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The action begins with playboy bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousian romantic...

The action of the novel takes place at the fictional "Beckford College", a private school for boys; the title alludes to the arrival at the school of a mischievous young boy called Reginald Farnie, who turns out to be the uncle of the older "Bishop" Gethryn, a prefect, cricketer and popular figure...

Set at the fictional school of Eckleton, the story centres upon the "house of Kay's", the riotous boys therein, its tactless, unpopular master Mr Kay, and Fenn, the head boy.The story features practical jokes, fighting between the boys, burglaries, a mugging in the local village, politics amongst...

The novel is narrated by Jeremy Garnet, an author and old friend of Ukridge. Seeing Ukridge for the first time in years, with a new wife in tow, Garnet finds himself dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset. The novel intertwines Garnet's difficult wooing of a girl living nearby...

The novel tells the story of Kirk Winfield, his wife Ruth, and their young son, Bill. Bill's upbringing is interfered with by Ruth's busybody aunt, Mrs. Lora Delane Porter, who is an author of books intended to uplift the public mind. Unlike most of Wodehouse's novels, it is not a comic novel.(Excerpt from Wikipedia)

Suspense, enquêtes, énigmes, romans noirs... une petite bibliothèque idéale pour découvrir le meilleur du polar ! Un grand frère adoré soudain soupçonné d'avoir commis un crime horrible. Trois aventuriers en herbe embarqués dans une drôle de chasse au trésor. Un canard insolent qui tient...

Here’s your completely portable, uniquely convenient diagnostic tool to compare potential diagnoses visually, side by side. Each card in this deck includes full-color images and information about a particular diagnosis, as well as cross references (DDx refs) to other potential diagnoses. It’s...

Organic Chemistry for General Degree Students, Volume 2: Aromatic Chemistry covers the simple heteroaromatic systems and the chemistry of their functional groups. This book is divided into 11 chapters that also describe the properties of the aromatic compounds. The first chapters discuss the benzene...

Studies on the effects of hyperthermia have aroused great interest in recent years. On the one hand, it has been demonstrated. that hyperthermia may be a useful treatment modality for tumors, in combination with ionizing radia­ tion or cytotoxic drugs. On the other hand, it is of great scientific...

JOHN S. MILLIS In 1966 the Citizens Commission on Graduate Medical Education observed that the explosive growth in biomedical science and the consequent increase in medical skill and technology of the twentieth century had made it possible for physicians to respond to the episodes of illness of patients...

Bonosano, the largest manufacturer of hybrid corn in the world, has hired the brilliant scientist, Dr. Allen, to test for possible side effects of their greatest project. Dr. Allen has exhibited exemplary and reputable work on the Xanthic Maize Project, but something has gone wrong to change the course...

¿Por qué la investigación es un acto ético? ¿A quiénes beneficia la práctica ética de la investigación social? ¿Cuáles son las resistencias internas, tanto institucionales como de investigadores? ¿Cuáles son las responsabilidades de los ayudantes de investigación, los estudiantes, los...

Clarity over Coffee is a fun, lighthearted story with a deep message. At age thirty-one, Kelli is frazzled and frustrated over where she is in her life and where she needs to be. While visiting Kats Kafe, she quickly bonds with a warm and wise Katherine, who challenges her with insightful questions....

Hans-Georg Gadamer ist eine der herausragenden Gestalten der Gegenwartsphilosophie. Sein Hauptwerk ›Wahrheit und Methode‹ ist ein Klassiker der philosophischen Hermeneutik. Der vorliegende Band ist ein Kompendium zu Gadamers Philosophie. Ideengeschichtlich werden die unterschiedlichsten Einflüsse...