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Les Miserables - Victor Hugo; Norman Denny
From Library JournalHugo's classic tale set against the backdrop of political upheaval in 19th-century France retains its timeless appeal in this notably condensed rendition of the... -
Legacy_ A Novel - Danielle Steel
SUMMARY: This compelling, centuries-spanning novel brilliantly interweaves the lives of two women—a writer working in the heart of modern academia and a daring young Sioux Indian ... -
Lateral Thinking - Edward De Bono
SUMMARY: In schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a loss when this app... -
Last Night - James Salter
From Publishers WeeklyTeetering marriages, collapsing relationships and other calamities of the heart drive these 10 compact, unsettling stories by respected writer Salter (_A Spor... -
Lake Magic - Kimberly Fisk
SUMMARY: A captivating, heartwarming debut novel. After the loss of her fiancé Steven, Jenny Beckinsdale has more than a broken heart to deal with-their fledgling seaplane service ... -
Lady of Poison_ The Priests - Bruce R. Cordell
SUMMARY:"I shall burn thee with blistering heat and with bitter destruction. I will send the teeth of beasts upon thee, with the poison of serpents of the dust..." Award-win... -
Ladder of Years_ A Novel - Anne Tyler
SUMMARY: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKBALTIMORE WOMAN DISAPPEARS DURING FAMILY VACATION, declares the headline. Forty-year-old Delia Grinstead is last seen strolling down the Delaw... -
La's Orchestra Saves the World - Alexander McCall Smith
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **La's Orchestra Saves the World** is another delightful story celebrating friendship and the healing power of music, told with the warmth and charm we've come to... -
Kristin Lavransdatter - Sigrid Undset; Tiina Nunnally;
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In her great historical epic *Kristin Lavransdatter*, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and he... -
Kolyma Tales - Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov
Product DescriptionIt is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. Shalamov himself spent seve...