Tales from the Tail End

Tales from the Tail End
Author: Emma Milne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780750537520

"On a crisp October morning in 1996, Emma Milne started her first job as a newly qualified vet, a career captured on camera for eleven series of television's Vets in Practice. Now she tells the full story"--Cover p. [4].

Tales from the Tail End

Tales from the Tail End
Author: Ananya Mukherjee
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2019-08-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9789389231137

When she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, writes Ananya Mukherjee, she was 'stunned and disappointed in myself but quickly found my resolve. I chose to fight cheerfully...with a deep belief and faith that I'd be okay.' Tragically, and for perhaps the first time in her life, her will could not overcome circumstances, and she lost the fight on 18 November 2018. But she left behind a host of memories for those who knew her, and a beautiful legacy for the world--an intimate and inspiring diary of her 'cheerful fight'. It is a book that makes light of the darker moments of cancer (comparing her balding head to the dishevelled crow on her windowsill); gives practical advice on gifts to bring a cancer patient (piping hot machcher jhol along with a good story or two); and gives an insight into what cancer patients dream of (a road trip to Jaisalmer and a gondola ride in Venice). Tales from the Tail End is a book of hope, courage, even sunshine--not only for those living with cancer, and their caregivers and loved ones, but for anyone determined to live life on her or his own terms despite adversity. Peeyush Sekhsaria's skilful sketches are a delightful accompaniment to the text. Part of the proceeds of this book will go to the Yuvraj Singh Cancer Foundation and the Muskaan Foundation for Road Safety.

Tales from the Tail End

Tales from the Tail End
Author: John V. Doyle
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2010-10-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1450255361

What is it like to grow old? Only the elderly can tell you. John Doyle is 88. What is it like to live in an elderly retirement community. Only one who lives there can tell you. John Doyle does. These are questions of great interest to some 37 million people in the U.S. over 75 and many times that number of children and grandchildren. The latter may be stunned to learn what kind of life their beloved parents and grandparents are experiencing. These questions are answered in "Tales from the Tail End," which factually and often humorously describes the aging process in a retirement community and considers how to deal with it gracefully. The author's former pastor, Father Jim Hawker, says this about the book, "I just couldn't put it down. John Doyle shares a memorable story replete with fascinating experiences and personal insights. His humor and pathos are truly infectious. The message of "'Tales from the Tail End'" is both intriguing and inspiring as the author invites the reader to come along and catch the spirit of the ups and downs of the aging process."

The Tail of Emily Windsnap

The Tail of Emily Windsnap
Author: Liz Kessler
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763652407

A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep Emily away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery — about her own identity, the mysterious father she’s never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water’s surface. With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident — an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.

Tail-End Charlies

Tail-End Charlies
Author: John Nichol
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2005-04-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0141925892

Night after night, they swallowed their fears and flew long distances through packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that could destroy Hitler and bring about the end of the war. Tens of thousands of young men never came back, blown up or bailing out from burning aircraft to drop helplessley into enemy hands. Yet history has condemned their brave and valiant actions, denouncing them for the destruction of German cities and civilians, rather than acknowledging them for the heroes that they are. For the first time John Nichol and Tony Rennell tell the story of the controversial last battles of Bomber Command through the eyes of the heroic men who fought them.

Tale of a Tail

Tale of a Tail
Author: Margaret Mahy
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444010832

Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish. Includes more than 50 hilarious black and white illustrations by Tony Ross, who also illustrates Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry books and David Walliams' children's books, as well as his own picture books.

Tale of a Tail

Tale of a Tail
Author: Judit Z. Bodnar
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Fox has no intention of sharing his fish with Bear. Knowing himself to be the cleverest of woodland creatures, he comes up with a scheme that will surely rid him of his bumbling, begging neighbor. Or will it? Full color.

Tail-End Charlie

Tail-End Charlie
Author: Mick Manning
Publisher: Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-04-28
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781845076511

As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his father?s hair-raising tales about life as an RAF airgunner during the Second World War. Now, years later, he has carefully recreated his father's stories, writing them down as if his dad was speaking the words. In collaboration with Brita, he has illustrated them too. It?s for Charlie?s grandchildren ? and for everyone. Find out what it was really like to: Put up with food rationing ? Undergo RAF Training? Take off in a bomber? Face enemy fighters? Survive the Battle of the Bulge

Tail End Charlie

Tail End Charlie
Author: Ronald John Jensen
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2015-05-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786480963

This memoir is a record of what Jensen calls the luckiest and greatest adventure of his life. In the midst of the fighting and with the knowledge that each day could be his last, this young Marine managed to find some humor in his situation and he believes that is what kept him alive. The story begins with Jensen as a young man in New York in the 1960s, who, following in his brother's footsteps, decides to join the Marines in hopes of finding himself. Early chapters discuss his experiences in boot camp and his combat training at Camp Lejeune. Subsequent chapters move directly to vivid descriptions of action on the battlefield, Jensen's time aboard the USS Valley Forge, days spent walking through rice paddies and the resulting foot infections he suffered. On the day he arrived home in New York, a cab driver at the airport charged Jensen double the fare to drive him home. He paid it and returned to a delighted family on March 6, 1970.

A Tale of Tails

A Tale of Tails
Author: Elizabeth MacPherson
Publisher: Golden Books
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0385378637

A 1962 Garth Williams classic, now in print for the first time as a Little Golden Book! “The pig has a tail with a curl and a bend. A snake is all tail with a head on one end. . . .” Long tails, fluffy tails, swishy tails, stubby tails—this witty poem about all the types of tails in the animal kingdom is perfect for curious preschoolers. With gorgeous paintings of friendly critters by Garth Williams, this book is a perfect blend of whimsy and fact.