To most outsiders, the hills of the Scottish Borders are a bleak and foreboding space - usually made to represent the stigmatized Other, Ad Finis, by the centers of power in Edinburgh, London, and Brussels. At a time when globalization seems to threaten our sense of place, people of the Scottish borderlands provide a vivid case study of how the being-in-place is central to the sense of self and identity. Since the end of the thirteenth century, people living in the Scottish Border hills have engaged in armed raiding on the frontier with England, developed capitalist sheep farming in the newly united kingdom of Great Britain, and are struggling to maintain their family farms in one of the marginal agricultural rural regions of the European Community. Throughout their history, sheep farmers living in these hills have established an abiding sense of place in which family and farm have become refractions of each other. Adopting a phenomenological perspective, this book concentrates on the contemporary farming practices - shepherding, selling lambs and rams at auctions - as well as family and class relations through which hill sheep fuse people, place, and way of life to create this sense of being-at-home in the hills.

The House Always Wins… A young couple is surprised to find out their ultra cool mid-century modern Hollywood Hills dream house has a past steeped in blood and debauchery. But when the house starts exhibiting paranormal activity, they realize they've truly gotten more than they bargained for. The House in the Hills is a novel about how the house of your dreams can sometimes turn into a nightmare.

All roads do not lead to Rome! Some branch out, meander, ascend and wait to be explored by a traveller. A group of middle-aged friends, tired of the mundane, come together to explore the roads high in the hills of North Bengal on motorcycles. In their endeavour, they are spurred on by Balaji Devanathan, the Co-Founder of Red Panda adventures. While riding through the hills is a challenge in itself, a bigger challenge lay in first convincing themselves that they could ride a motorcycle once again after twenty years. High on the Hills is as much about their journey to achieve self-confidence as about the breath-taking locales they discover, tucked away in the Hills of Bengal.

Geneology of the HILL Family of North Carolina beginning with Abraham Hill and Christian Walton his descendants migrated down into Wilkes Co. Georgia and then into the southern counties of Georgia and Madison Co. Florida, Ocala, Florida area and finally Theophilus Hill and Lydia [Henderson] Hill settling in Bartow, Hillsborough, Lakeland, Medulla, Polk County, Florida

The Hills is a true story experienced and told to me over the years by my mother, Beth. This story about my mothers childhood began in Lepanto, Arkansas and ended in Concrete, Washington. There was a lot of pathos, happiness, and learning about life that we dont see in our families today. Mothers fi rst seven years were spent in a little 2 bedroom house in Arkansas where she learned family values. The second part of her journey in growing up was three weeks spent in a Model A crossing the United States in a move to improve the quality of their lives. Upon arrival in Concrete, Washington, her family settled into a situation where they had a much nicer lifestyle for a time. It is a true story of how families were making it in the Big Depression.

The Heart of the Hills, by John Fox Jr., is a captivating tale set in the rugged mountains of Kentucky, exploring the struggles of a young boy, Jason Hawn, as he comes of age amidst the social and political upheaval of his time. Jason is determined to break free from the poverty and ignorance of his community and rise above his circumstances. His journey is interwoven with the life of Mavis Hawn, a girl from his hometown, whose own path is fraught with challenges and choices that test her strength and resolve. Fox’s narrative vividly captures the raw beauty of the Appalachian landscape and the complexities of its people, who are caught between the forces of progress and tradition. As Jason seeks education and personal growth, he encounters the harsh realities of class struggle, family loyalty, and the quest for a better life. The conflicts he faces are universal, reflecting the timeless human desire for self-improvement and justice. The Heart of the Hills is celebrated for its rich portrayal of Appalachian culture and its deep exploration of themes such as social mobility, loyalty, and the power of education. John Fox Jr.’s storytelling blends adventure, romance, and social commentary, making this novel a compelling read for those who appreciate both historical and regional fiction. Readers are drawn to The Heart of the Hills for its evocative depiction of the Kentucky mountains and its inspiring narrative of perseverance and hope. This book is a must-read for fans of stories that celebrate the strength of the human spirit. Owning a copy of The Heart of the Hills is like holding a piece of American heritage, capturing the essence of a time and place where courage and determination defined one’s destiny.

The Heart of the Hills' is a short dramatic story written by John Fox Jr. The story is a fictionalized version of a real-life feud during the late 19th century between two rural American families of the West Virginia, Hatfield and McCoy, which in this book are renamed Hawn and Honeycutt.

Throughout his entire career, American novelist John Fox Jr. was dedicated to documenting the complexities of the culture in his native South. However, in his later works, Fox Jr. began to take a broader view, including some of the external influences that helped to shape Southern life, as elements of his fiction. In The Heart of the Hills, the final volume of Fox Jr.'s acclaimed Mountain Trilogy (following The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine), Fox Jr. explores the way that outside players exploited the impoverished people of the South and the region's abundant natural resources for their own selfish gain.