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AMERICAN SCOUNDREL

\pause{1500}Author: Keneally, Thomas
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6300 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 16.50
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Historical to 1945
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The true story of Congressman Daniel Sickles, a womaniser and a cad, who shot his wife's lover in 1859, getting away with murder because of his close friendship with the president. Sickles went on to command a regiment in the Civil War and lead a life as extraordinary as any novel.

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BIT ON THE SIDE, A

\pause{1500}Author: Trevor, William
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6760 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Short Stories & Anthologies
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A collection of short stories, tender and touching, that explore the subject of adultery.

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CLERICAL ERRORS

\pause{1500}Author: Isler, Alan
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6599 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: General Fiction
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Edmond Music is a Catholic priest and director of Beale Hall, a research institute. He has a secret, well several secrets, he doesn't believe in God; he sleeps with his housekeeper; and he is a Jew! Now, his long term enemy, Fred Twomble, an American professor of English, has arrived to expose and destroy Edmond.

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FAR COUNTRY, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Shute, Nevil
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5447 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: 20th Century Classics
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The end of war and emigration signal hope for Czech doctor Carl Zlinter, but Carl is not all he seems and even the girl who shares his life cannot fathom his dark secret.

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GIVE ME TEN SECONDS

\pause{1500}Author: Sergeant, John
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6167 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 12.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Radio & TV Journalism
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Biography & Autobiography - General
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After an early career as a journalist, John Sergeant joined the BBC in 1970, and for 30 years covered many important news stories as a special correspondent and political correspondent. In 2000 he became ITN's Political Editor. In this book he wittily describes his experiences reporting on the country's leading politicians.

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HOLY DREAD

\pause{1500}Author: Lees-Milne, James
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5934 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Diaries & Letters
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9th volume of diaries. Sequel to 'Deep Romantic Chasm' (5841). More sharp observation, at times cruel, of the people and places in his life.

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HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS,THE

\pause{1500}Author: Allende, Isabel
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6894 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: General Fiction
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Set in an unnamed Latin American country with a turbulent history, this is also the history of the Trueba family. The passions, struggles and secrets of three generations of the Trueba family are more complex than the political revolutions happening in the country.

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INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3

\pause{1500}Author: Vickers, Salley
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5901 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.25
\pause{1500}Main subject: General Fiction
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When Peter Hansome dies in a car crash he leaves behind a wife, Bridget, and a mistress, Frances. The lovers' triangle which emerges is just one of many triangles which occured in Peter's life and relationships.

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LATE MR SHAKESPEARE, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Nye, Robert
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6224 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 18.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Historical Fiction - Pre 1914
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Nobody knows more about the life of the Bard than Pickleherring, an aging actor in Restoration London. As a child actor in Mr. Shakespeare's troupe he has heard every story about the playwright's life, and generously shares his memories!

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MEANING OF TREASON, THE

\pause{1500}Author: West, Rebecca
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6088 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 18.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: War - WW2
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This is a classic study of treachery and an analysis of the impulse to betry. It begins with the post-World War II trials for treason of William Joyce, Lord Haw Haw, and John Amery.

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