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Renowned scottish cookbook writer paul stuart is hard at work on his new book, the philosophy of food, but complicated domestic circumstances, and two clingy cats, are making that difficult. Australias longest running play the ship that never. In april 1912 the unthinkable happened the supposedly unsinkable titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. It is a maritime operations guidance book, but also attracted some attention due to its title, which some found to be unusual, incongruous, and humorous. The novel is unusual in its format, presented as a story within a story.
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