false 6040485 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 264121 9 2493324 1952 Men at Arms (Penguin Modern Classics) total:207|5:51|4:95|3:47|2:11|1:3| 207 801 328 13 11315 3.89 14132 1681 49588104 1199525 2497680 014002123X 9780140021233 1 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2497680.Men_at_Arms 3.25 8 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 4 0 false Tue Mar 17 14:13:02 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 11:22:53 -0700 2009
What fun - a bit like a cross between MASH, PG Wodehouse and Brideshead!

An upper class British Catholic divorcé leaves his home in Italy at the start of WW2 to try to join the army, and eventually succeeds.

The story is populated by quirk...more...]]> 1646817 104052 600814 0316926280 9780316926287 5 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/600814.Men_at_Arms 3.64 22 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 3 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 08:06:59 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 11:10:33 -0700 2007 53633367 293524 600814 0316926280 9780316926287 5 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/600814.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 3 0 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 14:17:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 13:19:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16823295 157759 600814 0316926280 9780316926287 5 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/600814.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 3 0 false Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 07:16:55 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 14:51:50 -0800 2008 The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose (probably one of my 4 most delightful possessions, the others being English as She is Spoke, Pegasus Descending, and The Handy-Book of Literary D...more...]]> 42650771 1334937 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.92 175 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 3 0 false Sun Jan 11 00:11:10 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 00:11:28 -0800 2009 6957032 371594 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 3 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 12:49:43 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 12:23:37 -0700 2007
Interesting insights about manning up and how we are emasculated by so...more...]]> 31337983 1467999 600814 0316926280 9780316926287 5 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/600814.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 4 0 false Wed Aug 27 10:35:41 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 10:39:10 -0700 2008 I now have my father's edition, which I remember reading on the floor next to his long bookshelves. ...more...]]> 70129904 2355964 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 4 0 false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 02:57:40 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:45:53 -0700 2009 2562267 85049 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 4 0 false Sat Jun 30 08:59:12 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:12:22 -0800 2009 24695631 1070245 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 2 0 false Tue Jun 17 06:35:17 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 06:36:06 -0700 2008 3921274 160052 600814 0316926280 9780316926287 5 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/600814.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 12:39:22 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:15:26 -0800 2009 9143672 47346 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 4 0 false Thu Nov 15 06:39:54 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 15 06:40:52 -0800 2007 27362516 1323909 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 5 0 false Tue Jul 15 16:59:31 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 16:59:50 -0700 2008 81264789 1875193 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 0 0 false Wed Dec 16 22:06:01 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 16 22:06:01 -0800 2009 80704945 1476453 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 5 0 false Fri Dec 11 17:15:58 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 17:15:58 -0800 2009 80607438 1140940 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 0 0 false Thu Dec 10 18:35:15 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 18:35:15 -0800 2009 80267149 2985173 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 5 0 false Tue Dec 08 01:12:03 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 01:12:03 -0800 2009 80257437 2929945 2497680 014002123X 9780140021233 1 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2497680.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 3 0 false Mon Dec 07 21:59:19 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 21:59:34 -0800 2009 79691086 1608602 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

]]> 1952 0 0 false Wed Dec 02 16:50:18 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 16:50:33 -0800 2009 79353065 86493 264121 0141185732 9780141185736 7 <![CDATA[Men at Arms]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264121.Men_at_Arms 3.87 207 Meet Guy Crouchback, a 35-year-old divorced Catholic. Though the armed services really don't want him, he manfully succeeds in joining the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. There he meets Apthorpe, an eccentric African who is devoted to his "thunderbox" (aka chemical closet). Together they make quite a team.

"A highly entertaining novel. Waugh's sharp wit and sure satirical touch are always at work." (The Atlantic)

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