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The Surveyors [Kindle Edition]

Philip Rougier
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The Honorable Peregrine Vaughan-Uppington is a troubled enigma, despite a wealthy aristocratic background, Eton, Cambridge and the Royal Engineers.

Decorated but denied military promotion, and thoughtlessly passed over for appointment as Estate Manager by his noble family, his imperative has been to gouge a fiscal future for himself at the expense of almost everyone else.

His solution? The creation of an unusual surveying practice in Oxford, notorious as a ferocious adversary.

'The Surveyors' chronicles the activities of Lord Peregrine and those around him through seven fast-paced days. Its whimsical humour, beguiling technical solutions and audacious money-making yield a heady and entertaining brew.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 547 KB
  • Print Length: 260 pages
  • Publisher: YouWriteOn.com; 2nd edition (23 Oct 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0048ELNOQ
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #311,199 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
In a class of its own 29 July 2009
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In a class of its own:

This book is unique. An amusing, informative, fascinating 'take' on the surveying profession? Yes, it's all that. But there's much more going on. Always cheerful and light-hearted on the surface, often there are appallingly serious undercurrents beneath. An excellent flowing read, spiked with blunt truths, realism and off-beat humour from a gifted, knowledgeable, witty writer. I'd like to see a full-blown TV series developed from "The Surveyors". And I can't wait to get my hands on 'Week 2'
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The Surveyors was a truly enjoyable read. Funny and quirky, with the right amount of technical dialogue and fantastic descriptions of the locations visited. Lord Vaughan-Uppington's fresh relationship with Newman is that of an Headmaster and Pupil that develops into a friendship rather smoothly, only outside the office of course. I certainly enjoyed Newman's character and can certainly relate to his intrigue with regard to the firms profits and how they are calculated. I now feel my understanding of the Surveyors that I deal with on a daily basis has grown considerably (if not accurately)! I would, and have, recommended this novel to a number of people, both personal friends and those in the "industry". Well done Mr Rougier, I look forward to Week 2!
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"The Surveyors" is a fast paced and very entertaining look at just a single week in an unconventional surveying firm. The protagonist, Perigrine Vaughan-Uppington (VU), is a brisk and successful maverick, who literally 'flies' through the week finding solutions to solve his clients needs, usually to his own ample financial satifaction. There's enough building related detail to really engage those 'in the trade', but it's far from a techy or exclusive read for others. There's a good range of instantly recognisable characters , from wise secrataries, gruff builders, sharp lawyers through to judges and titled gentry. All are very well observed in detail and dialogue, with lot's of very British humour throughout. A very enjoyable book.
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