Large Print Books 2008 Contents Introduction page 3 Fiction page 7 Mystery page 96 Romance page 156 Science Fiction page 175 Short Stories page 177 Western page 177 Non Fiction page 181 Canadian Large Print page 221 2 Large Print Books Large Print books are complete, unabridged books designed with large, clear print on non-glare paper. You can find Large Print books at most branches of the Toronto Public Library. Placing Holds for Large Print Titles: You can place a hold for specific Large Print titles and have them sent to your local branch. If you need assistance, please ask the library staff to help you. You can also call Answerline (416-393-7131) to place holds for you. You can also place holds using your home computer. Access the TPL HomePage at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca and place holds using the online catalogue. Other collections you may find of interest: Described Videos – these videos contain narration that describes the action during breaks in the dialogue. You can find described videos in the TPL Catalogue under 3 the Subject Heading Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Audiobooks - are abridged and unabridged versions of popular books on CD or cassettes. These are available in all branches for anyone to borrow. You can place holds for audiobooks. Talking Books – unabridged recordings of popular-interest fiction and nonfiction books, which have been read aloud. Talking books are available in DAISY format, Compact Discs or audiocassettes. You can use Talking Books if you have a perceptual disability that prevents or inhibits you from reading works in their original format (Section 32.1, Canadian Copyright Act). To borrow Talking Books you must fill out an application form, which you can get at your branch; on the web page www.torontopubliclibrary.caspe_ser_talk.jsp ; or by calling Home Library Service at 416- 395-5557. A professional authority, such as a doctor, nurse, therapist or social worker must certify your eligibility on the application form. Completed application forms can be faxed to Home Library Services (Fax: 416- 4 395-5594) or dropped off at your library branch. Other services available at TPL: Home Library Service : if you are confined to your home for three months or more due to age, illness or injury, library staff can select and deliver materials to your home on a monthly basis. With Branch Pick Up Service , library staff select materials for you and then a friend or family member can pick them up for you at the most convenient branch. Please contact Home Library Services at 416- 395-5557 for further information. 5 Large Collections of Large Print books are available at: Agincourt Locke Albert Campbell Long Branch Albion Main Street Barbara Frum Malvern Beaches Maria Shchuka Bendale Maryvale McGregor Brentwood Park Bridlewood Mimico City Hall Morningside Cliffcrest Mount Pleasant Danforth Coxwell North York Central Dawes Road Northern District Deer Park Oakwood Village Don Mills Pape Danforth Downsview Port Union Eatonville Richview Eglinton Square Runnymede Evelyn Gregory S. Walter Stewart Fairview St. James Town Forest Hill Weston High Park Woodside Square Highland Creek Wychwood Jane Dundas York Woods Leaside 6 Fiction A Adair, Cherry White heat The mysterious, supposed suicide of her mentor reunites Emily Greene with her mentor's son, T-FLAC agent Max Aries, who claims that his father's death may have been murder, as the two join forces to investigate a tangled web of intrigue, violence, and murder. Adler, Elizabeth Meet me in Venice Enjoying her whirlwind courtship with Bennett James, a businessman with ties to Shanghai, antiques dealer Precious Rafferty is stunned by a message from Lily Song, a cousin she has never met, who has a secret that she wishes to reveal during a face-to-face meeting in Venice, a fateful secret that leads Precious into a web of danger, seduction, and murder. Ahern, Cecelia, A place called here Tracking down missing persons as a way of purging lingering demons about a childhood friend who went missing, Sandy Shortt finds herself increasingly consumed by a growing obsession with understanding how and why people disappear. Ahern, Cecelia, Mrs Whippy Emelda's husband Charlie has left her for a dancer half her age. For comfort she turns to her only true friend - ice cream. But lately there's a handsome man driving the ice- cream van. Could romance be about to blossom? 7 Albert, Susan Wittig The tale of Hawthorn House : the cottage tales of Beatrix Potter After the popular Summer Fete in the village of Sawrey, Beatrix finds a baby left on her doorstep with a note, a scarab ring, and a sprig of hawthorn. As she tries to find Flora's parents, she learns that a mysterious gray-haired woman was the last person seen with the baby. Alexander, Robert Rasputin's daughter Interrogated by the provisional government of revolutionary Russia on the details of her father's death, Maria, the daughter of Rasputin, remembers her father's powerful influence over the throne and her struggles over the discovery of his true nature. Allen, Woody. Mere anarchy Features 18 witty, wild and intelligent comic pieces, this book is a collection which includes: tales of a body double - mistaken for the film's star - kidnapped by outlaws; a pretentious writer forced to work on the novelisation of a "Three Stooges" film; and, a nanny secretly writing an expose of her Manhattan employers. Amirrezvani, Anita. The blood of flowers Anticipating an arranged marriage only to discover that her father has passed away without leaving her with a dowry, a seventeenth-century Persian teen becomes a servant to her wealthy rug designer uncle in the court of the legendary Shah Abbas the Great, where her weaving talents prove both a blessing and curse. 8 Armstrong, Louise A change of heart Alexander wasn’t put off by Nikki’s attitude, but it wasn’t until the unexpected happened that he was able to show her that love is not an admission of weakness. Aston, Elizabeth. The true Darcy spirit Cassandra Darcy refuses to marry the man with whom she had run away with when she realizes that his affection was motivated by her potential fortune. Disowned by her family, she decides to earn a living by painting. Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 Lady Susan and love & friendship I long to be made known to your dear little children in whose hearts I shall be very eager to secure an interest. I shall soon have need for all my fortitude as I am on the point of separation from my own daughter. B Baer, Judy. Norah's ark Taking matters into his own paws, Bentley, a precocious mutt who is terrified of kittens, interferes in the love life of his owner, Norah Kent, by unleashing a hilarious matchmaking scheme to help her find Mr. Right. Baldacci, David Divine justice Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in Baldacci's most astonishing thriller yet when the assassinations Stone carries out prompt the highest levels of the government to unleash a massive manhunt 9 Baldacci, David Stone cold Protecting a con artist from vengeful casino king Jerry Bagger, Oliver Stone and his colleagues at the Camel Club find their efforts further challenged by a ruthless killer who targets Stone by threatening to reveal his mysterious past. Banerji, Sara, Blood precious Snobbish, aloof and 80 years old, Lady Arabella Cunnigham-Smythe wishes she were dead. Then she could join her late husband as they had planned so meticulously before he died. But a band of well meaning friends and relations are determined to thwart her wishes. Baring, Maurice Overlooked Anthony Kay, a blind man, meets a gathering of people and quickly becomes involved in their lives. One of these people is James Rudd, a novelist, who, taking it upon himself to write a new novel, decides to study the group. The story he ends up with is very different from the one Kay would have told. Barrett, Andrea. The air we breathe In fall 1916, Americans debate whether to enter the European war. But in an isolated community in the Adirondacks, the danger is barely felt. At Tamarack Lake the focus is on the sick. Barry, Brunonia The lace reader A young woman descended from a long line of mind readers and fortune tellers has returned to her hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, for rest and relaxation. Any 10 tranquility in her life is short-lived, however, when her aunt drowns under mysterious circumstances. Bates, Judy Fong, 1949- Midnight at the dragon cafe Su-Jen Chou, a Chinese immigrant growing up in 1950s Ontario, finds herself shouldering the weight of her mother's hopes and dreams as her isolated family attempts to forge a life for themselves in a small town. Bennett, Alan The uncommon reader The "uncommon reader" is none other than Her Majesty the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people. Bennett, Anne. To have and to hold Set in Ireland and Birmingham, this is a saga of a nurse who only wants to do her duty in World War Two - and who ends up having to make an agonising choice. Berg, Elizabeth. The day I ate whatever I wanted : and other small acts of liberation Every now and then, right in the middle of an ordinary day, a woman rebels, kicks up her heels, and commits a small act of liberation. What would you do, if you were going to break out and away? Imagine that the people in these wonderful stories--who do all of these things and more--are asking you: What would you do, if nobody was looking? 11 Berlinski, Claire.