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Out on a limb
By Gail Banning. 2008
Rosie and her family's financial problems find them living in a treehouse on the estate of Great-Great-Aunt Lydia. The treehouse…
is awesome at first, but when school starts, Rosie's new friends all live in mansions, so how can she fit in? One little lie seems to help, at first, but pretty soon Rosie is keeping secrets from her family, bribing her little sister, and lying to her new best friend. Grades 5-8. 2008.Out on a limb
By Louise Maxwell Baker. 1946
Out on a limb
By Louise Baker. 1946
The author lost her right leg in a bicycle-meets-car accident when she was eight, yet managed to roller skate, swim,…
and play tennis. She went to Europe alone, married, reported for several newspapers, taught, and eventually, in a second marriage, went to Arizona to live. A humorous approach to a loss which she allowed to be only physically cripplingOut on a limb
By Shirley MacLaine. 1983
An account of the actress's spiritual journey. Concerned with the occult and reincarnation, MacLaine explores such areas as karma, the…
astral plane, free will, and the soul. She also reveals her relationship with a Laborite MP and her celibate retreat with a youthful California guru in the Peruvian Andes. Bestseller 1983OUT ON A LIMB
By Shirley Maclaine. 1983
Her most controversial book is one you will never forget. An outspoken thinker, a celebrated actress, a truly independent woman,…
Shirley MacLaine goes beyond her previous two bestsellers to take us on an intimate yet powerful journey into her personal life and inner self. An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician sparks Shirley MacLaine's quest of self-discovery. From Stockholm to Hawaii to the mountain vastness of Peru, from disbelief to radiant affirmation, she at last discovers the roots of her very existence. . . and the infinite possibilities of life. Shirley MacLaine opens her heart to explore the meaning of a great and enduring passion with her lover Gerry; the mystery of her soul's connection with her best friend David; the tantalizing secrets behind a great actor's inspiration with the late Peter Sellers. And through it all, Shirley MacLaine's courage and candor new doors, new insights, new revelations-and a luminous new world she invites us all to share.From the Paperback edition.Out on a Limb
By Lynne Barrett-Lee. 2012
My mother has just the two modes of operation. Either slightly dramatic or seriously dramatic. That this is the latter…
means just the one thing. That my day is about to get worse...' And for single mum, Abbie, life is complex enough. So once her eldest son, Seb, has gone on his gap year, she's decided it's time to make changes. She's just left her old job and started a new one (to escape the gorgeous man-who-turned-out-to-be-married), and is planning some space for herself at long last. But fate seems to have something else in mind for Abbie, in the shape of her demanding and incorrigible mother, whose feckless fourth husband, Hugo, has just died. Temporarily in a wheelchair after a recent knee op, Diana - retired TV fitness icon and dancer - will need looking after, so will have to move in. Still, Abbie tells herself - gritting her teeth - it won't be for more than a few weeks... However, Abbie hasn't figured on the sudden arrival of Hugo's 20 years' estranged son. A suave TV Weatherman, Gabriel Ash not only owns the deeds to what they thought was Hugo's house, but also has plans of his own...Out on a Limb
By Benjamin Kilham. 2013
In Out on a Limb, Ben Kilham invites us into the world he has come to know best: the world of…
black bears. For decades, Kilham has studied wild black bears in a vast tract of Northern New Hampshire woodlands. At times, he has also taken in orphaned infants-feeding them, walking them through the forest for months to help them decipher their natural world, and eventually reintroducing them back into the wild. Once free, the orphaned bears still regard him as their mother. And one of these bears, now a 17-year-old female, has given him extraordinary access to her daily life, opening a rare window into how she and the wild bears she lives among carry out their daily lives, raise their young, and communicate. Witnessing this world has led to some remarkable discoveries. For years, scientists have considered black bears to be mostly solitary. Kilham's observations, though, reveal the extraordinary interactions wild bears have with each other. They form friendships and alliances; abide by a code of conduct that keeps their world orderly; and when their own food supplies are ample, they even help out other bears in need. Could these cooperative behaviors, he asks, mimic behavior that existed in the animal that became human? In watching bears, do we see our earliest forms of communications unfold? Kilham's dyslexia once barred him from getting an advanced academic degree, securing funding for his research, and publishing his observations in the scientific literature. After being shunned by the traditional scientific community, though, Kilham's unique findings now interest bear researchers worldwide. His techniques even aid scientists working with pandas in China and bears in Russia. Moreover, the observation skills that fueled Kilham's exceptional work turned out to be born of his dyslexia. His ability to think in pictures and decipher systems makes him a unique interpreter of the bear's world. Out on a Limb delivers Kilham's fascinating glimpse at the inner world of bears, and also makes a passionate case for science, and education in general, to open its doors to different ways of learning and researching-doors that could lead to far broader realms of discovery. Kilham and his work have been featured in five internationally televised documentaries. In addition to being on over forty nationally broadcast radio shows including National Public Radio, he has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC Nightly News, The David Letterman Show, and more.Out on a Limb
By Rachelle Mccalla. 2010
When Elise McAlister's hang glider is shot down, she survives the fall to find her troubles have followed her to…
the ground. There's a gunman chasing her and, worst of all, he runs her right into Henry "Cutch" McCutcheon's arms. With the generations-old feud between their families, depending on any McCutcheon is difficult. And depending on Cutch, the man who loved her but left her, seems disastrous. But Cutch won't lose this chance to win Elise back--and keep her safe. Together, they take to the skies again to find the source of the deadly secret, little knowing someone's already setting them up for a fall....Out On a Limb
By Louise Maxwell Baker. 2017
At the age of eight, Louise Baker lost her right leg above the knee as a result of a road…
accident; she was on her very first bike ride. With a grand sense of humor and great spiritual courage, she faced life with a seemingly irreconcilable handicap. OUT ON A LIMB, her personal story, is not only one of the most stimulating and amusing books; but even more, it will be a revelation to all who have at any time been faced with personal disaster.Louise Baker mastered her tragedy and had a whale of a lot of fun doing it. One moment, she would play the part of a dare-devil female parachute, the next, a fearless alpine skier whose foot had been frozen rescuing a snowbound child—she had to fabricate the most fantastic tales to crush the typical little boy question, “Hey, Lady! Where’s your leg?”She made her very crutches a part of woman’s vanity—using different colors for different ensembles. She did everything a normal woman could do and more: competed with other reporters on a news beat, discovered her own and highly unconventional means of holding her beaux in college, went to live with her new husband in the wilds of Arizona, set out on a hilarious trip to Europe. Whenever the world seemed totally against her, she could console herself with Webster’s definition of “handicap”: “A race…in which an artificial disadvantage is imposed on a superior contestant.”OUT ON A LIMB has a special significance for these times. Louise Baker’s story is told with sympathy and an understanding for all who have suffered similar misfortunes. Her life was not one colored with unhappiness, but filled with energy and purpose—the picture of a woman who enjoyed each day to the fullest.Out on Any Limb
By John Myers Myers. 1942
"I half expected to run across my opponent as I escaped, but as it turned out I met no one…
at all in my stealthy trip to get my saddlebags from my room and my equally secretive visit to the stable. My horse was against being saddle at such an hour, but my grim firmness made short work of his rebellion. A drizzle abetted the dank chill of the hours as I rode forth . . . Next time I met that one, I swore to myself, things would be different."Out On a Broken Limb
By F. Hopkinson Smith. 1978
Out on a Limb: A Novel
By Hannah Bonam-Young. 2023
A hot one-night stand—and an unexpected pregnancy—lead a young woman to someone she can depend on, from the viral TikTok…
author of Next of Kin and Next to You.&“A beautiful love story, full of joy from beginning to end!&”—New York Times bestselling author Sarah AdamsWinnifred &“Win&” McNulty has always been wildly independent and not one to be coddled for her limb difference. Win has spent most of her life trying to prove that she can do it all on her own. With some minor adjustments, she&’s done just fine.Hooking up at a costume party with the incredibly charming Bo changes everything. Win finds herself pregnant—and decides to keep the baby. While Bo is surprisingly elated to step up to the plate, Win is unsure of whether she can handle this new challenge.Together, Win and Bo decide to get to know one another as friends and nothing more while they embark on this parenting journey together. But, as they both should know by now, life rarely goes according to plan.Out on a limb (Memoirs. #3.)
By Shirley MacLaine. 1986
In this remarkable story we accompany world-famous actress Shirley Maclaine on a unique journey - to Stockholm, where she meets…
a trance channeller who opens the door to her past; to Egypt and Hawaii, where a secret affair of the heart unfolds; and to Peru, where she has a startling out-of-body experience. 1986.Out on Any Limb: An Elizabethan Adventure
By John Myers Myers. 1942
“I half expected to run across my opponent as I escaped, but as it turned out I met no one…
at all in my stealthy trip to get my saddlebags from my room and my equally secretive visit to the stable. My horse was against being saddle at such an hour, but my grim firmness made short work of his rebellion. A drizzle abetted the dank chill of the hours as I rode forth . . . Next time I met that one, I swore to myself, things would be different.”Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989–2021
By Andrew Sullivan. 2021
Andrew Sullivan—youngest ever editor of The New Republic, founding editor of The Daily Dish, hailed as &“one of the most…
influential journalists of the last three decades&” by The New York Times—presents a collection of his most iconic and powerful essays of social and political commentary from The New Republic, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, New York magazine, and more.Over the course of his career, Andrew Sullivan has never shied away from staking out bold positions on social and political issues. A fiercely independent conservative, in 1989 he wrote the first national cover story in favor of marriage equality, and then an essay, &“The Politics of Homosexuality,&” in The New Republic in 1993, an article called the most consequential of the decade in the gay rights movement. A pioneer of online journalism, he started blogging in 2000 and helped define the new medium with his blog, The Daily Dish. In 2007, he was one of the first political writers to champion the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, and his cover story for The Atlantic, &“Why Obama Matters,&” was seen as a milestone in that campaign&’s messaging. In the past five years, he has proved a vocal foe both of Donald Trump and of wokeness on the left. Loved and loathed by both left and right, Sullivan is in a tribe of one. Bold, timely, and thought-provoking, this collection of Sullivan&’s greatest arguments on culture, politics, religion, and philosophy demonstrates why he continues to be ranked among the most intriguing and salient figures in US media.Out on a limb: a Claire Malloy mystery (Claire Malloy mysteries. #14.)
By Joan Hess. 2002
Bookseller Claire Malloy deals with a local group of activists; at the same time trying to track down the mother…
of a baby left on her doorstep. She finally finds the teenaged mother, who's been arrested for the murder of her own father. 2002. (Claire Malloy mysteries ; 14)Wealth without risk: how to develop a personal fortune without going out on a limb
By Charles J Givens. 1988
Givens made and lost three fortunes in eight years before finally learning that all decisions regarding money must be based…
on a thorough plan for what lies ahead. In three broad categories of personal finance, tax reduction, and investments, Givens offers more than 250 strategies to help you make and keep your moneyMore wealth without risk: how to develop a personal fortune without going out on a limb
By Charles J Givens. 1991