Richard Zenith
A mesmerizing tale of love and jealousy by Portugal's most acclaimed young novelist. Set in an unnamed Portuguese village against a backdrop of severe rural poverty, The Implacable Order of Things is told from the various points of view of two ... [... more]
Random House |
Strawberry Girl
 Teaching summary: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski Brief summary and Review: Birdie Boyer and her family just moved into a small town in Florida. The strawberry farming family was greeted by the Slaters, a backwoods family whose business is raising cattle [... more]
CDN$6.50
Amazon CA |
Two Little Savages
Believe it or not,, it can be a life-shaper...: Time: Nov.30,1936. Site: my high school. The Great Depression still gripped the U.S. A classmate apparently didn't have any lunch money so he offered me the hardback version of "Two Little Savages" [... more]
CDN$11.75
Amazon CA |
Not One Less (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: Zhang Yimou's (Raise the Red Lantern) tale of a plucky adolescent substitute teacher in a rural Chinese village, cast entirely with nonactors and shot on location, is an astute example of censorship politics. Taking on touchy issues with [... more]
CDN$41.95
Amazon CA |
Two Little Savages
Believe it or not,, it can be a life-shaper...: Time: Nov.30,1936. Site: my high school. The Great Depression still gripped the U.S. A classmate apparently didn't have any lunch money so he offered me the hardback version of "Two Little Savages" [... more]
CDN$46.14
Amazon CA |
The Coming Collapse of China
From Amazon.com: From 1978 through the mid-1990s, China had the fastest-growing economy in the world, and it appeared poised to dominate Asia, and beyond, in the near future. But after focusing on facts rather than theory and looking at the conditions [... more]
CDN$25.00
Amazon CA |
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
excellent translation of Spivak into vernacular: can the Subaltern read Spivak? No! But Stephan Morton can! if you've read anything by Spivak, you may be wondering what language you should know to read it. Stephan Morton is fluent in Spivakian and [... more]
CDN$22.87
Amazon CA |
Famine
this is one of the greatest novels - to bad its so unknown: I purchased this book in Cork Ireland on recommendation from my wonderful well read husband. I was not prepared for the emotions I experienced during my reading of this great story. For many [... more]
CDN$23.95
Amazon CA |
The Mennonites
From Amazon.co.uk: In a world where the media has been at least as guilty as any in presenting the bland Technicolor conformity of Americana as ubiquitous idyll, Larry Towell's The Mennonites stands as a gentle reproach. The Mennonites are a Protestant [... more]
CDN$89.95
Amazon CA |
India Untouched: The Forgotten Face of Rural Poverty
Author: Abraham George Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 305 EAN: 9781594111228 ISBN: 1594111227 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 2005-02 [... more]
CDN$27.04
Amazon CA |
Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia: Challenges and ...
Author: Nurul Islam Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 339.46095091734 EAN: 9781560223016 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1560223014 Number Of Pages: 404 Publication Date: 2006-02-28 [... more]
CDN$52.04
Amazon CA |
Welfare Reform in Persistent Rural Poverty: Dreams, ...
Author: Kathleen Pickering Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 362.55680973 EAN: 9780271028774 ISBN: 0271028777 Number Of Pages: 244 Publication Date: 2006-09-30 [... more]
CDN$66.00
Amazon CA |
