by Christopher Howells (2010)
"Three miles off Tenby on the south-west coast of Wales the small island of Caldey keeps faith with fifteen hundred years of tradition. Small boats ferry visitors to a sacred sanctuary, a place of peace and charm, a small world apart, a haven for wildlife, a delight of woods and flowers, cliffs and coves. Monks first settled here in the sixth century. Their successors, too, in their remarkable abbey, devote their lives to prayer and work; and in this book speak candidly of their personal struggles in embracing monastic life." -- p [4] of cover.
Monte Hartman
"Large-format photo study and narratives record journeys along the 100th Meridian from the Canadian to the Mexican borders. Explores life and communities along the vertical line that denotes the nation's geographic center and the shift in annual rainfall to less than twenty inches per year"--Provided by publisher.
[mise à jour, Marie-Josée Guy
Voici une odyssée captivante parmi les plus beaux et les plus vivants attraits de la métropole québécoise, l'ouvrage idéal pour rêver de balades historiques dans le Vieux-Montréal et de promenades dans le magnifique parc urbain du mont Royal, pour planifier un séjour coloré au sein de quartiers à l'architecture et à l'ambiance unique, pour garder en mémoire une population accueillante et bigarrée ou tout simplement pour offrir les charmes de Montréal en cadeau!
Tony Andersen
"Tony Andersen's paean to small towns in his home state of Minnesota began as an exericise in photography. His goal was to photograph twenty-six randomly selected towns, one for each letter of the alphabet. His simple criteria was that these towns have a population of under one thousand and be evenly distributed throughout the state. ... [Andersen] came away with a profound appreciation not only of rural life but also of the kindness innate in all of us ..."--Cover flap.
Peter Hessler
Records the author's experiences as a Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city of Fuling, during which time he witnessed such events as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.