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It’s all but certain that the next 50 years will bring enormous, not to say cataclysmic, disruptions to our present way of life. World oil reserves will be exhausted within that time frame, as will the lithium that powers today’s most sophisticated batteries, suggesting that transportation is equally imperiled. Farming for the Long Haul is about building a viable small-farm economy that can withstand the economic, political, and climatic shock waves that the 21st century portends.

I den lille hallandske by Skavböke findes liget af en teenagedreng i bagagerummet på en bil. Dagen efter er en anden dreng stukket af hjemmefra, og inden længe er en tredje død. Alle tre stod de på tærsklen til voksenlivet. Politiets efterforskning kommer ingen vegne, men to navne går...

Det er forår, og isen bryder op på Torneälven. Isflagerne rejser sig og kravler rasende op på bredden. Ragnhild Pekkari har bestemt sig – det bliver hendes sidste forår. Netop som hun begiver sig ud i landskabet på sin sidste skitur, ringer hendes telefon: En mand er bekymret for hendes...

Bogen er en livs- og erhversbiografi om Bent Silberg, en møbelfabrikantant fra Djursland, og hans deltagelse i det 20. århundreds globale eksporteventyr. I bogen gives et portræt af den danske møbelproducent Bent Silberg. Vi hører om hans barndom og ungdom i den livlige landsby Tved på...

A bold and brilliant new collection of essays by one of our most important writers of life in America today This new collection gathers together for the first time sixteen essays by one of our most revered chroniclers of life in America, a landmark commentary on family, faith, community, and the...

Paradise of Thorns, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

Un món rural en transformació tractat amb emoció i humor, més enllà dels tòpics Orgullosos, dolguts, atrevits o enamorats, els personatges d' Aquesta nit passarà la guilla viuen atrapats entre el desig i una realitat que no els agrada. La revolta d'un ramader fart de les curses de cotxes...

'Polly Morland and Richard Baker have more than done justice to the original John Berger book - and produced a work that stimulates the eye and mind in equal measure.' Alain de Botton A Fortunate Woman is a compelling, thoughtful and insightful look at the life and work of a country doctor...

An Air Mail Editors’ Pick Ten walks through idyllic scenery reveal rural Britain’s forgotten links to transatlantic slavery and colonialism—a “revelatory travelogue-cum-exposé” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) that will transform our understanding of the English countryside and its...

“I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book…there are clues and messages for every fortunate reader who picks it up.” —Annie Proulx *A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice* A landmark history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of...

Read by the authors. Join Southern comedian duo Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester in this hilarious and irreverent travel guide as they wander about ponderin' the peculiarities beyond their small-town front porches. Trae and Corey will take you from the smallest of small towns to major US...

A multi-layered memoir of love, acceptance, finding home and the redemptive power of nature. In early 2006, Mike Parker and his partner Peredur were witnesses at the first civil partnership ceremony in the small Welsh town of Machynlleth. The celebrants were their friends Reg and George, who had...

How we can meet the challenges of our age by moving away from the political and economic philosophies of both the left and right to a more equitable re-organization of society, economy, land and food production, driven by the local community rather than a central government.

فى مجتمع القرية الفقير وعاداته المتوارثة التى يشوبها كثير من الوهم وسطوة المال، نعيش فى هذه المجموعة القصصية ونرى عن قرب حياة أهل القرية من صفوة ومهمشين وهمومهم...

In the sequel to Seamus O'Rourke's popular first memoir, Standing in Gaps, this innocent Leitrim lad finally flees the nest, briefly sampling life in New York, Dublin and London – before inevitably returning to his beloved, duller than dishwater existence at home, a life which now includes alcohol, Doctor Hook and some low-budget romance. But man does not live on romance alone and Seamus needs to get to the bottom of his general uselessness, spurred on as always by his ever-the-realist father, who prophesised his mediocrity from an early age.

Witness the fierce resilience and economic struggles defining modern small-town communities on this immersive journey. Whether commuting to a city office or longing for the grounded connection of your roots, this evocative narrative offers an empathetic escape. Move beyond divisive headlines and...

Trade the exhausting urban grind for peaceful rural living using this practical, step-by-step relocation roadmap. Whether you are a burnt-out remote worker seeking fresh air or a growing family craving open space, this actionable guide helps you evaluate your true motivations. Move beyond...

The hidden history of an economic and cultural catastrophe that is threatening our very food supply—the disappearance of the American farmer. Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winning journalist Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family’s...

It seemed that everyone in the bleak little village of Thornwich had been honoured with the most obscene poison pen letters imaginable. And they showed no signs of letting up. So off goes Chief Inspector Dover of Scotland Yard, his unfortunate young colleague MacGregor in tow, to track down the...

Elemental, fierce, and full of wonder, the Cairngorm mountains are the high and rocky heart of Scotland. To know them would take forever, to love them demands a kind of courageous surrender. In The Hidden Fires, Merryn Glover undertakes that challenge with Nan Shepherd as companion and guiding light. Following in the footsteps and contours of The Living Mountain, she explores the same landscapes and themes as Shepherd's seminal work