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The best laid plans : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

The best laid plans : a novel / Terry Fallis.

Fallis, Terry, (author.).

Summary:

"Here's the set up: A burnt-out politcal aide quits just before an election - but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock - an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers - to let his name stand in the election. No need to campaign, certain to lose, and so on."--Provided by the publishers.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780771047589
  • ISBN: 0771047584
  • ISBN: 9780595428724
  • ISBN: 059542872X
  • Physical Description: xix, 314 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : McClelland & Stewart, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Douglas Gibson Book."
"Emblem"--pages [4] of cover.
Awards Note:
Stephen Leacock Award for Humour
Canada Reads 2011 winner
Subject: Speechwriters > Fiction.
College teachers > Fiction.
Political campaigns > Fiction.
Male friendship > Fiction.
Cumberland (Ont.) > Fiction.
Canada > Politics and government > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.
Political fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Humorous fiction, Canadian.
General fiction, humorous.

Available copies

  • 32 of 36 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 36 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library Fall An1 (Text) 33294002166015 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -

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  • Random House, Inc.
    WINNER OF CBC CANADA READS
    WINNER OF THE STEPHEN LEACOCK MEDAL FOR HUMOUR

    Here’s the set up: A burnt-out politcal aide quits just before an election—but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock—an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers—to let his name stand in the election. No need to campaign, certain to lose, and so on.

    Then a great scandal blows away his opponent, and to their horror, Angus is elected. He decides to see what good an honest M.P. who doesn’t care about being re-elected can do in Parliament. The results are hilarious—and with chess, a hovercraft, and the love of a good woman thrown in, this very funny book has something for everyone.

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