Hi, Mietz,As with everything in English, there are many exceptions, but the basic rule is the direction relative to the speaker.
Take is moving away from the person speaking.
Bring is moving toward the person speaking.
You can see that when I say, "Take that back", I am speaking and the words are "moving" away from me (back to you), so this follows the rule.
If the librarian calls me, she will say, "Please bring this book back to the library" (the book will move toward the speaker). I will tell my class, "Please excuse me while I take this book back to the library" (The book will move away from the speaker).
If you call me and ask me to drive you to school, while we are talking, you might ask "Can you also bring me home afterwards?" (towards the location you are currently in). At school, you might remind me, saying, "Don �t forget you �re taking me home today" (away from the location you are currently in).
I hope this is useful for you,
Bruce