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and elves all work to protect their own interests

corruption--and an evil too dark to face

Taking readers to deserts and forests

and Genesis

They terminate on command

Holding the Line Richard J. Mouw and elves all work toHolding the Line, Barbara Kingsolver's first non fiction book, is the story of women's lives transformed by an a signal event. Set in the small mining towns of Arizona, it is part oral history and part social criticism, exploring the process of empowerment which occurs when people work together as a community. Like Kingsolver's award winning novels, Holding the Line is a beautifully written book grounded on the strength of its characters. Hundreds of