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02643pam a2200349 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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2022052431 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230831020002.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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221123s2023 nyu 000 1 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2022052431 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780593700693 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) : |
| Terms of availability |
$29.00 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PR6063.C326 |
| Item number |
P75 2023 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
823/.914 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McCall Smith, Alexander, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1948- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The private life of spies ; |
| Remainder of title |
and The exquisite art of getting even / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Alexander McCall Smith. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First American edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Pantheon Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2023] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
289 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Originally published in hardcover in two volumes in Great Britain as The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Polygon Books, an imprint of Birlinn Limited, Edinburgh, in 2022, and The Private Life of Shadows by Abacus, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, London, in 2023. |
| 510 4# - CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE |
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| Name of source |
Booklist, |
| Location within source |
April 01, 2023 |
| 510 4# - CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE |
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| Name of source |
Booklist Starred Reviews |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story collection: half spy stories, half tales of revenge, all highlight the kinder, funnier, and gentler side of espionage and retribution. In this dual collection of short stories, Alexander McCall Smith brings his trademark humor and warmth to inventive tales of spying and vengeance. In one story, a spy dropped deep into enemy territory manages to disguise himself--quite convincingly--as a nun. In another, an invitation to join the Vatican Secret Service sends a prospective operative down a rabbit hole of controversy and confusion. A third story finds an author, on the brink of public ruin, seeing the error of his ways after an act of kindness saves the day. A keen observer of humanity imbued with a sparkling imagination, Alexander McCall Smith illustrates throughout that transparency is paramount and forgiveness is restorative. With surprising insight and a healthy helping of humor, these stories remind us that, in the end, the high road is often the better one for all involved"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 700 12 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- |
| Title of a work |
Private life of shadows. |
| 700 12 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- |
| Title of a work |
Exquisite art of getting even. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- |
| Title |
Private life of spies. |
| Edition |
First American edition |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Pantheon Books, [2023] |
| International Standard Book Number |
9780593700709 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2022052432 |
| 942 00 - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha issues (borrowed), all copies |
3 |