Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=6639&N=3+3448 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682765 The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712618 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713165 On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, a 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, heading in the opposite direction by train, was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Vernes fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than 80 days. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694353 Sampson Davis is best known as one of three friends from inner-city Newark who made a pact in high school to become doctors. In this book, Dr. Davis looks at the health-care crisis in the inner city from a rare perspective: that of a doctor who works on the front line of emergency medical care in the community where he grew up and as a member of that community who has faced the same challenges as the people he treats every day. He also offers invaluable practical advice for those living in such communities, where conditions like asthma, heart disease, strokes, obesity, and AIDS are disproportionately endemic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682769 In this much-anticipated, controversial memoir, Dara-Lynn Weiss chronicles the struggle and journey to get Bea, her seven year old daughter, healthy. In describing their process, complete with frustrations, self-recriminations, dark humor, and some surprising strategies, Weiss reveals the hypocrisy inherent in the debates over many cultural hot-button issues. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694355 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=1748562 Since her time on Saturday Night Live, Julia Sweeney has established herself as a witty performer of one-woman shows. This is her compilation of stories, revealing her funny adventures and her personal story of deciding to adopt as a single woman, her transition to traditional family after she married, and her insightful wonder at the whole concept of motherhood. Julia writes about parenting as only she can, laying out her mother-daughter experiences with religion, pets, schools, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711649 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738981 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742175 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681217 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742154 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704559 the niece of controversial Scientology leader David Miscavige presents a tell-all memoir about her life in the Church of Scientology. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696589 Describes the authors experiences as a young widow and the pivotal relationships she forged with five other widows, recounting the stories of their losses and bravery as exchanged throughout a year of monthly Saturday night meetings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712187 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704560 An expos of Detroit, icon of Americas lost prosperity, from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff. Back in his broken hometown, LeDuff searches through the ruins for clues to its fate, his familys, and his own. Once the richest city in America, Detroit is now the nations poorest. It is an eerie and angry place of deserted factories and abandoned homes and forgotten people. LeDuff sets out to uncover what destroyed his city, and shares an unbelievable story of a hard town in a rough time filled with some of the strangest and strongest people our country has to offer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696590 A collection of accounts about life in the servants halls of Englands great houses shares the true story of under-parlourmaid Rose, who after eloping with her employers only son was swept up in a maelstrom of gossip. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696406 One hundred and seventy-five years ago, a Swiss immigrant took America by storm, launching American science as we know it. The irrepressible Louis Agassiz, legendary at a young age for his work on mountain glaciers, focused his prodigious energies on the fauna of the New World. Invited to deliver a series of lectures in Boston, he never left, becoming the most famous scientist of his time. A pioneer in field research and an obsessive collector, Agassiz enlisted the American public in a vast campaign to send him natural specimens, dead or alive, for his ingeniously conceived museum of comparative zoology. As an educator of enduring impact, he trained a generation of American scientists and science teachers, men and women alike. Irmscher sheds new light on Agassizs fascinating partnership with his brilliant wife, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, a science writer in her own right who would go on to become the first president of Radcliffe College. But theres a dark side to the story. Irmscher adds unflinching evidence of Agassizs racist impulses and shows how avidly Americans looked to men of science to mediate race policy. The books potent, original scenes include the pitched battle between Agassiz and his student Henry James Clark as well as the merciless, often amusing exchanges between Darwin and Harvard botanist Asa Gray over Agassizs stubborn resistance to evolution. A fascinating life story, both inspiring and cautionary, for anyone interested in the history of American ideas--Jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731791 Shares the authors assessment of how a seductive cowboy challenged her feminist beliefs, describing how as an embittered, middle-aged divorce she began to question her staunch beliefs before being swept off her feet by a very masculine lover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1751135 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687305 A weekly columnist for The Daily Beast recounts the story of the launch of her career, a period marked by her graduation from Yale, unanticipated setbacks that culminated in brief homelessness in New York, and a Russian rabbi roommate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684231 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732522 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704561 Examines the relationship between Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, from the politics that divided them to the marriage that united their families. Despite being separated by age and temperament, their association evolved into a collaboration that helped to shape the nations political ideology, foreign policy, and domestic goals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750583 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694383 From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. His path to NASA overcame many setbacks, but hard work, determination and faith led to success. Here is an insiders account of the US Space Shuttle program, including the unforgettable experience of launch, the delights of weightless living, and the challenges of constructing the International Space Station. An inspirational story of a personal journey from rural Indiana to outer space, powered by a deep Christian faith. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732165 Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They lived in a closeted community, and little is known of their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back. This is something Mikey knows all too well. Growing up, he didnt go to school, he seldom mixed with non-Gypsies and the caravan became his world. Eventually Mikey was forced to make an agonising decision - to stay and keep secrets, or escape to find somewhere to belong. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715289 Examines the colorful lives and careers of the leaders of the Wild Bunch, who always managed to escape unscathed from their criminal exploits until new twentieth-century inventions and crime-fighting techniques caught up with them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1758112 A diagnosed non-criminal sociopath explains how her charisma and penchant for convincing lies enables her to influence and seduce others, offering insight into her system of ethics while offering advice on how to manage a relationship with a sociopath.--Novelist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750493 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705524 An authoritative account of the iconic actors life beyond his sensationalized persona celebrates his talents and classic films, providing discussions of such topics as his relationships with family members, ongoing battles with alcoholism and depression and his struggles with PTSD after serving in World War II. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687140 The author is the thirty-year-old proprietor of Baohaus, the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night, and one of the food worlds brightest and most controversial young stars. But before he created the perfect home for himself in a small patch of downtown New York, he wandered the American wilderness looking for a place to call his own. He grew up in theme-park America, on a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac in suburban Orlando, Florida raised by a wild family of FOB (fresh off the boat) hustlers and hysterics from Taiwan. While his father improbably launched a series of successful seafood and steak restaurants, the author burned his way through American culture, defying every model minority stereotype along the way. He obsessed over football, fought the all-American boys who called him a chink, partied like a gremlin, sold drugs with his crew, and idolized Tupac. His anchor through it all was food, from making Southern ribs with the Haitian cooks in his dads restaurant to preparing traditional meals in his mothers kitchen to haunting the midnight markets of Taipei when he was shipped off to the homeland. After misadventures as an unlikely lawyer, street fashion renegade, and stand-up comic, he finally threw everything he loved, past and present, family and food, into his own restaurant, bringing together a legacy stretching back to China and the shards of global culture he had melded into his own identity. This book is the immigrants story for the twenty-first century; a story of food, family, and the forging of a new notion of what it means to be an American. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687231 The Today show co-anchor shares the inspirational stories of six individuals who persevered and thrived in the face of devastating life challenges, from a woman who became a health advocate after losing 340 pounds to a civilian hero who saved a burn victim on September 11 only to discover that two family members died in the tragedy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739487 Featuring stories from some of his most trusted couturiers and friends, a tribute to the internationally celebrated star known for his music and his flamboyant fashions displays his most dazzling and over-the-top costumes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743595 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667778 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742137 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713110 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712707 The veteran singer and songwriter recounts his life and career, beginning from his teenage performances in dive bars and playing to provide for his family, through selling more than 53 million albums and singles worldwide. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712750 Award-winning journalist and author Kevin Sites compiles the accounts of soldiers, Marines, their families and friends, and also shares the unsettling narrative of his own failures during war (including complicity in a murder) and the redemptive powers of storytelling in arresting a spiraling path of self-destruction.-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731347 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744276 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734598 A portrait of the dynamic Emanuel brothers cites their achievements in medicine, politics, and Hollywood, offering insight into the family history, unique upbringing, and social atmosphere that influenced their lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713182 A portrait of the American rock icon, tracing his progress as a songwriter and performer throught the 1970s and 1980s. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687306 A vivid, funny, and poignant memoir that celebrates the distinct lure of the camaraderie and community one finds drinking in bars. Rosie Schaap has always loved bars: the wood and brass and jukeboxes, the knowing bartenders, and especially the sometimes surprising but always comforting company of regulars. Starting with her misspent youth in the bar car of a regional railroad, where at fifteen she told commuters fortunes in exchange for beer, and continuing today as she slings cocktails at a neighborhood joint in Brooklyn, Schaap has learned her way around both sides of a bar and come to realize how powerful the fellowship among regular patrons can be. In Drinking with Men, Schaap shares her unending quest for the perfect local haunt, which takes her from a dive outside Los Angeles to a Dublin pub full of poets, and from small-town New England taverns to a character-filled bar in Manhattans TriBeCa. Drinking alongside artists and expats, ironworkers and soccer fanatics, she finds these places offer a safe haven, a respite, and a place to feel most like herself. In rich, colorful prose, Schaap brings to life these seedy, warm, and wonderful rooms. Drinking with Men is a love letter to the bars, pubs, and taverns that have been Schaaps refuge, and a celebration of the uniquely civilizing source of community that is bar culture at its best-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1754591 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715313 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1751124 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748527 The Emanuels are a hard-driving family in perpetual motion--three brothers reign at the top of three very different fields: medicine, politics, and Hollywood. Author Dr. Ezekiel Zeke Emanuel is the eldest of the brothers and describes the family history, unique upbringing, and dynamic social atmosphere that produced Zeke, Rahm, and Ari--three intensely driven boys who became remarkably successful men. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744216 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696412 A true story of obsessive love turning to obsessive hate, Give Me Everything You Have chronicles the authors strange and harrowing ordeal at the hands of a former student, a self-styled verbal terrorist, who began trying, in her words, to ruin him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713172 Jonathan Cott met John Lennon in 1968 and remained friends with him and Yoko Ono until Johns death in 1980. He has kept in touch with Yoko since that time, and is one of the few writers who understand her profoundly positive influence on Lennon. This deeply personal book recounts the course of these friendships over the decades and provides an intimate look at two of the most astonishing cultural figures of our time. And what Jonathan Cott has to say will be found nowhere else. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674360 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712325 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1758262 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694402 In the slums of Kampala, Uganda, Phiona Mutesi sleeps in a decrepit shack with her mother and three siblings and struggles to find a single meal each day. Phiona is also one of the worlds best chess players. One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Phiona met Robert Katende, a war refugee turned missionary. Katende had an improbable dream: to empower slum kids through chess - a game for which there is no word in their language. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694359 Terry Francona the legendary manager of the Boston Red Sox opens up for the first time about his eight years there. Those eight years were a wild ride, unforgettable ride, and now the fascinating full story can be told in a book that examines like no other the art of managing in todays game. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760186 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1758113 Edna OBrien, the author of The Country Girls trilogy, The Light of Evening, and Byron in Love, portrays the events, people, emotions, and landscape that contributed to her rich and heady life. She is the recipient of the James Joyce Ulysses Medal, and an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668887 Henry Fondas performances--in The Grapes of Wrath, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Lady Eve, 12 Angry Men, On Golden Pond--helped define American in the twentieth century. He worked with movie masters from Ford and Sturges to Hitchcock and Leone. He was a Broadway legend. He fought in World War II and was loved the world over. Yet much of his life was rage and struggle. McKinneys Fonda is dark, complex, fascinating, and a product of glamour and acclaim, early losses, and Midwestern demons--a man haunted by what hed seen and who he was. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696361 Sampson Davis is best known as one of three friends from inner-city Newark who made a pact in high school to become doctors. In this book, Dr. Davis looks at the health-care crisis in the inner city from a rare perspective: that of a doctor who works on the front line of emergency medical care in the community where he grew up and as a member of that community who has faced the same challenges as the people he treats every day. He also offers invaluable practical advice for those living in such communities, where conditions like asthma, heart disease, strokes, obesity, and AIDS are disproportionately endemic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682862 Illuminates the friendships that have influenced, nourished, inspired, and haunted the author--and sometimes torn her apart--each of which has its own lessons that she seeks to understand. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738348 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731253 From his turbulent childhood in Kentucky to the trials and tribulations of raising a family, Hillbilly Heart shines a revealing light on one of country musics most enduring icons. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743596 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757385 The popular blogger and actress best known for her role on Law and Order recounts her struggles with infertility and efforts to have a child through in-vitro fertilization, explaining how talking about her challenges have enabled her to learn about herself and become the woman she was meant to be. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753445 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715299 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738324 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715282 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713985 A former Navy SEAL and combat medic traces the dramatic story of his military service, his survival of harrowing battlefield engagements, and his subsequent triumph over post-traumatic stress disorder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713111 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713122 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734588 A portrait of the Detroit Tigers pitcher who died in a 2009 accident recounts his rise from small-town Massachusetts to the major leagues, the on-field eccentricities that endeared him to fans, and the injuries that cut his career short. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705698 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1757388 The original MTV VJs offer a behind-the-scenes oral history of the early years of MTV, circa 1981 to 1985, when it was exploding, reshaping the culture, and forming the MTV generation.MTVs first VJs (along with the late J.J. Jackson) had front-row seats to a cultural revolution--and the hijinks of rock stars from Adam Ant to Cyndi Lauper. Their worlds collided, of course: John Cougar invited Nina Blackwood to a late night party that proved to be a seduction attempt. Mark Goodman partied with David Lee Roth, who offered him cocaine and groupies. Aretha Franklin made chili for Alan Hunter. After Martha Quinn interviewed Bob Dylan, he whisked her off to Ireland in his private jet. While the book has plenty of dish--secret romances, nude photographs, incoherent celebrities--it also tells the story of four VJs growing up alongside MTVs devoted viewers. Using MTV as a focal point, the book tells the story of the 1980s, from the neon-colored drawstring pants to the Reagan administration. Readers dont just get the inside scoop on music stars like Bob Dylan, Madonna, and Duran Duran, but a deeper understanding of how MTV changed our culture. Or as the VJs put it: Were the reason you have no attention span.-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739222 Tim Hetherington (1970-2011), one of the worlds most distinguished and dedicated contemporary photojournalists, was killed while covering the Libyan Civil War. This book is a compelling portrait of Hetheringtons life and career, exploring the risks, challenges, and thrills of contemporary war photography. Hetheringtons dedication to his career led him time after time into war zones, and, unlike some other journalists, he did not pack up after the story had broken. In 2003, after the Liberian civil war ended, Hetherington stayed in the country for three years, helping the United Nations track down human rights criminals. He was profoundly interested in the relationship between young men and war, and the feedback loop that images of war create: many young soldiers he encountered seemed to be emulating the images of warriors theyd seen in photos and on television. Hetherington continued his investigation of this theme in Libya, where he travelled to the most dangerous part of the frontline on what would be his final assignment. Only his photographs and video footage survived. This book is a testament to the tireless work of Hetherington and photographers like him, people who risk--and sometimes lose--their lives in order to give a voice to those devastated by conflict.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1752856 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713191 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748522 From the moment Breanda first held her baby brother David she was hooked. She became a second mother to him, changing his nappies, reading him stories and giving all the love her warm heart had. Knowing a career caring for children was her only calling in life, Brenda attended Londons prestigious Norland Institute, famous for producing top-class nannies. Brenda recalls her years at Norland, her experiences during the war, and recounts a life devoted to the care of other peoples children. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712054 A brilliant and provocative reexamination of Americas thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1751125 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1758209 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732554 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712756 Examines the colorful lives and careers of the leaders of the Wild Bunch, who always managed to escape unscathed from their criminal exploits until new twentieth-century inventions and crime-fighting techniques caught up with them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712714 Francona explores his tenure in Boston, examining how the beleaguered Red Sox reached incredible highs and equally incredible lows under his management, including several championship victories. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687131 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734637 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760214 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696191 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760221 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738328 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732106 The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731469 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753319 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1750604 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693622 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731419 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760187 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712182