The Careful Use of Compliments de McCall Smith, Alexander

Abacus, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Anchor / Random House, 2008-08-07. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover, minor wear, age tanning, solid binding, a very nice copy!

Paperback. Very Good.

Little, Brown Book Group Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Abacus, 2008. Very Good. In the fourth installment of this enchanting, beloved series, Isabel Dalhou sie, who is now a mother, returns to investigate an irresistible puzzle in the art world.Isabel Dalhousie-the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meet-now has a son, Charlie, whose doting father Jamie h as an intriguing idea to pose to Isabel: marriage. But Isabel wonders if Ja mie is too young to be serious? And how would Cat respond? On top of these matters, the ambitious Professor Dove has seized Isabel's position as edito r of the Review of Applied Ethics. However, nothing it seems can diminish I sabel's innate curiosity. And when she recognizes that two paintings attrib uted to a deceased artist have simultaneously appeared on the market, she c an't help but think that they're forgeries. So Isabel begins an investigati on and soon finds herself diverted from her musings about parenthood and on to a path of inquiry into the soul of an artist.

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Abacus, 2008. Standard. Paperback. Acceptable. Outline:- For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters. Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel. Even as she negotiates a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter`s mysterious death off the island of Jura. Perhaps most seriously of all, Isabel`s professional existence and that of her beloved Review come under attack from the machiavellian and suspiciously handsome Professor Dove. A master storyteller whether debating ethics in Edinburgh or pursuing lady detectives in Africa, here Alexander McCall Smith is as witty and wise as his… Leer más

Abacus, 2008-08-06. paperback. Good. 5x1x8. Wear present.Discolouration present.Fold creasing present.Foxing.Scruff marks and small marks present on the front cover and back cover.Scruff mark present at the sides of pages.Small mark present on a few pages. Slight tearing present.Price sticker present on the front cover.Front cover image differs from the one shown.

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2008* Publisher: Abacus.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card illustrated cover. Some label damage to front cover. No bumps or rubs, minimal spine and hinge creases. Lightly used. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no internal marks, very lightly read, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour adverts to inside of covers.* Pages: 261 pp. text. v pp. Advertisements at rear.* Description: For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. She finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura. This is not a situation which lends itself immediately to an academic solution.* A NEAR FINE copy with minimal cover wear reducing it to VG+*

Abacus, 2008-08-07. Paperback. Good. Price stickers on front cover.