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2005, c2003., Anchor Books Call No: 823 .914 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Von Igelfeld is quite pleased with his role as a visiting scholar at Cambridge, even if his English colleagues can be difficult to comprehend. They frequently speak in metaphors and make peculiar assumptions, saying such odd things as "I take it your journey went well," when that is not the case at all. But von Igelfeld settles in the best he can, and is soon deeply embroiled in some shady political scheming at the university. After returning to the comfort of his perfectly rational Germany, von Igelfeld is invited to Colombia for a special fellowship. But while there, he gets caught up in some decidedly unscupulous behavior.
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2005, c2003., Anchor Books Call No: 823 .914 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due-a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray. In The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs,"" Professor Dr. Von Igelfeld is mistaken for a veterinarian and not wanting to call attention to the faux pas, begins practicing veterinary medicine without a license. He ends up operating on a friend's dachshund to dramatic and unfortunate effect. He also transports relics for a schismatically challenged Coptic prelate, and is pursued by marriage-minded widows on board a Mediterranean cruise ship.
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2012., Primary, Anchor Books Call No: FIC MCC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Years before she opened a detective agency in Botswana, Africa, Precious Ramotswe was a young girl who likes solving mysteries. When a piece of cake goes missing from her classroom, Precious has her very first case. She carefully examines the clues and sets a trap for the thief.
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2014., Primary, Anchor Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Precious and her friend Khumo search for an actor-lion named Teddy who has gone missing from a safari camp.
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2005, c2003., Anchor Books Call No: 823 .914 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Unnaturally tall, hypersensitive to slights, and oblivious to his own frequent gaucheries, von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he knows is due him. Portuguese Irregular Verbs follows the Professor from a busman's holiday researching old Irish obscenities to a flirtation with a desirable lady dentist.
