K. Galbraith (in the local book store in Gstaad, where they both went skiing, they would battle to get their books the best spot in the window).
Others felt the venue, a four-star hotel on Rangoon's Inya Lake, had deterred some people from coming, with a local book festival taking place at the same time in the city centre drawing more than 4, 000 participants a day.
Bringing in neighborhood artists, musicians and craftspeople to promote their talents at themed events, as well as popular local authors for book signing receptions, also helps bring the customers streaming in.
One faint hope for the protestors lies with a local historian whose book claims that the Battle of Hastings was actually held on the route of the road near Crowhurst - a possibility dismissed as "ridiculous" by the council.
The service then provides the ability to book with local providers direct from the site.
My local library has a book sale the first Saturday of each month.
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Apart from an idle man halfheartedly flipping through a book of local attractions, there was no one in the front of the shop, where miniature carved boats and model fish aged unwanted on the shelves.
Lewis Solomon, a law professor at George Washington University and author of a book about local currencies, says local currencies are legal with some stipulations, including that they have to be printed (not coined) and that local money cannot resemble dollars.
The idea was to augment its online local business search with printed book.
Another antiglobalist is thoughtful Rod Dreher, the conservative religious writer, who opines for local organic farming in his book, Crunchy Cons.
The wall is linked to a reading scheme which this year showcases a book by a local author set in 1950s Brighton.
But the advice also works at a local level, as the book illustrates through the story of how the Tow Foundation improved juvenile justice policy in Connecticut.
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For instance, local miners follow the open book alliance method of contracting, whereby costs and the margins are remunerable, and the project is invoiced based on actual costs incurred plus margins.
The list of Abels was conceived in 1994 by a group of local Tasmanian bushwalkers in a book titled The Abels: A Comprehensive Guide to Tasmania's Mountains over 1100m High: Volume One, edited by Bill Wilkinson.
Customers can check out a Kindle book from their local library and start reading on any generation Kindle device or free Kindle app for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry or Windows Phone, as well as in their web browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.
His first novel, which has been nominated for a National Book Award, makes local color intimately familiar.
Now two London-based Arab women, Rana Salam and Malu Halasa, are shining a spotlight on this little-known local speciality, with a new book called The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie.
The same kinds of discussions aren't necessarily happening in women's book clubs or at the local Curves gym, the ubiquitous franchise marketed to women.
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In years past, when almost all individuals read the local newspaper or received a new phone book every year, these were solid media or marketing channels on which many business owners could rely.
Local amid the global is what makes this book relevant to the business world, especially entrepreneurs.
Agung Pacung is another fantastic guide who can offer local insights you will not find in a book.
Your local health department, public library, telephone book and the Internet also may be good sources for finding a support group in your area.
Some local authorities in London are piloting a log book for all reported homophobic incidents, which Mr Jennett said should be extended to all schools, including primaries.
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"Classifieds pricing today is just so inefficient, " says Donato, who imagines that his new feature will serve as a sort of pumped-up Kelley Blue Book, one that is also local and in real time.
The result was Judy's Book, which is a site that includes local business listings for all 50 states.
Customers will use their local library's website to search for and select a book to borrow.
This new UNESCO-UNU book underlines the critical role that indigenous peoples and local communities can play in ongoing international efforts to monitor the progress of global climate change impacts and to develop capacities to respond.
Stewart Franklin, who attends St Catherine's, said it had embraced the local community with a variety of clubs, such as a book club and film club, which had had a positive impact on the church.
Set in a small town in the West Country where a local election divides the apparently cosy community, Rowling's new book has also divided critics.
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