Ella and Boss: My Agrarian Grandparents of Van Buren County, Iowa    by MaryAnna Bentley
Price: Free! 7980 words. Published on February 6, 2011. .
This short nonfiction piece reveals the character of rural Iowa through the eccentricities of loving grandparents. It is a story of agrarian grandparents told by one of their thirteen grandchildren. Though anecdotal in nature, this work somehow reveals a good synopsis of what growing up in Van Buren County, Iowa during the 1980s was really like.

The Call of the Land, 2nd Edition    by Steven McFadden
Price: $7.99 USD. 61820 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on February 16, 2011. .
The Call of the Land is a sourcebook exploring positive pathways for economic advancement, environmental repair, food security, good health, and cultural renewal. While no single remedy meets the many challenges, hundreds of positive, creative options are already in place for families, neighborhoods, suburbs, cities, churches, and corporations. The Call of the Land illuminates these paths.