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1) Jordi's star
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
A lonely shepherd sees a star floating on the surface of a small pool and, convinced that the star is really in the water, tries to make the mountainside beautiful for its new resident.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"A special 25th anniversary edition of Paulo Coehlo's extraordinary international bestselling phenomenon--the inspiring spiritual tale of self-discovery that has touched millions of lives around the world.Combing magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical...
5) Lapvona
Author
Language
English
Description
"In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh's most exciting leap yet Little Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother; his father told him she died in childbirth. One of life's few consolations for Marek...
Author
Series
Medieval and Renaissance texts and studies volume 424
Publisher
ACMRS Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There is no good flock without a good shepherd, and no good shepherd without good dogs."
These age-old words of wisdom have always guided Devon sheep farmer David Kennard. But as he battles to save his farm from extinction, they take on a greater weight than ever.
The storm clouds are already gathering when Borough Farm suffers a series of disastrous setbacks that threaten the Kennard family's traditional way of life. Though the farm has survived...
Author
Publisher
Pan Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Every day at Ravenseat, a remote Yorkshire hill farm, brings new adventures for shepherdess Amanda Owen, her husband Clive and their children. In her latest book, Amanda describes how they live in tune with the age-old cycles of the farming year as they tend their sheep on some of the country's highest, bleakest moors.
13) The shepherd
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
As the film's biblical theme begins to unfold, forces quickly conspire against Anselmo as Julian grows more desperate to save his house and business.
15) Lapvona
Author
Language
Español
Description
UNO DE LOS LIBROS MÁS ESPERADOS DEL AÑO SEGÚN THE GUARDIAN, THE TIMES O HARPER 'S BAZAAR, POR LA AUTORA DEL FENÓMENO MI AÑO DE DESCANSO Y RELAJACIÓN, GANADORA DE LOS PREMIOS PEN/HEMINGWAY, PUSHCART Y O. HENRY «Como suele pasar con las obras de Ottessa Moshfegh, nunca has leído una novela como esta».
Virginia Feito «La mejor escritora de su generación».
Lourdes Ventura, El Cultural
En la aldea medieval de Lapvona, el pequeño Marek...
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
1994
Language
Español
Formats
Description
An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2008.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Chicago, Balki Bartokomous! The professional sheepherder from the tiny Mediterranean island of Mypos comes to America to live with his cousin. Balki won't find many woolly quadrupeds in the Windy City, but he will find pop-top soda cans, single bars, color TV, mobsters, game shows, pink lemonade and many more oddities sure to amaze him.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Art historian Gwen Monroe is evaluating paintings at a British estate when she uncovers a connection to the father she never knew through a 100-year-old journal. In 1912, Charlotte Harper struggles with a painful family secret that she can only confess in her journal, which shatters her faith and leaves her wondering if she can ever trust in love again"--
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