neil White investigates, with help from an unexpected source - American visitor Amy Rose, with her passion for crosswords and mystery-solving, cant resist a spot of amateur sleuthing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573389 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706919 Its the 1930s, and while Harrison Shepherd works for Mexican painter Diego Rivera, hes also becoming the confidante of Diegos wife, Frida Kahlo. Later forced to flee to the U.S., Shepherd retells his remarkable story through a series of letters and diary entries. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1296744 A singularly effervescent novel pivoting around the disappearance of an American businessman in the Philippines and the long-suffering son, jilted lover, slick police commissioner, misguided villain, and supernatural saviors who all want a piece of him. Mourning the recent loss of his mother, twentysomething Benicio--aka Benny--travels to Manila to reconnect with his estranged father, Howard. But when he arrives his father is nowhere to be found... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639299 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542234 A single day in Paris changes the lives of three Americans as they each set off to explore the city with a French tutor, learning about language, love, and loss as their lives intersect in surprising ways. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561867 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640097 Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are on holiday in the idyllic English village of Broadway when they stumble across the body of a man who appears to have fallen down a disused quarry. When it is revealed that the man, a local farmer, was probably pushed over the edge, and that the police have failed to find any suspects or motives for the murder, Dorothy can{u2019}t help but get involved ... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574008 Brilliant sunlight spills through the windows of the Vivre a la Francaise language school. It has been raining for days--for weeks--and the sudden flash of sun through a break in the clouds causes everyone in the dreary office to stop for a moment and turn their faces toward the light. Its early morning and no one is quite awake--one young woman murmurs, Bonjour, soleil. Nico smiles. Then the door slams and everyone stirs, suddenly alert. Nico blinks and looks around, hoping for a sign of what he already knows: Somethings different. Its not just the sun. Its the day, new and promising. Every corner of the office looks sun-washed and bright. Even the ghostly girl behind the desk offers Nico a half smile when she hands him his daily work sheet.--From the book. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562388 John Winslow, Annie Rogers, and Jeanine Quintana all start out on different paths that lead them to Africa where they become involved with one another and in service to God. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542740 His life radically changed by an encounter with Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, journalist Daniel Quinn embarks on a turbulent journey marked by such historical events as the Albany race riots, the rise of Fidel Castro, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708973 The heart-wrenching story of Allison Turk, her nine-year-old stepson, Tyler, and five other American families who have travelled to China to adopt children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562442 When Tyler Winslow is expelled from college in New York, he decides to study art in Paris. When he fails at that as well, and with no family or career to return to in the United States, he settles further south in France, painting for his own pleasure and pursuing a woman he had dated in college. Sequel to: The High Calling. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541398 Assigned to help the wife of an important witness to reach the United States safely, U.S. marshal Catharine Rohn learns that the woman has vanished, while inspector Chen reluctantly assumes the task of saving face. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710128 Ozick crafts a retelling of Henry James The ambassadors--using its plot, yet infusing the novel with an all new place, time, and meaning. Its 1952, and middle-aged Bea Nightingale reluctantly agrees to fly to Paris to help convince her estranged runaway nephew to return to his family. But Beas experiences abroad will change her forever. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707068 Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingways most beloved works. It is his classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, filled with irreverent portraits of other expatriate luminaries such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein; tender memories of his first wife, Hadley; and insightful recollections of his own early experiments with his craft. It is a literary feast, brilliantly evoking the exuberant mood of Paris after World War I and the youthful spirit, unbridled creativity, and unquenchable enthusiasm that Hemingway himself epitomized. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707066 First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingways death, this is the story of an artist and adventurer--a man much like Hemingway himself. Beginning in the 1930s, Islands in the Stream follows the fortunes of Thomas Hudson, from his experiences as a painter on the Gulf Stream island of Bimini through his antisubmarine activities off the coast of Cuba during World War II. Hemingway is at his mature best in this beguiling tale. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709818 When the husband and wife team of Walt and Jocelyn Gaines travel to South America to contribute their archaeological expertise at a newly uncovered Mayan site, no one could predict what happens next. Fallen Idols is a riveting novel of uncommon discoveries. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708164 Arriving in late 19th-century China with her missionary parents, Pearl Buck is soon fascinated by her new home and strikes up a friendship with a young Chinese girl named Willow. The two become inseparable even as civil war, failed relationships, and world conflicts threaten all they hold dear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707885 Eager to minister to the poor, well-bred Abigail ignores her parents warnings and ventures into the slums of London. But instead of gaining converts, she causes a scandal when she ventures into a seedy theater. To save the family honor, Abigail is sent to relatives in America. In this new land, the adventurous young women will face true tests of her heart, soul, and spirit.