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Text and accompanying photographs examine the heritage of various Canadian peoples and their everyday lives.

Text and photographs describe life in Mexico, exploring such topics as family life, religion and beliefs, language and education, and work.

A novel about a young woman writer who spends a summer in Dunnet Landing, a Maine fishing village. Includes four additional stories also set in the village.

Depicts life in a small village in Sri Lanka.