Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7431&N=3+6601+6643 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749422 Set to inherit half of Bella Vista, a one hundred-acre apple orchard in a town called Archangel, along with a half-sister shes never heard of, Tess Delaney, who makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their rightful owners, discovers a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749427 When The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970, black faces were still rare on television, black hosts nonexistent. So how did Clerow Flip Wilson go from Jersey City grade-school dropout to national celebrity, heralded on the cover of Time as TVs First Black Superstar. Flip is a candid, entertaining biography of a consummate comedian who changed the face of American popular culture. Kevin Cook chronicles Flips meteoric rise through the Chitlin Circuit of segregated nightclubs to his breakthrough on Johnny Carsons Tonight Show to his hit variety show, on which he created such outrageous and hilarious characters as the sassy Geraldine and flock-fleecing Reverend Leroy. As one of the biggest stars of his time, he performed and partied with Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and other stars of the 1970s. Drawing on interviews with family, friends, and celebrities, Cook delivers the inspiring story of a complex man who broke the prime-time color barrier, blazing a trail for generations of African American performers who followed him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713199 A comedy writer on the televison show Chelsea Lately shares her misadventures with married life and parenthood, describing her relationship with next-door parents, her baby-seeking sister, and judgmental neighborhood moms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696202 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749430 Boston in 1775 is an island city occupied by British troops after a series of incendiary incidents by patriots who range from citizens to vigilantes. After the Boston Tea Party, British and American soldiers and Massachusetts residents have maneuvered around each other until April 19, when violence erupts at Lexington and Concord. In June, with the city cut off from supplies by a British blockade and Patriot militia poised in siege, skirmishes give way to war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1692788 An earthquake in Masada, Israel, kills hundreds and reveals a tomb buried in the heart of the mountain. A trio of investigators-- Sergeant Jordan Stone, a military forensic expert ; Father Rhun Korza, a Vatican priest ; and Dr. Erin Granger, a brilliant but disillusioned archaeologist-- are sent to explore the macabre discovery, a subterranean temple holding the crucified body of a mummified girl. But a brutal attack at the site sets the three on the run, thrusting them into a race to recover what was once preserved in the tombs sarcophagus: a book rumored to have been written by Christs own hand, a tome that is said to hold the secrets to His divinity. But the enemy who hounds them is like not other, a force of ancient evil directed by a leader of impossible ambitions and incalculable cunning -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713177 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1740138 Detective Lindsay Boxer just gave birth to her daughter a week ago, but already she is being forced to return to work. Not only is a rising star football player the prime murder suspect, but an English professor has been having dreams about a murder that he is convinced are real. At first Lindsay doesnt believe the professor, but then a shooting occurs and it fits the professors description to the last detail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685508 At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. Chris had taken a secretive personal leave and hadnt spoken to anyone from the office in days. The Private team retraces his footsteps to the cases he was investigating before his disappearance: a billionaire, a world-famous soccer player, and a seedy nightclub owner - and theyre all suspects. As Private digs further into Chriss past, a terrifying history is revealed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713394 In Deadly Stakes, police academy-trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is contacted to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcee on behalf of a woman accused of the crime. Lynn Martinson is dating the dead womans ex-husband, and she and her boyfriend Chip Ralston have been charged. Ali is simultaneously drawn to the case of A.J. Sanders, a frightened teen with secrets of his own. Hes the first to find the body in the Camp Verde desert when he goes to retrieve a mysterious buried box hidden by his absent father-- a box that turns out to be filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars in poker chips. When the body of an ex-con is discovered near the first crime scene, Ali struggles to determine if A.J. and Lynns cases are related. Though her friends in the police department grow increasingly irritated by her involvement with the cases, Ali must stop a deadly killer from claiming another victim-- before she herself is lost in this game of deadly stakes -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675720 In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented. Hattie gives birth to nine more children whom she raises with grit and mettle and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave. She vows to prepare them for the calamitous difficulty they are sure to face in their later lives, to meet a world that will not love them, a world that will not be kind. Captured here in twelve luminous narrative threads, their lives tell the story of a mothers monumental courage and the journey of a nation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742589 In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of historys most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces: Dantes Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science -- vendor summary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731643 The latest of the Isaac Bell adventure series. It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, he is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think that something else is going on, that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are in play. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742912 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742880 Not only explores the medical science behind the affirmations in Louise Hays international bestseller You Can Heal Your Life, but also offers stories and practical advice for personal healing. Affirmations, intuition, and medical science form a powerful triad that enable readers to achieve maximum health and well-being, and to experience on a deep level that, as Louise always says, All is well. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679067 LAPD cop Max Kent is not doing so well. Eight months ago, a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed his partner Allie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged. Shunned and shunted to the side, Max and his new partner Maggie set out to investigate the one case that no one wants them to touch. Whether they will make it out again, no one can say. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742893 San Francisco, 1882. After enjoying an evening listening to the young Oscar Wilde, crusading young lawyer Sarah Woolson and her brother, Samuel, are making their way home when a gunshot sounds and a bullet pierces the fog, striking Samuel. Who could want to hurt Samuel? Was he even the intended target? Determined to find answers, Sarah discovers more murder and mayhem on Telegraph Hill. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734690 In Carrie and Me, Carol Burnett shares her personal diary entries and correspondence revealing her anguish as a mother of a troubled teenager, the epiphanies that helped her help her family, and the grief and then the hope she felt after Carries death. Through Burnetts inimitable voice, we get a portrait of an unforgettable young woman that will bring hope to anyone struggling with raising or losing a child. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1692787 At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. Chris had taken a secretive personal leave and hadnt spoken to anyone from the office in days. The Private team retraces his footsteps to the cases he was investigating before his disappearance: a billionaire, a world-famous soccer player, and a seedy nightclub owner - and theyre all suspects. As Private digs further into Chriss past, a terrifying history is revealed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734993 From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious travelers experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermists shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733239 No one else can match will Robies talents as a hitman. No one, except Jessica Reel. A fellow assassin, Reel is every bit as lethal as Robie. And now, shes gone rogue, turning her gun sights on other members of their agency. To stop one of their own, the U.S. government looks once again to Robie. His mission: bring in Reel, dead or alive. Only a killer can catch another killer, they tell him. but as Robie pursues Reel, he quickly finds that there is more to her betrayal than meets the eye. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738357 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694278 In The Power Trip you will meet Aleksandr Kasianenko, a billionaire Russian oligarch, as he sets sail on The Bianca. Youll meet his sexy supermodel girlfriend, whom The Bianca is named after, and five dynamic, powerful, and famous couples invited on the yachts maiden voyage: Hammond Patterson, a driven Senator, and his lovely but unhappy wife, Sierra; Cliff Baxter, a charming, never-married movie star, and his ex-waitress girlfriend, Lori; Taye Sherwin, a famous black UK footballer and his interior designer wife, Ashley; Luca Perez, a male Latin singing sensation with his older decadent English boyfriend, Jeromy; and Flynn, a maverick journalist with his Asian renegade female friend, Xuan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664178 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715276 Americas leading marriage experts distill the secrets to a happy marriage into ten simple truths. In Making Marriage Simple, bestselling authors and Imago Relationships founders Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt distill what theyve learned from decades of research, their counseling and workshops with married couples, and their own 30-year relationship, into ten essential and provocative truths about marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713134 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749418 Everyone knows someone whos sick or suffering. Yet when a friend or relative is under duress many of us feel uncertain about how to cope. Throughout her recent bout with breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin became fascinated by her friends and familys diverse reactions to her and her illness: how awkwardly some of them behaved, how some misspoke or misinterpreted her needs, and how wonderful it was when people read her right. She began talking to her fellow patients and dozens of other veterans of serious illness, seeking to discover what sick people wished their friends knew about how best to comfort, help, and even simply talk to them. Now Pogrebin has distilled their collective stories and opinions into this wide-ranging compendium of pragmatic guidance and usable wisdom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745185 Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO has become one of Americas most galvanizing leaders. In Lean In, she urges women to take risks and seek new challenges, to find work that they love, and to remain passionately engaged with it at the highest levels throughout their lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742894 An exciting anthology of Psy-changeling stories, featuring two never-before published novellas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742890 Gabe, Jace, and Ash: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. Theyre accustomed to getting anything they want. For Gabe, its making one particular fantasy come true with a woman who was forbidden fruit. Now shes ripe for the picking. When Gabe Hamilton saw Mia Crestwell walk into the ballroom for his hotels grand opening, he knew he was going to hell for what he had planned. After all, Mia is his best friends little sister. Except shes not so little anymore. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697511 A collection of original travel stories told by some of the worlds best novelists. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748526 Joyce Meyer examines the nature of habits and provides guidance for listeners seeking to break bad habits. She argues that any immediate gratification gained from bad habits is outweighed by the spiritual toll they take on an individual. Here, she introduces fourteen fulfilling habits that she suggests using to replace the bad ones. She explains that by implementing the good habits, listeners will become spiritually fulfilled and will have no use for bad habits. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733247 For more than 300 years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, but to Eli Landon, its home. Eli has had an intense year of public and police scrutiny after being accused of the murder of his soon-to-be-ex wife. Local resident Abra is a woman of many talents, including helping Eli take control of his life and clear his name. As they become entangled in each other, they find themselves caught in a net that has ensnared a man intent on reaping the rewards of destroying Eli Landon once and for all -- from vendor record. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1532219 Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole Rossi attempt to rescue the Rossi Brothers Circus--lions, tigers, elephants, and all--in Mexico, where a massive earthquake has struck, leading to the imminent eruption of a volcano. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1568477 Presents a humorous collection of stories about the authors relationships with the opposite sex told chronologically, from his first kiss to getting engaged. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557784 The second novel in Jeffrey Archers five-part Clifton Chronicles series. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582667 Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition two months after their marriage when a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks. When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident. And yet, against all odds, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. The vow tells the true story of this journey, one of a commitment unbroken and a vow fulfilled. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1602313 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.--Books in Print http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713520 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, along with some unusual skills and talents. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1632594 Hannah Smith, a tall, strong, formidable Florida woman, the descendant of generations of strong Florida women. She makes her living as a fishing guide, but her friends, neighbors, and clients also know her as an uncommonly resourceful woman with a keen sense of justice, someone who cant be bullied, and they have taken to coming to her with their problems. Her methods can be unorthodox, though, and those on the receiving end of them often wind up very unhappy and sometimes very violent. And when a girl goes missing, and Hannah is asked to find her, that is exactly what happens http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582677 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694460 Parents, siblings, best friends, college roommates, professional associates and many more open up like never before to reveal the heart and soul of the woman behind the podium. Although Palins early political heartache necessitated the growing of a thicker skin, she is still a woman of heart who lover her God, family, and country. Sarah is an insiders look at what makes one of the worlds most recognized female leaders great. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1632571 Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is faced with one of her most difficult assignments yet when shes asked to assist in a case involving the mysterious deaths of three dead babies. Making matter even more difficult for her is that shes forced to team up with her one-time boyfriend Detective Ryan on the case. As the investigation takes them from the heart of Montreal to the mining town of Yellowknife, the two discover a truth about the deaths more shocking than they could have imagined. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582643 From the best selling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. Jonah Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single gift possessed by the lucky few. Its a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively. Collapsing the layers separating the neuron from the finished symphony, Imagine reveals the deep inventiveness of the human mind, and its essential role in our increasingly complex world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580188 A fictional account of the marriage of ballet master George Balanchine and Tanaquil Le Clercq describes how polio ended Tannys dancing career, the rehabilitation that deepened their relationship, and how Balanchines return to ballet tested their marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1474148 A top nuclear scientist turns homicidal, taking an innocent family hostage at gunpoint. Gideon Crew, a colleague of the scientist at Los Alamos, is called in to talk the man down. But the standoff ends in an explosion of violence. When the authorities discover the scientists body is intensely radioactive, and that he had recently embraced Islamic extremism, all hell breaks loose. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1628299 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713200 Depicts the zombie apocalypse through the journal of a member of the military and descriptions of the other survivors he meets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1670558 At the same time, ships have started vanishing mid-ocean, usually never to be found again, but when they are, sometimes bodies are found aboard, burned to a crisp. What is going on? And what does it have to do with an Italian submarine that disappeared in 1943, lost at sea? Or was she? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590854 When Kay Wyma realized that an attitude of entitlement had crept into her home, this mother of five got some attitude of her own. Cleaning House is her account of a year-long campaign to introduce her kids to basic life skills. From making beds to grocery shopping to refinishing a deck chair, the Wyma family experienced for themselves the ways meaningful work can transform self-absorption into earned self-confidence and concern for others. --Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580364 America has enemies, ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military cant stop. Thats when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and always nails his target. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585572 Famed pundit James Carville and pollster Stan Greenberg defend the intelligence of the American voter and look at the gap between how the public and its politicians view the economy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1648408 Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, shes a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, shes a disgrace; to design mavens, shes a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1583701 After narrowly surviving his last operation, Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, has taken refuge behind the walls of the Vatican, where he is restoring one of Caravaggios greatest masterpieces. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1632572 After pulling some spectacular heists, Amy and Dan have become two of Interpols most wanted criminals. So when Vesper One orders them to steal the worlds largest diamond, they know theyre facing life in prison, or worse. With the Cahill hostages still in peril, Amy and Dan have no choice but to launch a mission that leads them to an ancient city full of dangerous secrets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679137 Told from the perspective of precocious fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peters father is a vicar, his mother an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the fictional island of Fin where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is at it seems. When Peters parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings fear the worst--has their parents relentless quest to boost church attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and humor, this book is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582644 The Tibetan Buddhist lessons for the fulfilled life known as The four limitless ones are meant to guide us like an arrow along the soaring arc of unconditional love. This five-day meditation series brings listeners into the presence of Pema Chodron as she revisits the four immeasurables or limitless ones: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Each are explored here in depth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1474149 What started as a simple hike through the park turns into a nightmare when Anna Pigeon wakes up in the bottom of a dry well, naked, without any of her supplies, and no memory as to how she got there. Using her own wits and nothing else, Anna must fight to escape this deadly prison, and then find out who put her there. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613522 Based on exhaustive research and unprecedented access to White House officials, CIA analysts, Pakistani intelligence, and the military, this is the definitive account of ten years in pursuit of bin Laden and of the twilight of al-Qaeda. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696035 Bestselling author and Bible life coach Sheri Rose Shepherd shares with total transparency and transforming truth how to attain your hearts desire when it comes to love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580362 Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala investigate the smoldering hulk of a NUMA research vessel in the Indian Ocean and soon uncover an audacious scheme to permanently alter the weather on a global scale, killing millions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1632580 While visiting Julian Rat Perkins, the 16-year-old boy with whom she survived a terrible ordeal, Maura Isles is startled to learn that all the students at Evensong are survivors of violence. Isolated in the Maine wilderness, the boarding school teaches its students the science and investigative skills needed for a high-level crimefighting career. Meanwhile in Boston, Detective Jane Rizzoli investigates the murder of Teddy Clocks foster family, a slaughter that only Teddy survived. When Teddy is also threatened, Rizzoli hides him at Evensong. But she and Maura discover that even the secluded school cannot shut out a gathering threat, and that the key to the murders is within its gates. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1531525 Private Investigator Regan Reilly and her New York police officer husband Jack thought that they might finally get a chance to relax when they travel to California to see some old friends. But when they visit Regans old friend Zelda, they suspect something is amiss. Shes suddenly turned into a health fanatic, taking in all the advice of her somewhat shady business manager. Regan thinks that Zelda is getting gypped, and she sets out to prove it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1670559 After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back into the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions, has mysteriously vanished after an emergency appendectomy. Solving the case is harder than she imagined and to make sure the rent is paid she takes on a second job, protecting her mentor Ranger from a deadly special forces adversary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1648568 NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat arrives at her latest crime scene to find an unidentified woman stabbed to death and stuffed inside a suitcase left on a Manhattan street. Nikki is in for a big shock when this new homicide connects to the unsolved murder of her own mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1481049 A young man is bitten in the darkness by a creature he cannot see, setting into motion his transformation into a beast that is neither man nor wolf. As the desire to embrace his new form becomes too great to resist, he finds himself still wanting to perform good, even while in his most savage state. On a search to find out more about his new gift, he finds something even more unexpected: love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615524 A high-end prostitute is found brutally murdered on the London docks, and Monks quest to discover the truth behind her death leads him down a shocking path, littered with secrets that have been buried since the infamous Opium Wars. Monk must unravel the victims link to the widow of a dead doctor, and the doctors vanished report on the misuse of opium, before the killer strikes again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1602318 Top business blogger and former CEO Michael Hyatt gives listeners the tools to make themselves and their product standout in todays crowded marketplace, including the world of social media. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1632561 Surviving witnesses talk about seeing things like monsters and swarms of bees. They describe sudden, overwhelming feelings of fear and rage and paranoia. When forensics gives its report, the mass delusions make more sense: It appears the bar patrons were exposed to a cocktail of chemicals and illegal drugs that could drive anyone to temporary insanity, if not kill them outright. And if Eve cant figure it out fast, it could happen again, anytime, anywhere. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1673231 A Harvard-trained neurosurgeons minute-by-minute account of his own near-death experience, and what he discovered in the heavenly realm beyond life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554863 Adam Blaine arrives at the funeral of his estranged father, Ben Blaine, a famous and charismatic writer who left behind him a string of secret legal and financial arrangements. Using his training as a CIA operative, Adam seeks to find the truth of his fathers death, even if it means exposing one or more of his own family members as the killer and discovering secrets about himself that he was never supposed to know. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453384 Detective Warshawski is pitted against a powerful political pundit with serious connections and a complicated history hell do anything to protect. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621738 The story of the spies that helped with the D-Day invasion of Normandy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657087 For thirty years, Charlie and Donna Barton have run The Bridge, providing the townspeople with coffee, conversation, and shelves of good books. By Christmastime, the bank threatens to pull the lease and is about to take the Bartons house as well. Despondent, Charlie considers ending his life. And in the face of tragedy, miracles unfold. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453380 The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise. Urgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the Prime Ministers private army are called in, augmented by an extraordinary new recruit, an intelligence captain and Afghan war hero named Sara Gideon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566924 Award-winning reporter John Stossel shares his view on the free market and why less government is good government. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668482 Mike Huckabee writes to his grandchildren about the things that matter most to him in life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734680 After the hangman Jakob Kuisl is framed for his sisters murder, his daughter Magdalena and her paramour, Simon, enlist the help of a network of beggars in order to save him from the noose. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1568494 Anita Moorjani had lymphoma, which had spread throughout her body, and her organs were beginning to shut down. As she slipped into a coma, doctors were resigned to the fact that she was in her last hours of life. Yet Anita experienced what has been termed a near-death experience (NDE), and within 24 hours of coming out of the coma, she had a newfound knowing about her own life. Subsequently, her body healed very rapidly, and within weeks doctors found no traces of cancer. This CD was inspired by what Anita experienced during her own journey to healing, and was specially created to assist those who are currently going through physical challenges of their own. It contains a highly specialized program that uses sound at different frequencies to guide you to a state of very deep and meditative relaxation.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1648507 Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy know that an angels work is never done, and with Will, an apprentice angel under their wings, they descend upon Times Square in New York City eager to join in the festivities. When Will spies two lonely strangers in the crowd, he decides its the perfect time to lend a heavenly helping hand. In a strange twist of fate, the angels cook up a brilliant plan to create an unforgettable Christmas miracle. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1670755 John Puller investigates the death of his Aunt Betsy. Though her death seems to have been an accident, Puller received a letter from her before her death that may indicate otherwise. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1547571 From repeat New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore comes a love story, the portrait of a young artist, the portrait of the young artists girlfriend, a mystery, a thriller, and a comedy-all about the color blue. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1669057 In The black swan Taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution: how to gain from disorder and chaos while being protected from fragilities and adverse events. For what Taleb calls the antifragile is actually beyond the robust, because it benefits from shocks, uncertainty, and stressors, just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension. The antifragile needs disorder in order to survive and flourish. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1692780 Jenny and Bill are a married couple whose love is absolute. Theyre certain theyre fated to be together until the end of time, but tragedy strikes when they least expect it, cutting their lives and their happiness short. More than thirty years later, Bob, a hardened New York City publisher, will meet his match in Lillibet, a shy Amish girl who is a talented writer. Though these two couldnt be less alike, they immediately sense a deep connection that spans their differences. And theres the unshakable sense that theyve known each other for a long time, possibly in another life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1619013 While Dave Robicheaux was in a recovery unit in New Orleans, a mysterious woman named Tee Jolie Melton paid him a visit, giving him an iPod with the song Creole Belle on it. Since then, Dave has become obsessed with the song and the woman who gave it to him. When he goes searching for her, he discovers that her sister has been murdered. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674769 For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624584 Life at Corduroy Mansions, nestled in Londons hip Pimlico neighborhood, is as lively as ever. While Berthea Snark scribbles a scathing biography of a Parliament member--her son!--William French frets that his own son will never leave home. And to no ones surprise, clever terrier Freddie de la Hay has sniffed his way into a heap of trouble. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613520 From 1993 through 1998, NBC exploded every conventional notion of what a broadcast network could accomplish with the greatest prime-time line-up in television history. Here is the funny, splashy, irresistible insiders account of the greatest era in television history -- told by the actors, writers, directors, producers, and the network executives who made it happen ... and watched it all fall apart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1523404 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1579794 On the night of high school graduation, Jake Randolph survives a car crash that kills his girlfriend and leaves her brother in a coma. Jake and his family move to the west coast of Australia in order to escape the horrors of the accident. Demeter Castle, another survivor of the crash, falls prey to alcohol abuse and other self-destructive behaviors that nearly lead to her destroying her own life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554858 Daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange mans seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever. Twelve years later, the woman known as Abigail Lowery lives on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she designs sophisticated security systems--and supplements her own security with a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. But Abigails reserve only intrigues police chief Brooks Gleason. Her logical mind, her secretive nature, and her unromantic viewpoints leave him fascinated but frustrated. He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something--and that her elaborate defenses hide a story that must be revealed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1558829 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667662 An exploration of the life of singer Whitney Houston from the perspective of the gospel singer who considered Houston to be a sister and member of the extended Winans family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1614554 Counter-terrorism expert Scot Harvaths name has been added to the Black List, a secret government hit list that only the president of the United States has final approval over. Now, with secret operatives on his trail and a mark on his head, Scot has to find out who framed him, and why, all while trying to stop the deadliest terrorist attack the United States has ever seen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621674 Based on hundreds of interviews and documents, this book chronicles the forces that shaped the first black president of the United States and explains why he thinks and acts as he does. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705055 Pepper is a rambunctious big man, and, suddenly, the surprised inmate of a budget-strapped mental institution in Queens, New York. Hes not mentally ill, but that doesnt seem to matter. On his first night, hes visited by a terrifying creature who nearly kills him before being hustled away by the hospital staff. Its no delusion: The other patients confirm that a hungry devil roams the hallways when the sun goes down. Pepper rallies three other inmates in a plot to fight back: Dorry, an octogenarian schizophrenic; Coffee, an African immigrant with severe OCD; and Loochie, a bipolar teenage girl. Battling the pill-pushing staff, one another, and their own minds, they try to kill the monster thats stalking them. But can the Devil die? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1511407 This is dedicated to your mastery of the art of realizing all your desires. The greatest gift you have been given is the gift of your imagination. Everything that now exists was once imagined. And everything that will ever exist must first be imagined. Wishes Fulfilled is designed to take you on a voyage of discovery, wherein you can begin to tap into the amazing manifesting powers that you possess within you and create a life in which all that you imagine for yourself becomes a present fact. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1652802 Gone Girls toxic mix of sharp-edged wit with deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566921 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=1474984