Word: wingless
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...glimpsed by the natives, a vintage assemblage of odds and sods and intellects, and carte blanche to the last remaining pubs that purvey strong ale, stalwart beef and susceptible barmaids. Best of all, you don't have to leave an American beach to get there; the no-wait, wingless voyage can be booked at a bookstore. The package consists of six new novels of mystery, crime and suspense by English authors. Each proves again that in the land of 4 o'clock oolong and midnight gore, of crumpets, trumpets and strumpets, there is still time for elegant talk...
...nature, there is hardly a more impressive athlete than the tiny flea. The pesky wingless insects are not only able to jump distances of more than 100 times their body length, but they also make the jumps repeatedly, apparently without tiring. The Oriental rat flea, for instance, can hop steadily for three straight days 600 times an hour. Now a group of researchers, led by British Entomologist Miriam Rothschild (of the banking family), believes that it has uncovered the secret of the flea's remarkable prowess...