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Jubilee is an amusing tale of when Sam with his family and two cats - Flea and Ridden - are invited to the Queen's platinum Jubilee celebration after winning a contest set by the organisation over which the Duchess of Cornwall presided. The family finally gets to meet the Queen of England and the two cats win the royal family's admiration. Not only are they awarded medals for their cute antics and for winning the contest, they make their own p...

Faced with the loss of his ancestral home following the huge increase in death duties in mid-twentieth century Britain, Michael Montayne forges an unusual enterprise with his best man, whose family turns out to have been shamefully entangled with Michael's for generations past. The Montayne's home is transformed into a private retreat, club and grand hotel for acceptable, wealthy guests who may partake of its comfort, exquisite food and wine a...

This autobiographical, non-technical and mostly light-hearted account of three lecture tours through Continental Europe in the late '70s and early '80s by a Cambridge research chemist describes professional and personal interactions with many colourful and extraordinarily talented hosts. There are descriptions of meals, art galleries, ecclesiastical architectural gems, of a wonderful bed, and even of an eccentric toilet. Here are some aspects ...

Fancy retirement right across the globe? Learning to speak a foreign language (Australian)? Too easy, don't be a wuss, mite! Herein, you will find travel, exploration, how not to buy a house, how to build a harpsichord, how to cope with a second hysterectomy, coronary bypass, two different and simultaneous serious cancers. No worries, she'll be right, mite! Consider Orshtraya on differing scales, the conurbation that is Canberra, the 90-mile s...

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In Button, just where is the writer going? Is he losing his mind? Hasn't he proofread his story?At least in You, that isn't the problem. Here is a modern-day morality play with just a touch of fantasy.Romp, on the other hand, is just that from end to end.Each of these three stories, which are quite unconnected from one another, hopefully makes you pause and think a while. They were originally conceived for older children or teenagers - and the...

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Rosie is almost a terrier. She spends most of her time exploring the cliffs, gardens and sea-side town of Rocky Bay, playing with squirrels but especially with her tousled and untidy friend, Scruff, who is a mongrel of uncertain roots. They have made friends with a pure-bred and loving dog, Bunty, who has the misfortune of being over-groomed and over-constricted. Once by chance and on another occasion, with the help of George, a friendly rabbi...

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Fine introduction to quantum chemistry for undergraduates, especially for students with a limited mathematical background. Covers atomic and molecular spectroscopy, quantum mechanics, and bonding theory, among other topics. 1986 edition.

Sam and Red invite a retired senior policeman and his wife who they have known for years for lunch. There are fifty or so teddy bears and other stuffed creatures around the house who observe the goings-on with laughter and rudeness. This house is a place of secrets. Why does Sam sometimes limp rather badly? Why does Irish, the family bear, wear dark glasses when these friends of the house come? Why is she called Irish anyway? The bears know it...

Flea is more than a kitten, she has grown into an agile and beautiful young lady. She chats to her friend, a laughing kookaburra, in places no cat is expected to reach. This wilful madam can be naughty too and the time comes when she brings shame on her family. But her over-enthusiastic brother, Ridden, rushes to her defence. She is forgiven but then tragedy strikes her loving family. How will it all end?FLEA is a charming and funny tale that ...

A story of kindness, fun and an unusual friendship, BIRD is not a book to miss. We follow Bird, a confident and cocky currawong who claims to know everything while his friend, Cat, is happy to let him believe so. The pair end up on several unlikely adventures together after Bird convinces Cat to jump the fence into next-door's garden and escape two overly-affectionate puppies. Between teaching Cat to fly and relaying stories about how he becam...