[thelist] CF Search problem

Thanks for all the help on the textarea problem...now see if you can help me
with this:
My client has a database of books.  The book titles are stored as "Big Book
of Lists, The" or "Big Book of Lists, A"  with the The or the A at the end
of the string.  So, if a person enters "The Big...." or "A Big...." it
doesn't find the book.  Do I need to have him change the entries in the
database? or is there a way to strip off the The or A when it occurs at the
beginning of a string?  

I owe tips big time...but need my coffee first...

Thanks