Book and jacket are both in very good condition throughout. He directed comedy films such as clue, my cousin vinny, and the fighting temptations and earlier cocreated and cowrote the tv series yes minister and yes, prime minister. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. A chineselanguage translation of the bbc book version of the complete yes minister was published isbn 9787108041012 in. The former prime minister is writing some uncomfortable stories about jim hacker, the current incumbent. The complete yes prime minister 1989 edition open library. Buy the complete yes prime minister book online at best prices in india on.
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