Tamia B

Tamia B edited the characters of Whiphand Saturday, February 27, 2010.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added a character: Sid Halley: Former steeplechase jockey whose career ended when one of his hands was irreparably injured; his new occupation as investigator continues in this second book in the series which began with Odds Against.
• marked the description of Sid Halley as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Rosemary Caspar: wife of trainer George Caspar, for whom Sid used to ride as a flat jockey; she comes to see Sid because the brilliant racers her husband had trained in the past hadn't lived up to their potentials. She suspects foul play, so she wants Sid to guard Tri-Nitro, the latest of their hot prospects.
• marked the description of Rosemary Caspar as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Charles Roland, Admiral (ret.): Sid Halley's former father-in-law; father of Sid's ex-wife Jenny. Charles continues to be Sid's greatest supporter.
• marked the description of Charles Roland, Admiral (ret.) as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Lord Friarly: "earl, landowner, and frightfully decent fellow...for whom <Sid> had ridden a lot of races." He asks Sid to investigate a syndicate which Friarly suspects is fixing the way its horses are run.
• marked the description of Lord Friarly as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Trevor Deansgate: racehorse owner
• marked the description of Trevor Deansgate as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Commander Lucas Wainwright: director of the Security Service, the investigative, policing arm of the Jockey Club; he enlists Sid to investigate Eddison Keith, who is a member of the Security Service.
• marked the description of Commander Lucas Wainwright as not a spoiler
• Added a character: Chico Barnes: Sid's friend and partner at Radnor's Associates. Chico is a martial arts expert.
• marked the description of Chico Barnes as not a spoiler

Tamia B edited the table of contents of The Tao of Equus: A Woman's Journey of Healing and Transformation Through the Way of the Horse Monday, December 28, 2009.

• Preface to the paperback edition
  Acknowledgments
  Introduction

  Part One: The Call
  Chapter One: Rasa
  Chapter Two: The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
  Chapter Three: Voices from the Ancestors
  Chapter Four: Mind Under Matter

  Part Two: Healing Waters
  Chapter Five: Wisdom of the Prey
  Chapter Six: The Politics of Intelligence
  Chapter Seven: Horse Whisperings
  Chapter Eight: Four-Legged Therapists
  Chapter Nine: The Wounded Healer

  Part Three: Message and Meaning
  Chapter Ten: Nekyia
  Chapter Eleven: Sacrifice and Communion
  Chapter Twelve: Mystics with Tails
  Chapter Thirteen: The Art of Freedom

  Notes
  Index

Tamia B edited the summary of Ruth Rendell Thursday, June 19, 2008.

• From the jacket blurb on Not in the Flesh: "Ruth Rendell has won numerous awards, including three Edgars, the highest accolade from Mystery Writers of America, as well as three Gold Daggers, A Silver Dagger, and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contibution to the
  genre from England's prestigious Crime Writer's Association. A member of the House of Lords, she lives in London."

Tamia B edited the summary of Ruth Rendell Thursday, June 19, 2008.

• From the jacket blurb on Not in the Flesh: "Ruth Rendell has won numerous awards, including three Edgars, the hisghest accolade from Mystery Writers of America, as well as three Gold Daggers, A Silver Dagger, and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contibution to the genre from England's prestigious Crime Writer's Association. A member of the House of Lords, she live in London."

Tamia B edited the bio of David Bach Saturday, April 26, 2008.