Skios
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Published:
Dreamscape Media 2012
Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
On the private Greek island of Skios, the high-paying guests of a world-renowned foundation prepare for the annual keynote address, to be given this year by Dr. Norman Wilfred, an eminent authority on the scientific organization of science. He turns out to be surprisingly youthful, handsome, and charming. Everyone is soon eating out of his hands. No one more than Nikki, the foundation's attractive and efficient organizer. Meanwhile, Nikki's old friend Georgie has rashly agreed to spend a furtive horizontal weekend with a notorious schemer. Trapped there with her instead is a pompous, balding individual called Dr. Norman Wilfred, who has lost his whereabouts, his luggage, his temper - indeed, everything he possesses other than the text of a lecture on the scientific organization of science.
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Street Date:
6/19/2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781666602616
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APA Citation (style guide)
Michael Frayn. (2012). Skios. Unabridged Dreamscape Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Michael Frayn. 2012. Skios. Dreamscape Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Michael Frayn, Skios. Dreamscape Media, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Michael Frayn. Skios. Unabridged Dreamscape Media, 2012.
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