Professor Dr. Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of the highly regarded *Portuguese Irregular Verbs* (200 LTD copies sold!) and a pillar of the Institute of Romance Philology in the proud Bavarian city of Regensburg, finds that life is very difficult these days. His academic rival (and owner of a
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil (US)
โ Scribed by Smith, Alexander McCall
- Book ID
- 107900004
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- von Igelfeld 4
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780307948663
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โฆ Synopsis
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 Unusual Uses for Olive Oil , von Igelfeld experiences a series of new adventures. First, he finds that his academic rival Detlev-Amadeus Unterholzer has been winning undeserved recognition, a situation that must be addressed. Then von Igelfeld stumbles toward a romance with Frau Benz, a charming widow who owns her very own Schloss and a fleet of handsome cars--that is, until a faux pas lands him on the curb. Later, while on the annual student study retreat in the Alps, von Igelfeld fearlessly plunges 3000 feet into mountaineering history, and turns his survival into the subject of inspirational lectures. Finally, at a dinner party, he is the only kind soul who can aid an unfortunate...
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Professor Dr. Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of the highly regarded *Portuguese Irregular Verbs* (200 LTD copies sold!) and a pillar of the Institute of Romance Philology in the proud Bavarian city of Regensburg, finds that life is very difficult these days. His academic rival (and owner of a
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 Unusual Uses fo