Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+7104+4294966744 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703550 An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749040 As a SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew hed found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department of Defense. These specialized canines had to pass rigorous selection tests before their serious training could begin. The results were a revelation: highly trained working dogs working in the most extreme environments and the tensest of battlefield conditions. Truly integrating themselves into their units, these K9 warriors are much like their human counterparts -- unwavering in their devotion to duty, strong enough and tough enough to take it to the enemy through pain, injury, or fear. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and most highly skilled working animals on the planet. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748697 The gripping memoir of Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart recipient SEAL Lieutenant Mark L. DonaldAs A SEAL and combat medic, Mark served his country with valorous distinction for almost twenty-five years and survived some of the most dangerous combat actions imaginable... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749064 Chronicling the United States Marine Corps actions in the Pacific theater of operations, Voices of the Pacific presents the true stories of heroism and honor as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R. V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748961 Judge Daniel Brennan is only days away from achieving a seat on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals bench when hes brutally stabbed to death in his garage. An army of media and law enforcement descend on the case, and thousands of tips pour in from the public... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748642 I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the Justices that come from the out of order moments add to the richness of the Court as both a branch of our government and a human institution... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748791 Haunted by the murder of his wife, who was the Collectors last victim, FBI agent Eric MacFarlane is left with a trail that has grown cold until a string of similar abductions begins in Florida, leading him to the only victim who got away--and who can help him finally capture this sadistic serial killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749112 Fleeing home from his military service in Afghanistan when his wife dies in an apparent freak household accident, Dr. Mike Scanlon struggles with the tragedy, his inability to bond with his new baby daughter, and a downsizing in his medical practice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1726997 An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she took with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. She describes her resolve as a young girl to become a lawyer, and how she made this dream become reality: valedictorian of her high school class, summa cum laude at Princeton, Yale Law, prosecutor in the Manhattan D.A.s office, private practice, federal district judge before the age of forty. She writes about her deeply valued mentors, about her failed marriage, about her cherished family of friends. Through her still-astonished eyes, Americas infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this ... book-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749125 When a chance encounter with a stranger in a hotel results in murder, Wendy Gould, framed for the crime and desperate to clear her name, forms an unlikely alliance with the only witness--a woman who knows a shocking secret that could get them both killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748124 On November 5, 1942, a U.S. cargo plane slammed into the Greenland ice cap. Four days later, a B-17 on the search-and-rescue mission also crashed. Miraculously, all nine men on the B-17 survived. The U.S. military launched a second daring rescue operation, but the Grumman Duck amphibious plane sent to find the men vanished. In this thrilling adventure, Mitchell Zuckoff offers a spellbinding account of these harrowing crashes and the fate of the survivors and their would-be saviors. Frozen in Time places us at the center of a group of valiant airmen fighting to stay alive through 148 days of a brutal Arctic winter until an expedition attempts to bring them to safety. But that is only part of the story. In present-day Greenland, Zuckoff joins the Coast Guard and North South Polar Inc. on a dangerous expedition to recover the remains of the lost planes crew. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703202 Outlines the articles of the Constitution and interprets its clauses for the modern political age, discussing such issues as the power of states, the autonomy of the president, and the status of the electoral college. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561896 After witnessing an armored car heist that left four people dead, Lisa Palmer becomes the FBIs key to finding the fugitive killers, a hunt led by an embattled FBI agent as a relentless journalist makes his own investigation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703305 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748996 Former disgraced Delta Force commander Kolt Racer Raynor has earned his way back into The Unit after redeeming himself during an explosive operation at a black site in Pakistan. But he is about to face his deadliest challenge yet. The most wanted man in the world, American al Qaeda commander Daoud al Amriki, and his handpicked team of terrorist operatives, have acquired stores of Russian-built, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) from ex-Libyan spies in Cairo. Their mission: infiltrate the United States and take down American aircraft. The countrys best are tasked with stopping them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748777 In 2019, teens Mia, Antoine, and Midori are selected by lottery to join experienced astronauts on a NASA mission to the once top-secret moon base, DARLAH 2, while in a Florida nursing home, a former astronaut struggles to warn someone of the terrible danger there. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561995 A lieutenants gripping, personal account of the legendary U.S. Armys 10th Mountain Divisions heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan--a vivid, action-packed, and highly emotional true story of enormous sacrifice and bravery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639895 When a pandemic virus sweeping through Third World villages expands with frightening potency, former CIA operative Charles Mallory discovers clues about a secret war and genocidal plans to create a new, technologically advanced society. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699056 Zandra Kennedy owes the success of her elite escort agency to some simple rules. Her girls offer companionship, not sex. And business always comes first. Zandra wont allow any man to rule her life the way her father dominated her mother. But that doesnt mean shes immune to fantasies-especially when it comes to her childhood friend, gorgeous former navy SEAL Remington Brand. For years, Remy has been breaking other womens hearts while guarding a secret. Hes in love with Zandras feisty spirit and the vulnerability she keeps hidden under those lush curves. A Caribbean vacation leads to an erotic encounter thats every bit as mind-blowing as theyd imagined. Remy wants more. But he has another secret, too-a betrayal that could shatter Zandras career, their lifelong friendship and a passion too explosive to deny--P. [4] of print version cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710425 Relates how one delegate to the Second Continental Congress battled bad weather and physical disabilities to arrive in Philadelphia in 1776, in time for the historic vote that led to independence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639140 When a bundle of unidentified body parts tumbles out the rear door of a van on a Los Angeles freeway, FBI agent Scott Houston knows just where to go for an off-the-record analysis: Agency 32/1, a non-profit missing persons identification resource center run by forensic anthropologists Jayne Hall and Steelie Lander. However, Scotts call has unintended consequences for the two women as he draws them into a coast-to-coast murder investigation, and bends FBI rules as far as he can in his pursuit of a villain who has evaded him for years. Their unique skills enable them to uncover evidence that leads directly to the killer, but very soon Jayne and Steelie find that their own lives are in jeopardy.--From front jacket cover flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646692 Karen Hollander is a celebrated attorney who recently removed herself from consideration for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her reasons have their roots in 1968, an episode shes managed to keep secret for more than forty years. Now, with the imminent publication of her memoir, shes about to let the world in on that shocking secret, as soon as she can track down the answers to a few crucial last questions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539474 When his latest case brings him back home to Atlanta, DEA agent Orlando Trip Spencer III, while trying to stop the senseless slaughters on the streets of the Dirty South, confronts his old friend Aaron Ace Moore, a police officer who, playing by his own rules, is threatened by Trips investigation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644311 A thrillingly inventive novel about spies and their secrets, fathers and sons, lovers and fate, and duplicity and loyalty - a maze of intrigue built from the espionage classics of the Cold War. A few years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, spook-turned-novelist Edwin Lemaster reveals to up-and-coming journalist Bill Cage that hed once considered spying for the enemy. More than two decades later, Cage, by then a lonely, disillusioned PR man, receives an anonymous note hinting that he should have dug deeper. A novel with references throughout to famous spy novels. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748483 Two years ago, Robin Monarch was a top level CIA operative, perhaps the best they had when it came to black bag operations. Then one day, in the middle of an operation, with his team around him in the field, Monarch walked away, leaving his old life and friends behind without a word of explanation. Now this ex-soldier, ex-operative, and orphan with a murky past is a thief, stealing from the super-rich and has surfaced in St. Tropez. When a complicated, high profile jewel heist goes wrong, Monarch is led into a carefully woven trap designed to force him to complete the very same mission he walked away from years ago. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642573 Special Agent Emily Dahill, Dakota along with her team of technicians are sent to Master Sergeant Annabelle Carlyles Victorian style house for what they think is a simple break-in. What they find however, turns out to be even more ominous. A secret passageway leads to a mysterious gunshot. When the prime suspect is cleared they still have no clue who the shooter is, or why. Could the shooter be the same individual who took a shot at Dakota? Add into the mix the FBI and their unexpected involvement in the case. Soon they learn the break-in had been a cover-up for a more nefarious crime. One that involves Emilys nemesis, the brown-haired man, and millions of dollars being sent to terrorists. Will they solve the case before the money disappears forever and more bodies turn up? Not even the inestimable Dakota is sure. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703337 After he receives a posthumous note from his aunt hinting that things are horribly amiss in her Florida Gulf Coast town, Army Special Agent John Puller uncovers a shocking conspiracy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699041 Amidst the assassination of a prominent U.S. senator and another high-profile killing in Amsterdam, FBI Special Agent and forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick is lead to the threshold of a conspiracy to spread a plague of death across the globe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703130 A lieutenants gripping, personal account of the legendary U.S. Armys 10th Mountain Divisions heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan--a vivid, action-packed, and highly emotional true story of enormous sacrifice and bravery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574220 Haunted by the murder of his wife, who was the Collectors last victim, FBI agent Eric MacFarlane is left with a trail that has grown cold until a string of similar abductions begins in Florida, leading him to the only victim who got away--and who can help him finally capture this sadistic serial killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641998 Six years after her brothers death in an F-18 fighter jet crash, Lieutenant Ambrosia (Sia) Soto must investigate another pilot fatality aboard the U.S.S. James McCloud. A routine training mission claimed the life of a senators son, and Sia must shelve her family demons to find answers. Theres just one hitch. Leading her on the investigation is NCIS agent Chris Vargas: her former lover and the man she blames for her brothers death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539212 The astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748192 As Director of the FBI for over five decades, J. Edgar Hoover has left a profound and lasting legacy on this most celebrated institution. Only the few who were part of Hoovers inner circle know the truth about his controversial years of authoritarian rule and the organizations inner secrets. One of Hoovers most trusted deputies, DeLoach gives us the most authentic account ever written of the FBI, setting the record straight about the questions that have plagued modern history most. From the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Martin Luther King, Jr., to the FBI crusades against organized crime and the Communist party, to Hoovers disputed sexual orientation and the secret files he allegedly kept to blackmail hostile members of Congress, here is the gripping narrative of a government agency caught on a tightrope between presidential administrations and the limits of the law. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1602710 A U.S. Marine who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on The Wire, and son of novelist Frederick Busch reflects on his childhood in rural New York, his experiences as a Marine, and the nature of mortality. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748856 In a near-future world where Israel and the United States have eliminated nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea, Russia plots an aggressive military campaign against America, prompting U.S. Navy SEAL Mack Bedford to conduct a world-changing defense mission. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562041 Michelle Mac Mackenzie, a super-human Greater-Than with unique abilities, teams up with a former Navy SEAL Shane Laughlin to stop the spread of a highly addictive drug called Destiny, which gives anyone the same abilities as a Greater-Than. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561760 A peerless biographer returns with a new life of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about Americas thirty-fourth president. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639453 When Special Forces Officer Winslow Grange returns home to Texas, he must employ all of his training to help a former associate from South America while trying to avoid Peg Larson, the daughter of his ranch foreman who is a distraction he cannot afford. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699473 Being a Navy SEAL means everything to John Red Jack Roaker, but a mission gone wrong has left his buddy dead, his memory spotty, and his world turned upside down. His career as a SEAL is threatened unless Dr. Laurie Smiths unconventional methods of therapy can help him. Lauries father was a SEAL-and she knows exactly what the personal cost can be. She cant resist trying everything to help this man, and not only because she finds him as sexy as he is honorable.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703283 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698638 Until recently Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino was a shining star in the FBIs roster. But after killing a man and disobeying orders, Lucys been sidelined, chained to her desk. When a mysterious letter arrives hinting that, thanks to Lucy, the wrong man was blamed for a string of serial rapes, kidnappings, and killings four years ago, Lucy jumps at the chance to re-open the case--despite orders to leave well enough alone. Her unofficial investigation takes her back to the small town that thrust her into the spotlight four years ago when she saved the killers last victims--before the killer took his own life and the life of one final victim, a mother who left a ten year old son and loving husband behind. What Lucy doesnt know is that what happened four years ago was all a lie, fueled by sacrifice and betrayal, designed to shield the real killer. With the lives of her family, a group of innocent children, and the future of one desperate boy at risk, Lucy races to stop an innocent from killing and a killer from butchering more innocents.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748705 A new trainee at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Lucy Kincaid has already seen more than her share of murder and mayhem. Still reeling from the sex-crime case that sealed her reputation, shes found a true friend and mentor in Agent Tony Presidio. No matter what goes down at the Bureau, Tonys got her back--until hes called to New York to help investigate the murder of a reporter with ties to Lucy. But the reporter may not be the first victim of a patient killer with a penchant for revenge, and shes definitely not the last. Connections between closed cases, a missing person, and Tony himself lead Lucy to fear for those she cares for most. When the FBI is rocked by the death of one of their own, Lucy seeks the help of her boyfriend, private investigator Sean Rogan, to help put together the puzzle--and puts her career in jeopardy. But the harder she pushes for answers, the clearer the truth becomes: Theres a killer inside Quantico. Watching her every move. Waiting to kill again... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641855 Long before Adam Brown became a member of the elite SEAL Team SIX--the counterterrorism unit that took down Osama bin Laden--he was a fun-loving country boy from Hot Springs, Arkansas, whose greatest goal had been to wear his high schools football jersey. An undersized daredevil, prone to jumping off roofs into trees and off bridges into lakes, Adam was a kid who broke his own bones but would never break a promise to his parents. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703324 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703336 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699125 This book tells the story of an inspirational journey from tragedy to triumph. In 2003, at age nineteen, the author was on a routine patrol in Iraq when the Humvee he was driving hit an antitank mine, resulting in severe injuries and burns. Out of that tragedy came an improbable journey of inspiration, motivation, and dreams come true. Raised in Louisiana and Arkansas by a single mother from El Salvador, he was well known for his good looks and his smart mouth. When his college football dreams collapsed, he turned to the U.S. Army. After his Humvee hit a mine, he spent 34 months in grueling recovery. His spirits were low, until he was asked to speak to another young burn victim. He then realized how valuable and gratifying it was to share his experiences with other patients and listen to theirs. He had found a calling. His resilience, optimism, and charm were also noted by Hollywood and scored him roles on All My Children and Dancing with the Stars, where he was the season 13 champion. Today, he tours the country sharing his story and his lessons for overcoming challenges and embracing hope, lessons that abound in this book.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646632 This story is about a man of extremes, whose determination was fueled by faith, family, and the love of a woman. Always the first to volunteer for the most dangerous assignments, the Navy SEALs final act of bravery led to the ultimate sacrifice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748758 Luttrell turns his focus from his own experiences as a combat-trained Navy SEAL to the nature of service on Americas battlefields and the soldiers who give their lives to defend their nation and each other. Here he crisscrosses generations and service branches to clarify why people make the choice to serve their country. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707231 Navy lieutenant commander Jerry Mitchells crew is ordered to the Iranian coast for a mission to retrieve intelligence on Irans nuclear weapons. But while en route, their mini-sub catches fire, forcing Mitchell and four SEALs to swim to shore--and into enemy territory. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642139 Karen Hollander is a celebrated attorney who recently removed herself from consideration for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her reasons have their roots in 1968, an episode shes managed to keep secret for more than forty years. Now, with the imminent publication of her memoir, shes about to let the world in on that shocking secret, as soon as she can track down the answers to a few crucial last questions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707626 FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Mark Sanders is in St. Louis, where he reunites with his old flame, Emily Lawson. But when Emilys almost killed by an unknown sniper, Mark must race against time to uncover the shooters true identity--before they return to finish the job. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699477 Navy SEAL Matt Waterstone knows about keeping people safe. When his best friends sister is attacked, Matt promises no harm will come to Ashley Sawyer--not on his watch. But Matts not the only protective one. Ashley will do anything to safeguard the residents of the battered womens shelter she runs. Shes sure she can handle the threats she gets in return. What she cant handle is the way Matt scales the walls around her heart. Yet when she falls prey to a crime web far more sinister than shed realized, trusting Matt could be the only way to survive--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639617 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646650 One of Americas most admired public figures reveals the principles that have shaped his life and career. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639828 From coast to coast, the nation is witnessing a new wave of terror--suicide bombers incite blind panic and paralyzing fear, a flight attendant tries to crash an airliner, a police officer opens fire on fans in a stadium, and at CIA headquarters, a deputy director goes on a murderous rampage. The perpetrators appear to be American but are actually covert agents in a vast network of terror, selected and trained for one purpose only: the complete annihilation of America. Special Agent Jericho Quinn has seen the warning signs. As a classified instrument of the CIA reporting directly to the president, Quinn knows that these random acts of violence pose a clear and present danger, but he may not be able to stop it. The search for terrorists has escalated into an all-out witch hunt, and somehow, Quinns name is on the list. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748613 While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic document, freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states. Heralded as one of Americas most significant documents, this is a piece of history not to be missed. -- Publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748912 In the summer of 1942, twenty-one-year-old Anne Calloway, newly engaged, sets off to serve in the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific island of Bora-Bora. More exhilarated by the adventure of a lifetime than she ever was by her predictable fiance, she is drawn to a mysterious soldier named Westry, and their friendship soon blossoms into hues as deep as the hibiscus flowers native to the island. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727171 Discusses what a avionics technician does, and how to get a military job in that field. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703340 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698607 Love with the Proper Stranger FBI agent John Miller was on the trail of a notorious female serial killer, and he couldnt blow his cover to anyone. Not even the beguiling Mariah Carver, who had unwittingly entangled herself in a web of deadly deceit. The daring lawman couldnt deny his feelings for Mariah, but he was poised to wed another woman: the ruthless Black Widow, who marries--then murders--her victims. Letters to Kelly For years, a trumped-up charge--and a Central American prison cell--kept Jax Winchester from claiming the girl he loved. Now he was a free man. Or was he? He was still a prisoner, in a jail of his own making. The way out this time? Keep that promise hed made to Kelly OBrien all those years ago--and claim her for his own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748788 Navy SEAL Thomas Crocker and his highly trained team must break through a web of terrorist cells to find a ruthless sheikh who is at the helm of an international kidnapping ring. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643069 When a missile hits the White House, killing the president and leaving behind a cryptic message, covert operative Travis Chase, along with his partner Paige and technology expert Bethany, has 24 hours to solve a decades-old mystery before more innocent lives are sacrificed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641889 Will Trent, a dedicated agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for fifteen years, knows that theres definitely such a thing as a cops intuition. Which is why he should have listened to his own. While in an airport restroom at Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson International, Will overhears a girls pleading, plaintive voice: Please, I wanna go home. Something isnt right here, thinks Will. He feels it in his gut. But he waits too long to act, and now the girl and the anxious, angry man shes with have disappeared into the crowds at the busiest passenger airport in the world. After a desperate search and with time running out, Will makes a call to his supervisor, Amanda Wagner. Wills partner, Faith Mitchell, immediately sends out an abducted child alert. The entire airport will soon be grinding to a halt: Eighty-nine million passengers a year. Five runways. Seven concourses. Six million square feet of space that sprawled across two counties, three cities, and five jurisdictions. All shut down on a dime because Will has a hunch that he is certain is true: a girl, maybe six or seven years old, has been snatched from God knows where. And he intends to bring her back--no matter what it takes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646807 This book relates the true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. But there is a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. A midlevel agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Armed with foreign film visas, Mendez and an unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders, directors, producers, and actors, traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake film called Argo. While pretending to find the ideal backdrops, the team succeeded in contacting the escapees and smuggling them out of Iran without a single shot. Here the author finally details the extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642186 When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother has stolen his girlfriend and car, and he has nightmares of his best friend getting killed but when he runs into Harper, a girl who has despised him since middle school, life actually starts looking up. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643136 Russias attempts to destabilize Ukraines fledgling democracy are countered by Cougar--a private intelligence company enlisted by the CIA-- in whose employ ex-KGB officer Anna Resnikov risks danger to rid her homeland of a resurgence of Russian influence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574075 In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASAs precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be Roberts downfall. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573904 When a series of illegal wiretappings erupts into scandal, a secret arm of the NSA goes underground, resulting in the murder of two American civilians. Unable to go to the Pentagon, the NSA has limited options. Enter Joe DeMarco. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574351 Military investigator John Puller is called out to a remote, rural area far from any military outpost to investigate the brutal murder of a family in their home. The dead husband was in the army and the wife worked for a Pentagon contractor. The local homicide detective, a woman with personal demons of her own, clashes with Puller over the investigation. What neither of them knows is what is waiting for them across the street from the murdered familys home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1380745 After his no-nonsense assistant, Joceline Perry, comes to his rescue time and time again, FBI agent Jon Blackhawk realizes that he cannot live without her and must convince this beautiful single mother that he is worth the risk. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709419 In vigorous, frank, and powerful prose, Sherman reveals his strategic planning for battles such as Bull Run, Shiloh, and Vicksburg and delivers classic lessons--and military philosophies--about this war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542657 In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASAs precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be Roberts downfall. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708046 Kelly Jacobs watched with pride as her husband, Nick, triumphed in his demanding SEALs military training. When he dies on a mission three years later, she is wounded to the soul-yet copes with the determination of a SEALs wife; bracing herself to keep going despite the loss. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251090 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573656 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574441 Aspiring FBI agent Lucy Kincaid and her P.I. boyfriend, Sean Rogan, are heading to the Adirondack Mountains for a pleasant romantic getaway when they detour to help troubled friends, owners of a new resort who are battling malicious vandals. After Lucy and Sean pursue an arsonist into an abandoned mine shaft, Lucy stumbles upon an even more heinous crime, and the perfectly preserved remains of its victim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1213046 Charlie Hood must determine if ATF undercover agent Sean Oz Ozburn--deep undercover supporting the sicarios of the Baja Cartel--has suffered a permanent break with his mission and his moral compass--or if he has his reasons for going completely dark. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574237 Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoff chronicles the untold story of an extraordinary World War II rescue mission, in which a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S. military personnel into the jungle-clad land of New Guinea. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642801 Assigned to an undermanned base in Vietnams Cheo Reo, Army cop Erik Rider works to disrupt the opium fields in a remote highland province only to discover that a traitor with an interest in an opium smuggling ring is sabotaging his efforts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707790 After witnessing a bizarre death, Bureau of Land Management agent Jamaica Wild follows a trail of clues to an ancient religious group whose practices include excessive penance and the reenaction of Christs crucifixion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539943 FBI agent Dillon Savich is faced with personal turmoil when his sister is injured in a serious automobile accident, but when he and his wife, Lacey Sherlock, investigate, they stumble upon an intricate conspiracy involving a fortune in art. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707752 In 1916, aging cavalryman Napoleon Childs leads an expedition into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa and bring him to justice. But Childs troops are wiped out, and he is left to die alone in the Mexican desert. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542480 When Emma Sharpe is summoned to a convent on the Maine coast, its partly for her art crimes work with the FBI, partly because of her past with the religious order. At issue is a mysterious painting depicting scenes of Irish lore and Viking legends, and her familys connection to the work. But when the nun who contacted her is murdered, it seems legend is becoming deadly reality. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574477 On May 2, 2011, at 1:03 a.m. in Pakistan, a satellite uplink was sent from the town of Abbottabad crackling into the situation room of the White House in Washington, D.C.: Geronimo, Echo, KIA. These words, spoken by a Navy SEAL, put paid to Osama bin Ladens three-decade-long career of terror. SEAL Target Geronimo is the story of Bin Ladens relentless hunters and how they took down the terrorist mastermind, told by Chuck Pfarrer, a former assault element commander of SEAL Team Six and author of the bestselling Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy SEAL. After talking to members of the SEAL team involved in the raid, Pfarrer shares never-before-revealed details of the historic raid and the men who planned and conducted it in an exclusive boots-on-the-ground account of what happened during each minute of the mission--both inside the building and outside. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1388470 Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock face dangerous threats in both their professional and personal lives as waves of passion and suspense propel two of Coulters bestselling FBI thrillers-- together for the first time in one volume. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542103 A serial killer is on the loose, and its up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down. They soon discover that the killer has blood ties to the infamous and now long-dead monster Ted Bundy. Savich and Sherlock are joined by agents Lucy Carlyle and Cooper McKnight, and the chase is on... -- Jkt. flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709730 Klein reveals the truth about a woman who has managed to keep much of her life private. Drawing from inside sources, he reveals a reality of Hillarys turbulent marriage and exposes what she and Bill have done behind closed doors. It also proves that Hillary has lied to America, even in her enomously successful Living History autobiography. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707758 Among her late parents belongings, Steinman discovers a rusty ammo box holding almost five hundred letters written by her father during his service in World War II. It also contains a silk Japanese flag inscribed to Yoshio Shimizu. Reading the letters, Steinman finally understands what her silent, emotionally remote father experienced in combat. She also begins a decade-long search for Shimizu -- a quest culminating in a trip to Japan to return the flag to his family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212706 When Clementine Kaye shows up at the government archives asking for Benjy Januarys help tracking down her long-lost father, they accidently happen upon a secret document and soon find themselves entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy, and murder.Benjy January has always been the keeper of other peoples stories, never a part of the story himself...until now... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562563 When an FBI agent on a spiritual quest of his own is tasked with finding whoever critically wounded a fellow agents wife, he uncovers a world of Russian organized crime, neo-Nazis, and sex slavery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543274 Get Lucky: Navy SEAL Lucky ODonlon was the original love-em-and-leave-em guy used to women swooning at his feet. So how could it be that the frustratingly attractive journalist Sydney Jameson had nothing to offer him but one very cold shoulder? Well, two could play that game. But first things first--he and Sydney had a job to do. They had to get their man. Then there would be time enough for him to get his woman...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252596 Navy SEAL Izzy Zanella and his estranged wife, Eden Gillman, are set on saving her brother even if that means reconciling with each other to prove to a court that they can give better care to the young teenage boy. Just as their hearts begin to mend, the makeshift family gets caught up in saving another youth from a crime ring in Las Vegas and ends up with a group of dangerous men on their trail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707791 The third novel featuring resource angent Jamaica Wild finds her hunkering down in a blizzard at an abandoned Indian school--where she finds the corpse of a former school teacher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1560413 Draws on court records, FBI transcripts, NASA documents, and first-person interviews to reconstruct NASA fellow Thad Roberts theft of invaluable moon rocks, offering insight into Roberts personality and the nature of his accomplices. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707405 Posing as a fry cook to avoid drug lord Kareem Gregory, DEA agent Jack Parker keeps defense lawyer Amara Clarke at arms length. But when Jack helps Amara thwart a carjacking--and their heroics make the TV news--the pair must go underground to avoid Kareems wrath. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709943 De Kay recounts the life of Commodore Stephen Decatur in the first new biography of the great naval hero. He chronicles the exploits of one of 19th-century Americas bravest and most celebrated heroes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699968 Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoff unleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War II rescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S. military personnel into the jungle-clad land of New Guinea http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709066 The Office of Strategic Services has now been tasked with convincing the Axis powers that the Allied forces will not be invading Europe via Frances beaches. Layers of secrecy shroud the operation--anyone could be a double agent. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709414 Presents Roosevelts firsthand narrative of the Spanish-American War. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707018 In Washington, D.C., where little stays secret for long, the identity of Deep Throat--the mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in 1972--remained hidden for 33 years. Now, Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W. Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the Federal Bureau of Investigation who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon.