Olivier is a French aristocrat the traumatized child of survivors of the Revolution. Parrot the son of an itinerant printer who always wanted to be an artist but has ended up a servant. Born on different sides of history their lives will be brought together by their travels in America. When Olivier sets sail for the New World ostensibly to study its prisons but in reality to save his neck from one more revolution
- Parrot is sent with him as spy protector foe & foil. As the narrative shifts between the perspectives of Parrot & Olivier & their picaresque travels together & apart
- in love & politics prisons & the world of art
- Peter Carey explores the adventure of American democracy in theory & in practice with dazzling wit & inventiveness.


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Chris Stewart's Driving Over Lemons" (9780956003805) told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras
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Making the Most of a Good Thing Sharing your home & life with a pet bird from the parrot family can be a joy that must be experienced to be appreciated. Whether your parrot pal is a lordly macaw a tiny budgie or any of the beautiful Amazons African greys cockatoos or other beloved species in between life can be beautiful when communication works. & that is what Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming & Gentling Your Avian Companion can do for the relationship. This definitive guide discusses: The reasons for training a parrot How an owners behavior influences training results Working with baby birds & weanlings Three basic obedience skills Training techniques for adult parrots You will find chapters on potty training to help your parrot clean up its act speech training to make your parrot more fun to be with trick training & some valuable insights on fun & games with your parrot to enjoy your relationship fully. With delightful illustrations by parrot lover Richard Cole & a wealth of practical guidance Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming & Gentling Your Avian Companion is the gift you give yourself & your parrot to make life better for you both. ...

Parrots make a wonderful alternative to the traditional pet. Theyre as loving intelligent companionable & entertaining as a cat or a dog but they surpass them by far in many other ways. They dont require walks around the block theyre perfect for apartment living most have long life spans & theyre full of personality. Besides when was the last time you saw a vibrant blue cat or had a conversation with a talking dog? Whether you are just thinking about buying a parrot or youve had parrots for years Parrots for Dummies" is full of helpful information about how to be the best parrot guardian you can be. " Parrots for Dummies" is packed full of useful tips hints reminders & warnings about everything related to parrots & their care including: picking a parrot; bringing a new parrot home; parrot behavior made simple; taming & training your bird; & travel tips. Author Nikki Moustaki avian care & behavior consultant & author of " Parakeets for Dummies" gives you all of her experienced advice about owning caring for & loving parrots. She draws on her professional knowledge as well as her personal familiarity with the bird to show you how to make the most of your parrot guardian relationship. She

Includes:: information on: purchasing & adopting a parrot; proper housing & food; parrot illnesses & diseases; correcting behavioral problems; living in a multiple parrot household; & breeding & showing parrots. In addition to all the help & guidance " Parrots for Dummies" comes with a full color insert with pictures of over 25 different kinds of parrots to help you choose a new pet that catches your eye or find your existing pets nearest relation. So whether youre buying your first parrot or looking for some advice about an old friend " Parrots for Dummies" has something for you."

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Parry & Kerridge: The Law of Succession has been the leading textbook on the topic for over 70 years providing the detail required for a full understanding of the subject. The work covers wills intestacy probate & the administration of estates. The twelfth edition has been updated to incorporate legislative developments including the Civil Partnership Act 2004 the Mental Capacity Act 2005 & the Family Provision (Intestate Succession) Order 2009. ...

Tacita is pretending to ignore her husbands affair. Stella cant imagine wanting any more than she has. Theresa is determined to stay so busy she wont have time to feel guilty. Zeki hopes no-one will find out what hes up to. Jonathan imagined the family running through the woods in their wellies
- not the solitary bottles of whisky on the commuter train. & Sheila a widower mother & grandmother has disappeared. If only people were more honest about themselves & the people around them. In a small English town everyone is struggling to be the person they think they should be: casting spells making justifications willingly deluded. But sometimes the pressure of being the perfect
- or not perfect just good
- wife husband lover mother or daughter is overwhelming. Everyone needs to find an outlet. Sometimes its easier to be honest with strangers.


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The only hope for humanity isnt human. In a world where people have been all but wiped out by a virus created by part-human cyborgs called Partials & where no baby survives longer than three days a teenage girl makes it her mission to find a cure & save her best friends unborn child. But finding a cure means capturing a Partial... ...

It was the universes most elusive particle the linchpin for everything scientists dreamed up to explain how stuff works. It had to be found. But projects as big as CERNs Large Hadron Collider dont happen without dealing & conniving incredible risks & occasional skullduggery. Award-winning physicist & science popularizer Sean Carroll reveals the history-making forces of insight rivalry & wonder that fuelled the Higgs search & how its discovery opens a door into the mind-boggling domain of dark matter & other phenomena we never predicted. Told with unrivalled ambition authority & access to the teams this is the greatest science story of our time
- riveting & irresistible.
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When Mr Thomas Tapley is found bludgeoned to death in his sitting room his neighbour Inspector Benjamin Ross of Scotland Yard is immediately summoned. Little is known about the elusive gentleman until Mr Jonathan Tapley QC hears of the news & the truth about his cousin's tragic past slowly begins to emerge. Meanwhile Ben's wife Lizzie is convinced she saw someone following Thomas Tapley on the day he died & she discovers that he received a mysterious visitor a few days before his death. As the list of suspects begins to mount Ben must unearth who would benefit most from Tapley's unfortunate demise. ...

On the eve of her ninth birthday Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake & discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. All at once her cheerful can-do mother tastes of despair & desperation. Suddenly & for the rest of her life food becomes perilous. Anything can be revealed at any meal. Rose's gift forces her to confront the truth behind her family's emotions
- her mother's sadness her father's detachment & her brother's clash with the world. But as Rose grows up she learns that there are some secrets even her taste buds cannot discern. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake" is about the pain of loving those whom you know too much about & the secrets that exist within every family. At once profound funny wise & sad this is a novel to savour."
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