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Tales for very picky eaters
By Josh Schneider. 2011
Take off your glasses and see: how to heal your eyesight and expand your insight
By Jacob Liberman. 1995
Drawing on his own experiences and the success of the people he has treated, Liberman reveals how the fundamental self-healing…
properties of the body/mind connection can change the way you see the world. Liberman focuses on the intimate connection between "eyesight" and "insight" and makes it clear that changing our awareness and perceptions is the best "prescription" of all. 1995.Takeoff!: the story of America's first woman pilot for a major airline
By Bonnie Tiburzi. 1984
The author describes how she was hired by a major airline and gives details of her career as flight engineer…
and co-pilot. She includes some of the harassment she and other female pilots have faced. 1984.Tales of terror and the supernatural
By Wilkie Collins. 1972
Tamsin
By Peter S Beagle. 1999
Arriving in England to live with her new family on a rundown farm, thirteen-year-old Jenny encounters the ghost of a…
young girl who has haunted the ancient estate for many years. Before she can help the ghost find rest, Jenny faces danger that changes her life. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.Tales from Shakespeare
By Tina Packer. 2004
Ten of Shakespeare's best-known plays retold as stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing, Macbeth, The Tempest,…
Othello, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. Includes a brief introduction to Shakespeare's life and times. Grades 5-8. 2004.Taking chances (Heartland. #4.)
By Lauren Brooke. 2001
Amy's life has drastically changed. She's found herself taking on the huge responsibility of running Heartland, the horse refuge that…
was her mother¹s life work. The one constant for Amy has been her friendship with Ty, Heartland¹s 17-year-old stable hand. But the arrival of a new hand, Ben, throws everything off balance. By the time Amy realizes she¹s taken Ty for granted, it could be too late. Sequel to "Breaking free", followed by "Come what may". Grades 3-6. 2001.Talkative man: a novel
By R. K Narayan. 1986
The Talkative Man turns out to be a young man, struggling to establish himself as a journalist, when he first…
meets Dr Rann, a fair-haired Indian, dressed in a stylish three-piece suit. Rann has come to Malgudi, he says to work on a project for the UN. TM is impressed but is the charming Dr Rann all that he claims to be? TM becomes convinced he is sheltering a con man. The situation is delicate but drastic action must be taken if he is to save Malgudi's innocents. 1986.Take two at bedtime: Wanted: someone innocent; and, Last act
By Margery Allingham. 1965
Two mysteries: "Wanted: someone innocent" tells the story of Gillian Brayton, young, attractive and naive, who accepts a job in…
the home of an ex-school friend and feels threatened by unknown evil. The second story, "Last act", is a perceptive picture of two actresses, one of whom meets with a mysterious death. Denis, her grandson, has been heard to threaten to kill her but the obvious solution is not always the right one. 1965.Tangle of lies
By Patricia Potter. 2005
Liz Connor's life is turned upside down when her mother is arrested for a murder committed thirty years ago. No…
one can believe it - except the FBI - and now her mother isn't talking. To uncover the truth, Liz must rely on the help of an ex-cop who ignites her fiery desire - and who has a secret that could shatter Liz's life. Descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2005.Take my wife ... please!: my life and laughs
By Henny Youngman, Carroll Carroll. 1973
A collection of autobiographical one-liners from the Jewish comedian from Brooklyn's Lower East Side, which also includes anecdotes about famous…
show business personalities such as Al Jolson, Milton Berle, and Bing Crosby. 1973.Rowan Mayfair awakens from the trance she has been in since the death of her two Taltos children. All Mayfair…
women are being tested to prevent producing more Taltos. But an ancient Taltos is still alive: benevolent Ash. And Ash has learned about the Mayfair women and their ability to give him a mate. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Sequel to "Lasher." 1994.Talking to the dead and other stories
By Sylvia Watanabe. 1994
Set in a Hawaiian village. The characters in these ten related short stories are poised between conflicting generations and cultures.…
In the title story, a tall young woman with dim marriage prospects apprentices herself to the local kahuna to learn ancient burial rites. And in another story, a father is haunted by World War II memories as he copes with a son on leave from war in Vietnam. 1994.Takedown twenty (Stephanie Plum novel. #20,)
By Janet Evanovich. 2013
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore "Uncle Sunny"…
Sunucchi goes on the lam in Trenton, it's up to Stephanie to find him. Uncle Sunny is charged with murder for running over a guy (twice), and nobody wants to turn him in--not his poker buddies, not his bimbo girlfriend, not his two right-hand men, Shorty and Moe. Even Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli, has skin in the game, because--just Stephanie's luck--the godfather is his actual godfather. And while Morelli understands that the law is the law, his old-world grandmother, Bella, is doing everything she can to throw Stephanie off the trail. It's not just Uncle Sunny giving Stephanie the run-around. Security specialist Ranger needs her help to solve the bizarre death of a top client's mother, a woman who happened to play bingo with Stephanie's Grandma Mazur. Before Stephanie knows it, she's working side by side with Ranger and Grandma at the senior center, trying to catch a killer on the loose--and the bingo balls are not rolling in their favor. With bullet holes in her car, henchmen on her tail, and a giraffe named Kevin running wild in the streets of Trenton, Stephanie will have to up her game for the ultimate takedown. Sequel to "Notorious Nineteen". Followed by "Top Secret Twenty-One". 2013.Talk to the hand
By Nicole Dryburgh. 2010
Nicole went through surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her spine, then radiotherapy, a brain haemorrhage, blindness, loss of…
movement, chemotherapy, more chemotherapy, loss of hearing, more radiotherapy, and more surgery. Nicole also has raised thousands of pounds for charity, passed GCSE English after just 6 months' study, gone abseiling, visited New York, had meetings with royalty and government ministers, been the subject of a BBC TV documentary, won numerous national and local awards, and worked for the Teenage Cancer Trust. "Talk to the Hand" is a continuation of Nicole's very full life story, and includes her tips for overcoming setbacks and crises. 2010.Tainted lives
By Mandasue Heller. 2004
Sarah Mullen is a beautiful child who at seven years old is put into care by her drug-addicted mother. Trying…
to live with the rejection is bad enough, but no one could have prepared her for the pain that was yet to come. Harry Shaw is the boy that everyone bullies, the kid whose own mother locked him in a cupboard so she wouldn't have to look at his face, and then left him there. When he meets Sarah for the first time, a friendship is instantly forged. Then into their lives comes Vinnie Walker, a good-looking and calculating thirteen-year-old who will change both their lives forever. Includes violence. 2004.Taken on trust: recollections from captivity
By Terry Waite. 1993
In his prison cell, Terry Waite wrote his autobiography in his head. This is his own heart-rending account of how…
he survived for 1,763 days in captivity, almost four years of which were in solitary confinement. He reveals the inner strengths which helped him endure the savage treatment he received from his captors; he tells of his constant struggle to maintain his faith and of his resolve not to have any regrets, false sentimentality or self pity. 1993.Tanamera: a novel of Singapore
By Noel Barber. 1981
In the rigid society of Singapore in the 1930s, wealthy John Dexter, heir to a financial empire, falls in love…
with Julie Soong, the daughter of the city's most powerful Chinese family. Their affair outlives separation and betrayal, forced marriages, and the turmoil of war. Some strong language. Descriptions of sex. 1981.Tai-Pan: a novel of Hong Kong (Asian saga ; #2)
By James Clavell. 1975
Set during the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, the story tells of Dirk Struan's…
burning ambition to transform the barren island into the brightest jewel of the British Empire. The opium run was the surest way for him to achieve power and riches beyond his wildest dreams. 1975. (Asian saga ; 2)Take four (Above the line series. #4.)
By Karen Kingsbury. 2010
Struggling to make a wholesome movie, Hollywood producers Keith Ellison and Dayne Matthews hire actors Bailey Flanigan, who is Christian,…
and Brandon Paul, who leads a wild lifestyle. The filmmakers hope Brandon will benefit from their influence. Meanwhile Keith’s pregnant daughter decides to put her baby up for adoption. Sequel to "Take three". 2010. (Above the line series ; 4)