Moving To A Small Town

Moving To A Small Town
Author: Wanda Urbanska
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1996-06-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0684802236
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Filled with charts, worksheets, and profiles of folks who've made the move (and love it), Moving to a Small Town is an inspirational guide book dedicated to helping you pinpoint your ideal small town and make your life there work - permanently. Thinking about leaving the city? Or just wishing you could? You're not alone. America is undergoing a rural renaissance, as countless thousands seek a simpler life and a safe, comfortable community in which to start businesses, raise families, and eventually retire.

The Small-Town Midwest

The Small-Town Midwest
Author: Julianne Couch
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1609384067
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Most people in the United States live in urban areas; still, there are nearly fifty million people living in small towns of just a few thousand people or less. Some towns are within a short drive of a metropolitan area where people can work, shop, or go to school; some are an hour or more from any sort of urban hub. In this book, Julianne Couch sets out to illuminate the lives and hopes of these small-town residents. The people featured live—by choice or circumstances—in one of nine small communities in five states in the Midwest and Great Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Daily they witness people moving out, heading to more urban areas, small businesses closing down, connected infrastructure drying up, entrepreneurs becoming discouraged, and more people thinking about leaving. This is the story we hear in the news, the story told by abandoned farms, consolidated schools, and boarded-up Main Streets. But it’s not the whole story. As Couch found in her travels throughout the Midwest, many people long to return to these towns, places where they may have deep family roots or where they can enjoy short commutes, familiar neighbors, and proximity to rural and wild places. And many of the residents of small midwestern towns are not just accepting the trend toward urbanization with a sigh. They are betting that the tide of rural population loss can’t go out forever, and they’re backing those bets with creatively repurposed schools, entrepreneurial innovation, and community commitment. From Bellevue, Iowa, to Centennial, Wyoming, the region’s small-town residents remain both hopeful and resilient.

Living in a Small Town

Living in a Small Town
Author: Lisa Trumbauer
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780736850803
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Simple text and photographs describe life in small towns including its neighborhoods, shops, and parks.

The Big House in a Small Town

The Big House in a Small Town
Author: Eric J. Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2011-03-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313383669
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This work is an in-depth, on-the-ground examination of how prisons impact rural communities, including a revealing study of two rural communities that have chosen prisons as an economic development strategy. A recent study by the Urban Institute estimates that one-third of all counties in the United States house a prison, and that our prison and jail population is now over 2.1 million. Another report indicates that more than 97 percent of all U.S. prisoners are eventually released, and communities are absorbing nearly 650,000 formerly incarcerated individuals each year. These figures are particularly alarming considering the fact that rural communities are using prisons as economic development vehicles without fully understanding the effects of these jails on the area. This book is the result of author Eric J. Williams' ground-level research about the effects of prisons upon two rural American communities that lobbied to host maximum security prisons. Through hundreds of interviews conducted while living in Florence, Colorado, and Beeville, Texas, Williams offers the perspective of local residents on all sides of the issue, as well as a social history told mainly from the standpoint of those who lobbied for the prisons.

Falling in a Small Town

Falling in a Small Town
Author: Allie Boniface
Publisher: Allie Boniface
Total Pages: 854
Release: 2023-01-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:
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Second chances, surprise soulmates, and love that blooms later in life… This boxed set of small town romances brings you a charming collection of sweet and steamy contemporary love stories. From rugged mountains to picturesque islands, from tough-guy heroes guarding their wounded hearts to the feisty heroines who take their breath away, you’ll fall for these stand-alone stories that each start one of Allie Boniface’s popular small town series: Because of You (Drake Isle) Skipping a Beat (Doctors of Silver Valley) Second Chance Summer (Whispering Pines) The Promise of Paradise (Hometown Heroes) What readers are saying about Allie Boniface’s small-town romance novels: “I devoured it in one day, just couldn’t put it down." “Secrets, romance, great characters with issues, steam, and a slew of emotional scenes all wrapped up with a wonderfully fantastic ending." “Sweet contemporary romance with characters that will touch your heart and a plot to pull at your heartstrings.” Topics: contemporary romance, small town romance, island romance, Nantucket, island, New England, series, romantic suspense series, connected stand-alones, mystery, modern romance, later in life romance, second chance romance, mid-life romance, heroines over 40, wealthy, USA today, USA today bestseller, billionaire romance, hot millionaire romance, city romance, smart romance, mystery, ghosts, paranormal romance, lighthearted romance, hot romance, allie boniface, allie boniface romance, proposal, proposal romance, engagement, engagement romance, new york times bestseller romance, NYT romance, new york times romance, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, new adult, college students, romance series, long series, long romance series, wealthy hero, sassy, strong heroine, yoga romance, yoga studio, yoga, self-made woman, father-son son conflict, captivating romance, hot, hot romance, forbidden love, sparks, loyalty, swoon, contemporary, rescue, justice, best friends, bestie, best friend romance, learning to love again, losing my best friend, mother, daughter, claiming, defending, protect, damsel in distress, college romance, new adult romance, college mystery, past vs present romance, past versus present, drama, action and adventure, action romance, escape romance, escape to an island, emotional, HEA, island series, ocean, sea, seaside escape, vacation romance, beach romance, beach read, small town life, small town community, community, mysterious death, solving a cold case, cold case mystery, cold case romance, fraternity, fraternity romance, college fraternities, secret identity, hidden identity, alias, Other readers of Boniface’s books enjoyed books by: Nora Roberts, Elin Hilderbrand, Robyn Carr, Marie Force, Jamie Beck, Lucy Score, Tessy Bailey, Mia Sheridan, Elsie Silver, Devney Perry, Kylie Gilmore, Zoe York, Elana Johnson, Mia Kent, Hanna Hart, Chris Keniston, Shannon Stacey, Carly Phillips, Natalie Ann, Jennifer Probst, Carolyn Brown, Sharon Sala, Jessica Prince, Helen Halme, Hope Ramsay, Tricia Ashley, Corinne Michaels, Melanie Harlow

Deception in a Small Town

Deception in a Small Town
Author: Anne Tarleton
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2011-03
Genre:
ISBN: 1457500930
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This book is full of satire and parody as the author cleverly mimics the characters in Lewis Carroll's book, Alice in Wonderland. Alison and her dog Dinah move to a small town in rural Colorado, where she becomes involved with a national nonprofit organization, and like Alice, Alison finds amusing and absurd characters in the nonprofit organization. Entertaining and enlightening, this book is a must read for anyone who has ever been involved in a national nonprofit organization. MS. TARLETON is degreed in microbiology and worked for ten years in private and public cancer research facilities, including Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle and New Mexico Cancer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she coauthored papers published in the journal, Cancer. The next ten years she spent within the pharmaceutical and biologics industries as a product manager, and later as an outside sales representative. After retirement, she worked with a number of national nonprofit organizations where she gathered information on nonprofit organizations, which became the inspiration for this fictional novel. She currently volunteers her time at two locally based community nonprofit organization in her hometown.

Myrtle, Mississippi Growing Up in a Small Town During the Depression

Myrtle, Mississippi Growing Up in a Small Town During the Depression
Author: Murray Coffey
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2016-03-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1483447316
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Here is the story of what life was like for a boy growing up in a small southern town during the years of the Great Depression, then continuing on to service in World War II, getting an education, and building a career. It's no different that what many young men born at this time did. Between the financial struggles of the Depression years culminating with our entry into World War II, this was a difficult time in America's history. There were many hardships, but there was fun too. Along the way are stories about country life, farm chores and colorful local residents and relatives.