The fourth novel in a historical series that began with the International Booker-shortlisted The Unseen "e;Taken together, Jacobsen has given us an epic of Norway's experience of the first half of the 20th century that is subtle and moving"e; David Mills, Sunday Times"e;Jacobsen can make almost anything catch the light .
From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife When Scarlett West's useless husband, Luke walks out one day and never returns, she's left to try and make a new life for herself and her four-year-old daughter, Ava.
In this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned, journalist Stephen Kurczy explores the pervasive role of technology in our lives and the innate human need for quiet.
An escapist, festive read to warm your heart this holiday season, from TOP 100 bestseller Fay Keenan'Wonderfully festive' Jo BartlettHollywood comes to Roseford, as Christmas wishes really do come true.
Quirt Creek flowed sluggishly between willows which sagged none too gracefully across its deeper pools, or languished beside the rocky stretches that were bone dry from July to October, with a narrow channel in the center where what water there was hurried along to the pools below.
The house of the title is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death.
In 'Die römische Agrargeschichte in ihrer Bedeutung für das Staats- und Privatrecht' von Max Weber wird die bedeutende Rolle der römischen Landwirtschaftsgeschichte für die Entwicklung des Staats- und Privatrechts untersucht.
In 'Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben' analysiert Georg Simmel auf faszinierende Weise die Auswirkungen der Großstadt auf das individuelle und kollektive Bewusstsein.
In seinem Werk 'Die sozialen Gründe des Untergangs der antiken Kultur' untersucht Max Weber die komplexen Zusammenhänge zwischen sozialen Strukturen und dem Niedergang der antiken Zivilisationen.
The Rider on the White Horse is a classic German novella, in which the individual wrestles with the mass, the man with the most elementary forces of nature.
Village Housing explores the housing challenge faced by England's amenity villages, rooted in post-war counter-urbanisation and a rising tide of investment demand for rural homes.
Beni-Amer cattle owners in the western part of the Horn of Africa are not only masters in cattle breeding, they are also knowledge sovereign, in terms of owning productive genes of cattle and the cognitive knowledge base crucial to sustainable development.
The acclaimed author transforms a single day on his small farm into a “gorgeously thoughtful meditation on the natural world” and our place in it (Vancouver Sun).
Based on four years of reporting, "e;a heartfelt portrait of five teenage girls growing up in Maine's remote and economically depressed Washington County"e; (Publishers Weekly).
The acclaimed author transforms a single day on his small farm into a “gorgeously thoughtful meditation on the natural world” and our place in it (Vancouver Sun).
Early in the twentieth century, for-profit companies such as Duke Power and South Carolina Electric and Gas brought electricity to populous cities and towns across South Carolina, while rural areas remained in the dark.
Early in the twentieth century, for-profit companies such as Duke Power and South Carolina Electric and Gas brought electricity to populous cities and towns across South Carolina, while rural areas remained in the dark.
An inside look at why the Republican Party has come to dominate the rural American South Beginning with the Dixiecrat Revolt of 1948 and extending through the 2020 election cycle, political scientists M.
