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Living in France

A practical guide to your new life in France

by Patricia Mansfield-Devine

Published by Harriman House, March 2008

A hands-on, practical guide for Britons who have bought a house in France, either for holiday use or as a permanent home. Written by a long-time French resident, it takes a nitty-gritty approach to what it is really like for a British ex-pat to live and work in France, looking squarely at both the pleasures and the difficulties.

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The Weird Side of the War on Drugs

by Steve Mansfield-Devine

Published by WebVivant Press, March 2009

An offbeat crime thriller about age, paranoia and the American Dream — a strange and hilarious adventure on the wilder fringes of international drug crime.

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Fashion, health, beauty, lifestyle and life for the over-40s woman.

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The art of downshifting — finding freedom with the simple life

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Wild wildlife
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National Trust rights grab - NT gets aggressive over copyright
Lady Caine now at Amazon.com
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Coldplay copyright grab - band rips off photographers
Self-publishing: working with Lulu
Self-publishing: choosing a POD service - why Lulu.com was right for me
Self-publishing: evading the gatekeepers

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Atheism, civil liberties, privacy and other freedoms

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The straitjacket of belief
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Neo-Nazi bishop rejoins Catholic church
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Faith by force
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