Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7431&N=3+7450&No=20 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695826 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735100 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675585 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694768 After years of being a TV ratings juggernaut but now taking a hit in viewership, Project Icon keeps assistant producer Sasha King hopping, what with its diva judges, foul-mouthed contestants, and muckracking gossip columnists. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738586 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682630 Astonished by his imminent marriage to a woman he believed out of his league, Seth flies to their destination wedding in Florida only to be swept up in a maelstrom of violence involving rioters, Russian gangsters, angry strippers, and a desperate python. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695512 Struggling with encroaching middle age and a broken engagement, advertising agent Finbar Dolan is forced to cancel his Christmas plans to tackle a last-minute work assignment only to learn that his estranged and abusive father has taken ill and that his siblings are unwilling to help, a situation that forces Fin to re-evaluate his choices. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743542 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704433 Everyone at IRS special agent Tara Holloways office is looking for love by signing up for an online dating service. As depressing as that is to Tara, her life only gets worse when she finds out that her next case involves cash-funneling to terrorists. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696023 Losing her home when her owner passes away, Prudence the brown tabby cat is taken in by her former owners grieving daughter, who maintains a meticulously organized life to avoid the pain of past losses and memories about her dynamic relationship with her mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732410 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705448 The narrator faces the prospect of permanent life as a married man and looks upon the institution of marriage with the same cynicism he brings to fatherhood and his dead-end job. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739491 After Queenie Wake is dismissed from her restaurant job, she returns to North Star to cook meals for death row inmates. Hopeful that the bad memories of her late mother and promiscuous sister (now the mother of the captain of the high school football team) have been forgotten by the locals, Queenie discovers that some people cant be forgotten--heartbreaker Everett Coburn--her old high-school sweetheart. When secrets from the past emerge, will Queenie be able to stick by her family or will she leave home again?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731315 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1702013 At fifteen, Josh Paquette and Khadijah Silvergate-Dunn catch Joshs father and Khadijahs mother kissing in a natural foods store. As both of their families fall apart, the teenagers sign a pact never to cheat on anyone, ever. They have no problem keeping the vow-- until they meet again at twenty-eight, both struggling with career and identity, and both engaged to other people -- dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712685 While treating themselves to a modest vacation in sunny Florida, newly unemployed Wisconsinites Patrick and Barbara McDougal get the ride of a lifetime when they, after being robbed of everything, are rescued by bighearted psychopath and happy tour guide Serge Storms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738713 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685332 An eccentric Upper East Side family loses all their money and their penthouse and seeks refuge in Central park, in a picture book for grown-ups. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738922 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696576 After inheriting a large sum of money, Henry Lang moves to Brooklyn to live like a twenty-something hipster and pursue his dream of a publishing career but instead finds himself in increasingly disturbing situations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704545 While treating themselves to a modest vacation in sunny Florida, newly unemployed Wisconsinites Patrick and Barbara McDougal get the ride of a lifetime when they, after being robbed of everything, are rescued by bighearted psychopath and happy tour guide Serge Storms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683302 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743322 A British astronomer, Thayer, high on Darwin and other progressive scientists of [his] age, has come to believe that beings more highly evolved than us are alive on Mars (he has evidence) and that there will be a perfect moment in which we can signal to them that we are here, too. He gets the support and funding for a massive project to build the Equilateral, a triangle with sides hundreds of miles long, in the desert of Egypt in time for that perfect window. But as work progresses, the Egyptian workers, less evolved than the British, are also less than cooperative, and a bout of malaria that seems to activate at the worst moments makes it all much more confusing and complex than Thayer ever imagined--Amazon.com. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744796 The hilarious story of a struggling young actress trying to get ahead--and keep it together--in New York City. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715436 When her boyfriend relationship collapses, Hannah Sugarman seizes the chance to do what shes always loved and launches an underground supper club out of her new landlords town house. Though her delicious dishes become the talk of the town, Hannah faces various romantic prospects that leave her guessing and confused, parents who dont support cooking as a career, and her own fears of taking a risk and charting her own path. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743327 Working as a birdwatching guide to scrape together enough money to survive, Nathan Lochmueller performs nature research in backwater Indiana, where he falls in love with a heartbreaking free spirit named Lola and confronts the accidental turns of his life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704323 Twenty years after ruling the halls of her suburban Chicago high school, Lissy Ryder doesnt understand why her glory days ended. Back then, she was worshipped-- beloved-- feared. Present day, not so much. Shes been pink-slipped from her high-paying job, dumped by her husband and kicked out of her condo. Now, at thirty-seven, shes struggling to start a business out of her parents garage and sleeping under the hair-band posters in her old bedroom. Lissy finally realizes karma is the only bitch bigger than she was. Her present is miserable because of her past. But its not like she can go back in time and change who she was-- or can she? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624534 In a story written from Sneaky Pies perspective, the intrepid feline sleuth temporarily halts her busy writing career to run for President, a campaign marked by a revolutionary animal-rights agenda and a frisky flock of prospective cabinet members. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675663 A music student working in Prague cataloging Beethovens manuscripts discovers clues that her deceased mentor may not have committed suicide and becomes involved with a time-travel drug, a 400-year-old dwarf, a handsome Prince and a powerful U.S. senator. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1660663 Structured as a daybook of sorts, with the Cursing Mommy--beleaguered wife of Larry and mother of two boys, twelve and nine--trying (more or less) valiantly to offer tips on how to do various tasks around the home, only to end up on the ground, cursing, surrounded by broken glass. Her voice is somewhere between Phyllis Dillers and Sylvia Plaths: a hilariously desperate housewife with a taste for swearing and large glasses of red wine, who speaks to the frustrations of everyday life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576263 A cowboy governor finds himself the accidental leader of Texass right-wing revolution in this irreverent, entertaining debut novel. Written with the comedic mastery of Christopher Buckley, Dont Mess with Travis tells the story of Ben Travis, a no-name Texas senator who becomes governor after a late-night accident takes the lives of the men ahead of him in the chain of command. Before the paint has even dried on his parking spot, the recently divorced Travis uncovers the latest Washington power grab and decides theres only one solution: secession. The stunt pits Travis (and Texas) against the president, a golf-obsessed, progressive egomaniac with spotty leadership skills, and the liberal elites behind him, who will try every dirty trick to derail the new governor and hold on to the most prosperous state in the Union. Despite the doomsday threats from D.C., Travis forges ahead in a thrilling and hysterical quest to fight big government tyranny and restore sanity to the nation.--from publishers description http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657754 The island of East Pukapuka lies in the path of a tsunami that will kill everyone but Butter, a little girl more worried about the lives of the injured animals she cares for than her own. Butter is rescued by a Loggerhead sea turtle who carries her away on his back. As she and her exhausted savior begin to sink, the girl is plucked out of the sea by Jesus Dobby, the boozy owner of a salvage boat who is thrilled, at first, to have found a genuine turtle-girl hybrid. Downhill racer Dante Wheeler dies in a terrible skiing accident and revives in a twilight state, having lost all memories of his former life. When he heals enough to leave the rehab facility, Dante heads to Polynesia, where he has found a home in his dreams. There he encounters Ophelia, a beautiful blond policewoman who reluctantly agrees to transport him to East Pukapuka. Jope and Ratu, a pair of bumbling pirates, steal a vessel laden with cocaine. They are hotly pursued by the drug-runners hit man Albino Paul, the descendant of cannibals, whose goal is to reclaim his heritage.--Publishers website. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667207 This hilarious new novel by Americas best-selling cowboy poet, Baxter Black, offers a funny, fast-paced inside look at the lives of rodeo cowboys and the women they love--or that they want to love-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679467 An outrageous tall tale that follows one desperate, disgruntled Silicon Valley exec through a his surreal three-day scramble to cash out his stock options and leave behind his hated high-tech job before outrageous villains (and even crazier friends) completely destroy him--Publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684649 John Lincoln, a 33-year old book editor in Chicago, dreams of joining the world of real writers and editors in New York. He needs a hot bestseller, and finds his salvation in Amy OMalley, a recent Univ. of Chicago graduate who has worked on the schools famous sex survey. With Lincolns prodding, Amy writes an erotic thriller. Her book opens doors for Lincoln but not in the way he imagined. This comic novel is about the hard work of understanding what it is you want out of life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629888 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557914 How will Jane Austen break the news to her fianc that shes not only undead, but also a 200-plus-year-old literary icon? In sleepy upstate New York, Janes wedding preparations have taken on a bloodsucking intensity. So when Walter suggests they combine their marriage and honeymoon with a house tour of Europe, Jane jumps at the chance. But to Janes chagrin, more than one secret from her past is about to resurface. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574865 Gia and Bella return to Seaside Heights for another sexy summer on the beach, where they pursue tans, fun, and the gorilla juiceheads of their dreams. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1653924 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538512 Follows the life of Patrick Melrose, a member of an upper class English family, through his traumatic childhood with an abusive father, drug addiction, fatherhood, and the possible loss of his family home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682717 A young gemologist who happens to be related to the local mob is reluctantly recruited to smuggle diamonds across the border with hilarious consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557877 Sharing a relationship that causes many to mistake them for sisters, best friends Willa and Jane work freelance jobs and enjoy each others company until an old high school buddy from Willas past unexpectedly falls in love with Jane. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1565372 On the 12th floor of the Acme Building, on a cold February day in St. Paul, Guy Noir looks down the barrel of a loaded revolver in the hands of geezer gangster Joey Roast Beef who is demanding to hear what lucrative scheme Guy is cooking up with stripper-turned-womens-studies-professor Naomi Fallopian. Everyone wants to know-Joey, Lieutenant McCafferty, reporter Gene Williker, Guys ex-girlfriend Sugar OToole, the despicable Larry B. Larry, the dreamboat Scarlett Anderson, Mr. Kress of the FDA-and Guy faces them one by one, as he and Naomi pursue a dream of earning gazillions by selling a surefire method of dramatic weight loss. In this whirlwind caper Guy faces danger, falls in love, and faces off with the capo del capo del grande primo capo Johnny Banana -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1584894 Winn Van Meter is heading for his familys retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm, for the next three days this sanctuary will be overrun by tipsy revelers as Winn prepares for the marriage of his daughter Daphne to the affable young scion Greyson Duff. Winns wife, Biddy, has planned the wedding with military precision, but arrangements are sideswept by a storm of salacious misbehavior and intractable lust: Daphnes sister, Livia, who has recently had her heart broken by Teddy Fenn, the son of her fathers oldest rival, is an eager target for the seductive wiles of Greysons best man; Winn, instead of reveling in his patriarchal duties, is tormented by his long-standing crush on Daphnes beguiling bridesmaid Agatha; and the bride and groom find themselves presiding over a spectacle of misplaced desire, marital infidelity, and monumental loss of faith in the rituals of American life--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657667 Lucy Butler, former wallflower, lands her dream job working for her idol, world-famous fashion photographer Stefano Lepres. But in a world where getting doused in coffee for not getting the order right is the new normal, she isn{u2019}t getting any closer to her ideal of being behind the camera herself. Then a superstar actress generously takes Lucy under her wing and teaches her the ways of the rich and famous{u2014}treating her to racks of designer clothes and introducing her to a life of private planes and penthouse suites. Soon Lucy is dating a rock star, attending the hottest Hollywood parties, and dressing the part. Lost in the luxury, she loses sight of the things that once mattered most. It{u2019}s going to take a hard blow from the high life to send Lucy back to the real life she always wanted. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1508712 What to do when youve just graduated from college and your plans conflict with those of your parents? That is, when your plans to hang out on the couch, re-read your favorite childrens books, and take old prescription tranquilizers, conflict with your parents plans that you, well, get a job? Without a fallback plan, Eshter Kohler decides she has no choice but to take the job her mother has lined up for her: babysitting for their neighbors, the Browns. Its a tricky job, though. Six months earlier, the Browns youngest child died. Still, as Esther finds herself falling in love with their surviving daughter May, and distracted by a confusing romance with one of her friends, she doesnt notice quite how tricky the job is ... until she finds herself assuming the role of confidante to Mays mother Amy, and partner in crime to Amys husband Nate. Trapped in conflicting roles doomed to collide, Esther is forced to come up with a better idea of who she really is. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1537989 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1569093 Starting a rumor about an assassination plot targeting the Dalai Lama as part of an effort to gain support for a secret weapons system, Bird McIntyre and Angel Templeton provoke Washington crises that bring the United States and China to the brink of war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729672 El siempre original Arthur Phillips se ha superado a s mismo en este inteligente juego literario, mezcla de narrativa, teatro y autobiografa, con l mismo como socarrn personaje que se infiltra en el mundo de Shakespeare, en la industria editorial y en su propia familia, provocando un divertido efecto. Arthur Phillips y su hermana gemela, Dana, mantienen una relacin poco comn con su padre, tambin llamado Arthur Phillips, un falsificador apasionado por distorsionar y envolver de magia lo cotidiano. A punto de morir, Arthur, padre, le entrega a su hijo una obra maestra de Shakespeare que l mismo ha descubierto luego de que permaneciera oculta durante siglos, y lo invita a editarla. Como albacea literario de este patrimonio, Arthur, hijo, se cuestiona a menudo la autenticidad de la obra, al tiempo que pone en tela de juicio, durante el proceso filolgico que emprende para comprobarla, la fiabilidad de su tan excntrica como disfuncional familia. Porque Arthur est plenamente convencido de que la obra shakespeariana es la mayor estafa llevada a cabo por su padre... -- cover, p. [4]. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1537994 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518185 Once a month, four New York City moms forget about shaky marriages, rebellious children, and rocky careers--and place a bet on friendship. Besides the fact that their kids all attend the same fashionable Brooklyn Heights private school, Bess, Robin, Carla, and Alicia have little in common. Thrown together on the tony schools Diversity Committee, the women impulsively turn their awkward first meeting into a boisterous game of poker. Instead of betting with chips or pocket change, however, they play for intimate secrets about their lives. Soon enough, virtual strangers are transformed into close confidantes. As the Diversity Commitee meetings become a highly anticipated monthly ritual, the new friends reveal more with each game. Appearances deceive. Picture-perfect housewife Bess struggles to relate to her surly teenage daughter and judgmental mother. Robin, a bohemian single mom, grapples with the truth concerning her childs real father. Carla, an ambitious African American doctor, attempts to balance the colossal demands of her family with her dream of owning her own private practice. And to distract herself from her troubled marriage, shy copywriter Alicia fantasizes about an attractive younger colleague. Putting all their cards on the table, the four women grow to rely on one another, bracing for one final showdown--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566304 Constance Hardings comfortable corner of Surrey is her own little piece of heaven. She lives in a chocolate box house complete with an Aga and a parrot, her bell-ringing club is set to dominate the intercounty tournament, and she is sure she can get her son, Rupert, to settle down if she just writes the perfect personal ad for him. Naturally, things turn disastrous rather quickly. And shes about to learn that her perfect home conceals a scandal that would make the vicar blush. Her Lithuanian housekeepers undergarments keep appearing in her husbands study and her daughter is turning into a Lycra-clad gap-year strumpet. As her family falls apart, Constance embarks on an extraordinary journey. From partying in Ibiza to riding bareback with a handsome Argentinean gaucho whose only English words are Britney and Spears, Constance is about to discover a wider world she thought it was too late to find. Hilarious, inventive, and ultimately heartwarming, A Surrey State of Affairs will appeal to fans of Major Pettigrews Last Stand and the novels of Alexander McCall Smith. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664433 When an unexpected turn of events pushes Leopold William Victor Wolfsburg of Nirona closer to the throne, the Wolfsburgs decide to step up Amys transformation from down-to-earth gardener to perfectly polished princess-in-waiting. Amy would do anything for Leo, but is finding her Prince Charming worth the price of losing herself? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675705 While outside on Manhattans Midtown streets a fierce snowstorm rages ferociously, nothing can dampen the excitement inside the elegant ballroom of Manhattans Pierre Hotel. Hunt clubs from all over North America have gathered for their annual gala, and nobody is in higher spirits than Sister Jane, Master of the Jefferson Hunt in Virginias Blue Ridge Mountains. Braving the foul weather, Sister and her boyfriend, Gray Lorillard, pop out to purchase cigars for the celebration at a nearby tobacco shop, finding themselves regaled by the colorful stories of its eccentric proprietor, Achilles Alonzo. Yet the trips festive mood goes to ground the next morning with the grisly discovery of Alonzos corpse. The tobacconist was shot in the head but found, oddly enough, with a cigarette pack of Smoky Mountain Smokes laid carefully over his heart. When a similar murder occurs in Washington, D.C., Sisters horse sense tells her theres a nefarious plot afoot, one thats winding its way from the Souths aromatic tobacco farms to the wood-paneled boardrooms of power brokers hellbent on profit. When Sister voices her suspicions, she too becomes a target. Fortunately for her, the Master of the Jefferson Hunt may rely upon the wits and wiles of her four-legged friend--including horses Keepsake and Lafayette, and even the crabby fox Aunt Netty! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1565310 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590833 Set in 1930s Russia, this darkly humorous, tragic, and ultimately heroic novel tells the tale of Vladimir, an eight-year-old Russian boy suddenly stricken with a chronic case of the hiccups. He soon finds himself spirited away to a Moscow hospital by the famous physician Sergei Namestikov, who puts him through a series of extraordinary--and often bizarre--treatments in an effort to find a cure. When Sergeis chief medical rival, the brilliant Alexander Afiniganov, discovers that beneath Vladimirs blank eyes lurks a pure, unbridled evil, he takes steps to remove the child from polite society. Abandoned by everyone but his hiccups, Vladimir decides to return to the world he once knew, encountering many strange people and situations along the way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1630052 Expecting a large bonus that will expand his already lucrative lifestyle, jaded London investment banker Dave Hart employs morally ambiguous strategies and charm to increase his status in a world where he is valued less than he believes he should be. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1663998 Housesitting at the ultra-modern apartment of a composer friend in a glum Eastern European city, a British copywriter accidentally spills wine on the apartments priceless wooden floor and endures a psychologically disastrous week of perfectionist repair and maintenance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577798 When Gulliver Leverenz abandons LA to make a fresh start in New York, he leaves behind his family, his friends--and one bastard exboyfriend. Its certainly an impusle move: Gully has no job, no money, and no direction. What he does have is a former fraternity brother with a posh apartment, a crew of incredibly hot friends, a reputation as a rising star in the gay nightlife scene. As luck would have it, Gully soon snags a job with a talent agent and even finds himself a new boyfriend. Theres just one catch: Gulliver knows this budding relationship could get him in a lot of trouble. And inevitably, it does just that. The whole mess blows up in his face, leading to an onslaught of catastrophes that leaves him in a tragic and seemingly hopeless situation beheath the skyscrapers. But Gulliver is tougher than he reaslizes and is determined to prove, once and for all, that he has what it takes to make it in New York. By turns exciting, sad, and hysterially funny, Gulliver Takes Manhattan is a candid tale of one mans adventures in the greatest city in the world.--cover, p.4. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1619139 Arriving at his familys farm in Eastern Colorado to discover his fathers home in a terrible state because of the dishonest machinations of a corrupt banker, Shakespeare Williams falls in with former classmates in a plot to rob the bank that has cheated them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557468 After ballet dancer Sasha Davis suffers a severe injury and returns home to Minnesota to recover and deal with her mothers death, she forms an unexpected bond with her live-in aide, Evelyn, who helps Sasha face life with a renewed purpose. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1555265 Casino fixer Lucky OTooles search for a missing magician is complicated by a confrontation with The Big Boss, the hopeful advances of coworker Paxton Dane, and a blisteringly amorous French chef. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629952 How far would you go to get revenge on an ex? Would you.... * Send dead roses to his new girlfriend? * Spend a thousand dollars on a psychic hotline? * Try to conjure up a voodoo curse? If any of those ring a bell (and even if they dont), youll love Ashleigh Prince, the charmingly hilarious heroine of Chrissie Manbys Getting Over Mr. Right. Ashleigh doesnt think shes asking too much-- she just wants a nice, smart, funny boyfriend with a decent job who happens to love her too. When she meets Michael Parker, she finally thinks shes found it. But after two years together, she doesnt seem to be much closer to the dream. And then, out of nowhere, Michael dumps Ashleigh, in the meanest way possible: on Facebook. But, as the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Ashleigh is devastated, and she vows to get Michael back by any means necessary. The irrepressibly likable Ashleigh will be every womans new best friend. Shes the heroine willing to go to all of the lengths of revenge that women everywhere have dreamed about, but never have been crazy enough to carry out. Getting Over Mr. Right is a rolicking read, and a fabulous summer beach read-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1677531 Andy Warner has just escaped from a zombie research facility in Portland, Oregon, where hes been subjected to experimental testing for the past year. With Christmas just days away, Andy figures that donning a jolly old St. Nick costume to throw off his would-be captors is just the ticket. But he never expects to encounter a sweet, lonesome nine-year-old girl who not only reminds Andy of the family hes lost but who thinks hes the real Santa. He also doesnt count on being recognized as last years national quasi-celebrity by a clandestine group of decaying supporters who look to him for leadership. For the living and the undead, this unforgettable holiday tale will truly put on display just who is gnawing and who is nice... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704754 A respected Mexican businessman finds his idyllic life crumbling in the face of his wifes infidelity with a corrupt director of national security, his brother-in-laws worship of a child preacher, and his mistress break with reality. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1480889 When a college graduate with a history of hapless jobs (ice cream scooper; gift wrapper; laziest ever part-time clerk at the Pet Library) reads Robert Louis Stevensons novel Treasure Island, she is dumbstruck by the timid design of her life. ... Convinced that Stevensons book is cosmically intended for her, she redesigns her life according to its core values: boldness, resolution, independence, and horn-blowing. Accompanied by her mother, her sister, and a hostile Amazon parrot that refuses to follow the script, our heroine embarks on a domestic adventure more frightening than anything shed originally planned--Book jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684400 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1572015 Chesneys efforts to OSave the DayO and OWin the GirlO make slow progress. Meanwhile, Boss Greeleys deal with the Devil makes him ever-stronger, and untouchable, while the Reverend Hardacre digs deeper and finds that not everything in reality is quite what it seems. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1527256 Julia Bailey is a mompreneur with too many principles and too little time. Her fledgling company, Julias Child, makes organic toddler meals. But turning a profit while saving the world proves tricky as Julia must face a 92-pound TV diva, an ill-timed protest rally, and a room full of 100 lactating breasts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590788 When a public relations group covertly stages a no-casualty, heroic plane crash to improve an airlines stock, its captain, a news anchor, and a man who faked his death are all involved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1564853 Gavin Greene is a hopeless romantic. Hes also a professional one: He writes the wedding column for a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, covering spectacular parties from coast to coast. But theres a thin line between being a hotshot reporter on assignment, and being a single guy alone on a Saturday night at someone elses wedding. Everything changes on New Years when Gavin meets Melinda, a travel writer with an adventurous spirit. But then she slips away. Gavin crisscrosses New York City to find her again, navigating stressed-out brides, gossip blogs, a budget-cutting boss and his daft but well-meaning parents. Along the way, he learns that theres something worse than losing the woman of his dreams -- having to write an article about her wedding. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748573 Longing to become a serious writer and settle down with her perpetually absent boyfriend, Sasha, an assistant producer of a floundering reality television show, juggles the eccentric demands of celebrity judges, a spoiled actress, and volatile contestants. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1555252 Modern gods and goddesses wreak havoc on an unemployed butcher from New Jersey. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518332 After a gutless corpse called Hollow Man is found on the beach and giant shark carcasses stuffed with human limbs clog up busy intersections, one-man vigilante Serge Storms, determined to be a spy, decides to investigate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623053 Misfit freshman Penelope is rapidly overwhelmed by the aggressive competitiveness of Harvard Universitys environment in and out of the classrooms, a situation that is complicated by her crush on an upper classman and her participation in an absurdist production of Caligula. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519717 Relocating his family to an unremarkable rural town in New York in the hopes of starting over, Solomon Kugel must cope with his depressive mother, a local arsonist, and the discovery of a believed-dead historical specimen hiding in his attic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1512107 Gracelia Ace Jones is a sassy high school teacher, known in her small town of Bugtussle, Mississippi, for an outsize presence and a mouth to match. But this time that big mouth might get her into big trouble.... Ace knows that something bad is brewing when her best friend and coworker, Lilly, cancels their annual spring break trip to be with a man--a man shes kept a secret for months. But the real trouble comes when Lilly is fired by their horrible principal--under suspicion of sleeping with a student, of all things. Ace and their mutual friend Chloe know they have to prove Lillys innocence, a prospect as appealing to Ace as a side salad. Then Chloe lands in a crisis of her own when her aristocratic--and emotionally abusive--husband drives her toward the breaking point. At her wits end, Ace intends to ruin his reputation while saving Lillys. Meanwhile, a boyfriend from her past reappears, which gets her wondering if shes prepared for affection from someone other than her dog, chiweenie Buster Loo. For these three women, matters are going south on a grand scale--and Ace doesnt do well with scales-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518838 Serge Storms has finagled his way into becoming a secret agent in Miami, spying for the president of a banana republic. Will he still have time for a cocktail before Homeland Security brings him down? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1654361 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1680072 Amid a burning Rochester, New York, Nathan Gray ventures into the citys strangest corners to determine if his friend Necro is a domestic terrorist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679166 After decades of service and years of watching her familys troubles splashed across the tabloids, Britains Queen is beginning to feel her age. She needs some proper cheering up. An unexpected opportunity offers her relief: an impromptu visit to a place that holds happy memories - the former royal yacht, Britannia, now moored near Edinburgh. Hidden beneath a skull-emblazoned hoodie, the limber Elizabeth (thank goodness for yoga) walks out of Buckingham Palace into the freedom of a rainy London day and heads for Kings Cross to catch a train to Scotland. But a characterful cast of royal attendants has discovered her missing. In uneasy alliance a lady-in-waiting, a butler, an equerry, a girl from the stables, a dresser, and a clerk from the shop that supplies Her Majestys cheese set out to find her and bring her back before her absence becomes a national scandal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1486903 In Molly Shapiros fun and sexy debut novel, four women try to sort through the wild and complicated world of text messaging, status updates, and other high-speed connections. Best friends and fellow midwesterners Katie, Annie, Maxine, and Claudia are no strangers to dealing with love and relationships, but with online dating and social networking now in the mix, they all have the feeling theyre not in Kansas anymore. Katie, a divorced mother of two, secretly seeks companionship through the Internet only to discover that the rules of the dating game have drastically changed. Annie, a high-powered East Coast transplant, longs for a baby, yet her online search for a sperm donor is not as easy--or anonymous--as she anticipates. Maxine, a successful artist with a seemingly perfect husband, turns to celebrity gossip sites to distract herself from her less-than-ideal marriage. And Claudia, tired of her husbands obsession with Facebook, finds herself irresistibly drawn to a handsome co-worker. As these women navigate the new highs and lows of the digital age, they each find that their wrong turns lead surprisingly to the right click and, ultimately, the connection they were seeking-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1594897 A poignant and funny tale of a woman whose best friend, Smidge, wants her to take over Smidges family after Smidge dies of cancer-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695446 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609628 Polly Atkins, a Londoner living in New York City, is headed back across the pond for her wedding, a grand affair that has her older sister, Bella, in a whirlwind of excitement. Bella cant wait to take over the wedding plans; and neither can Pollys best friend, Grace, whose life as a wife, housekeeper, and mother is making her feel older than her twenty-eight years. Shes desperate to see Polly settle down in the same city-and the same life. The only one who isnt bursting with enthusiasm is Polly. Which is why, before things can get any more chaotic, she calls the whole thing off and lets go of the most perfect man on the planet. Theres no way that Polly is going to tell anyone why shes changed her mind. Some secrets are best kept hidden. But Grace and Bella are determined to get Polly and her fianc back together if its the last thing they do. After all, solving someone elses problems has got to be better than dealing with your own.-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684246 Whenever Uncle Fred arrives in London, problems get solved, true lovers are reunited, and his nephew Pongo goes into spasms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1627760 When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1572654 Flatscreen tells the story of Eli Schwartz as he endures the loss of his home, the indifference of his parents, the success of his older brother, and the cruel and frequent dismissal of the opposite sex. He is a loser par excellence-- pasty, soft, and high-- who struggles to become a new person in a world where nothing is new. Into this scene of apathy rolls Seymour J. Kahn. Former star of the small screen and current paraplegic sex addict, Kahn has purchased Elis old family home. The two begin a dangerous friendship, one that distracts from their circumstances but speeds their descent into utter debasement and, inevitably, YouTube stardom. By storys end, through unlikely acts of courage and kindness, roles will be reversed, reputations resurrected, and charges (hopefully) dropped -- p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609098 Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1453989 An uproarious tale told in alternating voices follows the stories of a pet shop owner and a curmudgeon who find themselves on the run from police, terrorists, and a pizza chain mascot. One character, Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids soccer. The other, Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled with goddamned jerks and morons, and hes having a really bad day. The two of them are about to collide in a swiftly escalating series of events that will send them running for their lives, pursued by the police, soldiers, terrorists, subversives, bears, and a man dressed as Chuck E. Cheese. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1586972 Dazzling her patrons with cupcakes at her Salem, Massachusetts, bakery, Lizzy Tucker continues to fall for the irresistible Diesel, who protects her from a villain who is seeking mystical stones tied to the seven deadly sins. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577021 Feeling unattractive and unappreciated as she enters her fifties, wife and mother Clover wakes up one morning and discovers that she has actually become invisible, a condition that goes unnoticed by her family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687474 After foiling an attempt to destroy the universe, Mercury has gone missing. And with the devil already putting the final fiendish touches on his next scheme to bring about the apocalypse, all that stands between Lucifer and his dreams of a hellfire holocaust are two misfit humans: jaded religion reporter Christine Temetri and mild-mannered forensic analyst Jacob Slater. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562778 Having a supernatural ability to steal others good luck, private detective Nick Monday receives dwindling side profits from the black market until a job offer from the daughter of San Franciscos mayor makes Nick a target. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522388 Having watched her life turn into a noreaster, 34-year-old LeeLee Satterfield is back home in the South, ready to pick back up where she left off. But thats a task easier said than done. LeeLees a single mom, still dreaming of the Vermonter who stole her heart. Accompanied by her three best friends who pepper her with advice and peach daiquiris, LeeLee opens another restaurant and learns she has to prove herself yet again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685935 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1555272 Emperor Mollusk, ex-warlord of Earth, comes out of retirement to save the planet from the sinister brains control. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704761 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1502853 Relocating to New York after finishing design school, Boyet Hernandez embarks on a promising career only to be wrongly accused of terrorist ties and locked up indefinitely in a tiny cell where he frantically prepares for a trial. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1536745 Obsessively following the edicts of the Girl Scouts Handbook in spite of her lack of a troop, young Rory longs to escape the Reno trailer park where she lives with her bartender mother.