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The world according to Bertie a 44 Scotland Street novel

The focus is squarely on precocious six-year-old Bertie this time, as the young lad with the overbearing mother learns to speak Italian, play the saxophone, and do yoga.

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Main Author:	McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Other Authors:	Mackenzie, Robert Ian (Narrator)
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2008.
Series:	McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- 44 Scotland Street series ; 4.
Subjects:	Apartment houses > Fiction. Edinburgh (Scotland) > Social life and customs > Fiction. Humorous fiction > Scotland. Audiobooks.
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Summary:	The focus is squarely on precocious six-year-old Bertie this time, as the young lad with the overbearing mother learns to speak Italian, play the saxophone, and do yoga.
Item Description:	In container (17 cm.). Title from container. "Unabridged Fiction"--Container. "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. Compact disc.
Physical Description:	11 sound discs (14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Issued also on cassette.
ISBN:	9781436141345 1436141346 9781436141314
Author Notes:	Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series. He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography)