Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+6600+6609&No=10 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707234 Unaware that his congregation is grumbling about his rumpled appearance and absent-minded manner, Rabbi Small spends long hours poring over scholarly books. But he is forced to face his congregants discontent when the police discover a young womans body outside the temple--and her handbag in his car. Suddenly Rabbi Small must study motives and uncover the killer, or lose more than his followers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729059 The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . . When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petherams beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation--on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting--from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706636 June Hudson grows up in Grace Valley, California as the town doctors daughter. She eventually moves away, only to return later to carry on her fathers work--placing her career above everything. But then she meets an undercover DEA agent and wonders if she can have it all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728898 After leaving Uncle Chesters homestead claim, orphan Hattie Brooks throws a lasso around a new dream, even bigger than the Montana sky. She wants to be a reporter, knowing full well that a few pieces published in the Arlington News will not suffice. Real reporters must go to Grand Places, and do Grand Things, like Hatties hero Nellie Bly. Another girl might be stymied by this, but Hattie has faced down a hungry wolf and stood up to a mob of angry men. Nothing can squash her desire to write for a big city newspaper. A letter and love token from Uncle Chesters old flame in San Francisco fuels that desire and Hattie jumps at the opportunity to get there by working as a seamstress for a traveling acting troupe. This could be her chance to solve the mystery of her scoundrel uncle and, in the process, help her learn more about herself. But Hattie must first tell Charlie that she will not join him in Seattle. Even though her heart approves of Charlies plan for their marriage, her mind fears that saying yes to him would be saying no to herself. Hattie holds her own in the big city, literally pitching her way to a byline, and a career that could be even bigger than Nellie Blys. But can making headlines compensate for the pain of betrayal and lost love? Hattie must dig deep to find her own true place in the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703533 Suffering from bald patches thanks to a hair conditioner spiked with depilatory cream, supplied by the murderess in her last investigation, Agatha escapes to the coastal resort of Wyckhadden to allow her crowning glory to recover in privacy. A local witch... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729181 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729011 Dr. Moreaus daughter, Juliet, travels to her estranged fathers island, only to encounter murder, medical horrors, and a love triangle. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729339 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728876 Agatha Raisin thinks shes in for a treat when her ex-husband James Lacey invites her on a holiday. But to her horror, his idea of an exotic destination is a small, rundown resort of Snoth-on-Sea. Needless to say, the break doesnt go as planned... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703510 While preparing for the most dreaded assignment at the prestigious Irving School, the Tragedy Paper, Duncan gets wrapped up in the tragic tale of Tim Macbeth, a former student who had a clandestine relationship with the wrong girl, and his own ill-fated romance with Daisy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729296 Its been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerful feline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! Its a nightmare for a cat whod prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jollys Deli--and worse, to be seen witnessing it. With all of his nine lives suddenly at risk, Joes got no choice but to get to the bottom of the heinous crime--because his mouse-hunting days are over for good unless he can help bring a killer to justice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729318 When the Boxcar Children uncover a strange puzzle in a friends backyard, its just the beginning of the spy game--a search for clues leading to gold! The children must make sense of a mysterious old photo and a riddle. But soon the children begin to suspect that theres a mystery inside the mystery. Just who is behind the spy game, anyway? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703545 From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature. Eleven-year-old amateur detective and ardent chemist Flavia de Luce is used to digging up clues, whether theyre found among the potions in her laboratory or between the pages of her insufferable sisters diaries... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728883 The critically acclaimed author of American Nerd makes his fiction debut with this romantic tragicomedy about a teenage boy and girl who discover his dad is having an affair with her mom. At fifteen, Josh Paquette and Khadijah Silverglate-Dunn catch Joshs father and Khadijahs mother kissing in a natural foods store. They make a pact never to cheat on anyone, ever. They have no problem keeping the vow--until they meet again at twenty-eight, both struggling with career and identity, and both engaged to other people. Part inter-ethnic romance, part intergenerational conflict, Good Kids is a hilarious, sad, handsomely plotted story of love and class in the era of the redefined household. Stylistically adventurous but always accessible, Nugent trains a keen ear on the vernaculars of Generation Y and the baby boomers, as young and middle-aged alike try to decide what parenting, background, and loyalty mean in late twentieth and early twenty-first century America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707301 A bomb goes off while Rabbi David Small is teaching a course at the community college. Soon everyone--from professors and students to the indefatigable rabbi himself--is suspected of murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729243 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707235 The girl appeared, wanting to know if the Rabbi would convert her to Judaism. And so began Rabbi Smalls investigation into the magic, the mysticism, the truths and the fables of the worlds oldest religion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729060 In this pulse-pounding and thrillingly sensual novel, New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the mesmerizing world of the Midnight Breed, following new characters into a dark future where an uneasy peace can unravel into war--and a great betrayal can mask an all-consuming love. Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn--when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them--the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703504 Displaying a rare courage that transcends battlefield heroics, eleven soldiers and marines share the truth about their wars. Journalist Kevin Sites gets answers to what it is like to kill; to be under fire; what can never be forgotten; and more. Sites compiles the accounts of the soldiers, their families, and their friends, and also shares the unsettling narrative of his own failures during war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729238 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706645 Caltech physicist and author Sean Carroll offers listeners this profile of the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the mysterious Higgs boson particle, the subatomic building block that imbues elementary particles with mass. Carroll chronicles how such a complex project got off the ground in the first place and explains why this discovery is so important, and what it means for the future of physics. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706637 Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703534 Seventeen-year-old Anna finds herself on the run from her fathers enigmatic Agency, along with the four teen boys the Agency had been experimenting on, as they try to make sense of erased memories, secret identities, and genetic alteration. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729190 Sam Borne is a man of East and West--a man of great refinement and raw power, with the great skill and death-craft training of the ninja. Now the Committee is sending Borne back to Vietnam, where a rogue army general calling himself Doctor Sun Sun is the overlord of a horrific armed heroin factory - using the forced labor of American POWs. Borne must get close enough to terminate the grotesque Dr. Sun Sun - and smash his plot to flood the U.S. with heroin. But Borne will be forced to improvise for his life, with the help of a beautiful woman and his own extrahuman training. Borne is going against all odds: one man against a private army out to sow the seeds of evil in America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729002 Camille wants to find the perfect boy, with an athletes body and a poets brain. But when shes rejected at her new college party, she knows there isnt a boy alive wholl ever measure up. Enter Zoe, her brilliant but strange best friend, who takes biology homework to a whole new level. She can create Camilles dream boy, Frankenstein-style. But can she make him love her? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729182 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729266 A riveting and poignant novel of one womans journey to Bali in search of love, renewal, and a place to call home--perfect for readers of Elizabeth Gilberts Eat, Pray, Love and Alex Garlands The Beach. It starts as a trip to paradise. Sent on assignment to Bali, Jamie, an American adventure guide, imagines spending weeks exploring the islands lush jungles and pristine white sand beaches... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703551 Stop battling your weight and slim down for life with this no-nonsense, insiders plan from Americas health, wellness, and weight-loss guru: Jillian Michaels. She has helped millions lose weight and feel great, and now she can help you, too. Bestselling author and Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels swore shed never write another diet book... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729012 Recycling magic turns a garbage-filled park into a greentastic garden. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728880 After being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door of her detective agency, determined to prove that his wife is cheating on him... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728877 Almost bigamy and absolute murder. Agatha Raisins life is never dull. The morning of Agathas longed-for marriage to James Lacey dawns bright and clear. But her luck runs out in the church when Jimmy, the husband she had believed long dead, turns up... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703511 Hopalong Cassidy has received an urgent message from the dead. Answering an urgent appeal for help from fellow cowpuncher Pete Melford, he rides in only to discover that his old friends has been murdered and the ranch Pete left to his niece, Cindy Blair, had vanished without a trace. Hopalong may have arrived too late to save Pete, but his sense of loyalty and honor demands that he find that cold-blooded killers and return to Cindy what is rightfully hers. Colonel Justin Tradwar, criminal kingpin of the town of Kachina, is the owner of the sprawling Box T ranch, and he has built his empire with a shrewd and ruthless determination. In search of Petes killers and Cindys ranch, Hopalong signs on at the Box T, promising to help get Tradways wild cattle out of the rattler-infested brush. But in the land of mesquite and black chaparral, Cassidy confronts a mystery as hellish as it is haunting—a bloody trail that leads to the strange and forbidding Babylon plateau, to $60,000 in stolen gold, and to a showdown with an outlaw who has already cheated death once, and is determined to do it again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729039 In the summer of 1985, teenaged Reggies mother was the victim of a serial killer called Neptune, who left his victims severed hands on the police department steps. Her body was never found; the killer was never caught. Twenty-five years later, Reggie is a successful architect who has left her hometown. But when she gets a call revealing that her mother has been found alive, Reggie must confront the ghosts of her past--and find Neptune before he kills again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729297 A parable by two award-winning Fortune 500 company advisors about making innovation happen, with lessons for any business big or small. With eight simple lessons to guide innovation initiatives to success, it prepares business readers to avoid some of innovations most toxic myths, teaches how to build the right kind of team, and shows how to learn quickly from experience. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703514 An Odyssey-like adventure of two boys incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727807 An energetic, step-by-step program that helps you move from surviving to thriving. Integrating recent breakthroughs in brain science with a fresh take on how your personality affects your behavior, this book provides a clear roadmap, based on your brain, to break patterns of behavior that get in your way--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703546 Jenny Milchmans Cover of Snow is an emotional, thrilling, and chilling literary thriller--an astonishing debut in the suspenseful tradition of Gillian Flynn and Nancy Pickard. Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Nora Hamilton instantly knows that something is wrong. When her fog of sleep clears, she finds her world is suddenly, irretrievably shattered: Her husband, Brendan, has committed suicide... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729157 In 1920s England, a young woman of limited means and even less experience confronts the ghost of a mysterious serving maid.... Sarah Pipers lonely threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist a ghost hunter. Alistair Gellis--rich, handsome, scarred by World War I, and obsessed by ghosts--has been summoned to investigate the spirit of the nineteen-year-old maid Maddy Clare, who is said to haunt the barn where she committed suicide. Maddy hated men in life, and she will not speak to them in death. But Sarah is unprepared to go alone into a haunted barn looking for the truth. Shes even less prepared for the arrival of Alistairs associate, rough, unsettling Matthew Ryder, also a veteran of the trenches, whose scars go deeper than Sarah can reach. Soon, Sarah is caught up in a desperate struggle. For Maddys ghost is no hoax--shes real, shes angry, and she has powers that defy all reason. Can Sarah and Matthew discover who Maddy was, where she came from, and what is driving her desire for vengeance...before she destroys them all? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728884 A series of horrifying events occur in quick succession in the same upscale L.A. neighborhood. A backyard renovation unearths an infants body, buried sixty years ago. And soon thereafter in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far from the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link these eerie incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctors vast experience with matters both clinical and criminal might not be enough to cut down to the bone of this... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729172 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728933 Saunders presents a collection of his short stories. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707302 In eighteenth-century Scotland, Claire Randall and her raven-haired daughter, Brianna, return to the majestic hills where Claire recalls the love of her life--gallant warrior James Fraser. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729244 The tale of a mans journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it borrows from the business self-help books devoured by youths all over rising Asia. It follows its nameless hero to the metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on that most scarce of goods: water. Yet his heart is set on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths re-crossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that careen their fates along. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729042 Complications arise throughout his family when churchgoing and respected community member Robert John Browns caught hiding a barnful of migrant workers with no papers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729061 For years, 10-year-old Zelly Fried has tried to convince her parents to let her have a dog. After all, practically everyone in Vermont owns a dog, and it sure could go a long way helping Zelly fit in since moving there from Brooklyn. But when her eccentric grandfather Ace hatches a ridiculous plan involving a practice dog named OJ, Zellys not so sure how far shes willing to go to win a dog of her own. Is Aces plan so crazy it just might work . . ... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729230 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706631 In his third adventure, anti-terrorist operative Pike Logan employs all the resources available to his clandestine Taskforce team to hunt down a ruthless assassin whose activities threaten a tentative peace between Israel and Palestine. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728893 You or your Alt? Only one will survive. Dualed is a thrilling high-concept YA where citizens must prove their worth by killing their Alts--twins raised by other families. The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. West Grayer has trained as a fighter, preparing for the day when her assignment arrives and she will have one month to hunt down and kill her Alt. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage--life...But then a tragic misstep shakes Wests confidence. Stricken with grief and guilt, shes no longer certain that shes the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future. If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from her Alt, but also from love... though both have the power to destroy her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703505 Describes a day in the life of several members of a Harlem fundamentalist church. The saga of three generations of people is related through flashbacks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703540 From award-winning author Molly OKeefe comes a wonderfully written contemporary romance about second chances at life and at love. Victoria Baker, the penniless widow of a disgraced financier, is ready to stand up, be counted, and make a new life for herself and her beloved son in Texas. Shes taking over Crooked Creek ranch, her birthright, and turning it into something special... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729239 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729300 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=1706646 Ex-reporter Ali Reynolds is asked to help exonerate a woman and her boyfriend accused of killing a gold-digging divorce. Alis attention is diverted, however, by another case involving a teenager who finds a dead body and a small fortune in the Camp Verde desert. As she digs for answers, Ali soon realizes the two cases share sinister connections. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706638 Consumers are willing to pay more for products, make repeat purchases, and suggest friends and family do the same--as long as they trust the brand. Horsager provides a comprehensive guide to this important subject. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728989 As Mumbai empties under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation, statistician Sarita can only think of being reunited with her physicist husband. To find him, she must journey across the surreal landscape of a near-abandoned city, braving gangs of competing Hindu and Muslim hoodlums. Joining her is Jaza Muslim whose true religion has always been sex. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728981 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729030 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=1703535 Wedding cake decorator and maid of honor in her beloved cousins wedding, Piper Donovan must save the day when the impending nuptials are threatened by the disappearance of a bridesmaid, the discovery of a body on the wedding beach and the arrival of the lecherous, ex-drug dealer best man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729191 Joe and Alices new Greenfield home seems to be haunted by a singing ghost. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729003 Amy already has one naughty little sister, so why do her parents need another baby? Will there be any room left for Amy? At least she has her dog, Choc. He makes Amy feel like shes the most important person in the world. But can Choc help Amy to see that... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729183 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729165 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703517 He had led the posse for miles through the desert, but now Matt Keelock was growing desperate. He was worried about Kristina. His trip to the town of Freedom for supplies had ended in a shootout. If caught he would hang. Even though Kris could handle a horse and rifle as well as most men, the possibility of Oskar Neerlands finding her made Matts blood run cold. He knew the violent and obsessive Neerland, publicly embarrassed when Matt had stepped in and stolen Kris away, would try to kill them both if given half a chance. Matt tried to convince himself that Neerland had returned to the East. But Matt was wrong. Miles away in the town of Freedom, Oskar Neerland was accepting a new job. In his first duty as marshal, he would lead the posse that was tracking down Matt Keelock. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728971 Twelve-year-old George has been in a childrens home since he was three. One summer he goes to stay on the Dyers farm, and has a great time working with Tom and his sister, Storme. He feels needed and wanted - so when Mrs Dyer has an accident and George has to return to the childrens home, he is devastated. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729267 In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no human shall live a day past their fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the child is the object of an obscene harvest resulting in the construction of a machinelike creature whose sole purpose is to kill. The mysterious Shade--once a man, but now more like the machines he fights--recruits the few children fortunate enough to escape... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729322 Theres a bad new cat in sleepy little Molena Point: a renegade tom with a penchant for robbery, a scorn for his fellow felines, and a disdain for human laws. And hes masterminding a crime spree thats quickly escalating toward murder most foul. Dulcie and Joe Grey both know the score--theyve seen Azrael in action. But how can they expose the criminal without letting ordinary, untrustworthy humans in on the secret that certain select cats can think--and talk? Cats like them... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703552 National bestselling author Erica Bauermeister returns to the enchanting world of The School of Essential Ingredients in this luminous sequel. Lillian and her restaurant have a way of drawing people together... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729013 The Grammy Award-winning American soul and gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston reflects on her daughters life, the events that led up to her death and the aftermath of a senseless tragedy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703529 Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for 15 years, they have a wonderful daughter, successful careers, and a beautiful house. They also have a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728948 When Gerard Etienne turns up dead at the English publishing firm he has just taken over, there is no shortage of suspects. The ruthless new chairman of Peverell Press had a host of enemies : rejected authors, disenchanted colleagues and a discarded lover. Detective Adam Dalgliesh and company untangle this mess, replete with complex dynamics and hiding a killer who wont hesitate to strike again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729008 Stormy is an orphan and a kitchen skivvy. He tends the compost, he scrubs the floors, and watches feasts make their way up the mountain as he survives on bread and water. A skivvy is all that Stormy can hope to be. But Stormy has a secret. He wants to be... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729315 In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728881 On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzers World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day--and heading in the opposite direction by train--was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707299 Pursued by a Texas bounty hunter, Matthew returns to Fountain Creek, Colorado, to apologize to his brother for insulting his wife Annabelle and to share his Idaho homestead. Learning that his brother has left already, he answers an ad for someone to guide a widow to Idaho. But hes shocked to see the widow is Annabelle--a woman whose sordid past repulses him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729227 Winter in Alpine should be quiet, but the town is humming. At the Alpine Advocate, editor Emma Lord and her staff are on deadline with a feature about the opening of RestHaven, a new rehab and mental health facility. Front Street is buzzing with gossip about Emmas recent engagement to Sheriff Milo Dodge. And now that fool Wayne Eriks has climbed an electric pole in the middle of a storm and got himself electrocuted. Sheriff Dodge doesnt buy the idea that Waynes death is an accident... 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=1729000 A lyrical and deeply affecting novel recounting the seven days a father spends on the road with his daughter after kidnapping her during a parental visit. Eric Schroder brings his daughter, Meadow, to Lake Champlain, Vermont, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife-- who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. A deftly imagined novel on the many identities we take on in our lives-- those we are born with and those we construct for ourselves. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729264 Mercy Thompsons life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Adam Hauptman--the charismatic Alpha of the local werewolf pack--has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercys life. But on the edges of humanity, a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more. After an accident in bumper-to-bumper traffic, Mercy and Jesse cant reach Adam--or anyone else in the pack for that matter... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703549 Six marriages, six heartbreaks, one shared beginning. In her forties -- a widow, too young, too modern to accept the role -- Becky Aikman struggled to make sense of her place in an altered world. In this transcendent and infectiously wise memoir, she explores surprising new discoveries about how people experience grief and transcend loss and, following her own remarriage, forms a group with five other young widows to test these unconventional ideas... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728878 Agatha Raisin, retired PR supremo, has been spurned at the alter by the man of her dreams, her attractive neighbor James Lacey. So temporarily deserting the sleepy Cotswold village of Carsely, she pursues her fleeing fianc to north Cyprus where... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729036 In a future world baked dry by the sun and divided into those who live inside the wall and those who live outside it, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is forced into a difficult choice when her parents are arrested and taken into the city. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729160 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703512 When her brother Rob, a Navy cook, goes missing in action in 1944, Jayna, desperate for family, leaves upstate New York and their cranky landlady, accompanied by a turtle and a ghost, to seek their grandmother, who Rob believes may live in Brooklyn. Includes soup recipes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729170 Instead of experiencing newlywed bliss, Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives. When Luke Stoltzfus loses his job at a furniture store in Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania, he is given an opportunity to learn... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729040 A memoir exploring the steps and missteps of the eight-decade career of the American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728891 A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaedas 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists--both famous and less well known--and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729298 For more than four decasdes, Bob Dotson has been travelling all over the United States searching for those who have made a difference. With American Story, he shares their stories along with inspiration that can help anyone reach their goals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729028 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=1703515 A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728969 In London, England, twelve-year-old Joe discovers that his grandmother is not just physically repulsive and horribly mean, she is also involved in an evil plot against him, but the adults around them fail to see behind her mask. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728998 Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703547 Being a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well. No writer is better poised to explore this territory than Emily Bazelon, who has established herself as a leading voice on the social and legal aspects of teenage drama... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728889 From famed manager Terry Francona, a lively, unvarnished narrative of his tenure with the storied Boston Red Sox From 2004 to 2011, Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, the most talked about, scrutinized team in all of sports. In Francona the legendary manager opens up for the first time about his eight years there, as they went from cursed franchise to one of the most successful and profitable in baseball history... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729026 Prim and proper Lauren Ash has a secret side no one else sees: she records her sexual fantasies, in intimate detail, in a very personal book meant for her eyes only. When hired hand Nick Armstrong finds the red diary, hes shocked--and aroused. Never before has he come across anything so private--or so sensual. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728967 Captain Lionel Wafer and his fellow-pirates - Toad, Brace-and-Bit and Winkle, are no ordinary ruffians. Clinging to the belief that life should be simple, free and unplanned they set off in a converted teashop of a ship, renamed The Sinful Sausage, to sail... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728996 Clares been hired to create a gourmet coffee and dessert bar for a New York wedding to be held at the world-renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art. Famous chefs will be there, celebrities, members of the press, well-known politicians--so why isnt she thrilled to have this chance to shine? Because the person tying the knot is Matteo Allegro, her ex-husband and current business partner. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728887 Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities. Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots of friends. Adonis is shy and not so eager to connect with people. But even with their differences, the two have one thing in common--theyre each dealing with a handicap... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728013 A Quick, Compact, and Easy-to-Understand Resource for Non-Accountants Accounting for Non-Accountants is the must-have guide for all of us who have never taken an accounting class, are mystified by accounting jargon, and have no clue about balance sheets, income statements, or statements of cash flows. Whether you own a business, plan on starting one, or just want to control your own assets, youll find everything you need to know: ?How to prepare and use financial statements ?How to control cash flows ?How to manage budgets ?How to use accounting ratios to ?How to deal with audits and auditors interpret financial statements Let this book help you like it helped these readers: Dr. Labels explanations are simple and straightforward. This will help me a lot as I set up my own business. I have worked in accounting for over twenty-five years, and this is the best book I have seen to help people with the basics of accounting. For entrepreneurs or anyone who needs to brush up on accounting fast, this book will have you up and running in no time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729215 A bold and vivid historical epic of feudal Japan, based on the real-life exploits of the legendary samurai Musashi Miyamoto. Japan in the late 16th century was a land in turmoil. Lords of the great clans schemed against each other, served by aristocratic samurai bound to them by a rigid code of honor. Bennosuke is a high-born but lonely teenager living in his ancestral village... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728934 Lizette Henry wakes up one morning and makes a terrifying discovery: She doesnt recognize the face she sees in the mirror. She remembers what she looks like, but her reflection is someone elses. To add to the shock, two years seem to have disappeared from her life. Someone has gone to great and inexplicable lengths to keep those missing years hidden forever. But the past always finds a way to return. Strange memories soon begin to surface and, along with them, some unusual skills and talents that Lizette hasnt a clue about acquiring. Sensing that shes being monitored, Lizette suddenly knows how to search for bugs in her house and tracking devices in her car. Whats more, she can elude surveillance-- like a trained agent. Enter a mysterious and seductive stranger named Xavier, who claims he wants to help-- but who triggers disturbing images of an unspeakable crime of which Lizette may or may not be the perpetrator. With memories returning, she suddenly becomes a target of anonymous assassins. On the run with nowhere to hide, Lizette has no choice but to rely on Xavier, a strong and magnetic man she doesnt trust, with a powerful attraction she cannot resist. As murky waters become clear, Lizette confronts a conspiracy that is treacherous and far-reaching and a truth that, once revealed, may silence her and Xavier once and for all -- from publishers web site.