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Chaleur du sang
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Irène Némirovsky |
At the center of the tale is Silvio, who in his younger years fled the boredom of the village for of travel and adventure, returns to live in a farmer's hovel in the middle of the woods. Much to his… |
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In This Mountain (The Mitford Years #7)
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Jan Karon |
Moving. Soul searching. Timely.In This Mountain is Jan Karon's newest and best.Father Tim and Cynthia have been at home in Mitford for three years since returning from Whitecap Island.In the little t… |
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Voices of Akenfield
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Ronald Blythe |
Born and brought up in rural Suffolk, Ronald Blythe was fascinated by the rhythms of country life and the stories of the people he had known since childhood. In this perceptive and moving evocation o… |
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Village matters
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Diane P. Mines,Nicolas Yazgi |
Contributed papers based on presentations at a panel in connection with the 18th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, held at Lund, Sweden. |
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My Community Long Ago
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Bobbie Kalman |
This book shows children how past communities were different from those of today by pairing modern photographs with illustrations of life in pioneer times. Topics include malls and general stores, fa… |
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Tribals and modern agriculture
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D. C. Sah |
On economic aspects of fertilizer industry of Madhya Pradesh; a study. |
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Man at the helm
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Nina Stibbe |
"Born into a posh family, ten-year old Lizzie Vogel has lived a charmed life thus far, with a big sister who knows everything, a cute baby brother, and a full-time housekeeper who bakes jam tarts. Bu… |
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Mrs Griffin sends her love
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Miss Read |
Because of our inability to recognise our climatic shortcomings from the outset, arrangements for outdoor jollities get completely out of hand ...to the sometimes rather odd passions of childhood I c… |
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Village matters
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Rebecca Shaw |
Times are changing in Turnham Malpas. Brash Craddock Fitch up at the Big House seems determined to make his mark on the village - and the village is determined to put him in his place. Sir Ralph is h… |
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Filthy rich
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Wendy Holden |
When Mary meets gorgeous Monty, heir to a stately pile, romantic bliss seems assured. But after the roof falls in and the pictures are flogged, happiness is thin on the ground. Beth exchanges Holland… |
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An ideal world
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Chao Peng |
A diminutive factory worker in a small village decides he wants to do more than just work all his life, and goes on a journey of self-discovery. |
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The lime walk
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J. A. Noble |
Set during the economic depression that followed the Battle of Waterloo, 'The Lime Walk' gives a closely-observed picture of how the Challisses of Uppham and their neighbours cope with living in turb… |
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Gorąca krew
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Irène Némirovsky |
At the center of the tale is Silvio, who in his younger years fled the boredom of the village for of travel and adventure, returns to live in a farmer's hovel in the middle of the woods. Much to his … |
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Mukkuvar women
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Kalpana Ram |
Ethnological study of Mukkuvars of Kanniyākumāri District, Tamil Nadu, a fishers community, most Catholics. |
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The Implacable Order of Things
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José Luís Peixoto |
In a poverty-stricken, rural Portuguese village, two generations of men and women, hardened by hunger, toil, and hardship, are driven by a force beyond themselves to fulfill their assigned roles in a… |
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