Large Print Books 2009

163 Pages·2011·1.51 MB·English

Large Print Books 2009
Contents

Introduction page 3

Fiction page 9

Mystery page 51

Romance page 86

Science Fiction page 93

Western page 94

Non Fiction page 96

Large Print Books in French page 130

Canadian Large Print page 137
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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. New this
year are large print books in French.

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 or TTY only 416-393-7030) to place
holds for you.

You can also place holds using your home
computer. Access the TPL HomePage at
and place holds
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
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 the Subject Heading
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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.

E-books – An ebook or electronic book is
a book you read on a computer. They can
be read in a web browser such as
Internet Explorer. You may need Adobe
Acrobat to read some eBooks but other
than that you will need no special
software.

eAudiobooks – are audiobooks that you
can download. They are digital audio files
you can download and listen to on your
computer and on some portable music
players.

Download books, movies and music
Overdrive – a new way to download
popular books, movies, music and
audiobooks. Enjoy them on your
computer or make them portable for your
MP3 player or PDA.

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You can find ebooks and eaudiobooks at
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ebk_index.jsp.

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.j
sp; 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: [phone]) 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
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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.
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Large Collections of Large
Print books are available at:

Agincourt High Park
Albert Campbell Highland Creek
Albion Humber Bay
Alderwood Jane Dundas
Annette Street Kennedy/Eglinton
Barbara Frum Leaside
Beaches Locke
Bendale Long Branch
Bloor/Gladstone Main Street
Brentwood Malvern
Bridlewood Maria Shchuka
Brookbanks Maryvale
Centennial McGregor Park
City Hall Mimico
Cliffcrest Morningside
Danforth Coxwell Mount Pleasant
Dawes Road North York Central
Deer Park Northern District
Don Mills Oakwood Village
Downsview Pape Danforth
Eatonville Parkdale
Eglinton Square Port Union
Elmbrook Park Rexdale
Evelyn Gregory Riverdale
Fairview Richview
Forest Hill Runnymede
Guildwood S. Walter Stewart
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St. James Town
St. Lawrence
Taylor Memorial
Thorncliffe
Weston
Woodside Square
Wychwood
York Woods
Yorkville
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Fiction

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Abbott, Jeff
Collision
The story of two men living
very different lives. A
successful corporate
consultant who is mourning
the murder of his new bride.
The other, a former CIA agent
known only as Pilgrim, whose
current assignment for a
fringe espionage agency is so

treacherous, he doesn’t trust

even his own boss. When they
are thrown together in a
violent, unexpected event, the

two men realize that they

have been framed in an
elaborate setup.

Adiga, Aravind
The white tiger
Balram, the White Tiger, was born in a backwater
village on the River Ganges, the son of a rickshaw-
puller. He works in a teashop, crushing coal and
wiping tables, but nurses a dream of escape. When
he learns that a rich village landlord needs a
chauffeur, he takes his opportunity, and is soon on
his way to Delhi behind the wheel of a Honda.

Albert, Elisa,
The book of Dahlia
A young Jewish-American woman learns that she has
brain cancer and through a series of flashbacks
examines her wasted life.

Archer, Jeffrey
A prisoner of birth
A man framed for the murder of his best friend seeks
revenge against the four men who put him in
Belmarsh prison, the highest-security jail in the land,
from where no inmate has ever escaped.

Atwell, Sarah.
Through a glass, deadly
After glassblower Emmeline Dowell
befriends troubled newcomer Allison
McBride, she finds Allison's husband
dead in her studio and her carefully
constructed world shattered by the
investigation
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Auster, Paul
Man in the dark
August Brill is recovering from a car accident in his
daughter's house in Vermont. When sleep refuses to
come, he lies in bed and tells himself stories,
struggling to push back thoughts about things he
would prefer to forget. As the night progresses,
Brill's story grows increasingly intense, and what he
is so desperately trying to avoid insists on being told.

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Baker, Tiffany
The little giant of Aberdeen County
When Truly Plaice's mother was pregnant, all of
Aberdeen joined in betting how huge the baby boy
would be. The girl who proved to be Truly paid the
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