The rhymes and the rhythm of the stories are just so much fun, the pictures are delightful and the books always make us laugh.

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"I'm looking to see how I can just tell a lot of the behind the scenes stories... and just document it so that in future times people can look back and remember this momentous occasion, " Mr Blair added.

BBC: Clive Blair

What was put out by the press was just a story, like so many stories we see in the mainstream media these days.

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Studying the development of quokkas and crows is one way to go beyond just-so stories in trying to understand how we got to be human.

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Just as the routine of courtship is constantly renewed in humans, so the Cartland stories are served by a simple plot in which only the scenery and the characters are changed.

ECONOMIST: Barbara Cartland

This is just so fascinating that you have these kinds of stories interspersed all throughout the book.

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So just another one of these stories that are going to keep popping up for the next five months until the opening ceremonies.

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